On This Day

Friday, May 16, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 25 17 .595 --
Red Sox 24 19 .558 1.5
Orioles 23 19 .548 2.0
Blue Jays 21 23 .477 5.0
Yankees 20 22 .476 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 20 .524 --
Twins 21 20 .512 0.5
White Sox 21 21 .500 1.0
Royals 20 21 .488 1.5
Tigers 16 26 .381 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 25 19 .568 --
Athletics 23 20 .535 1.5
Rangers 21 22 .488 3.5
Mariners 16 27 .372 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 23 18 .561 --
Phillies 24 19 .558 --
Mets 20 19 .513 2.0
Braves 21 20 .512 2.0
Nationals 18 25 .419 6.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 16 .619 --
Astros 24 19 .558 2.5
Cardinals 24 20 .545 3.0
Brewers 20 21 .488 5.5
Pirates 20 22 .476 6.0
Reds 19 23 .452 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 27 15 .643 --
Dodgers 21 20 .512 5.5
Giants 17 26 .395 10.5
Padres 16 27 .372 11.5
Rockies 15 27 .357 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Josh Hamilton 5
2 Brian Giles 4
3 Clint Barmes 3
3 Bobby Crosby 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jayson Werth 3
2 Josh Hamilton 2
2 Alfonso Soriano 2
4 Jason Bay 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jayson Werth 8
2 Josh Hamilton 5
3 Alfonso Soriano 4
4 David Murphy 3
4 Michael Young 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gregor Blanco 1
1 Willie Bloomquist 1
1 Michael Bourn 1
1 Ray Durham 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Cueto 1.40
2 Nick Blackburn 0.83
3 Andrew Miller 0.75
3 Jonathan Sanchez 0.75
5 Jeremy Bonderman 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Acosta 1
1 Nick Blackburn 1
1 Gavin Floyd 1
1 Sean Gallagher 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Cueto 7
2 Andrew Miller 6
2 Jonathan Sanchez 6
4 Nick Blackburn 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .423
2 Lance Berkman .394
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .347
5 2 tied .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 15
2 Chase Utley 14
3 Dan Uggla 13
4 Chipper Jones 11
4 Nate McLouth 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 49
2 Lance Berkman 43
3 Xavier Nady 35
4 Carlos Quentin 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 18
2 Ichiro Suzuki 17
3 Carlos Gomez 16
3 Willy Taveras 16
5 Jacoby Ellsbury 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 Joe Saunders 7
3 Aaron Cook 6
3 Livan Hernandez 6
3 9 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 17
2 George Sherrill 16
3 Joe Nathan 13
4 Brandon Lyon 12
4 Brian Wilson 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .574
2 Dan Uggla .477
3 Clint Barmes .452
4 Chipper Jones .449
5 Brian McCann .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 9
2 Lance Berkman 7
3 Ryan Braun 6
3 Alfonso Soriano 6
3 Kevin Youkilis 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 18
1 Dan Uggla 18
3 Josh Hamilton 17
3 Alfonso Soriano 17
5 Kevin Youkilis 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 0.00
1 Cliff Lee 0.00
3 Matt Garza 0.66
4 Shaun Marcum 0.77
5 Tim Hudson 0.78

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 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 George Sherrill 6
1 Jose Valverde 6
4 Troy Percival 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .427
2 Lance Berkman .425
3 Dan Uggla .378
4 Dioner Navarro .377
5 Russell Martin .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 11
1 Dan Uggla 11
1 Chase Utley 11
4 Chipper Jones 9
4 Nate McLouth 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 36
2 Lance Berkman 33
3 David Ortiz 26
4 Carlos Lee 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 15
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
3 Juan Pierre 12
3 Willy Taveras 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.69
2 Edinson Volquez 1.18
3 Aaron Laffey 1.35
4 Carlos Zambrano 1.49
5 Tim Lincecum 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 Aaron Cook 5
2 John Maine 5
2 Mike Mussina 5
2 4 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 Troy Percival 10
2 George Sherrill 10
2 Jose Valverde 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .371
2 Magglio Ordonez .357
3 Albert Pujols .353
4 Chone Figgins .349
5 Ichiro Suzuki .338

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 136
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 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.73
2 Brandon Webb 2.74
3 Jake Peavy 2.88
4 Roberto Hernandez 2.90
5 John Smoltz 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 Chien-Ming Wang 23
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Roberto Hernandez 19
5 Jake Peavy 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 235
2 Johan Santana 231
3 Jake Peavy 229
4 Aaron Harang 216
5 Scott Kazmir 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
1 Jose Valverde 45
3 Joe Nathan 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 2 tied 38