On This Day

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 73 47 .608 --
Red Sox 71 51 .582 3.0
Yankees 64 57 .529 9.5
Blue Jays 62 60 .508 12.0
Orioles 59 62 .488 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 68 53 .562 --
Twins 67 53 .558 0.5
Tigers 59 62 .488 9.0
Indians 54 66 .450 13.5
Royals 54 67 .446 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 44 .630 --
Rangers 61 61 .500 15.5
Athletics 55 65 .458 20.5
Mariners 46 74 .383 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 65 56 .537 --
Phillies 64 57 .529 1.0
Marlins 63 59 .516 2.5
Braves 55 66 .455 10.0
Nationals 44 78 .361 21.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 47 .612 --
Brewers 70 52 .574 4.5
Cardinals 68 56 .548 7.5
Astros 62 59 .512 12.0
Pirates 55 66 .455 19.0
Reds 54 68 .443 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 59 .512 --
D'backs 62 59 .512 --
Rockies 54 69 .439 9.0
Giants 50 70 .417 11.5
Padres 47 74 .388 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Kotsay 5
2 Bobby Crosby 3
2 Chris Dickerson 3
2 Jeff Francoeur 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Chris Burke 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 Carlos Delgado 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 3
1 Jeff Francoeur 3
1 Ryan Ludwick 3
1 Kevin Millar 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Ellis 1
1 Cesar Izturis 1
1 Paul Konerko 1
1 James Loney 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hiroki Kuroda 3.50
2 Brett Myers 1.14
2 Jake Peavy 1.14
4 Johnny Cueto 1.00
4 Dan Haren 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lance Broadway 1
1 Fernando Cabrera 1
1 Johnny Cueto 1
1 Armando Galarraga 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 9
2 Ted Lilly 8
2 Brett Myers 8
2 Jake Peavy 8
2 Oliver Perez 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Hung-Chih Kuo 1
1 Trever Miller 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .367
2 Matt Holliday .345
3 Albert Pujols .342
4 Lance Berkman .333
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 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 112
2 Ryan Howard 103
3 Carlos Lee 100
4 David Wright 94
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 53
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 Jake Peavy 2.61
4 Tim Lincecum 2.67
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 4 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 Carlos Lee .500
2 Marlon Byrd .444
3 Daniel Murphy .441
4 Manny Ramirez .438
5 Melvin Mora .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 7
1 Ryan Ludwick 7
3 Jim Thome 6
4 Jay Bruce 5
4 11 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 20
2 Nick Markakis 19
3 Jed Lowrie 18
4 Ryan Ludwick 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Corey Hart 6
1 Cesar Izturis 6
3 Jose Reyes 5
3 Willy Taveras 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Wakefield 0.73
2 CC Sabathia 1.11
3 Jeremy Guthrie 1.17
3 Brandon Webb 1.17
5 Cliff Lee 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Jeremy Guthrie 3
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 3
1 J. J. Putz 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 26
1 CC Sabathia 26
3 Dan Haren 22
3 Ricky Nolasco 22
3 Ervin Santana 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 4
1 Trevor Hoffman 4
1 Troy Percival 4
1 Brian Wilson 4
5 11 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .400
2 Melvin Mora .390
3 Marlon Byrd .385
4 Brad Hawpe .382
5 Garret Anderson .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 10
1 Carlos Quentin 10
3 Carlos Delgado 9
3 Matt Holliday 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 35
2 Melvin Mora 33
3 Raul Ibanez 27
4 Carlos Delgado 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 14
2 Corey Hart 9
2 B. J. Upton 9
4 Chone Figgins 8
4 2 others tied 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 Dan Haren 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 47
2 CC Sabathia 46
3 Dan Haren 44
4 Oliver Perez 42
5 Jake Peavy 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Jonathan Broxton 8
2 Brian Fuentes 8
2 Brad Lidge 8
2 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .360
2 Albert Pujols .346
3 Matt Holliday .345
4 Magglio Ordonez .335
5 Lance Berkman .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Carlos Pena 43
3 Adam Dunn 42
3 Alex Rodriguez 42
3 Jim Thome 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Mark Teixeira 134
3 Josh Hamilton 128
4 David Wright 127
5 2 tied 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 62
2 Willy Taveras 57
3 Juan Pierre 55
4 Jimmy Rollins 48
5 Jacoby Ellsbury 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.53
2 Roy Halladay 2.80
3 Jake Peavy 2.83
4 Adam Wainwright 2.87
5 CC Sabathia 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 A. J. Burnett 230
1 CC Sabathia 230
3 Javier Vazquez 223
4 Dan Haren 217
5 Tim Lincecum 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 43
3 Jose Valverde 42
4 Jonathan Papelbon 41
5 2 tied 39