On This Day

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 37 25 .597 --
Rays 35 24 .593 0.5
Blue Jays 32 29 .525 4.5
Yankees 29 30 .492 6.5
Orioles 29 30 .492 6.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 32 27 .542 --
Twins 31 28 .525 1.0
Indians 27 32 .458 5.0
Tigers 24 35 .407 8.0
Royals 23 36 .390 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 37 24 .607 --
Athletics 33 27 .550 3.5
Rangers 30 31 .492 7.0
Mariners 21 39 .350 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 35 26 .574 --
Marlins 32 26 .552 1.5
Mets 30 28 .517 3.5
Braves 31 29 .517 3.5
Nationals 24 35 .407 10.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 38 22 .633 --
Cardinals 35 25 .583 3.0
Brewers 32 28 .533 6.0
Astros 31 29 .517 7.0
Reds 29 31 .483 9.0
Pirates 28 31 .475 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 32 28 .533 --
Dodgers 28 31 .475 3.5
Giants 25 35 .417 7.0
Padres 24 37 .393 8.5
Rockies 22 38 .367 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Francisco 5
2 Ryan Garko 4
2 Gabe Kapler 4
4 Daric Barton 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hanley Ramirez 2
2 Jeff Baker 1
2 Wilson Betemit 1
2 Milton Bradley 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Garko 6
2 Corey Hart 4
3 Milton Bradley 3
3 Raul Chavez 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brandon Phillips 2
2 Milton Bradley 1
2 Coco Crisp 1
2 J. D. Drew 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Edinson Volquez 2.00
2 Greg Maddux 1.33
2 Manny Parra 1.33
4 Brett Myers 1.14
5 Mike Mussina 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Boof Bonser 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Lee 8
1 Ted Lilly 8
1 Brett Myers 8
1 Manny Parra 8
1 Edinson Volquez 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .409
2 Lance Berkman .384
3 Albert Pujols .362
4 Hideki Matsui .337
5 Joe Mauer .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 21
2 Dan Uggla 18
3 Lance Berkman 17
3 Adrian Gonzalez 17
3 Josh Hamilton 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 68
2 Adrian Gonzalez 55
3 Chase Utley 53
4 Carlos Quentin 50
5 Lance Berkman 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 28
2 Ichiro Suzuki 25
3 Michael Bourn 24
4 Juan Pierre 21
5 Willy Taveras 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.32
2 Tim Lincecum 2.23
3 Cliff Lee 2.45
4 Carlos Zambrano 2.51
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 10
2 Cliff Lee 9
2 Mike Mussina 9
2 Joe Saunders 9
5 5 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 91
2 Josh Beckett 80
3 Aaron Harang 78
3 Tim Lincecum 78
5 Javier Vazquez 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 24
2 George Sherrill 19
3 Jonathan Papelbon 17
4 Joe Nathan 16
4 3 others tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .491
2 Jay Bruce .485
3 Bengie Molina .457
4 Hideki Matsui .434
5 Chipper Jones .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 7
2 Adrian Gonzalez 6
2 Josh Hamilton 6
2 Cody Ross 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Utley 22
2 Adrian Gonzalez 21
3 Mark Teixeira 19
4 Ryan Howard 18
5 Josh Hamilton 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
2 Lastings Milledge 7
2 Jose Reyes 7
2 B. J. Upton 7
5 Jerry Hairston 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Banks 0.00
2 Scott Kazmir 0.64
3 Kyle Lohse 1.06
4 R. A. Dickey 1.17
5 Derek Lowe 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heath Bell 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 29
2 Randy Johnson 27
3 Josh Beckett 24
3 A. J. Burnett 24
5 Brandon Webb 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 Kerry Wood 6
3 Salomon Torres 5
4 Ryan Franklin 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .451
2 Chipper Jones .389
3 Albert Pujols .366
4 Jason Giambi .365
5 Ramon Vazquez .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 11
1 Adam Dunn 11
1 Josh Hamilton 11
1 Alfonso Soriano 11
1 Dan Uggla 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 35
2 Adrian Gonzalez 32
3 Carlos Lee 30
4 Ryan Howard 29
4 Alfonso Soriano 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 17
2 B. J. Upton 14
3 Ichiro Suzuki 13
4 Juan Pierre 12
5 Michael Bourn 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 0.55
2 Jason Bergmann 1.30
3 Edinson Volquez 1.36
4 Jose Contreras 1.54
5 John Lackey 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 5
1 Jamie Moyer 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
4 Gavin Floyd 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 49
1 Edinson Volquez 49
3 Josh Beckett 46
4 Randy Johnson 42
5 Ryan Dempster 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Wood 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 11
3 Jose Valverde 10
4 Francisco Cordero 8
4 6 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .374
2 Chone Figgins .353
3 Albert Pujols .353
4 Magglio Ordonez .347
5 Chase Utley .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 52
2 Ryan Braun 48
3 Lance Berkman 45
3 Carlos Pena 45
5 Alex Rodriguez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Ryan Braun 137
3 Alex Rodriguez 132
4 Magglio Ordonez 125
4 Carlos Pena 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 67
1 Jose Reyes 67
3 Carl Crawford 53
4 Hanley Ramirez 49
5 Brian Roberts 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 2.76
2 Scott Kazmir 2.79
3 Carlos Zambrano 2.87
4 Jake Peavy 2.99
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Chien-Ming Wang 21
2 Carlos Zambrano 21
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 234
2 Aaron Harang 228
3 Josh Beckett 215
3 Johan Santana 215
5 2 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Jose Valverde 43
3 Joe Nathan 41
3 Jonathan Papelbon 41
5 Mariano Rivera 40