On This Day

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 85 56 .603 --
Red Sox 84 58 .592 1.5
Blue Jays 76 66 .535 9.5
Yankees 76 67 .531 10.0
Orioles 63 78 .447 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 80 62 .563 --
Twins 78 65 .545 2.5
Indians 69 72 .489 10.5
Tigers 69 74 .483 11.5
Royals 61 81 .430 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 86 56 .606 --
Rangers 70 74 .486 17.0
Athletics 65 77 .458 21.0
Mariners 56 86 .394 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 63 .559 --
Phillies 78 65 .545 2.0
Marlins 72 71 .503 8.0
Braves 62 82 .431 18.5
Nationals 56 88 .389 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 86 57 .601 --
Brewers 82 61 .573 4.0
Cardinals 77 66 .538 9.0
Astros 76 67 .531 10.0
Reds 64 79 .448 22.0
Pirates 60 82 .423 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 70 .510 --
D'backs 71 71 .500 1.5
Rockies 67 77 .465 6.5
Giants 62 80 .437 10.5
Padres 55 88 .385 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Damion Easley 4
2 Clint Barmes 3
2 Aaron Boone 3
2 Jose Castillo 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
1 Jose Lopez 2
3 Jason Bay 1
3 Adrian Beltre 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pablo Sandoval 5
2 Carlos Delgado 4
2 Justin Morneau 4
4 Greg Dobbs 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Abercrombie 2
1 Torii Hunter 2
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
4 Clint Barmes 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wandy Rodriguez 3.00
2 Chris Young 2.50
3 Max Scherzer 1.83
4 John Danks 1.17
5 Zack Greinke 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Ryan Feierabend 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 11
2 Zack Greinke 8
3 John Danks 7
3 Matt Garza 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Jesse Carlson 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Jensen Lewis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .359
2 Chipper Jones .358
3 Dustin Pedroia .330
4 Milton Bradley .327
5 Manny Ramirez .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 40
2 Adam Dunn 36
2 Carlos Quentin 36
4 Ryan Braun 34
5 Carlos Delgado 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 124
2 Ryan Howard 121
3 Justin Morneau 117
4 Miguel Cabrera 113
5 Mark Teixeira 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 66
2 Jose Reyes 47
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 44
4 B. J. Upton 42
5 Ichiro Suzuki 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.28
2 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
3 Tim Lincecum 2.60
4 Jake Peavy 2.63
5 Roy Halladay 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 21
2 Brandon Webb 19
3 Roy Halladay 18
4 Mike Mussina 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 217
2 Tim Lincecum 216
3 A. J. Burnett 201
4 Ervin Santana 191
5 Chad Billingsley 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 55
2 Jose Valverde 40
3 Brian Wilson 37
4 Joe Nathan 36
5 2 tied 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Coco Crisp .514
2 Shin-Soo Choo .500
3 Aubrey Huff .474
4 Adrian Beltre .463
5 Freddy Sanchez .459

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 7
2 Ryan Howard 6
2 Ty Wigginton 6
4 Adrian Beltre 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Justin Morneau 18
2 Carlos Delgado 16
2 Dustin Pedroia 16
4 Carlos Beltran 15
4 Raul Ibanez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 7
1 Jimmy Rollins 7
3 Rajai Davis 6
3 Nate McLouth 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Sheets 0.00
2 Roy Oswalt 0.37
3 Wandy Rodriguez 0.66
4 Derek Lowe 0.82
4 2 others tied 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Myers 26
2 Jake Peavy 25
2 CC Sabathia 25
2 Ervin Santana 25
5 A. J. Burnett 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 8
2 Francisco Rodriguez 6
3 Luis Ayala 4
3 Frank Francisco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .423
2 Shin-Soo Choo .412
3 Coco Crisp .403
4 Felipe Lopez .400
5 Albert Pujols .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
1 Ty Wigginton 11
3 Carlos Delgado 10
4 Andre Ethier 9
4 Albert Pujols 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 30
2 Miguel Cabrera 28
2 Justin Morneau 28
2 Dustin Pedroia 28
5 Melvin Mora 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Litsch 0.94
2 CC Sabathia 0.96
3 Brett Myers 1.18
4 Cliff Lee 1.31
5 Roy Oswalt 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 6
2 Paul Byrd 5
2 Roy Halladay 5
2 Brett Myers 5
2 Roy Oswalt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 51
2 Brett Myers 49
3 Gil Meche 43
4 A. J. Burnett 42
4 2 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 13
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
3 Jensen Lewis 8
3 Fernando Rodney 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .364
2 Chipper Jones .359
3 Matt Holliday .333
4 Magglio Ordonez .333
5 Manny Ramirez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
2 Jim Thome 41
3 Ryan Braun 40
3 Adam Dunn 40
5 Alfonso Soriano 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Miguel Cabrera 136
3 Mark Teixeira 133
4 Justin Morneau 127
5 Josh Hamilton 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 67
2 Jose Reyes 51
2 Jimmy Rollins 51
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 49
5 B. J. Upton 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.31
2 Roy Halladay 2.60
3 Tim Lincecum 2.66
4 Scott Kazmir 2.71
5 Jake Peavy 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 22
2 Cliff Lee 21
3 Roy Halladay 20
3 Mike Mussina 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 244
2 A. J. Burnett 241
3 Tim Lincecum 224
4 Ervin Santana 217
4 Javier Vazquez 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 61
2 Joe Nathan 44
2 Jose Valverde 44
4 Brian Wilson 41
5 2 tied 39