On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 67 45 .598 --
Red Sox 65 49 .570 3.0
Yankees 61 52 .540 6.5
Blue Jays 57 56 .504 10.5
Orioles 55 58 .487 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 50 .554 --
Twins 62 51 .549 0.5
Tigers 55 57 .491 7.0
Royals 53 61 .465 10.0
Indians 49 63 .438 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 43 .619 --
Rangers 60 54 .526 10.5
Athletics 53 59 .473 16.5
Mariners 44 69 .389 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 51 .545 --
Marlins 60 53 .531 1.5
Mets 59 53 .527 2.0
Braves 52 61 .460 9.5
Nationals 42 71 .372 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 46 .596 --
Brewers 63 51 .553 5.0
Cardinals 63 52 .548 5.5
Astros 54 58 .482 13.0
Reds 52 62 .456 16.0
Pirates 51 62 .451 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 59 54 .522 --
Dodgers 56 56 .500 2.5
Rockies 52 63 .452 8.0
Giants 47 65 .420 11.5
Padres 43 70 .381 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Bay 4
1 Darin Erstad 4
1 Carlos Gonzalez 4
1 Jason Kubel 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Kubel 2
1 Placido Polanco 2
1 Fernando Tatis 2
4 Geoff Blum 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 5
2 Chris Davis 4
2 Jeremy Hermida 4
2 Placido Polanco 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marlon Byrd 2
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
3 Ronnie Belliard 1
3 Ryan Braun 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Bush 1.40
2 Zach Duke 1.20
3 Josh Beckett 1.17
4 John Lannan 1.14
5 Chad Billingsley 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Dave Bush 1
1 Jesse Carlson 1
1 Manny Corpas 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 8
1 John Lannan 8
3 Josh Beckett 7
3 Dave Bush 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Scott Schoeneweis 1
1 George Sherrill 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Matt Holliday .346
3 Albert Pujols .345
4 Xavier Nady .335
5 Lance Berkman .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 32
2 Ryan Howard 31
3 Ryan Braun 30
4 Carlos Quentin 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 108
2 Ryan Howard 96
3 Carlos Lee 92
4 Justin Morneau 89
5 Carlos Quentin 86

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 2.33
2 Cliff Lee 2.58
3 Jake Peavy 2.59
4 Tim Lincecum 2.71
5 Dan Haren 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 16
2 Cliff Lee 15
3 Aaron Cook 14
3 Mike Mussina 14
3 Joe Saunders 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 167
2 CC Sabathia 166
3 A. J. Burnett 153
4 Chad Billingsley 151
5 Roy Halladay 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Joakim Soria 32
3 Jonathan Papelbon 31
3 George Sherrill 31
3 Brian Wilson 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Aubrey Huff .429
2 Kelly Shoppach .415
3 Manny Ramirez .410
4 Ryan Doumit .404
4 Magglio Ordonez .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 6
1 Prince Fielder 6
1 Ryan Ludwick 6
1 Shane Victorino 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 18
2 Torii Hunter 16
2 Justin Morneau 16
4 Bobby Abreu 15
4 Miguel Cabrera 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 Justin Christian 4
2 Chone Figgins 4
2 Corey Hart 4
2 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
1 Brad Ziegler 0.00
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.41
4 Paul Byrd 0.61
5 Matt Cain 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Jesse Carlson 3
1 Chad Gaudin 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 27
2 Zack Greinke 25
3 Tim Lincecum 24
3 Ricky Nolasco 24
5 Dan Haren 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 7
2 Joakim Soria 6
2 Brian Wilson 6
4 Trevor Hoffman 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .447
2 Mike Aviles .398
3 Aubrey Huff .380
4 Magglio Ordonez .373
5 Ryan Braun .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 12
2 Adam Dunn 11
3 Ryan Braun 10
3 Prince Fielder 10
3 Carlos Quentin 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 32
2 Melvin Mora 29
3 Jason Bay 26
3 Raul Ibanez 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 12
2 Matt Kemp 8
2 Jimmy Rollins 8
2 B. J. Upton 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.39
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.50
3 Brandon Webb 1.60
4 Paul Byrd 1.73
5 Jorge Campillo 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 51
2 Tim Lincecum 45
3 Chad Billingsley 44
4 CC Sabathia 43
5 3 tied 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .360
2 Albert Pujols .347
3 Matt Holliday .346
4 Magglio Ordonez .346
5 Alex Rodriguez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 44
2 Prince Fielder 44
4 Adam Dunn 42
4 Alex Rodriguez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Mark Teixeira 133
3 Ryan Braun 127
4 Josh Hamilton 125
5 David Wright 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 61
2 Juan Pierre 57
3 Willy Taveras 54
4 Jimmy Rollins 47
5 Brian Roberts 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.65
2 Jake Peavy 2.75
3 Adam Wainwright 2.82
4 Roy Halladay 2.84
5 Scott Kazmir 2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 227
2 A. J. Burnett 223
3 Tim Lincecum 212
4 Chad Billingsley 210
5 2 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 58
2 Jonathan Papelbon 43
3 Brad Lidge 41
3 Joe Nathan 41
3 Jose Valverde 41