On This Day

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 16 11 .593 --
Red Sox 16 12 .571 0.5
Rays 14 12 .538 1.5
Yankees 14 14 .500 2.5
Blue Jays 11 16 .407 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 12 .538 --
Twins 12 14 .462 2.0
Royals 12 14 .462 2.0
Tigers 12 15 .444 2.5
Indians 12 15 .444 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 11 .607 --
Angels 17 11 .607 0.0
Mariners 13 14 .481 3.5
Rangers 9 18 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 15 11 .577 --
Mets 14 11 .560 0.5
Phillies 15 12 .556 0.5
Braves 12 14 .462 3.0
Nationals 10 17 .370 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 10 .615 --
Cardinals 17 11 .607 0.0
Brewers 15 11 .577 1.0
Astros 13 15 .464 4.0
Reds 12 16 .429 5.0
Pirates 10 16 .385 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 19 8 .704 --
Dodgers 13 13 .500 5.5
Giants 12 16 .429 7.5
Rockies 11 16 .407 8.0
Padres 10 17 .370 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grudzielanek 4
1 Placido Polanco 4
1 Skip Schumaker 4
4 Rick Ankiel 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Hairston 2
2 Jason Bay 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Robinson Cano 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Guillen 5
2 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Geoff Blum 3
2 Mike Fontenot 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Lewis 2
1 Delmon Young 2
3 Willie Bloomquist 1
3 Eric Bruntlett 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johan Santana 1.40
2 Jon Lester 1.20
3 Boof Bonser 1.14
4 Roy Halladay 1.00
4 Joe Saunders 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 1
1 Boof Bonser 1
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Boof Bonser 8
2 Johan Santana 7
2 Max Scherzer 7
4 Roy Halladay 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Eric Gagne 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .432
2 Albert Pujols .366
3 Chase Utley .364
4 Victor Martinez .364
5 2 tied .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 10
2 Lance Berkman 8
2 Pat Burrell 8
2 Chipper Jones 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 28
2 Emil Brown 25
2 Pat Burrell 25
4 Conor Jackson 24
4 Mark Reynolds 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 13
2 Carlos Gomez 10
2 Brian Roberts 10
4 Hanley Ramirez 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.28
2 Edinson Volquez 1.23
3 Zack Greinke 1.25
4 Ben Sheets 1.64
5 Tim Lincecum 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 Joe Saunders 5
2 Chien-Ming Wang 5
4 Aaron Cook 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 41
2 Tim Lincecum 40
3 Johan Santana 39
4 Jake Peavy 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 George Sherrill 10
3 Eric Gagne 8
3 Jason Isringhausen 8
3 6 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .457
2 Josh Willingham .435
3 Michael Young .411
4 Josh Hamilton .397
5 Ronny Cedeno .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 7
2 Chipper Jones 6
3 Garrett Atkins 5
3 Nate McLouth 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Emil Brown 17
1 David Ortiz 17
3 Miguel Cabrera 16
4 Garrett Atkins 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 7
1 Hanley Ramirez 7
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
4 Luis Castillo 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.00
1 Brian Burres 0.00
3 Scott Olsen 0.42
4 John Lannan 0.45
5 Yovani Gallardo 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Chad Gaudin 3
1 Brad Penny 3
1 Joe Saunders 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 25
1 John Smoltz 25
3 Edinson Volquez 24
4 Aaron Harang 22
4 Jake Peavy 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Brandon Lyon 6
3 Eric Gagne 5
3 Billy Wagner 5
5 8 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .360
2 Magglio Ordonez .357
3 Albert Pujols .346
4 Chase Utley .343
5 Ichiro Suzuki .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 49
1 Ryan Howard 49
3 Carlos Pena 48
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 Lance Berkman 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 136
2 Magglio Ordonez 134
3 Matt Holliday 133
3 Alex Rodriguez 133
5 Prince Fielder 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Juan Pierre 58
3 Hanley Ramirez 54
4 Brian Roberts 52
5 Carl Crawford 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.44
2 Jake Peavy 2.58
3 Brandon Webb 2.75
4 John Smoltz 2.78
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 24
2 Brandon Webb 23
3 Roberto Hernandez 20
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
5 Jake Peavy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 242
2 Johan Santana 229
2 Javier Vazquez 229
4 Aaron Harang 219
5 Scott Kazmir 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 43
2 Jose Valverde 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 J. J. Putz 39
5 4 tied 38