On This Day

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 13 .594 --
Orioles 17 14 .548 1.5
Rays 16 14 .533 2.0
Yankees 16 16 .500 3.0
Blue Jays 14 17 .452 4.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 15 14 .517 --
White Sox 14 15 .483 1.0
Indians 14 16 .467 1.5
Tigers 14 17 .452 2.0
Royals 13 16 .448 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 19 13 .594 --
Athletics 18 14 .563 1.0
Rangers 13 18 .419 5.5
Mariners 13 18 .419 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 14 .548 --
Mets 15 13 .536 0.5
Marlins 16 14 .533 0.5
Braves 14 15 .483 2.0
Nationals 13 18 .419 4.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 12 .613 --
Cubs 18 12 .600 0.5
Brewers 16 14 .533 2.5
Astros 15 16 .484 4.0
Pirates 12 18 .400 6.5
Reds 12 19 .387 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 21 9 .700 --
Dodgers 17 13 .567 4.0
Giants 14 17 .452 7.5
Padres 12 19 .387 9.5
Rockies 11 19 .367 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cristian Guzman 4
2 Jose Bautista 3
2 Johnny Damon 3
2 Yunel Escobar 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Michael Bourn 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cristian Guzman 6
1 James Loney 6
1 Augie Ojeda 6
4 Mike Fontenot 4
4 Brad Hawpe 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Freel 2
1 Juan Pierre 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Erick Aybar 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Baker 2.00
1 Matt Cain 2.00
3 Jake Peavy 1.14
4 Brett Myers 1.11
5 Luke Hochevar 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Brian Bass 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Jesus Colome 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Myers 10
2 Matt Cain 8
2 Jake Peavy 8
4 Daniel Cabrera 6
4 Luke Hochevar 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Benoit 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 Jon Rauch 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .421
2 Rafael Furcal .381
3 Chase Utley .369
4 Albert Pujols .359
5 Miguel Tejada .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 13
2 Lance Berkman 9
2 Pat Burrell 9
4 Mike Jacobs 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 33
2 Xavier Nady 30
3 Pat Burrell 28
4 Lance Berkman 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 13
1 Carlos Gomez 13
1 Willy Taveras 13
4 Chone Figgins 11
4 Ichiro Suzuki 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.96
2 Edinson Volquez 1.27
3 Zack Greinke 1.47
4 Ben Sheets 1.64
5 Tim Lincecum 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 7
2 Chien-Ming Wang 6
3 Mark Hendrickson 5
3 Cliff Lee 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 46
2 Felix Hernandez 44
3 Edinson Volquez 42
4 Aaron Harang 41
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 George Sherrill 11
3 Joe Nathan 10
3 Brian Wilson 10
5 3 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chase Utley .436
2 Ronny Cedeno .429
3 Russell Martin .422
4 Miguel Tejada .407
5 Johnny Damon .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 8
2 Lance Berkman 5
2 Edwin Encarnacion 5
2 Adrian Gonzalez 5
2 Hanley Ramirez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Kemp 18
2 Josh Hamilton 17
2 James Loney 17
4 Lance Berkman 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 8
1 Willy Taveras 8
3 Rafael Furcal 6
3 Matt Kemp 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 0.66
2 Carlos Zambrano 0.89
3 Aaron Cook 1.23
4 Tim Lincecum 1.33
5 Sidney Ponson 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 29
2 Edinson Volquez 26
3 CC Sabathia 23
4 Clay Buchholz 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brandon Lyon 6
1 Brian Wilson 6
3 Brad Lidge 5
3 Joe Nathan 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .426
2 Rafael Furcal .381
3 Josh Willingham .372
4 Chase Utley .371
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 12
2 Pat Burrell 9
3 Lance Berkman 8
3 Mike Jacobs 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 31
2 Pat Burrell 27
3 Lance Berkman 24
3 Conor Jackson 24
3 6 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 13
2 Carlos Gomez 11
2 Ichiro Suzuki 11
4 Michael Bourn 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.96
2 Edinson Volquez 1.27
3 Zack Greinke 1.47
4 Tim Lincecum 1.67
5 Aaron Cook 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 Mark Hendrickson 5
2 Cliff Lee 5
2 Ervin Santana 5
2 Chien-Ming Wang 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 42
1 Edinson Volquez 42
3 Felix Hernandez 41
4 Chad Billingsley 40
4 Jonathan Sanchez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 George Sherrill 10
3 Eric Gagne 9
3 Jason Isringhausen 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .359
2 Magglio Ordonez .358
3 Ichiro Suzuki .348
4 Chase Utley .344
5 Albert Pujols .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Prince Fielder 48
3 Carlos Pena 47
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 Lance Berkman 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 135
2 Ryan Howard 134
3 Alex Rodriguez 133
4 Matt Holliday 131
5 Carlos Pena 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Juan Pierre 61
3 Hanley Ramirez 55
4 Chone Figgins 52
5 Carl Crawford 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.40
2 Jake Peavy 2.55
3 John Smoltz 2.78
4 Brandon Webb 2.87
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 25
2 Brandon Webb 23
3 Roberto Hernandez 20
3 Jake Peavy 20
3 Carlos Zambrano 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 240
2 Johan Santana 229
3 Javier Vazquez 224
4 Aaron Harang 223
5 Scott Kazmir 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 43
2 Francisco Rodriguez 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Joe Nathan 40
5 2 tied 38