On This Day

Monday, June 9, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 40 26 .606 --
Rays 38 26 .594 1.0
Orioles 32 31 .508 6.5
Yankees 32 32 .500 7.0
Blue Jays 33 33 .500 7.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 37 27 .578 --
Twins 31 33 .484 6.0
Indians 29 35 .453 8.0
Tigers 26 37 .413 10.5
Royals 25 39 .391 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 39 26 .600 --
Athletics 34 29 .540 4.0
Rangers 32 33 .492 7.0
Mariners 23 41 .359 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 39 26 .600 --
Marlins 34 29 .540 4.0
Braves 32 32 .500 6.5
Mets 30 32 .484 7.5
Nationals 25 40 .385 14.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 40 24 .625 --
Cardinals 38 27 .585 2.5
Brewers 33 30 .524 6.5
Astros 32 32 .500 8.0
Pirates 31 33 .484 9.0
Reds 31 34 .477 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 34 30 .531 --
Dodgers 30 33 .476 3.5
Giants 29 35 .453 5.0
Padres 28 37 .431 6.5
Rockies 24 39 .381 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cabrera 4
1 Vladimir Guerrero 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Dioner Navarro 4
1 Placido Polanco 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Bako 2
1 Evan Longoria 2
1 Nick Swisher 2
4 Willy Aybar 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Bako 5
2 Ryan Garko 4
2 Dioner Navarro 4
4 Michael Cuddyer 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 2
1 Jerry Hairston 2
3 Willie Bloomquist 1
3 Johnny Damon 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luke Hochevar 1.00
2 Zach Duke 0.71
3 Matt Cain 0.67
3 Tyler Clippard 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 1
1 R. A. Dickey 1
1 Zach Duke 1
1 Edwin Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 6
1 Tyler Clippard 6
3 Zach Duke 5
3 Cliff Lee 5
3 Edinson Volquez 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 Joakim Soria 1
1 Brian Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .420
2 Lance Berkman .372
3 Albert Pujols .347
4 Milton Bradley .340
5 Bengie Molina .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 69
2 Adrian Gonzalez 56
2 Chase Utley 56
4 Carlos Quentin 54
5 Lance Berkman 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 28
2 Ichiro Suzuki 26
3 Michael Bourn 24
4 Juan Pierre 23
4 Jose Reyes 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.56
2 Tim Lincecum 2.15
3 Shaun Marcum 2.52
4 Cliff Lee 2.52
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 11
2 Cliff Lee 10
3 Mike Mussina 9
3 Joe Saunders 9
3 Edinson Volquez 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 96
2 Tim Lincecum 83
3 Aaron Harang 82
3 CC Sabathia 82
5 2 tied 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 26
2 George Sherrill 21
3 Jonathan Papelbon 18
3 Brian Wilson 18
3 Kerry Wood 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .508
2 J. D. Drew .471
3 Chipper Jones .432
4 Michael Young .429
5 Jose Bautista .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Milton Bradley 6
1 Joe Crede 6
1 Manny Ramirez 6
1 Mark Reynolds 6
1 Chase Utley 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Utley 20
2 Mark Teixeira 18
3 Manny Ramirez 17
4 Josh Hamilton 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 9
2 Jose Reyes 8
3 B. J. Upton 7
4 Jason Bartlett 6
4 Carl Crawford 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 R. A. Dickey 0.57
2 Josh Banks 0.60
3 Todd Wellemeyer 0.69
4 John Lackey 1.20
5 Scott Kazmir 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heath Bell 3
1 Johnny Cueto 3
1 Gavin Floyd 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 23
2 Rich Harden 22
2 Scott Kazmir 22
4 Jo-Jo Reyes 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Wood 8
2 Matt Capps 5
2 Ryan Franklin 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .430
2 Bengie Molina .390
3 Milton Bradley .389
4 J. D. Drew .375
5 Johnny Damon .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alfonso Soriano 12
2 Ryan Braun 11
3 Milton Bradley 10
3 Adam Dunn 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Guillen 33
2 Josh Hamilton 32
2 Ryan Howard 32
4 Adrian Gonzalez 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 14
1 B. J. Upton 14
3 Jose Reyes 13
4 Ichiro Suzuki 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 0.88
2 Jose Contreras 1.54
3 John Lackey 1.70
4 Todd Wellemeyer 1.97
5 Edinson Volquez 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 6
2 Roy Halladay 5
3 Gavin Floyd 4
3 J. P. Howell 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 44
1 Edinson Volquez 44
3 Rich Harden 43
4 Bronson Arroyo 42
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
1 Kerry Wood 12
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 George Sherrill 9
3 Jose Valverde 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .379
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Chone Figgins .346
4 Magglio Ordonez .343
5 Chase Utley .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 51
2 Ryan Braun 46
3 Lance Berkman 44
3 Carlos Pena 44
5 Alex Rodriguez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 147
2 Ryan Braun 134
3 Alex Rodriguez 129
4 Carlos Pena 123
5 3 tied 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 70
2 Juan Pierre 68
3 Carl Crawford 52
4 Brian Roberts 47
4 Ichiro Suzuki 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 2.75
2 Brandon Webb 2.80
3 Jake Peavy 2.91
4 John Lackey 2.94
5 Adam Wainwright 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Chien-Ming Wang 20
2 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Roy Halladay 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 231
2 Aaron Harang 225
3 Johan Santana 215
4 Scott Kazmir 208
4 CC Sabathia 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 47
2 Jose Valverde 42
3 Jonathan Papelbon 41
4 Joe Nathan 40
5 2 tied 39