On This Day

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 14 .622 --
Rays 18 16 .529 3.5
Yankees 18 18 .500 4.5
Orioles 18 18 .500 4.5
Blue Jays 17 19 .472 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 17 16 .515 --
White Sox 16 18 .471 1.5
Indians 16 18 .471 1.5
Royals 15 19 .441 2.5
Tigers 15 21 .417 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 14 .611 --
Angels 22 14 .611 --
Rangers 16 20 .444 6.0
Mariners 14 22 .389 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 20 14 .588 --
Phillies 20 16 .556 1.0
Braves 18 15 .545 1.5
Mets 17 15 .531 2.0
Nationals 15 20 .429 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 14 .611 --
Cubs 19 15 .559 2.0
Astros 18 17 .514 3.5
Brewers 16 18 .471 5.0
Pirates 15 19 .441 6.0
Reds 14 21 .400 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 23 12 .657 --
Dodgers 19 15 .559 3.5
Giants 14 21 .400 9.0
Rockies 14 21 .400 9.0
Padres 12 23 .343 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matt Holliday 4
1 Ramon Vazquez 4
3 Jason Bay 3
3 Coco Crisp 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 2
2 Wilson Betemit 1
2 Robinson Cano 1
2 Jorge Cantu 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dioner Navarro 4
2 Nick Markakis 3
2 Matt Treanor 3
4 Garrett Atkins 2
4 20 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 2
1 Michael Cuddyer 2
3 Eric Bruntlett 1
3 Carl Crawford 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Daniel Cabrera 1.75
2 Josh Beckett 1.33
3 Brandon Backe 1.00
3 Kevin Slowey 1.00
5 Jorge De La Rosa 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Acosta 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Daniel Cabrera 1
1 John Danks 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brandon Backe 9
2 Josh Beckett 8
3 Daniel Cabrera 7
4 Carlos Villanueva 6
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .419
2 Lance Berkman .368
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Xavier Nady .349
5 Joe Mauer .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 13
2 Lance Berkman 11
3 Chipper Jones 10
4 Pat Burrell 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 36
2 Xavier Nady 34
3 Lance Berkman 33
4 Pat Burrell 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 15
2 Willy Taveras 14
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
3 Carlos Gomez 13
3 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.81
2 Edinson Volquez 1.06
3 Tim Lincecum 1.49
4 Carlos Zambrano 1.80
4 Zack Greinke 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 8
2 Cliff Lee 6
2 Ervin Santana 6
2 Joe Saunders 6
2 Chien-Ming Wang 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 52
2 Felix Hernandez 49
3 Aaron Harang 47
3 Johan Santana 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 14
2 Jason Isringhausen 11
2 Joe Nathan 11
2 George Sherrill 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .479
2 Joe Mauer .471
3 Chipper Jones .415
4 Carlos Gomez .400
4 Mark Kotsay .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 6
1 Nate McLouth 6
3 Curtis Granderson 5
3 Dan Uggla 5
3 Kevin Youkilis 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Kemp 19
2 Lance Berkman 16
2 David Murphy 16
4 Josh Hamilton 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 9
2 Matt Kemp 8
2 Willy Taveras 8
4 Hanley Ramirez 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vicente Padilla 0.42
2 Carlos Zambrano 0.42
3 Jon Lester 0.64
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.75
5 Edinson Volquez 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 29
2 Josh Beckett 26
3 Chad Billingsley 24
4 Shaun Marcum 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
2 Brandon Lyon 5
2 Jose Valverde 5
4 Rafael Betancourt 4
4 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .426
2 Lance Berkman .400
3 Ryan Ludwick .382
4 Geovany Soto .368
5 Ryan Theriot .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 10
2 Lance Berkman 9
2 Chipper Jones 9
4 Nate McLouth 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 31
2 Lance Berkman 29
3 Conor Jackson 26
3 Kevin Youkilis 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
1 Ichiro Suzuki 13
1 Willy Taveras 13
4 Hanley Ramirez 12
5 Juan Pierre 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.95
2 Edinson Volquez 0.97
3 Tim Lincecum 1.41
4 Scott Olsen 1.69
5 2 tied 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 Aaron Cook 5
2 Cliff Lee 5
2 Ervin Santana 5
2 Joe Saunders 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 44
2 Chad Billingsley 42
3 Tim Lincecum 41
4 Felix Hernandez 40
5 6 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Brandon Lyon 9
2 Huston Street 9
2 Brian Wilson 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .368
2 Magglio Ordonez .354
3 Ichiro Suzuki .350
4 Albert Pujols .346
5 Chase Utley .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 49
2 Ryan Howard 48
3 Prince Fielder 44
4 Alex Rodriguez 43
5 Lance Berkman 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 135
2 Ryan Howard 134
3 Matt Holliday 130
4 Alex Rodriguez 128
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Hanley Ramirez 56
4 Carl Crawford 52
4 Chone Figgins 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.38
2 Jake Peavy 2.63
3 Brandon Webb 2.73
4 John Smoltz 2.89
5 Adam Wainwright 3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 232
2 Jake Peavy 230
3 Javier Vazquez 226
4 Aaron Harang 221
5 Scott Kazmir 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 44
2 Jose Valverde 42
3 Joe Nathan 40
4 Trevor Hoffman 38
5 2 tied 37