On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 77 49 .611 --
Red Sox 73 54 .575 4.5
Yankees 67 59 .532 10.0
Blue Jays 65 61 .516 12.0
Orioles 62 65 .488 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 73 54 .575 --
Twins 72 54 .571 0.5
Tigers 62 65 .488 11.0
Indians 58 67 .464 14.0
Royals 55 71 .437 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 77 48 .616 --
Rangers 63 65 .492 15.5
Athletics 57 69 .452 20.5
Mariners 46 80 .365 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 70 57 .551 --
Phillies 68 58 .540 1.5
Marlins 65 62 .512 5.0
Braves 56 71 .441 14.0
Nationals 44 83 .346 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 49 .611 --
Brewers 73 55 .570 5.0
Cardinals 71 58 .550 7.5
Astros 64 63 .504 13.5
Pirates 57 70 .449 20.5
Reds 56 71 .441 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 66 60 .524 --
Dodgers 64 62 .508 2.0
Rockies 59 69 .461 8.0
Giants 54 72 .429 12.0
Padres 48 78 .381 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Aviles 3
1 Ryan Doumit 3
1 Jody Gerut 3
1 Josh Hamilton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Metcalf 2
1 Kelly Shoppach 2
3 Rick Ankiel 1
3 John Baker 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 4
2 Mike Aviles 3
2 John Baker 3
2 Adam Dunn 3
2 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Ardoin 1
1 Mike Aviles 1
1 Emilio Bonifacio 1
1 Rajai Davis 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gil Meche 3.00
2 Ted Lilly 1.75
3 Jered Weaver 1.50
4 Brett Myers 0.90
5 Gavin Floyd 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 1
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Taylor Buchholz 1
1 Gavin Floyd 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gil Meche 9
1 Brett Myers 9
1 Jered Weaver 9
4 Dallas Braden 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Jensen Lewis 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .362
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .344
4 Lance Berkman .329
5 Xavier Nady .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 35
2 Adam Dunn 34
3 Ryan Howard 33
4 Ryan Braun 31
4 Ryan Ludwick 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 115
2 Ryan Howard 104
3 Carlos Lee 100
4 Justin Morneau 98
5 3 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 59
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 41
3 Jose Reyes 40
4 Juan Pierre 38
4 Ichiro Suzuki 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.43
2 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
3 Tim Lincecum 2.60
4 Roy Halladay 2.64
5 Edinson Volquez 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 18
2 Cliff Lee 17
3 A. J. Burnett 16
3 Mike Mussina 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 192
1 CC Sabathia 192
3 A. J. Burnett 178
4 Chad Billingsley 168
5 Ervin Santana 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 48
2 Joe Nathan 34
3 Jonathan Papelbon 33
3 Joakim Soria 33
3 Brian Wilson 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Winn .481
2 Melvin Mora .474
3 Jeff Kent .472
4 Derek Jeter .451
5 Marlon Byrd .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Melvin Mora 6
1 Carlos Pena 6
1 Carlos Quentin 6
4 Miguel Cabrera 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 25
2 David Ortiz 16
2 Manny Ramirez 16
4 Miguel Cabrera 15
4 6 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 Johnny Damon 5
2 Matt Holliday 5
2 Cesar Izturis 5
2 Denard Span 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Harden 0.00
2 Edinson Volquez 0.66
3 Cliff Lee 1.06
4 CC Sabathia 1.08
5 Roy Halladay 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Armando Galarraga 3
1 Francisco Liriano 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 26
1 Javier Vazquez 26
3 A. J. Burnett 25
3 Tim Lincecum 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 5
2 Jonathan Broxton 4
2 Brian Fuentes 4
2 Jensen Lewis 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .412
2 Brad Hawpe .402
3 Marlon Byrd .394
4 Randy Winn .393
5 Raul Ibanez .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 12
2 Carlos Pena 10
3 Ryan Ludwick 9
4 Miguel Cabrera 8
4 12 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 40
2 Miguel Cabrera 36
3 Brad Hawpe 31
4 Jason Bay 28
4 Ian Stewart 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 18
2 Johnny Damon 8
2 Chone Figgins 8
2 Corey Hart 8
2 B. J. Upton 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.47
2 Randy Johnson 1.56
3 Roy Halladay 1.63
4 Jeremy Guthrie 1.71
5 Rich Harden 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 6
2 Armando Galarraga 5
2 Dan Haren 5
2 Jon Lester 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 49
1 Tim Lincecum 49
3 A. J. Burnett 46
4 CC Sabathia 45
5 3 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Brian Fuentes 8
3 Troy Percival 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .360
2 Matt Holliday .348
3 Albert Pujols .348
4 Magglio Ordonez .335
5 Ichiro Suzuki .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Carlos Pena 44
3 Alex Rodriguez 42
4 Ryan Braun 41
4 Jim Thome 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 141
2 Josh Hamilton 127
3 Miguel Cabrera 126
4 Mark Teixeira 125
4 David Wright 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 63
2 Jose Reyes 55
3 Juan Pierre 52
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 49
5 Jimmy Rollins 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Roy Halladay 2.77
3 Tim Lincecum 2.84
4 John Lackey 2.87
5 CC Sabathia 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 237
2 CC Sabathia 233
3 Javier Vazquez 228
4 Tim Lincecum 217
5 Dan Haren 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 44
3 Jose Valverde 42
4 Jonathan Papelbon 41
5 Brad Lidge 39