On This Day

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 11 5 .688 --
Red Sox 9 6 .600 1.5
Yankees 9 6 .600 1.5
Orioles 7 8 .467 3.5
Rays 6 9 .400 4.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 6 .571 --
Tigers 8 6 .571 --
Royals 8 6 .571 --
Twins 7 9 .438 2.0
Indians 5 10 .333 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 9 6 .600 --
Rangers 6 8 .429 2.5
Athletics 5 9 .357 3.5
Angels 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 11 4 .733 --
Braves 7 8 .467 4.0
Phillies 6 7 .462 4.0
Mets 6 8 .429 4.5
Nationals 3 11 .214 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 5 .667 --
Cubs 8 5 .615 1.0
Pirates 9 6 .600 1.0
Reds 8 6 .571 1.5
Astros 6 9 .400 4.0
Brewers 5 9 .357 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 5 .667 --
Padres 9 6 .600 1.0
Giants 6 8 .429 3.5
D'backs 6 9 .400 4.0
Rockies 5 9 .357 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Bautista 4
1 Carl Crawford 4
1 Nick Green 4
1 Adam LaRoche 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rod Barajas 2
1 Melky Cabrera 2
3 Jeff Bailey 1
3 Lance Berkman 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kendrys Morales 5
2 Rod Barajas 4
3 Jeff Bailey 3
3 Melky Cabrera 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nyjer Morgan 2
2 Josh Anderson 1
2 Jeff Baker 1
2 Emilio Bonifacio 1
2 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Haren 1.12
2 Barry Zito 0.83
3 Johnny Cueto 0.75
3 John Danks 0.75
3 Francisco Liriano 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bannister 1
1 Johnny Cueto 1
1 John Danks 1
1 Jason Frasor 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 9
2 Jorge De La Rosa 6
2 Francisco Liriano 6
2 Roy Oswalt 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Todd Coffey 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .444
2 Kevin Youkilis .429
3 Evan Longoria .415
4 Ian Kinsler .407
5 Victor Martinez .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 7
2 Nelson Cruz 6
2 Carlos Pena 6
4 Andre Ethier 5
4 12 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Markakis 18
1 Albert Pujols 18
3 Andre Ethier 17
3 Carlos Pena 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 7
1 Chone Figgins 7
1 Ian Kinsler 7
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
4 Nyjer Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.00
2 Johan Santana 0.46
3 John Danks 0.95
4 Kevin Millwood 1.17
5 Dan Haren 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Jason Frasor 3
1 Zack Greinke 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 27
2 Zack Greinke 26
2 Roy Halladay 26
2 Rich Harden 26
2 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 7
2 Francisco Cordero 6
3 Matt Capps 5
3 Joakim Soria 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .353
2 Chipper Jones .343
3 Ian Kinsler .337
4 Joe Mauer .333
5 Manny Ramirez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 46
2 Adam Dunn 42
3 Carlos Delgado 40
4 Carlos Quentin 39
5 3 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 146
2 Miguel Cabrera 126
3 Justin Morneau 124
4 Carlos Delgado 121
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 65
2 Jose Reyes 56
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 48
4 Jimmy Rollins 45
5 B. J. Upton 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 2.15
2 Johan Santana 2.27
3 Rich Harden 2.37
4 Tim Lincecum 2.82
5 Roy Halladay 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 21
2 Cliff Lee 20
3 Chad Billingsley 19
3 Ted Lilly 19
3 Mike Mussina 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 261
2 CC Sabathia 249
3 A. J. Burnett 235
4 Dan Haren 213
5 Roy Halladay 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 58
2 Jose Valverde 43
3 Joakim Soria 42
4 Brad Lidge 41
5 4 tied 38