On This Day

Friday, April 17, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 8 4 .667 --
Orioles 6 4 .600 1.0
Yankees 6 5 .545 1.5
Rays 5 6 .455 2.5
Red Sox 4 6 .400 3.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 6 4 .600 --
White Sox 5 5 .500 1.0
Tigers 5 5 .500 1.0
Twins 5 7 .417 2.0
Indians 3 8 .273 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 8 3 .727 --
Athletics 5 5 .500 2.5
Rangers 4 6 .400 3.5
Angels 4 6 .400 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 9 1 .900 --
Mets 5 5 .500 4.0
Braves 5 5 .500 4.0
Phillies 4 5 .444 4.5
Nationals 1 8 .111 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 8 4 .667 --
Cubs 6 4 .600 1.0
Reds 5 4 .556 1.5
Pirates 5 5 .500 2.0
Astros 3 7 .300 4.0
Brewers 3 7 .300 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 3 .727 --
Padres 8 3 .727 0.0
Rockies 4 5 .444 3.0
Giants 3 7 .300 4.5
D'backs 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Teahen 5
2 Jason Kubel 4
3 Elvis Andrus 3
3 Miguel Cabrera 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 2
2 John Baker 1
2 Brian Barden 1
2 Jason Bay 1
2 34 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Kubel 5
1 Nick Markakis 5
3 Scott Hairston 4
3 Mike Jacobs 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 2
1 Ian Kinsler 2
1 Brent Lillibridge 2
1 Shane Victorino 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Lannan 2.00
2 Randy Wolf 1.50
3 Dan Haren 1.20
4 Jair Jurrjens 1.17
5 Justin Verlander 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Brian Bruney 1
1 Matt Guerrier 1
1 Aaron Heilman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Wolf 9
2 John Lannan 8
2 Justin Verlander 8
4 Jair Jurrjens 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 9 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cristian Guzman .515
2 Miguel Cabrera .513
3 Ian Kinsler .476
4 Brian Roberts .439
5 Kevin Youkilis .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 6
2 Nelson Cruz 5
2 Evan Longoria 5
2 Ryan Ludwick 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Markakis 15
2 Aaron Hill 14
2 Albert Pujols 14
4 Carlos Delgado 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 6
2 Bobby Abreu 5
2 Jason Bartlett 5
4 Emilio Bonifacio 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.00
1 Chris Carpenter 0.00
3 Josh Johnson 0.57
4 Zach Duke 0.59
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 3
2 Bronson Arroyo 2
2 Andrew Bailey 2
2 Chad Billingsley 2
2 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 23
2 Felix Hernandez 20
2 Johan Santana 20
2 Justin Verlander 20
2 Carlos Zambrano 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 6
2 Jonathan Broxton 4
2 Joakim Soria 4
4 Matt Capps 3
4 8 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .357
2 Albert Pujols .353
3 Ian Kinsler .338
4 Joe Mauer .331
5 Manny Ramirez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 46
2 Adam Dunn 41
3 Carlos Delgado 40
4 Ryan Ludwick 39
4 Carlos Quentin 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 147
2 Miguel Cabrera 129
3 Justin Morneau 124
4 Carlos Delgado 123
4 Josh Hamilton 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 67
2 Jose Reyes 57
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 52
4 Jimmy Rollins 45
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.99
2 Johan Santana 2.39
3 Roy Halladay 2.78
4 Tim Lincecum 2.83
5 Chad Billingsley 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 21
1 Cliff Lee 21
3 A. J. Burnett 19
3 Ted Lilly 19
3 Mike Mussina 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 253
2 CC Sabathia 247
3 A. J. Burnett 237
4 Roy Halladay 208
4 Johan Santana 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 59
2 Jose Valverde 43
3 Brad Lidge 42
4 Joakim Soria 41
5 Jonathan Papelbon 39