On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 65 44 .596 --
Red Sox 63 48 .568 3.0
Yankees 60 50 .545 5.5
Blue Jays 55 55 .500 10.5
Orioles 54 56 .491 11.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 61 49 .555 --
Twins 61 49 .555 --
Tigers 55 55 .500 6.0
Royals 51 60 .459 10.5
Indians 48 61 .440 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 69 41 .627 --
Rangers 57 54 .514 12.5
Athletics 53 56 .486 15.5
Mariners 41 69 .373 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 60 50 .545 --
Marlins 59 52 .532 1.5
Mets 58 52 .527 2.0
Braves 50 60 .455 10.0
Nationals 40 70 .364 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 66 45 .595 --
Brewers 62 49 .559 4.0
Cardinals 62 51 .549 5.0
Astros 52 57 .477 13.0
Pirates 51 59 .464 14.5
Reds 51 60 .459 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 57 53 .518 --
Dodgers 55 55 .500 2.0
Rockies 50 62 .446 8.0
Giants 46 63 .422 10.5
Padres 42 69 .378 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Aviles 3
1 Jason Bartlett 3
1 Billy Butler 3
1 Miguel Cabrera 3
1 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 2
1 Matt Holliday 2
1 Kevin Youkilis 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Youkilis 4
2 John Baker 3
2 Jason Bay 3
2 Prince Fielder 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 1
1 Mark DeRosa 1
1 Jeremy Hermida 1
1 Joe Inglett 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ricky Nolasco 3.25
2 Hiroki Kuroda 1.50
3 Jake Peavy 1.40
4 CC Sabathia 1.29
5 Mike Mussina 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Kyle Davies 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ricky Nolasco 13
2 CC Sabathia 9
3 Valerio De Los Santos 8
3 Kenny Rogers 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Chan Ho Park 1
1 B. J. Ryan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Matt Holliday .348
3 Albert Pujols .347
4 Lance Berkman .340
5 Xavier Nady .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 32
2 Ryan Howard 31
3 Ryan Braun 29
4 Carlos Quentin 28
5 3 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 106
2 Ryan Howard 96
3 Carlos Lee 89
4 Justin Morneau 87
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 50
2 Juan Pierre 37
3 Jose Reyes 36
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
5 Ichiro Suzuki 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 2.33
2 Cliff Lee 2.58
3 Jake Peavy 2.59
4 Dan Haren 2.62
5 Tim Lincecum 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 15
2 Aaron Cook 14
2 Cliff Lee 14
2 Mike Mussina 14
2 Joe Saunders 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 167
2 CC Sabathia 166
3 A. J. Burnett 153
4 Chad Billingsley 145
5 Ervin Santana 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Joakim Soria 31
3 Joe Nathan 30
3 Jonathan Papelbon 30
3 2 others tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy Tulowitzki .447
2 Matt Holliday .444
3 Brad Hawpe .436
4 Kelly Shoppach .421
5 Aubrey Huff .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 6
1 Prince Fielder 6
1 Torii Hunter 6
4 Bobby Abreu 5
4 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 24
2 Justin Morneau 19
3 Albert Pujols 17
4 Ryan Braun 16
4 Torii Hunter 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 B. J. Upton 6
3 Chone Figgins 5
3 Grady Sizemore 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.41
3 Matt Cain 0.56
4 Ryan Dempster 0.86
5 Paul Byrd 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 32
2 Rich Harden 29
3 Ricky Nolasco 24
4 Joba Chamberlain 23
4 Oliver Perez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Brad Lidge 6
2 Joakim Soria 6
2 Salomon Torres 6
5 4 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .400
2 Aubrey Huff .394
3 Adam LaRoche .377
4 Matt Holliday .375
5 Fernando Tatis .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 11
2 Matt Holliday 10
2 Ryan Howard 10
2 Ryan Ludwick 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 33
2 Melvin Mora 28
3 Adam Dunn 25
3 Matt Holliday 25
3 Ryan Howard 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 12
2 Alex Rios 11
3 Matt Kemp 9
3 Jimmy Rollins 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oliver Perez 1.38
2 Randy Johnson 1.39
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.50
4 Rich Harden 1.53
5 Carlos Zambrano 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 53
2 A. J. Burnett 45
3 Chad Billingsley 43
3 Rich Harden 43
3 CC Sabathia 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Kevin Gregg 9
2 Joakim Soria 9
4 Brad Lidge 8
4 Billy Wagner 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .358
2 Albert Pujols .347
3 Matt Holliday .346
4 Magglio Ordonez .346
5 Alex Rodriguez .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Ryan Braun 45
3 Adam Dunn 44
3 Prince Fielder 44
5 Alex Rodriguez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Ryan Braun 129
2 Mark Teixeira 129
4 David Wright 124
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 63
2 Juan Pierre 58
3 Willy Taveras 54
4 Jimmy Rollins 47
5 Brian Roberts 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.66
2 Jake Peavy 2.75
3 Scott Kazmir 2.83
4 Adam Wainwright 2.87
5 John Lackey 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 A. J. Burnett 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 230
2 A. J. Burnett 223
3 Javier Vazquez 214
4 Chad Billingsley 212
4 Tim Lincecum 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 59
2 Joe Nathan 43
2 Jonathan Papelbon 43
2 Jose Valverde 43
5 2 tied 40