On This Day

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 55 32 .632 --
Red Sox 52 39 .571 5.0
Yankees 47 42 .528 9.0
Orioles 45 43 .511 10.5
Blue Jays 42 47 .472 14.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 51 38 .573 --
Twins 50 38 .568 0.5
Tigers 44 44 .500 6.5
Royals 39 50 .438 12.0
Indians 37 51 .420 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 53 35 .602 --
Athletics 47 41 .534 6.0
Rangers 46 43 .517 7.5
Mariners 35 53 .398 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 41 .539 --
Marlins 45 43 .511 2.5
Mets 44 44 .500 3.5
Braves 42 47 .472 6.0
Nationals 34 56 .378 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 53 36 .596 --
Brewers 49 39 .557 3.5
Cardinals 50 40 .556 3.5
Reds 43 47 .478 10.5
Astros 41 48 .461 12.0
Pirates 40 47 .460 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 44 45 .494 --
Dodgers 43 45 .489 0.5
Giants 39 50 .438 5.0
Rockies 37 52 .416 7.0
Padres 35 54 .393 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yunel Escobar 4
1 Kevin Millar 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
4 Carlos Beltran 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 J. J. Hardy 2
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Rod Barajas 1
2 Jason Bay 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cody Ross 5
2 J. J. Hardy 4
2 Ty Wigginton 4
4 Adam Dunn 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 2
1 Jose Reyes 2
1 Brian Roberts 2
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 3.33
2 James Shields 1.60
3 John Danks 1.50
4 Oliver Perez 1.00
4 Tim Wakefield 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Danks 1
1 Brian Falkenborg 1
1 Jon Garland 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 10
2 John Danks 9
3 Wandy Rodriguez 8
3 James Shields 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Scott Linebrink 1
1 Brandon Lyon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .388
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Lance Berkman .349
4 Matt Holliday .343
5 Ian Kinsler .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 24
2 Ryan Howard 23
2 Dan Uggla 23
4 Lance Berkman 22
4 3 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 84
2 Ryan Howard 76
3 Adrian Gonzalez 70
4 Lance Berkman 69
5 2 tied 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 38
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
2 Juan Pierre 35
4 Ichiro Suzuki 34
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.96
2 Edinson Volquez 2.36
3 Cliff Lee 2.43
4 Tim Lincecum 2.49
5 John Danks 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Saunders 12
1 Brandon Webb 12
3 Aaron Cook 11
3 Cliff Lee 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 123
2 Tim Lincecum 122
3 Edinson Volquez 116
4 Javier Vazquez 114
5 Roy Halladay 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 34
2 George Sherrill 27
3 Joe Nathan 25
3 Jonathan Papelbon 25
5 Brian Wilson 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 J. J. Hardy .500
1 Dustin Pedroia .500
3 Ian Kinsler .473
4 Brandon Phillips .426
5 Evan Longoria .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 J. J. Hardy 7
2 Rick Ankiel 6
2 Mark Teixeira 6
4 Matt Holliday 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cody Ross 18
2 J. J. Hardy 17
2 Evan Longoria 17
4 Mike Lowell 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 7
2 Mark Ellis 6
2 Matt Kemp 6
2 Alex Rios 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buddy Carlyle 0.00
2 Matt Garza 0.56
3 Chan Ho Park 0.67
4 Dan Haren 0.86
5 John Danks 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Mike Pelfrey 3
1 James Shields 3
4 Bronson Arroyo 2
4 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 27
2 Zack Greinke 22
2 John Lackey 22
2 Wandy Rodriguez 22
5 5 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 7
1 C. J. Wilson 7
3 Takashi Saito 6
4 Brandon Morrow 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .404
2 J. J. Hardy .393
3 Ivan Rodriguez .392
4 Ian Kinsler .389
5 Matt Holliday .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marcus Thames 11
2 Rick Ankiel 10
2 J. D. Drew 10
2 Jermaine Dye 10
2 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 32
2 Jermaine Dye 28
3 Mike Lowell 27
4 Jose Guillen 26
4 Cody Ross 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 18
2 Juan Pierre 14
3 Jimmy Rollins 11
4 Jose Reyes 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jair Jurrjens 1.26
2 Felix Hernandez 1.38
3 Justin Duchscherer 1.43
4 Dan Haren 1.76
5 CC Sabathia 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Lackey 5
2 Chad Billingsley 4
2 Mark Buehrle 4
2 Justin Duchscherer 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 44
1 Tim Lincecum 44
3 Rich Harden 43
4 John Lackey 41
4 CC Sabathia 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joakim Soria 11
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
2 C. J. Wilson 10
4 Joe Nathan 9
4 Salomon Torres 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .365
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Matt Holliday .336
4 Magglio Ordonez .331
5 Placido Polanco .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
2 Ryan Braun 45
3 Alex Rodriguez 43
4 Lance Berkman 41
4 Pat Burrell 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 149
2 Mark Teixeira 130
3 Ryan Braun 125
4 Alex Rodriguez 124
4 David Wright 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 66
1 Jose Reyes 66
3 Willy Taveras 51
4 Carl Crawford 50
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Lackey 2.56
2 Scott Kazmir 2.63
3 Roberto Hernandez 2.64
4 Jake Peavy 2.81
5 Tim Lincecum 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 22
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Chien-Ming Wang 19
4 Mike Mussina 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 227
2 Johan Santana 219
3 Aaron Harang 216
4 CC Sabathia 213
5 Josh Beckett 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 50
2 Joe Nathan 46
3 Jose Valverde 43
4 Jonathan Papelbon 42
5 Mariano Rivera 41