On This Day

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 9 4 .692 --
Orioles 6 5 .545 2.0
Yankees 6 6 .500 2.5
Red Sox 5 6 .455 3.0
Rays 5 7 .417 3.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 7 4 .636 --
White Sox 6 5 .545 1.0
Tigers 6 5 .545 1.0
Twins 6 7 .462 2.0
Indians 4 8 .333 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 8 4 .667 --
Athletics 5 6 .455 2.5
Rangers 4 7 .364 3.5
Angels 4 7 .364 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 10 1 .909 --
Mets 6 5 .545 4.0
Braves 5 6 .455 5.0
Phillies 4 6 .400 5.5
Nationals 1 9 .100 8.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 7 4 .636 --
Cardinals 8 5 .615 0.0
Pirates 6 5 .545 1.0
Reds 5 5 .500 1.5
Astros 4 7 .364 3.0
Brewers 3 8 .273 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 3 .750 --
Padres 9 3 .750 0.0
Rockies 4 6 .400 4.0
D'backs 4 7 .364 4.5
Giants 3 8 .273 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Asdrubal Cabrera 4
1 Mark DeRosa 4
1 Jason Kubel 4
1 Kevin Youkilis 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Ethier 2
1 Jeremy Hermida 2
1 Craig Monroe 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 6
1 Craig Monroe 6
3 Asdrubal Cabrera 5
3 Jeremy Hermida 5
5 3 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Michael Bourn 1
1 Emmanuel Burriss 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Lincecum 2.60
2 Wandy Rodriguez 2.50
3 Zack Greinke 1.43
4 Johan Santana 1.40
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Kiko Calero 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 13
2 Zack Greinke 10
2 Wandy Rodriguez 10
4 Erik Bedard 8
5 2 tied 7

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cristian Guzman .515
2 Miguel Cabrera .488
3 Kevin Youkilis .467
4 Ian Kinsler .457
5 Brian Roberts .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 6
1 Carlos Quentin 6
3 Nelson Cruz 5
3 Evan Longoria 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Markakis 16
2 Mark DeRosa 15
2 Ryan Ludwick 15
2 Carlos Pena 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 7
2 Bobby Abreu 6
3 Jason Bartlett 5
4 Emilio Bonifacio 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.00
2 Johan Santana 0.46
3 Zach Duke 0.59
4 Armando Galarraga 0.67
5 John Danks 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Zack Greinke 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Cla Meredith 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 27
2 Zack Greinke 26
3 Erik Bedard 23
3 Tim Lincecum 23
3 Jake Peavy 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 7
2 Jonathan Broxton 4
2 Jonathan Papelbon 4
2 Joakim Soria 4
5 10 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .351
2 Albert Pujols .351
3 Ian Kinsler .334
4 Joe Mauer .332
5 Cristian Guzman .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 46
2 Adam Dunn 41
3 Carlos Delgado 40
4 Miguel Cabrera 38
4 4 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 146
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Justin Morneau 125
4 Josh Hamilton 123
5 Carlos Delgado 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 66
2 Jose Reyes 58
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 50
4 Jimmy Rollins 45
5 B. J. Upton 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.99
2 Johan Santana 2.31
3 Roy Halladay 2.73
4 Tim Lincecum 2.73
5 Cliff Lee 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 21
1 Cliff Lee 21
3 Chad Billingsley 19
3 A. J. Burnett 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 266
2 CC Sabathia 247
3 A. J. Burnett 237
4 Johan Santana 215
5 Chad Billingsley 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 59
2 Jose Valverde 43
3 Brad Lidge 42
4 Joakim Soria 41
5 Jonathan Papelbon 40