On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 24 17 .585 --
Red Sox 24 19 .558 1.0
Orioles 22 19 .537 2.0
Blue Jays 21 22 .488 4.0
Yankees 20 22 .476 4.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 19 .537 --
Twins 20 20 .500 1.5
White Sox 20 21 .488 2.0
Royals 19 21 .475 2.5
Tigers 16 25 .390 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 24 19 .558 --
Athletics 23 19 .548 0.5
Rangers 20 22 .476 3.5
Mariners 16 26 .381 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 23 17 .575 --
Phillies 23 19 .548 1.0
Mets 20 19 .513 2.5
Braves 20 20 .500 3.0
Nationals 18 24 .429 6.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 16 .610 --
Astros 24 18 .571 1.5
Cardinals 24 19 .558 2.0
Pirates 20 21 .488 5.0
Brewers 20 21 .488 5.0
Reds 18 23 .439 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 26 15 .634 --
Dodgers 21 19 .525 4.5
Giants 17 25 .405 9.5
Rockies 15 26 .366 11.0
Padres 15 27 .357 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stephen Drew 4
2 Ben Francisco 3
2 Brian Giles 3
2 Troy Glaus 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Gary Bennett 1
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Ryan Braun 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Bennett 4
2 Jason Bay 3
2 Lance Berkman 3
2 John Bowker 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marlon Anderson 1
1 Clint Barmes 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jason Bergmann 1.80
2 Ryan Dempster 1.71
3 Tim Lincecum 1.25
4 Brandon Webb 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Bergmann 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Tim Byrdak 1
1 Shawn Camp 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ryan Dempster 12
2 Tim Lincecum 10
3 Jason Bergmann 9
4 Brandon Webb 8
5 Greg Smith 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Masahide Kobayashi 1
1 Brandon Lyon 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .418
2 Lance Berkman .391
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .357
5 Miguel Tejada .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 15
2 Chase Utley 14
3 Dan Uggla 12
4 Chipper Jones 11
4 Nate McLouth 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 44
2 Lance Berkman 43
3 Xavier Nady 34
3 Carlos Quentin 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 17
2 Carlos Gomez 16
2 Ichiro Suzuki 16
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 15
4 Willy Taveras 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.67
2 Edinson Volquez 1.12
3 Tim Lincecum 1.92
4 Zack Greinke 1.93
5 Carlos Zambrano 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 9
2 Aaron Cook 6
2 Livan Hernandez 6
2 Tim Hudson 6
2 8 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 63
2 Jake Peavy 60
3 Javier Vazquez 58
4 CC Sabathia 57
4 Edinson Volquez 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 16
2 George Sherrill 15
3 Brandon Lyon 12
3 Joe Nathan 12
3 Brian Wilson 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .580
2 Chipper Jones .435
3 Clint Barmes .421
4 Ramon Vazquez .417
5 Joe Mauer .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 8
2 Lance Berkman 7
2 Ryan Braun 7
4 Kevin Youkilis 6
5 Ryan Church 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 18
2 Dan Uggla 17
3 Kevin Youkilis 15
4 Carlos Lee 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 10
2 Juan Pierre 8
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 7
4 Jose Reyes 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 0.00
1 Cliff Lee 0.00
3 Shaun Marcum 0.77
4 Tim Hudson 0.78
5 Ryan Dempster 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 J. P. Howell 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Ted Lilly 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ryan Dempster 26
2 Ted Lilly 25
3 Roy Halladay 24
3 CC Sabathia 24
3 Edinson Volquez 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 6
2 Troy Percival 5
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
2 B. J. Ryan 5
2 George Sherrill 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .425
2 Chipper Jones .423
3 Joe Mauer .376
4 Russell Martin .375
5 Rafael Furcal .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 11
1 Chase Utley 11
3 Dan Uggla 10
4 Chipper Jones 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 33
2 Josh Hamilton 31
3 David Ortiz 26
4 Emil Brown 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 15
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
3 Juan Pierre 12
4 Michael Bourn 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.69
2 Edinson Volquez 1.18
3 Aaron Laffey 1.35
4 John Danks 1.46
5 Carlos Zambrano 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 Aaron Cook 5
2 John Maine 5
2 Mike Mussina 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 48
2 Jake Peavy 44
2 CC Sabathia 44
4 Chad Billingsley 42
4 Ted Lilly 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 Brandon Lyon 10
2 Jose Valverde 10
4 Troy Percival 9
4 George Sherrill 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .368
2 Albert Pujols .355
3 Magglio Ordonez .354
4 Chone Figgins .346
5 Ichiro Suzuki .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
2 Carlos Pena 47
3 Lance Berkman 44
3 Ryan Braun 44
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 135
2 Matt Holliday 128
2 Magglio Ordonez 128
2 Alex Rodriguez 128
5 Ryan Braun 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Carl Crawford 51
3 Hanley Ramirez 51
5 Chone Figgins 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.73
2 Brandon Webb 2.82
3 Jake Peavy 2.87
4 Roberto Hernandez 2.90
5 John Smoltz 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 24
1 Brandon Webb 24
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Roberto Hernandez 19
5 Jake Peavy 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 235
2 Jake Peavy 234
3 Johan Santana 231
4 Aaron Harang 216
5 Scott Kazmir 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 45
2 Francisco Rodriguez 44
3 Joe Nathan 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
5 3 tied 38