On This Day

Monday, May 19, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 19 .596 --
Rays 26 19 .578 1.0
Orioles 24 20 .545 2.5
Blue Jays 23 23 .500 4.5
Yankees 20 24 .455 6.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 23 21 .523 --
Indians 22 22 .500 1.0
Twins 22 22 .500 1.0
Royals 21 23 .477 2.0
Tigers 17 27 .386 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 26 20 .565 --
Athletics 24 22 .522 2.0
Rangers 22 24 .478 4.0
Mariners 18 27 .400 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 24 19 .558 --
Mets 22 19 .537 1.0
Phillies 24 22 .522 1.5
Braves 22 21 .512 2.0
Nationals 20 26 .435 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 17 .622 --
Cardinals 27 20 .574 2.0
Astros 25 21 .543 3.5
Pirates 21 23 .477 6.5
Reds 21 24 .467 7.0
Brewers 20 24 .455 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 28 16 .636 --
Dodgers 23 21 .523 5.0
Rockies 18 27 .400 10.5
Giants 17 29 .370 12.0
Padres 16 30 .348 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matt Kemp 4
1 Brandon Phillips 4
3 Frank Catalanotto 3
3 Cristian Guzman 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 2
1 Frank Thomas 2
3 Clint Barmes 1
3 Emil Brown 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alexi Casilla 3
1 Adam Dunn 3
1 Evan Longoria 3
1 Ryan Ludwick 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
2 Brian Barton 1
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 Adam Kennedy 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Lester 4.50
2 Ted Lilly 1.00
3 Boof Bonser 0.83
4 Joe Blanton 0.71
5 Jorge De La Rosa 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Grilli 1
1 Jason Hammel 1
1 Bobby Korecky 1
1 Jon Lester 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 9
2 Ted Lilly 6
3 Joe Blanton 5
3 Boof Bonser 5
3 Huston Street 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Troy Percival 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .410
2 Lance Berkman .389
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .364
5 Ryan Ludwick .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 16
2 Chase Utley 14
3 Ryan Braun 13
3 Dan Uggla 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 50
2 Lance Berkman 44
3 David Ortiz 37
3 Carlos Quentin 37
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 20
2 Michael Bourn 19
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 18
3 Willy Taveras 18
5 Juan Pierre 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.33
2 Cliff Lee 1.37
3 Tim Lincecum 1.92
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.15
5 Zack Greinke 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 9
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 7
2 Joe Saunders 7
2 Edinson Volquez 7
5 11 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 63
2 Edinson Volquez 62
3 Jake Peavy 60
4 Javier Vazquez 58
5 4 tied 57

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .528
2 Clint Barmes .500
3 Garret Anderson .458
4 Dan Uggla .452
5 Alfonso Soriano .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 8
1 Ryan Ludwick 8
3 Adam Dunn 7
3 Alfonso Soriano 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 17
1 Ryan Ludwick 17
3 Adam Dunn 16
3 Alfonso Soriano 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 8
1 Ichiro Suzuki 8
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 7
4 Michael Bourn 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 0.00
1 Scott Kazmir 0.00
3 Edwin Jackson 0.44
4 CC Sabathia 0.56
5 Ryan Dempster 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 J. P. Howell 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Logan Kensing 3
1 Ted Lilly 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lilly 27
2 Ryan Dempster 26
3 A. J. Burnett 25
4 Josh Beckett 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
1 George Sherrill 6
1 Jose Valverde 6
1 Kerry Wood 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .443
2 Dan Uggla .408
3 Russell Martin .394
4 Chipper Jones .378
5 Alfonso Soriano .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 12
2 Dan Uggla 11
3 Ryan Braun 10
4 Adam Dunn 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 34
2 Lance Berkman 33
3 David Ortiz 28
4 Adrian Gonzalez 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 17
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 14
2 Juan Pierre 14
4 Willy Taveras 13
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.05
2 Aaron Laffey 1.35
3 Edinson Volquez 1.38
4 CC Sabathia 1.49
5 Tim Lincecum 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 5
1 Ted Lilly 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Andy Sonnanstine 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 46
2 CC Sabathia 43
3 Chad Billingsley 42
3 Ted Lilly 42
5 Tim Lincecum 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .367
2 Albert Pujols .354
3 Chone Figgins .353
4 Magglio Ordonez .352
5 Ichiro Suzuki .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 51
2 Ryan Braun 47
2 Carlos Pena 47
4 Lance Berkman 45
5 Prince Fielder 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 138
2 Ryan Braun 132
3 Matt Holliday 127
3 Magglio Ordonez 127
3 Alex Rodriguez 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 66
2 Jose Reyes 65
3 Carl Crawford 51
4 Chone Figgins 49
4 Hanley Ramirez 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.71
2 Brandon Webb 2.74
3 Jake Peavy 2.88
4 Roberto Hernandez 2.96
5 John Smoltz 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 Chien-Ming Wang 23
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 229
2 Javier Vazquez 227
3 Johan Santana 225
4 Aaron Harang 221
5 2 tied 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