On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 72 47 .605 --
Red Sox 70 51 .579 3.0
Yankees 64 57 .529 9.0
Blue Jays 62 59 .512 11.0
Orioles 58 62 .483 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 53 .558 --
Twins 67 53 .558 --
Tigers 58 62 .483 9.0
Indians 54 65 .454 12.5
Royals 54 66 .450 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 44 .630 --
Rangers 61 60 .504 15.0
Athletics 55 64 .462 20.0
Mariners 46 74 .383 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 64 56 .533 --
Mets 64 56 .533 --
Marlins 63 58 .521 1.5
Braves 55 65 .458 9.0
Nationals 44 77 .364 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 73 47 .608 --
Brewers 70 51 .579 3.5
Cardinals 67 56 .545 7.5
Astros 61 59 .508 12.0
Pirates 55 65 .458 18.0
Reds 53 68 .438 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 59 .508 --
D'backs 61 59 .508 --
Rockies 54 68 .443 8.0
Giants 50 69 .420 10.5
Padres 46 74 .383 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Troy Glaus 4
1 Raul Ibanez 4
1 Jeff Kent 4
1 Aramis Ramirez 4
1 Ryan Theriot 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Teixeira 2
2 Wladimir Balentien 1
2 Clint Barmes 1
2 Milton Bradley 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Edmonds 4
1 Geovany Soto 4
1 Vernon Wells 4
4 Wladimir Balentien 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Craig Counsell 1
1 Mark DeRosa 1
1 Kosuke Fukudome 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Maine 1.20
2 Justin Duchscherer 1.14
3 Mark Buehrle 1.00
4 Ervin Santana 0.88
5 Andy Sonnanstine 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Taylor Buchholz 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Roy Corcoran 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Duchscherer 8
1 Felix Hernandez 8
1 CC Sabathia 8
4 Ervin Santana 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 John Grabow 1
1 Brandon League 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .370
2 Matt Holliday .346
3 Albert Pujols .345
4 Lance Berkman .331
5 Xavier Nady .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 33
2 Adam Dunn 32
2 Carlos Quentin 32
4 Ryan Braun 30
4 Chase Utley 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 112
2 Ryan Howard 102
3 Carlos Lee 100
4 David Wright 94
5 Justin Morneau 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 52
2 Jose Reyes 40
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 38
4 Juan Pierre 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.45
2 Justin Duchscherer 2.59
3 Tim Lincecum 2.67
4 Jake Peavy 2.68
5 Roy Halladay 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 17
2 Cliff Lee 16
3 A. J. Burnett 15
3 Mike Mussina 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 183
2 Tim Lincecum 182
3 A. J. Burnett 165
4 Chad Billingsley 157
4 Ervin Santana 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 46
2 Joe Nathan 32
2 Jonathan Papelbon 32
2 Joakim Soria 32
2 Brian Wilson 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Daniel Murphy .467
2 Marlon Byrd .453
3 Carlos Lee .441
4 Manny Ramirez .438
5 Nick Markakis .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 8
2 Miguel Cabrera 6
2 Jody Gerut 6
2 Ryan Ludwick 6
5 11 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 20
1 Nick Markakis 20
3 Jed Lowrie 17
4 Miguel Cabrera 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Corey Hart 6
2 Chone Figgins 5
2 Cesar Izturis 5
2 Jose Reyes 5
2 Willy Taveras 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rafael Perez 0.66
2 Tim Wakefield 0.73
3 Brian Moehler 0.75
4 CC Sabathia 1.11
5 Hiroki Kuroda 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Jeremy Guthrie 3
1 Edwin Jackson 3
1 Josh Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 26
1 CC Sabathia 26
3 Josh Beckett 23
4 Ryan Dempster 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 5
1 Troy Percival 5
3 Kevin Gregg 4
3 Brian Wilson 4
5 12 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .415
2 Marlon Byrd .402
3 Brad Hawpe .388
4 Melvin Mora .384
5 Garret Anderson .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 10
1 Carlos Quentin 10
3 Miguel Cabrera 8
3 Carlos Delgado 8
3 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 34
2 Melvin Mora 32
3 Raul Ibanez 27
4 Nick Markakis 25
4 Albert Pujols 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 13
2 Corey Hart 9
2 B. J. Upton 9
4 Chone Figgins 8
4 Jose Reyes 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.08
2 Paul Byrd 1.24
3 CC Sabathia 1.29
4 Ryan Dempster 1.65
5 Brandon Webb 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Jeremy Guthrie 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
4 Mark Buehrle 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 47
2 CC Sabathia 46
3 A. J. Burnett 39
3 Rich Harden 39
3 Felix Hernandez 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 8
1 Brian Fuentes 8
1 Trevor Hoffman 8
1 Brad Lidge 8
1 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .360
2 Albert Pujols .351
3 Matt Holliday .344
4 Magglio Ordonez .337
5 Lance Berkman .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Ryan Braun 42
2 Adam Dunn 42
2 Prince Fielder 42
2 2 others tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 141
2 Mark Teixeira 135
3 Josh Hamilton 129
4 Miguel Cabrera 127
4 David Wright 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 62
2 Willy Taveras 56
3 Juan Pierre 55
4 Jimmy Rollins 49
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.53
2 Roy Halladay 2.74
3 Adam Wainwright 2.87
4 CC Sabathia 2.88
5 Jake Peavy 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 A. J. Burnett 19
3 Mike Mussina 18
3 Andy Pettitte 18
3 CC Sabathia 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 238
2 A. J. Burnett 230
3 Javier Vazquez 223
4 Tim Lincecum 211
5 Dan Haren 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 43
3 Jonathan Papelbon 41
3 Jose Valverde 41
5 2 tied 39