On This Day

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 84 52 .618 --
Red Sox 81 57 .587 4.0
Yankees 74 64 .536 11.0
Blue Jays 71 66 .518 13.5
Orioles 63 75 .457 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 77 61 .558 --
Twins 77 61 .558 0.0
Indians 67 70 .489 9.5
Tigers 66 72 .478 11.0
Royals 58 79 .423 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 84 53 .613 --
Rangers 68 72 .486 17.5
Athletics 63 75 .457 21.5
Mariners 54 84 .391 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 78 61 .561 --
Phillies 76 63 .547 2.0
Marlins 70 69 .504 8.0
Braves 60 79 .432 18.0
Nationals 53 86 .381 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 54 .612 --
Brewers 80 58 .580 4.5
Cardinals 75 64 .540 10.0
Astros 73 66 .525 12.0
Reds 61 77 .442 23.5
Pirates 58 79 .423 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 70 68 .507 --
Dodgers 69 70 .496 1.5
Rockies 66 74 .471 5.0
Giants 59 79 .428 11.0
Padres 53 85 .384 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Baker 4
1 Jose Bautista 4
1 Omar Infante 4
1 Kelly Johnson 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Anderson 1
1 Daric Barton 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alfredo Amezaga 5
1 Dustin Pedroia 5
3 Billy Butler 4
3 Kelly Johnson 4
3 David Ortiz 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 3
2 Hanley Ramirez 2
3 Josh Anderson 1
3 Michael Bourn 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Adam Wainwright 1.40
2 Zack Greinke 1.14
3 Gio Gonzalez 1.00
3 Clayton Kershaw 1.00
3 Brandon McCarthy 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Carlson 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Zack Greinke 1
1 Jason Grilli 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 8
1 Mike Mussina 8
3 Adam Wainwright 7
4 Cole Hamels 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .361
2 Chipper Jones .358
3 Lance Berkman .334
4 Matt Holliday .331
5 Dustin Pedroia .330

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 121
2 Ryan Howard 115
3 Miguel Cabrera 109
3 Justin Morneau 109
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 66
2 Jose Reyes 46
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 44
4 Ichiro Suzuki 40
4 B. J. Upton 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.32
2 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
3 Tim Lincecum 2.60
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
3 Mike Mussina 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 216
2 CC Sabathia 208
3 A. J. Burnett 193
4 Ervin Santana 183
5 Roy Halladay 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 54
2 Jose Valverde 39
3 Joe Nathan 36
3 Brian Wilson 36
5 Jonathan Papelbon 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .477
2 John Baker .469
3 Cristian Guzman .447
4 J. J. Hardy .422
5 James Loney .421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dustin Pedroia 17
1 Aramis Ramirez 17
3 Carlos Delgado 16
4 Grady Sizemore 15
4 Denard Span 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 8
2 Jimmy Rollins 7
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
3 Chone Figgins 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.60
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 Roberto Hernandez 3
1 5 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 8
2 Francisco Rodriguez 7
3 Luis Ayala 5
4 Joel Hanrahan 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .422
2 Martin Prado .418
3 Albert Pujols .412
4 Randy Winn .410
5 Manny Ramirez .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 12
1 Ty Wigginton 12
3 Albert Pujols 9
3 Manny Ramirez 9
5 11 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 33
2 Melvin Mora 30
3 Miguel Cabrera 28
3 Carlos Pena 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 16
2 Jimmy Rollins 11
3 Matt Holliday 10
3 Jose Reyes 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.90
2 Francisco Liriano 1.23
3 Cliff Lee 1.51
4 Roy Oswalt 1.59
5 Brett Myers 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 6
2 Roy Halladay 5
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 5
2 Roy Oswalt 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 49
1 Tim Lincecum 49
3 Dan Haren 42
3 Gil Meche 42
3 2 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 9
3 Brian Fuentes 7
3 Joel Hanrahan 7
3 Jensen Lewis 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .365
2 Chipper Jones .364
3 Matt Holliday .334
4 Manny Ramirez .328
5 Magglio Ordonez .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 42
3 Jim Thome 41
4 Adam Dunn 39
4 2 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 140
2 Miguel Cabrera 134
3 Mark Teixeira 127
4 Josh Hamilton 125
5 Justin Morneau 124

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 2.35
2 Roy Halladay 2.73
3 Tim Lincecum 2.75
4 CC Sabathia 2.75
5 John Lackey 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Cliff Lee 20
2 Mike Mussina 20
4 Roy Halladay 19
4 CC Sabathia 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 241
2 A. J. Burnett 233
3 Tim Lincecum 229
4 Javier Vazquez 220
5 Ervin Santana 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 61
2 Jose Valverde 45
3 Joe Nathan 44
4 Jonathan Papelbon 41
5 Brian Wilson 40