On This Day

Friday, May 23, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 31 20 .608 --
Rays 28 20 .583 1.5
Orioles 25 23 .521 4.5
Blue Jays 25 25 .500 5.5
Yankees 23 25 .479 6.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 26 22 .542 --
Twins 24 24 .500 2.0
Indians 22 26 .458 4.0
Royals 21 27 .438 5.0
Tigers 20 28 .417 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 29 21 .580 --
Athletics 26 23 .531 2.5
Rangers 25 25 .500 4.0
Mariners 18 31 .367 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 27 20 .574 --
Braves 26 22 .542 1.5
Phillies 27 23 .540 1.5
Mets 22 24 .478 4.5
Nationals 21 28 .429 7.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 19 .604 --
Cardinals 29 21 .580 1.0
Astros 28 22 .560 2.0
Pirates 22 26 .458 7.0
Brewers 22 26 .458 7.0
Reds 22 27 .449 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 29 19 .604 --
Dodgers 25 22 .532 3.5
Giants 20 29 .408 9.5
Rockies 19 29 .396 10.0
Padres 18 32 .360 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Zambrano 4
2 Garrett Atkins 3
2 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Ben Francisco 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hunter Pence 2
2 Garrett Atkins 1
2 Pat Burrell 1
2 Eric Byrnes 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reed Johnson 4
1 Jarrod Saltalamacchia 4
1 Marco Scutaro 4
4 Robinson Cano 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Cabrera 2
2 David DeJesus 1
2 Joey Gathright 1
2 Khalil Greene 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Edinson Volquez 3.00
2 Roy Halladay 1.25
3 Rich Harden 1.14
4 Andy Pettitte 1.12
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Taylor Buchholz 1
1 Doug Davis 1
1 Matt Garza 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 12
2 Andy Pettitte 9
3 Rich Harden 8
4 Brandon Backe 6
4 Carlos Zambrano 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .415
2 Lance Berkman .387
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Ryan Ludwick .348
5 Albert Pujols .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 16
2 Dan Uggla 15
3 Chase Utley 14
4 Ryan Braun 13
4 3 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 53
2 Lance Berkman 45
3 Carlos Quentin 40
4 Adrian Gonzalez 39
4 Justin Morneau 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 21
1 Ichiro Suzuki 21
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 19
3 Willy Taveras 19
5 Juan Pierre 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.34
2 Cliff Lee 1.37
3 Tim Lincecum 2.17
4 Joe Saunders 2.31
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 9
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 8
2 Joe Saunders 8
4 Tim Hudson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 74
2 Tim Lincecum 69
3 Cole Hamels 65
3 CC Sabathia 65
3 Javier Vazquez 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 20
2 George Sherrill 17
3 Jose Valverde 15
4 Jonathan Papelbon 14
4 2 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Uggla .478
2 Josh Hamilton .452
3 Mark DeRosa .444
4 Alfonso Soriano .442
5 Ramon Vazquez .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 8
2 Ryan Howard 7
2 Alfonso Soriano 7
2 Dan Uggla 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Guillen 20
2 Josh Hamilton 17
3 Ryan Ludwick 16
3 Alfonso Soriano 16
5 Carlos Quentin 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 8
2 Ian Kinsler 7
2 Juan Pierre 7
4 Michael Bourn 6
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Bergmann 0.00
1 Max Scherzer 0.00
3 Scott Kazmir 0.47
4 Edwin Jackson 0.73
5 Aaron Laffey 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 3
1 Scott Kazmir 3
1 Ted Lilly 3
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 28
2 Ted Lilly 27
3 Ryan Dempster 24
3 Roy Halladay 24
3 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 8
2 Troy Percival 7
3 Bobby Jenks 6
3 Francisco Rodriguez 6
3 George Sherrill 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .444
2 Chipper Jones .402
3 Ramon Vazquez .389
4 Dan Uggla .385
5 Brian McCann .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 33
2 Lance Berkman 29
3 David Murphy 28
4 Jose Guillen 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 18
2 Juan Pierre 13
2 Willy Taveras 13
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 11
4 Jose Reyes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.42
2 Aaron Laffey 1.60
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.72
4 CC Sabathia 1.93
5 Cliff Lee 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Joe Saunders 5
3 Chad Billingsley 4
3 Daniel Cabrera 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 51
2 Cole Hamels 46
3 A. J. Burnett 42
3 Tim Lincecum 42
5 Roy Halladay 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 13
1 Jose Valverde 13
3 Troy Percival 12
4 George Sherrill 11
5 Brian Wilson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .374
2 Chone Figgins .355
3 Magglio Ordonez .355
4 Albert Pujols .348
5 Ichiro Suzuki .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 54
2 Ryan Braun 47
3 Carlos Pena 46
4 Lance Berkman 45
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Ryan Braun 134
3 Matt Holliday 129
3 Alex Rodriguez 129
5 Magglio Ordonez 126

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 2.66
2 Jake Peavy 2.92
3 Adam Wainwright 2.98
4 Cole Hamels 2.98
5 John Smoltz 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 Chien-Ming Wang 22
3 Carlos Zambrano 21
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 234
2 Aaron Harang 225
3 Jake Peavy 223
4 Johan Santana 213
5 CC Sabathia 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 46
2 Jose Valverde 45
3 Joe Nathan 41
4 Jonathan Papelbon 40
5 3 tied 38