On This Day

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 89 60 .597 --
Red Sox 89 62 .589 1.0
Yankees 80 71 .530 10.0
Blue Jays 80 71 .530 10.0
Orioles 67 82 .450 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 84 66 .560 --
Twins 82 69 .543 2.5
Indians 74 77 .490 10.5
Tigers 70 80 .467 14.0
Royals 67 84 .444 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 92 58 .613 --
Rangers 75 77 .493 18.0
Athletics 70 80 .467 22.0
Mariners 57 93 .380 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 67 .556 --
Mets 83 67 .553 0.5
Marlins 78 72 .520 5.5
Braves 67 84 .444 17.0
Nationals 58 93 .384 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 91 58 .611 --
Brewers 83 68 .550 9.0
Astros 80 70 .533 11.5
Cardinals 78 72 .520 13.5
Reds 69 81 .460 22.5
Pirates 63 88 .417 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 72 .523 --
D'backs 74 76 .493 4.5
Rockies 69 83 .454 10.5
Giants 68 83 .450 11.0
Padres 58 94 .382 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Howard 4
1 Ryan Sweeney 4
3 Jeff Baker 3
3 Casey Blake 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 2
2 Jeff Baker 1
2 Casey Blake 1
2 John Buck 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Garko 4
1 Chris Iannetta 4
3 Jeff Baker 3
3 Jorge Cantu 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Gardner 2
2 Mike Aviles 1
2 Travis Buck 1
2 Carlos Gomez 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Haren 2.00
2 Josh Beckett 1.75
3 Sean Gallagher 1.50
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.50
3 Odalis Perez 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Brandon Duckworth 1
1 Gavin Floyd 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 12
2 Roy Oswalt 10
3 Ryan Dempster 9
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Joakim Soria 1
1 Kerry Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .365
2 Albert Pujols .357
3 Manny Ramirez .330
4 Dustin Pedroia .327
5 Matt Holliday .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 45
2 Adam Dunn 37
3 Carlos Quentin 36
4 Ryan Braun 35
4 Carlos Delgado 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 136
2 Justin Morneau 126
3 Josh Hamilton 124
4 Miguel Cabrera 118
5 David Wright 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 68
2 Jose Reyes 50
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 48
4 Jimmy Rollins 42
4 2 others tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.36
2 Tim Lincecum 2.43
3 Johan Santana 2.70
4 Roy Halladay 2.77
5 Jake Peavy 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 22
2 Brandon Webb 20
3 A. J. Burnett 18
3 Roy Halladay 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 237
2 CC Sabathia 230
3 A. J. Burnett 214
4 Ervin Santana 200
5 Roy Halladay 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 58
2 Jose Valverde 42
3 Joakim Soria 39
3 Brian Wilson 39
5 Jonathan Papelbon 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Ethier .550
2 Kelly Johnson .490
3 Chipper Jones .455
4 Coco Crisp .444
5 Asdrubal Cabrera .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 8
2 Adrian Gonzalez 6
2 Alfonso Soriano 6
4 Mike Jacobs 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 21
2 Justin Morneau 18
2 Manny Ramirez 18
4 Adrian Gonzalez 17
5 Adam LaRoche 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nate McLouth 6
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 5
2 Chone Figgins 5
2 Torii Hunter 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Lewis 0.00
2 Dustin Nippert 0.75
3 Jon Lester 0.87
4 Derek Lowe 0.89
5 Josh Beckett 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Lester 3
1 Derek Lowe 3
1 Joe Smith 3
4 Jose Arredondo 2
4 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 31
2 Tim Lincecum 27
3 Brett Myers 23
4 Ryan Dempster 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joakim Soria 6
2 Francisco Cordero 5
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
4 Mike Gonzalez 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Coco Crisp .418
2 Cristian Guzman .416
3 Manny Ramirez .392
4 Albert Pujols .391
5 Shin-Soo Choo .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 12
2 Carlos Delgado 9
2 Manny Ramirez 9
2 Kelly Shoppach 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 32
1 Justin Morneau 32
3 Alex Rodriguez 28
4 Carlos Delgado 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 12
2 Willy Taveras 11
3 Rajai Davis 10
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
3 Jose Reyes 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 1.11
2 Brett Myers 1.33
3 Rich Harden 1.44
4 Bronson Arroyo 1.45
5 Roy Oswalt 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 5
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Tim Lincecum 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 55
2 A. J. Burnett 49
3 Brett Myers 48
4 CC Sabathia 47
5 Edinson Volquez 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 11
3 Francisco Cordero 8
3 Brad Lidge 8
3 Mariano Rivera 8