On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 25 18 .581 --
Red Sox 26 19 .578 --
Orioles 24 19 .558 1.0
Blue Jays 22 23 .489 4.0
Yankees 20 23 .465 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 22 21 .512 --
Indians 22 21 .512 --
Twins 21 21 .500 0.5
Royals 20 22 .476 1.5
Tigers 17 26 .395 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 25 20 .556 --
Athletics 24 20 .545 0.5
Rangers 22 22 .500 2.5
Mariners 17 27 .386 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 24 18 .571 --
Phillies 24 20 .545 1.0
Mets 21 19 .525 2.0
Braves 21 21 .500 3.0
Nationals 18 26 .409 7.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 17 .605 --
Cardinals 25 20 .556 2.0
Astros 24 20 .545 2.5
Pirates 21 22 .488 5.0
Reds 20 23 .465 6.0
Brewers 20 23 .465 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 27 16 .628 --
Dodgers 22 20 .524 4.5
Giants 17 27 .386 10.5
Rockies 16 27 .372 11.0
Padres 16 28 .364 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alfonso Soriano 5
2 Jason Bartlett 4
2 Alex Cintron 4
2 Prince Fielder 4
2 Aaron Miles 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rod Barajas 2
1 Ryan Ludwick 2
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Barajas 5
2 Mike Lowell 4
2 David Ortiz 4
4 Adam Dunn 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Grady Sizemore 2
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Craig Counsell 1
2 Bobby Crosby 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erik Bedard 1.67
2 Rich Harden 1.60
3 A. J. Burnett 1.14
4 Roberto Hernandez 1.00
5 Andy Pettitte 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Bill Bray 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 10
2 A. J. Burnett 8
2 Rich Harden 8
4 Andy Pettitte 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .412
2 Lance Berkman .399
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .349
5 Miguel Tejada .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 16
2 Chase Utley 14
3 Dan Uggla 13
4 Nate McLouth 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 49
2 Lance Berkman 44
3 Nate McLouth 36
3 Xavier Nady 36
5 Carlos Quentin 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 18
1 Ichiro Suzuki 18
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 16
3 Carlos Gomez 16
3 Willy Taveras 16

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 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 9
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 7
2 Joe Saunders 7
4 Aaron Cook 6
4 10 others tied 6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 17
1 George Sherrill 17
3 Joe Nathan 13
4 Brandon Lyon 12
4 2 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .604
2 Alfonso Soriano .455
3 Clint Barmes .452
4 Dan Uggla .444
5 Garret Anderson .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 7
1 Alfonso Soriano 7
1 Dan Uggla 7
4 Ryan Braun 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 18
2 Josh Hamilton 17
2 Alfonso Soriano 17
4 Kevin Youkilis 16
5 Mike Lowell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 8
1 Ichiro Suzuki 8
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 7
4 Ian Kinsler 6
4 Kazuo Matsui 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 0.00
1 Cliff Lee 0.00
1 Edwin Jackson 0.00
4 Edinson Volquez 0.69
5 Ryan Dempster 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 J. P. Howell 3
1 Logan Kensing 3
1 Hung-Chih Kuo 3
1 Ted Lilly 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ryan Dempster 26
2 A. J. Burnett 25
2 Ted Lilly 25
4 Roy Halladay 24
4 CC Sabathia 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 George Sherrill 6
3 Troy Percival 5
3 B. J. Ryan 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .438
2 Chipper Jones .417
3 Dan Uggla .388
4 Russell Martin .386
5 Dioner Navarro .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 12
2 Dan Uggla 11
2 Chase Utley 11
4 Nate McLouth 10
5 Chipper Jones 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 34
1 Josh Hamilton 34
3 David Ortiz 29
4 Emil Brown 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 16
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 14
3 Juan Pierre 13
4 Willy Taveras 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.69
2 Edinson Volquez 1.18
3 Aaron Laffey 1.35
4 CC Sabathia 1.49
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Vicente Padilla 5
1 Joe Saunders 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 48
2 Jake Peavy 44
3 CC Sabathia 43
4 Chad Billingsley 42
4 Ted Lilly 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 George Sherrill 11
3 Troy Percival 10
3 Jose Valverde 10
5 Brandon Lyon 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Magglio Ordonez .358
3 Albert Pujols .354
4 Chone Figgins .349
5 Ichiro Suzuki .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
2 Carlos Pena 48
3 Lance Berkman 45
3 Ryan Braun 45
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 136
2 Ryan Braun 128
2 Matt Holliday 128
2 Magglio Ordonez 128
2 Alex Rodriguez 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Juan Pierre 64
3 Carl Crawford 51
4 Hanley Ramirez 50
5 3 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.71
2 Brandon Webb 2.74
3 Jake Peavy 2.88
4 John Smoltz 2.91
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 235
2 Jake Peavy 229
3 Johan Santana 225
4 Aaron Harang 221
5 CC Sabathia 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Jose Valverde 44
3 Joe Nathan 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 2 tied 38