On This Day

Friday, May 9, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 15 .605 --
Rays 19 16 .543 2.5
Orioles 19 18 .514 3.5
Yankees 18 19 .486 4.5
Blue Jays 17 20 .459 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 16 .529 --
White Sox 17 18 .486 1.5
Indians 17 18 .486 1.5
Tigers 16 21 .432 3.5
Royals 15 20 .429 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 15 .595 --
Angels 22 15 .595 --
Rangers 17 20 .459 5.0
Mariners 14 23 .378 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 21 14 .600 --
Phillies 21 16 .568 1.0
Mets 17 15 .531 2.5
Braves 18 16 .529 2.5
Nationals 15 21 .417 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 15 .595 --
Cubs 20 15 .571 1.0
Astros 19 17 .528 2.5
Brewers 17 18 .486 4.0
Pirates 16 19 .457 5.0
Reds 14 21 .400 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 23 13 .639 --
Dodgers 19 16 .543 3.5
Rockies 15 21 .417 8.0
Giants 14 22 .389 9.0
Padres 12 24 .333 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garrett Atkins 3
1 Lance Berkman 3
1 Brandon Boggs 3
1 Emmanuel Burriss 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wladimir Balentien 1
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Brandon Boggs 1
1 Jason Giambi 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brandon Boggs 3
1 Luis Gonzalez 3
1 Alex Gordon 3
1 Aubrey Huff 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 2
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Shields 8.00
2 Ted Lilly 2.00
3 CC Sabathia 1.12
4 Roy Halladay 1.00
4 Ricky Nolasco 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 Jesse Crain 1
1 Scott Feldman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lilly 10
2 Roy Halladay 9
2 CC Sabathia 9
4 James Shields 8
5 Cole Hamels 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 George Sherrill 1
1 Kerry Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .413
2 Lance Berkman .380
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .349
5 Xavier Nady .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 13
2 Lance Berkman 12
3 Chipper Jones 10
4 Pat Burrell 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 37
2 Lance Berkman 35
3 Xavier Nady 34
4 Pat Burrell 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 16
2 Carlos Gomez 15
2 Willy Taveras 15
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 14
4 Ichiro Suzuki 14

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 Aaron Cook 6
2 Cliff Lee 6
2 Ervin Santana 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 52
1 Edinson Volquez 52
3 Felix Hernandez 49
4 Cole Hamels 48
5 3 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 14
2 George Sherrill 12
3 Jason Isringhausen 11
3 Joe Nathan 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .469
2 Joe Mauer .447
3 Placido Polanco .410
4 Blake DeWitt .395
5 Ramon Vazquez .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 6
1 Nate McLouth 6
3 Dan Uggla 5
3 Kevin Youkilis 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 9
1 Willy Taveras 9
3 Matt Kemp 8
4 Juan Pierre 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vicente Padilla 0.42
2 Carlos Zambrano 0.42
3 Dustin McGowan 0.61
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.75
5 Edinson Volquez 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 John Maine 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 29
2 Josh Beckett 26
3 Jake Peavy 23
4 Roy Halladay 22
4 Shaun Marcum 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 5
2 Brad Lidge 4
2 Brandon Lyon 4
2 Joe Nathan 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .424
2 Lance Berkman .420
3 Ryan Ludwick .361
4 Rafael Furcal .359
5 Miguel Tejada .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 32
2 Lance Berkman 31
3 Xavier Nady 25
3 Magglio Ordonez 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 14
1 Ichiro Suzuki 14
1 Willy Taveras 14
4 Juan Pierre 12
4 Hanley Ramirez 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.95
2 Edinson Volquez 0.97
3 Tim Lincecum 1.39
4 Scott Olsen 1.69
5 Ervin Santana 1.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 44
2 Chad Billingsley 41
3 Felix Hernandez 40
3 Jake Peavy 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Brandon Lyon 9
2 Brian Wilson 9
4 Eric Gagne 8
4 5 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .366
2 Magglio Ordonez .356
3 Ichiro Suzuki .349
4 Albert Pujols .346
5 Chase Utley .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 49
2 Ryan Howard 47
3 Prince Fielder 44
4 Alex Rodriguez 43
5 Lance Berkman 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 136
2 Matt Holliday 131
3 Ryan Howard 130
4 Alex Rodriguez 128
5 Carlos Pena 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Juan Pierre 64
3 Hanley Ramirez 54
4 Carl Crawford 52
4 Chone Figgins 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.48
2 Jake Peavy 2.68
3 Brandon Webb 2.73
4 John Smoltz 2.90
5 Roberto Hernandez 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 Jake Peavy 236
2 Johan Santana 232
3 Javier Vazquez 226
4 Aaron Harang 221
5 Scott Kazmir 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 43
2 Jose Valverde 42
3 Joe Nathan 40
4 Trevor Hoffman 38
5 2 tied 37