On This Day

Friday, July 18, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 56 39 .589 --
Red Sox 57 41 .582 0.5
Yankees 51 45 .531 5.5
Orioles 47 49 .490 9.5
Blue Jays 47 49 .490 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 55 41 .573 --
Twins 54 42 .563 1.0
Tigers 48 48 .500 7.0
Royals 43 54 .443 12.5
Indians 41 54 .432 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 58 38 .604 --
Athletics 51 45 .531 7.0
Rangers 50 47 .515 8.5
Mariners 38 58 .396 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 53 44 .546 --
Mets 52 45 .536 1.0
Marlins 50 46 .521 2.5
Braves 46 50 .479 6.5
Nationals 36 61 .371 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 57 39 .594 --
Cardinals 55 43 .561 3.0
Brewers 53 43 .552 4.0
Reds 47 51 .480 11.0
Astros 45 51 .469 12.0
Pirates 44 52 .458 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 47 49 .490 --
D'backs 47 49 .490 --
Rockies 41 57 .418 7.0
Giants 40 56 .417 7.0
Padres 37 60 .381 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
1 Delmon Young 4
4 Rick Ankiel 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
1 Luke Scott 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Rick Ankiel 1
3 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 5
2 Billy Butler 4
2 Raul Ibanez 4
4 Rick Ankiel 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Izturis 2
1 Kelly Johnson 2
1 Willy Taveras 2
4 Jeff Baker 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 CC Sabathia 2.50
2 Felix Hernandez 1.33
3 John Lackey 0.86
4 Bronson Arroyo 0.80
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Geoff Geary 1
1 Jeremy Guthrie 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 10
2 Felix Hernandez 8
3 A. J. Burnett 6
3 Armando Galarraga 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .375
2 Albert Pujols .354
3 Lance Berkman .343
4 Ian Kinsler .333
5 Matt Holliday .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 29
2 Adam Dunn 27
3 Chase Utley 25
4 Ryan Braun 23
4 5 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 95
2 Ryan Howard 85
3 Carlos Lee 77
4 David Wright 74
5 Lance Berkman 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 41
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
2 Juan Pierre 35
4 Ichiro Suzuki 34
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.82
2 Edinson Volquez 2.29
3 Cliff Lee 2.31
4 Tim Lincecum 2.57
5 Shaun Marcum 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 13
2 Cliff Lee 12
2 Kyle Lohse 12
2 Mike Mussina 12
2 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 147
2 Tim Lincecum 135
3 A. J. Burnett 132
4 Chad Billingsley 128
5 3 tied 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 38
2 George Sherrill 29
3 Jonathan Papelbon 28
4 Joe Nathan 27
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .467
2 Jerry Hairston .438
3 Justin Morneau .436
4 Jim Thome .429
5 Edwin Encarnacion .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 7
2 Adam Dunn 6
2 Ryan Ludwick 6
4 Rick Ankiel 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cody Ross 15
2 Kevin Youkilis 14
3 Josh Hamilton 13
3 Matt Holliday 13
3 Ryan Howard 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rios 7
2 Matt Kemp 5
2 Brian Roberts 5
2 Jimmy Rollins 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Pelfrey 0.00
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.00
3 Dave Bush 0.56
4 Carlos Zambrano 0.64
5 Oliver Perez 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Glen Perkins 3
1 CC Sabathia 3
4 Denny Bautista 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 24
1 CC Sabathia 24
3 Chad Billingsley 21
4 Dave Bush 20
4 Jake Peavy 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Gregg 5
2 Francisco Cordero 4
2 Brandon Morrow 4
2 Joe Nathan 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .448
2 Ian Kinsler .411
3 Aaron Miles .376
4 Justin Morneau .376
5 Curtis Granderson .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 12
2 Ryan Howard 10
3 Carlos Delgado 9
3 Adam Dunn 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 25
2 Rick Ankiel 24
2 J. J. Hardy 24
2 Carlos Lee 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 11
1 Willy Taveras 11
3 Matt Kemp 10
4 Juan Pierre 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Haren 1.00
2 Justin Duchscherer 1.37
3 Mike Pelfrey 1.38
4 Rich Harden 1.55
5 Roy Halladay 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Pelfrey 5
1 Glen Perkins 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Scott Baker 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 50
2 A. J. Burnett 47
3 Matt Cain 41
4 Tim Lincecum 40
4 Ervin Santana 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 10
2 Joe Nathan 9
2 Joakim Soria 9
4 Kevin Gregg 8
4 5 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .360
2 Albert Pujols .349
3 Matt Holliday .339
4 Magglio Ordonez .335
5 Garrett Atkins .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 51
2 Ryan Braun 43
3 Alex Rodriguez 42
4 Lance Berkman 41
4 2 others tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 148
2 Mark Teixeira 130
3 David Wright 127
4 Ryan Braun 125
5 Carlos Beltran 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 63
2 Juan Pierre 61
3 Willy Taveras 51
4 Jimmy Rollins 49
5 Brian Roberts 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roberto Hernandez 2.56
2 Jake Peavy 2.75
3 Roy Halladay 2.76
4 Edinson Volquez 2.79
5 John Lackey 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Josh Beckett 17
4 5 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 231
2 Javier Vazquez 216
3 Johan Santana 211
4 Jake Peavy 210
5 Chad Billingsley 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 54
2 Joe Nathan 46
3 Jonathan Papelbon 44
4 Jose Valverde 43
5 Brad Lidge 39