On This Day

Friday, August 22, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 78 49 .614 --
Red Sox 74 54 .578 4.5
Yankees 68 60 .531 10.5
Blue Jays 66 62 .516 12.5
Orioles 62 66 .484 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 74 54 .578 --
White Sox 73 55 .570 1.0
Tigers 63 65 .492 11.0
Indians 60 67 .472 13.5
Royals 55 73 .430 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 77 50 .606 --
Rangers 63 66 .488 15.0
Athletics 58 70 .453 19.5
Mariners 47 81 .367 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 72 57 .558 --
Phillies 69 59 .539 2.5
Marlins 66 63 .512 6.0
Braves 56 73 .434 16.0
Nationals 46 83 .357 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 78 50 .609 --
Brewers 74 55 .574 4.5
Cardinals 72 58 .554 7.0
Astros 64 64 .500 14.0
Pirates 57 71 .445 21.0
Reds 57 72 .442 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 67 61 .523 --
Dodgers 65 63 .508 2.0
Rockies 59 71 .454 9.0
Giants 56 72 .438 11.0
Padres 48 80 .375 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Abreu 5
2 Ronnie Belliard 4
2 Ross Gload 4
2 Cesar Izturis 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 2
1 Willie Harris 2
3 Rocco Baldelli 1
3 Ronnie Belliard 1
3 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Harris 6
2 Chris Coste 4
2 Yadier Molina 4
2 Denard Span 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
2 Alfredo Amezaga 1
2 Clint Barmes 1
2 Emilio Bonifacio 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 1.62
2 Roy Oswalt 1.50
3 Tim Lincecum 1.14
4 Ryan Feierabend 1.00
5 Cha-Seung Baek 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Bush 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Roy Corcoran 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 13
2 Cha-Seung Baek 8
2 Tim Lincecum 8
4 Gio Gonzalez 7
4 Anibal Sanchez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Jensen Lewis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .359
2 Albert Pujols .353
3 Matt Holliday .342
4 Lance Berkman .328
5 Xavier Nady .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 35
2 Adam Dunn 34
2 Ryan Howard 34
4 Ryan Braun 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 115
2 Ryan Howard 106
3 Carlos Lee 100
4 Miguel Cabrera 99
4 David Wright 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 60
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 Tim Lincecum 2.48
3 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
4 Johan Santana 2.64
5 Roy Halladay 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 19
2 Cliff Lee 18
3 A. J. Burnett 16
3 Mike Mussina 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 200
2 CC Sabathia 192
3 A. J. Burnett 178
4 Chad Billingsley 168
4 Roy Halladay 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 48
2 Joe Nathan 35
3 Jonathan Papelbon 33
3 Joakim Soria 33
3 Brian Wilson 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .459
2 Marlon Byrd .434
3 Ty Wigginton .431
4 Ronnie Belliard .423
4 Jeff Kent .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 6
1 Melvin Mora 6
1 Carlos Pena 6
4 Mike Cameron 5
4 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 25
2 Aubrey Huff 16
2 Ian Stewart 16
4 Ryan Garko 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 10
2 Johnny Damon 6
2 Carlos Gomez 6
4 Denard Span 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Harden 0.00
2 Javier Vazquez 0.56
3 Edinson Volquez 0.66
4 Tim Lincecum 0.90
5 CC Sabathia 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Armando Galarraga 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Francisco Liriano 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 26
2 Randy Johnson 25
2 Tim Lincecum 25
4 Gil Meche 23
4 Brett Myers 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jensen Lewis 5
1 Joe Nathan 5
1 Jose Valverde 5
4 Jonathan Broxton 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Wigginton .395
2 Marlon Byrd .390
3 Melvin Mora .385
4 Ronnie Belliard .385
5 Randy Winn .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 11
1 Carlos Quentin 11
3 Miguel Cabrera 10
4 Xavier Nady 9
5 8 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 33
2 Miguel Cabrera 31
3 Aubrey Huff 28
4 Raul Ibanez 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 18
2 Johnny Damon 10
3 Chone Figgins 8
3 Corey Hart 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 1.39
2 Clayton Kershaw 1.45
3 CC Sabathia 1.47
4 Tim Lincecum 1.50
5 Brandon Webb 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 6
1 Brandon Webb 6
3 Armando Galarraga 5
3 Dan Haren 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 57
2 A. J. Burnett 46
3 CC Sabathia 45
4 Gil Meche 44
4 Ricky Nolasco 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .356
2 Albert Pujols .352
3 Matt Holliday .346
4 Magglio Ordonez .332
5 Ichiro Suzuki .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Carlos Pena 44
3 Ryan Braun 41
4 Pat Burrell 40
4 3 others tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 143
2 Miguel Cabrera 127
3 Josh Hamilton 126
3 David Wright 126
5 Mark Teixeira 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 64
2 Juan Pierre 52
3 Jose Reyes 51
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 49
5 Jimmy Rollins 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Tim Lincecum 2.70
3 John Lackey 2.75
4 Roy Halladay 2.80
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 Cliff Lee 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 233
2 A. J. Burnett 228
3 Javier Vazquez 225
4 Tim Lincecum 218
5 Chad Billingsley 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 45
3 Jose Valverde 41
4 Jonathan Papelbon 40
5 Mariano Rivera 39