On This Day

Monday, September 1, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 84 51 .622 --
Red Sox 80 57 .584 5.0
Yankees 73 64 .533 12.0
Blue Jays 70 66 .515 14.5
Orioles 63 74 .460 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 77 60 .562 --
Twins 77 60 .562 --
Indians 66 70 .485 10.5
Tigers 66 71 .482 11.0
Royals 57 79 .419 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 83 53 .610 --
Rangers 67 72 .482 17.5
Athletics 63 74 .460 20.5
Mariners 54 83 .394 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 77 61 .558 --
Phillies 75 63 .543 2.0
Marlins 70 68 .507 7.0
Braves 59 79 .428 18.0
Nationals 53 85 .384 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 53 .616 --
Brewers 80 57 .584 4.5
Cardinals 74 64 .536 11.0
Astros 72 66 .522 13.0
Reds 61 76 .445 23.5
Pirates 57 79 .419 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 70 67 .511 --
Dodgers 68 70 .493 2.5
Rockies 65 74 .468 6.0
Giants 59 78 .431 11.0
Padres 53 84 .387 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adrian Beltre 5
1 Stephen Drew 5
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 Josh Anderson 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bailey 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Yuniesky Betancourt 1
1 Casey Blake 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
2 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Magglio Ordonez 3
2 Taylor Teagarden 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 3
2 Cesar Izturis 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Josh Anderson 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johan Santana 1.25
2 Jorge De La Rosa 1.20
3 Jason Marquis 1.00
3 Jonathan Sanchez 1.00
5 2 tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bruney 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Jorge De La Rosa 1
1 Nelson Figueroa 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 10
2 Josh Johnson 8
2 Randy Johnson 8
2 Jason Marquis 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Brandon Lyon 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .363
2 Chipper Jones .358
3 Lance Berkman .338
4 Matt Holliday .332
5 Dustin Pedroia .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 37
2 Carlos Quentin 36
3 Adam Dunn 35
4 Ryan Braun 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 118
2 Ryan Howard 115
3 Justin Morneau 108
4 Miguel Cabrera 106
5 David Wright 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 65
2 Jose Reyes 46
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 43
4 Ichiro Suzuki 40
4 B. J. Upton 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.32
2 Tim Lincecum 2.43
3 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
4 Roy Halladay 2.69
5 Jake Peavy 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 20
2 Brandon Webb 19
3 Roy Halladay 17
4 A. J. Burnett 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 210
2 CC Sabathia 208
3 A. J. Burnett 193
4 Ervin Santana 183
5 Roy Halladay 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 53
2 Jose Valverde 38
3 Joe Nathan 36
3 Brian Wilson 36
5 Jonathan Papelbon 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .512
2 Cristian Guzman .447
3 Brian Giles .419
4 Bobby Abreu .415
4 James Loney .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Wigginton 6
2 Miguel Cabrera 5
2 Shin-Soo Choo 5
2 Carlos Delgado 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 17
1 Carlos Delgado 17
1 Aramis Ramirez 17
4 Aubrey Huff 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 7
1 Willy Taveras 7
3 Rajai Davis 6
3 Matt Holliday 6
3 Jose Reyes 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 0.57
2 Zach Miner 0.69
3 Brett Myers 0.78
4 Jorge De La Rosa 0.95
4 Rich Harden 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 3
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Gavin Floyd 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Ricky Nolasco 29
3 A. J. Burnett 28
4 Kevin Slowey 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 7
2 Francisco Rodriguez 6
3 Dan Wheeler 5
4 Luis Ayala 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .426
2 Manny Ramirez .413
3 Albert Pujols .412
4 Martin Prado .410
5 Raul Ibanez .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Wigginton 12
2 Miguel Cabrera 11
3 Albert Pujols 9
3 Manny Ramirez 9
3 Jim Thome 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 32
2 Melvin Mora 31
3 Jason Bay 29
4 Carlos Pena 28
5 Aramis Ramirez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 15
2 Jose Reyes 11
2 Jimmy Rollins 11
4 Matt Holliday 10
5 Johnny Damon 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.12
2 Francisco Liriano 1.23
3 Tim Lincecum 1.26
4 Cliff Lee 1.51
5 Brett Myers 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 6
2 Paul Byrd 5
2 Roy Halladay 5
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ricky Nolasco 51
1 CC Sabathia 51
3 Randy Johnson 49
4 A. J. Burnett 44
4 Johan Santana 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 11
2 Francisco Rodriguez 8
3 Brian Fuentes 7
3 Joel Hanrahan 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .367
2 Chipper Jones .363
3 Matt Holliday .337
4 Lance Berkman .329
5 Manny Ramirez .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 43
3 Jim Thome 41
4 Carlos Pena 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 141
2 Miguel Cabrera 132
3 Mark Teixeira 126
4 Ryan Braun 125
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 69
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 51
2 Jimmy Rollins 51
4 Jose Reyes 50
5 Juan Pierre 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.39
2 Tim Lincecum 2.59
3 Roy Halladay 2.73
4 CC Sabathia 2.75
5 Scott Kazmir 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Cliff Lee 20
3 A. J. Burnett 19
3 Roy Halladay 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 241
2 A. J. Burnett 240
3 Tim Lincecum 223
4 Javier Vazquez 220
5 Ervin Santana 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 60
2 Joe Nathan 44
2 Jose Valverde 44
4 Jonathan Papelbon 42
5 Brian Wilson 40