On This Day

Monday, July 7, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 55 33 .625 --
Red Sox 53 39 .576 4.0
Yankees 47 42 .528 8.5
Orioles 45 43 .511 10.0
Blue Jays 42 47 .472 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 51 38 .573 --
Twins 50 39 .562 1.0
Tigers 44 44 .500 6.5
Royals 40 50 .444 11.5
Indians 37 51 .420 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 54 35 .607 --
Athletics 48 41 .539 6.0
Rangers 46 44 .511 8.5
Mariners 35 54 .393 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 42 .533 --
Marlins 46 43 .517 1.5
Mets 45 44 .506 2.5
Braves 42 48 .467 6.0
Nationals 34 56 .378 14.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 53 36 .596 --
Cardinals 50 40 .556 3.5
Brewers 49 40 .551 4.0
Reds 43 47 .478 10.5
Pirates 41 47 .466 11.5
Astros 41 49 .456 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 45 .494 --
D'backs 44 45 .494 --
Giants 39 50 .438 5.0
Rockies 38 52 .422 6.5
Padres 35 55 .389 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adrian Beltre 4
1 Ian Kinsler 4
3 Alfredo Amezaga 3
3 Mike Aviles 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Torii Hunter 2
2 Mike Aviles 1
2 Wes Bankston 1
2 John Buck 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 4
2 John Buck 3
2 Torii Hunter 3
2 Carlos Lee 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Baker 1
1 Carl Crawford 1
1 Chone Figgins 1
1 Howie Kendrick 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hiroki Kuroda 6.00
2 Ricky Nolasco 1.40
3 Scott Baker 1.00
4 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.88
5 Pedro Martinez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Bautista 1
1 Dana Eveland 1
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 1
1 Hiroki Kuroda 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Baker 7
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 7
1 Ricky Nolasco 7
4 Hiroki Kuroda 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Damaso Marte 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .384
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Lance Berkman .348
4 Matt Holliday .345
5 Ian Kinsler .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 25
2 Ryan Howard 24
3 Dan Uggla 23
4 Lance Berkman 22
4 4 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 85
2 Ryan Howard 78
3 Lance Berkman 70
3 Adrian Gonzalez 70
3 2 others tied 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 38
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
2 Juan Pierre 35
4 Ichiro Suzuki 34
5 Jose Reyes 32

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 35
2 George Sherrill 27
3 Jonathan Papelbon 26
4 Joe Nathan 25
5 Brian Wilson 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ian Kinsler .527
2 J. J. Hardy .491
3 Dustin Pedroia .459
4 Matt Holliday .434
5 Curtis Granderson .423

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cody Ross 18
2 J. J. Hardy 16
2 Matt Holliday 16
2 Evan Longoria 16
5 Mike Lowell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Kemp 6
1 Juan Pierre 6
1 Jose Reyes 6
1 Alex Rios 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hiroki Kuroda 0.00
1 Chad Billingsley 0.00
1 Manny Parra 0.00
1 Buddy Carlyle 0.00
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ricky Nolasco 3
1 James Shields 3
3 Bronson Arroyo 2
3 Scott Baker 2
3 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ricky Nolasco 24
2 Zack Greinke 22
2 John Lackey 22
2 Wandy Rodriguez 22
5 5 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 6
1 C. J. Wilson 6
3 Brandon Morrow 5
3 Jonathan Papelbon 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ian Kinsler .412
1 Dustin Pedroia .412
3 Ivan Rodriguez .408
4 J. J. Hardy .393
5 Matt Holliday .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marcus Thames 11
2 Rick Ankiel 10
2 J. D. Drew 10
2 Alex Rodriguez 10
2 Grady Sizemore 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 34
2 Jermaine Dye 27
2 Mike Lowell 27
4 Jose Guillen 26
4 Cody Ross 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 17
2 Juan Pierre 14
3 Jimmy Rollins 12
4 Jose Reyes 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jair Jurrjens 1.26
2 Justin Duchscherer 1.43
3 Dan Haren 1.76
4 CC Sabathia 1.80
5 2 tied 1.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ervin Santana 45
2 Matt Cain 44
3 Rich Harden 43
4 Ricky Nolasco 42
5 CC Sabathia 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 10
1 Joakim Soria 10
1 C. J. Wilson 10
4 Joe Nathan 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .364
2 Albert Pujols .349
3 Matt Holliday .339
4 Magglio Ordonez .332
5 Placido Polanco .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
2 Ryan Braun 44
3 Alex Rodriguez 43
4 Pat Burrell 42
5 Lance Berkman 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 149
2 Mark Teixeira 130
3 David Wright 126
4 Ryan Braun 124
4 Alex Rodriguez 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 66
2 Juan Pierre 65
3 Willy Taveras 51
4 Carl Crawford 50
5 3 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roberto Hernandez 2.56
2 Scott Kazmir 2.63
3 John Lackey 2.63
4 Jake Peavy 2.81
5 Tim Lincecum 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 22
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Chien-Ming Wang 19
4 Mike Mussina 18
5 4 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 51
2 Joe Nathan 46
3 Jonathan Papelbon 43
3 Jose Valverde 43
5 Mariano Rivera 41