On This Day

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 55 35 .611 --
Red Sox 55 39 .585 2.0
Yankees 49 42 .538 6.5
Orioles 45 45 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 44 47 .484 11.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 53 38 .582 --
Twins 50 41 .549 3.0
Tigers 46 44 .511 6.5
Royals 40 52 .435 13.5
Indians 37 53 .411 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 54 37 .593 --
Athletics 49 42 .538 5.0
Rangers 48 44 .522 6.5
Mariners 36 55 .396 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 49 43 .533 --
Mets 47 44 .516 1.5
Marlins 47 44 .516 1.5
Braves 43 49 .467 6.0
Nationals 35 57 .380 14.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 55 36 .604 --
Cardinals 51 41 .554 4.5
Brewers 50 41 .549 5.0
Reds 43 49 .467 12.5
Pirates 42 48 .467 12.5
Astros 42 50 .457 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 45 46 .495 --
D'backs 45 46 .495 --
Giants 39 52 .429 6.0
Rockies 39 53 .424 6.5
Padres 36 56 .391 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 4
2 Garrett Atkins 3
2 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Sean Casey 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garrett Atkins 2
1 Carlos Quentin 2
3 Geoff Blum 1
3 John Buck 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Quentin 4
1 Kevin Youkilis 4
3 Garrett Atkins 3
3 Geoff Blum 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Berkman 2
1 Orlando Cabrera 2
3 Mike Cameron 1
3 Kory Casto 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carlos Zambrano 5.00
2 Ben Sheets 1.57
3 Derek Lowe 1.33
4 Miguel Batista 1.00
4 Jonathan Sanchez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Clay Condrey 1
1 Roy Corcoran 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Sheets 11
2 A. J. Burnett 7
3 Brian Bannister 6
3 Johnny Cueto 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Brandon Morrow 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .375
2 Lance Berkman .348
3 Albert Pujols .346
4 Matt Holliday .343
5 Ian Kinsler .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 25
1 Chase Utley 25
3 Adam Dunn 23
3 Dan Uggla 23
5 6 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 89
2 Ryan Howard 80
3 Carlos Lee 72
4 Lance Berkman 70
4 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 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.78
2 Edinson Volquez 2.36
3 Cliff Lee 2.43
4 John Danks 2.52
5 Shaun Marcum 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 13
2 Joe Saunders 12
3 Aaron Cook 11
3 Cliff Lee 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 128
2 Tim Lincecum 126
3 A. J. Burnett 118
3 Cole Hamels 118
5 Javier Vazquez 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 35
2 Jonathan Papelbon 27
2 George Sherrill 27
4 Joe Nathan 25
5 Brian Wilson 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ian Kinsler .508
2 Dustin Pedroia .460
3 J. J. Hardy .444
4 Curtis Granderson .431
5 Adam LaRoche .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 7
1 J. J. Hardy 7
3 Ryan Howard 6
3 Hanley Ramirez 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cody Ross 18
2 Carlos Delgado 15
2 Ryan Howard 15
2 Mike Lowell 15
2 Nick Markakis 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rios 7
2 Matt Kemp 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
2 Jose Reyes 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hiroki Kuroda 0.00
1 Manny Parra 0.00
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.52
4 Oliver Perez 0.64
4 2 others tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ricky Nolasco 3
1 Mike Pelfrey 3
1 Adam Russell 3
1 James Shields 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ricky Nolasco 24
1 Ben Sheets 24
3 Cole Hamels 23
3 Tim Lincecum 23
5 Wandy Rodriguez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 C. J. Wilson 7
2 Brandon Morrow 6
2 Takashi Saito 6
4 Joe Nathan 5
4 Jonathan Papelbon 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .421
2 Ivan Rodriguez .408
3 Ian Kinsler .398
4 J. J. Hardy .393
5 Aubrey Huff .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 11
1 Marcus Thames 11
3 Ryan Howard 10
3 Grady Sizemore 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 31
2 Mike Lowell 27
3 Jermaine Dye 26
4 Carlos Beltran 25
4 4 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 17
2 Juan Pierre 12
2 Jimmy Rollins 12
4 Jose Reyes 9
4 Shane Victorino 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.16
2 Jair Jurrjens 1.30
3 Dan Haren 1.32
4 Rich Harden 1.52
5 Ricky Nolasco 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Duchscherer 5
1 Ricky Nolasco 5
1 Mike Pelfrey 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 46
2 Cole Hamels 45
2 Ben Sheets 45
4 Matt Cain 44
5 Tim Lincecum 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 C. J. Wilson 11
2 Joakim Soria 10
3 Joe Nathan 9
3 Jonathan Papelbon 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .361
2 Albert Pujols .347
3 Matt Holliday .341
4 Magglio Ordonez .332
5 Garrett Atkins .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 51
2 Ryan Braun 45
3 Alex Rodriguez 42
4 Lance Berkman 41
4 Pat Burrell 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 149
2 Mark Teixeira 131
3 Ryan Braun 127
4 David Wright 126
5 Alex Rodriguez 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 65
2 Jose Reyes 64
3 Willy Taveras 51
4 Carl Crawford 50
5 3 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 2.52
2 Roberto Hernandez 2.56
3 John Lackey 2.63
4 Jake Peavy 2.81
5 Adam Wainwright 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Mike Mussina 18
3 Chien-Ming Wang 18
3 Carlos Zambrano 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 224
2 Javier Vazquez 222
3 CC Sabathia 218
4 Aaron Harang 214
5 Josh Beckett 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 51
2 Joe Nathan 46
3 Jonathan Papelbon 44
3 Jose Valverde 44
5 Mariano Rivera 41