On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 83 51 .619 --
Red Sox 79 56 .585 4.5
Yankees 72 63 .533 11.5
Blue Jays 69 66 .511 14.5
Orioles 63 72 .467 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 59 .563 --
Twins 76 60 .559 0.5
Indians 65 69 .485 10.5
Tigers 65 70 .481 11.0
Royals 57 78 .422 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 83 52 .615 --
Rangers 66 71 .482 18.0
Athletics 63 73 .463 20.5
Mariners 52 83 .385 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 75 61 .551 --
Phillies 74 62 .544 1.0
Marlins 69 67 .507 6.0
Braves 59 77 .434 16.0
Nationals 51 85 .375 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 51 .625 --
Brewers 79 56 .585 5.5
Cardinals 74 62 .544 11.0
Astros 70 66 .515 15.0
Reds 60 76 .441 25.0
Pirates 57 78 .422 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 69 66 .511 --
Dodgers 66 70 .485 3.5
Rockies 64 73 .467 6.0
Giants 59 76 .437 10.0
Padres 52 83 .385 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nick Markakis 4
1 Dustin Pedroia 4
1 Albert Pujols 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4
5 23 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Butler 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
1 Jayson Werth 2
1 Randy Winn 2
5 30 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Butler 4
1 Mike Cameron 4
1 Jayson Werth 4
4 Rick Ankiel 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Elijah Dukes 1
1 Chone Figgins 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Francisco Liriano 1.20
2 Ricky Nolasco 1.14
2 Jarrod Washburn 1.14
4 Ramon Ramirez 0.86
4 Jered Weaver 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Michael Bowden 1
1 Brandon Duckworth 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Myers 8
1 Ricky Nolasco 8
1 Jarrod Washburn 8
4 Chad Billingsley 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Randy Messenger 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .362
2 Chipper Jones .359
3 Matt Holliday .337
4 Lance Berkman .335
5 Dustin Pedroia .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 37
2 Carlos Quentin 36
3 Ryan Braun 34
3 Adam Dunn 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 116
2 Ryan Howard 113
3 Justin Morneau 104
4 David Wright 102
5 Mark Teixeira 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 62
2 Jose Reyes 45
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 41
4 Ichiro Suzuki 40
5 B. J. Upton 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.43
1 Tim Lincecum 2.43
3 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
4 Roy Halladay 2.69
5 Johan Santana 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 19
1 Brandon Webb 19
3 A. J. Burnett 16
3 Aaron Cook 16
3 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 210
2 CC Sabathia 197
3 A. J. Burnett 193
4 Ervin Santana 183
5 Chad Billingsley 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 53
2 Joe Nathan 36
2 Jose Valverde 36
2 Brian Wilson 36
5 Jonathan Papelbon 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .524
2 Cristian Guzman .459
3 Emmanuel Burriss .436
4 Ronnie Belliard .423
4 J. J. Hardy .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Wigginton 6
2 Andre Ethier 5
2 Aubrey Huff 5
2 Melvin Mora 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 19
2 Jason Bay 17
2 Alexei Ramirez 17
4 Aubrey Huff 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Holliday 8
2 Jimmy Rollins 7
2 Grady Sizemore 7
2 Willy Taveras 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.51
2 Tim Lincecum 0.77
3 Brett Myers 0.78
4 Rich Harden 0.95
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Tim Lincecum 3
1 Brett Myers 3
1 Glen Perkins 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ricky Nolasco 29
2 A. J. Burnett 28
2 Tim Lincecum 28
4 Randy Johnson 27
4 Kevin Slowey 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Jose Valverde 6
2 Dan Wheeler 6
4 Jensen Lewis 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .419
2 Melvin Mora .418
3 Randy Winn .400
4 Raul Ibanez .398
5 Albert Pujols .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Wigginton 11
2 Miguel Cabrera 9
2 Mike Cameron 9
2 Ryan Ludwick 9
2 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 32
2 Raul Ibanez 31
3 Jason Bay 29
4 Carlos Pena 28
4 Aramis Ramirez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 14
2 Matt Holliday 11
2 Jimmy Rollins 11
4 Johnny Damon 10
4 Jose Reyes 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.23
2 Tim Lincecum 1.27
3 CC Sabathia 1.37
4 Brett Myers 1.65
5 Rich Harden 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 5
1 Jeff Suppan 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 54
2 Ricky Nolasco 51
3 Ervin Santana 48
4 Randy Johnson 47
5 Rich Harden 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 9
1 Jose Valverde 9
3 Brian Fuentes 8
3 Brian Wilson 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .364
2 Chipper Jones .360
3 Matt Holliday .341
4 Manny Ramirez .328
5 Dustin Pedroia .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 43
3 Carlos Pena 42
4 Jim Thome 40
5 Prince Fielder 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 139
2 Miguel Cabrera 127
3 Mark Teixeira 125
4 Ryan Braun 124
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 66
2 Jose Reyes 51
2 Jimmy Rollins 51
4 Juan Pierre 50
5 Jacoby Ellsbury 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Tim Lincecum 2.59
3 Roy Halladay 2.74
4 John Lackey 2.80
5 CC Sabathia 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 A. J. Burnett 19
2 Cliff Lee 19
2 Mike Mussina 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 240
2 CC Sabathia 230
3 Javier Vazquez 226
4 Tim Lincecum 223
5 Ervin Santana 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 60
2 Joe Nathan 45
3 Jose Valverde 42
4 Jonathan Papelbon 41
5 2 tied 40