On This Day

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 46 29 .613 --
Rays 42 29 .592 2.0
Yankees 39 33 .542 5.5
Orioles 37 34 .521 7.0
Blue Jays 35 38 .479 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 40 32 .556 --
Twins 36 36 .500 4.0
Tigers 34 38 .472 6.0
Indians 33 39 .458 7.0
Royals 30 42 .417 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 43 30 .589 --
Athletics 39 32 .549 3.0
Rangers 36 37 .493 7.0
Mariners 25 47 .347 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 42 32 .568 --
Marlins 39 33 .542 2.0
Braves 36 37 .493 5.5
Mets 35 36 .493 5.5
Nationals 29 44 .397 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 27 .625 --
Cardinals 42 31 .575 3.5
Brewers 38 33 .535 6.5
Pirates 34 38 .472 11.0
Astros 33 39 .458 12.0
Reds 33 40 .452 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 38 34 .528 --
Dodgers 33 38 .465 4.5
Giants 31 42 .425 7.5
Padres 31 42 .425 7.5
Rockies 30 42 .417 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 J. D. Drew 4
1 Placido Polanco 4
3 Wilson Betemit 3
3 Craig Counsell 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Jeff Baker 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 J. D. Drew 4
2 Dan Haren 3
2 Mike Jacobs 3
2 Justin Morneau 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 2
2 Jeff Baker 1
2 Eric Bruntlett 1
2 Marlon Byrd 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeremy Guthrie 2.00
2 Dan Haren 1.60
3 Derek Lowe 1.20
4 Shaun Marcum 0.86
5 Bronson Arroyo 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bannister 1
1 Jeff Bennett 1
1 Chad Bradford 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeremy Guthrie 8
1 Dan Haren 8
3 Bronson Arroyo 6
3 Derek Lowe 6
3 Shaun Marcum 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .400
2 Lance Berkman .362
3 Albert Pujols .347
4 Alex Rodriguez .337
5 Johnny Damon .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 22
2 Dan Uggla 21
3 Lance Berkman 20
3 Ryan Braun 20
3 Adrian Gonzalez 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 74
2 Adrian Gonzalez 63
2 Ryan Howard 63
4 Chase Utley 62
5 Lance Berkman 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 34
2 Willy Taveras 31
3 Ichiro Suzuki 30
4 Michael Bourn 27
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.64
2 Tim Lincecum 2.21
3 Cliff Lee 2.55
4 Shaun Marcum 2.65
5 Ben Sheets 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 11
2 Aaron Cook 10
2 Cliff Lee 10
2 Mike Mussina 10
2 Joe Saunders 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 105
2 CC Sabathia 97
3 Tim Lincecum 95
4 Javier Vazquez 93
5 4 tied 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 28
2 George Sherrill 23
3 Jonathan Papelbon 21
4 Mariano Rivera 19
4 Brian Wilson 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .460
2 Johnny Damon .441
3 Placido Polanco .434
4 J. D. Drew .429
5 Jamey Carroll .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marcus Thames 8
2 J. D. Drew 7
3 Russell Branyan 6
3 Jorge Cantu 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 20
2 J. D. Drew 17
2 Alex Rodriguez 17
4 Ryan Garko 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 11
2 Jose Reyes 8
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
3 Ichiro Suzuki 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Marquis 0.67
2 Kenny Rogers 0.82
3 Armando Galarraga 0.96
4 Braden Looper 1.23
5 Felix Hernandez 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Justin Duchscherer 3
1 Armando Galarraga 3
1 Felix Hernandez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 23
1 CC Sabathia 23
3 Cole Hamels 22
3 Felix Hernandez 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 5
1 Brian Fuentes 5
1 Francisco Rodriguez 5
1 Joakim Soria 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .446
2 J. D. Drew .391
3 Bengie Molina .383
4 Alex Rodriguez .382
5 Chipper Jones .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marcus Thames 11
2 J. D. Drew 10
2 Alex Rodriguez 10
2 Grady Sizemore 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 38
2 Chase Utley 31
3 Adrian Gonzalez 30
4 Alex Rodriguez 29
4 Mark Teixeira 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 18
2 Jose Reyes 14
3 Willy Taveras 13
3 B. J. Upton 13
5 Jason Bartlett 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Banks 1.29
2 Justin Duchscherer 1.51
3 Kenny Rogers 1.74
4 Scott Kazmir 1.79
5 John Lackey 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kyle Lohse 5
1 Ricky Nolasco 5
1 Manny Parra 5
4 Heath Bell 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 47
2 Edinson Volquez 43
3 CC Sabathia 40
4 Rich Harden 39
4 Dan Haren 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Jonathan Papelbon 9
3 Brad Lidge 8
3 Mariano Rivera 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .368
2 Albert Pujols .347
3 Chone Figgins .340
4 Magglio Ordonez .333
5 Placido Polanco .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 51
2 Ryan Braun 50
3 Lance Berkman 46
4 Carlos Pena 41
4 Alex Rodriguez 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 155
2 Ryan Braun 141
3 Lance Berkman 123
3 Alex Rodriguez 123
3 David Wright 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 70
2 Jose Reyes 66
3 Carl Crawford 50
4 Ichiro Suzuki 48
4 Willy Taveras 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 2.60
2 John Lackey 2.67
3 Tim Lincecum 2.80
4 Brandon Webb 2.98
5 Jake Peavy 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 22
2 Chien-Ming Wang 20
3 Javier Vazquez 19
3 Carlos Zambrano 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 231
2 Johan Santana 221
3 Aaron Harang 217
4 Josh Beckett 215
5 CC Sabathia 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 46
2 Jonathan Papelbon 42
3 Joe Nathan 41
3 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Jose Valverde 41