On This Day

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 38 25 .603 --
Rays 35 25 .583 1.5
Blue Jays 32 30 .516 5.5
Yankees 30 30 .500 6.5
Orioles 30 30 .500 6.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 33 27 .550 --
Twins 31 29 .517 2.0
Indians 27 33 .450 6.0
Tigers 24 35 .407 8.5
Royals 23 37 .383 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 37 24 .607 --
Athletics 33 27 .550 3.5
Rangers 31 31 .500 6.5
Mariners 21 39 .350 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 36 26 .581 --
Marlins 32 27 .542 2.5
Braves 32 29 .525 3.5
Mets 30 29 .508 4.5
Nationals 25 36 .410 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 39 22 .639 --
Cardinals 36 26 .581 3.5
Brewers 32 28 .533 6.5
Astros 31 30 .508 8.0
Pirates 29 31 .483 9.5
Reds 29 32 .475 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 32 28 .533 --
Dodgers 28 32 .467 4.0
Giants 25 35 .417 7.0
Padres 25 37 .403 8.0
Rockies 22 38 .367 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cristian Guzman 6
2 Elijah Dukes 5
3 Kory Casto 4
3 Chipper Jones 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Troy Glaus 2
1 Jeff Kent 2
3 Wilson Betemit 1
3 Milton Bradley 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 5
1 Matt Stairs 5
3 Elijah Dukes 4
4 Troy Glaus 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joey Gathright 2
1 Jose Reyes 2
3 Brian Barton 1
3 Milton Bradley 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Todd Wellemeyer 0.83
2 Chad Billingsley 0.80
3 Cole Hamels 0.67
3 Kevin Millwood 0.67
3 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Kyle Farnsworth 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 8
1 CC Sabathia 8
3 Kevin Millwood 6
4 Jon Lester 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 George Sherrill 1
1 Rafael Soriano 1
1 Kerry Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .418
2 Lance Berkman .382
3 Albert Pujols .364
4 Milton Bradley .337
5 Hideki Matsui .333

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
4 Jose Reyes 21

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 CC Sabathia 82
3 Josh Beckett 80
4 Chad Billingsley 79
5 2 tied 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 24
2 George Sherrill 20
3 Jonathan Papelbon 17
3 Kerry Wood 17
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .500
2 Bengie Molina .452
3 Chipper Jones .447
4 Hideki Matsui .436
5 Jay Bruce .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 7
2 Josh Hamilton 6
3 Milton Bradley 5
3 Adrian Gonzalez 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Utley 21
2 Adrian Gonzalez 18
3 Josh Hamilton 17
3 Manny Ramirez 17
3 Mark Teixeira 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 9
2 Jose Reyes 7
2 B. J. Upton 7
4 Jerry Hairston 6
4 Lastings Milledge 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Banks 0.39
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 Roy Halladay 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Kyle Lohse 3
1 Mike Mussina 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 29
2 Randy Johnson 27
3 Josh Beckett 24
3 A. J. Burnett 24
5 Aaron Harang 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Wood 7
2 Ryan Franklin 5
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
2 Salomon Torres 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .443
2 Chipper Jones .410
3 Albert Pujols .374
4 Jason Giambi .373
5 Ramon Vazquez .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 11
1 Josh Hamilton 11
1 Alfonso Soriano 11
1 Dan Uggla 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 35
2 Adrian Gonzalez 32
3 Carlos Lee 30
4 Alfonso Soriano 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 17
2 B. J. Upton 14
3 Ichiro Suzuki 13
4 Michael Bourn 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 0.55
2 Jason Bergmann 1.30
3 Edinson Volquez 1.36
4 Jose Contreras 1.50
5 Todd Wellemeyer 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
3 Jose Contreras 4
3 Gavin Floyd 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 49
1 Edinson Volquez 49
3 Josh Beckett 46
4 CC Sabathia 45
5 Randy Johnson 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Wood 13
2 Francisco Rodriguez 11
3 Jose Valverde 10
4 George Sherrill 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .378
2 Albert Pujols .353
3 Chone Figgins .351
4 Magglio Ordonez .348
5 Ichiro Suzuki .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 52
2 Ryan Braun 47
3 Lance Berkman 45
3 Carlos Pena 45
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Ryan Braun 135
3 Alex Rodriguez 131
4 Magglio Ordonez 124
4 Carlos Pena 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Juan Pierre 67
3 Carl Crawford 52
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 221
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 39