On This Day

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 20 10 .667 --
Red Sox 17 11 .607 2.0
Yankees 13 14 .481 5.5
Rays 13 16 .448 6.5
Orioles 11 17 .393 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 17 11 .607 --
Tigers 14 12 .538 2.0
Twins 13 15 .464 4.0
White Sox 12 14 .462 4.0
Indians 11 17 .393 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 15 12 .556 --
Mariners 15 13 .536 0.5
Angels 12 14 .462 2.5
Athletics 9 16 .360 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 11 .560 --
Marlins 15 13 .536 0.5
Mets 13 13 .500 1.5
Braves 12 15 .444 3.0
Nationals 8 18 .308 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 10 .643 --
Brewers 16 12 .571 2.0
Cubs 15 12 .556 2.5
Reds 14 13 .519 3.5
Pirates 12 15 .444 5.5
Astros 11 17 .393 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 8 .724 --
Giants 13 13 .500 6.5
Padres 12 16 .429 8.5
D'backs 12 16 .429 8.5
Rockies 11 15 .423 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Counsell 4
1 Albert Pujols 4
3 Ryan Braun 3
3 Billy Butler 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Justin Upton 2
2 Elvis Andrus 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 Ryan Braun 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Braun 6
2 Jorge Cantu 5
3 Victor Martinez 4
4 Garret Anderson 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Lopez 2
2 Carl Crawford 1
2 Nelson Cruz 1
2 Scott Hairston 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Hendrickson 2.00
1 Johan Santana 2.00
3 Jake Peavy 1.71
4 Chan Ho Park 1.67
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Brian Bass 1
1 Scott Feldman 1
1 Jon Garland 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 12
2 Johan Santana 10
3 A. J. Burnett 8
4 Roy Halladay 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .406
2 Victor Martinez .398
3 Kevin Youkilis .393
4 Carlos Beltran .388
5 Joey Votto .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 12
2 Albert Pujols 11
3 Adrian Gonzalez 9
3 Curtis Granderson 9
3 Ian Kinsler 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 35
2 Albert Pujols 31
3 Jorge Cantu 30
4 Adam Lind 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 20
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 15
3 Bobby Abreu 11
4 Chone Figgins 10
5 Dexter Fowler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.40
2 Johan Santana 0.91
3 Dan Haren 1.47
4 Johnny Cueto 1.65
5 Jair Jurrjens 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Greinke 6
1 Roy Halladay 6
3 Chad Billingsley 5
4 Bronson Arroyo 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 54
1 Johan Santana 54
3 Jake Peavy 52
4 Tim Lincecum 50
4 Javier Vazquez 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Francisco 9
2 Heath Bell 8
2 Jonathan Broxton 8
2 Ryan Franklin 8
2 Francisco Rodriguez 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Bloomquist .448
2 Todd Helton .444
3 Albert Pujols .438
4 Rod Barajas .435
5 Carlos Beltran .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 7
2 Jorge Cantu 6
2 Carlos Pena 6
2 Justin Upton 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Cantu 22
1 Evan Longoria 22
3 Adam Lind 16
4 Jason Bay 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 16
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
3 Michael Bourn 6
3 Dexter Fowler 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cueto 0.41
2 Zack Greinke 0.72
3 Dan Haren 1.13
4 Edinson Volquez 1.29
5 Barry Zito 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark DiFelice 3
1 Zack Greinke 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 30
2 Zack Greinke 28
3 Tim Lincecum 27
3 Johan Santana 27
5 Jake Peavy 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Francisco 7
2 Ryan Franklin 5
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
4 Jonathan Broxton 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .359
2 Manny Ramirez .338
3 Chipper Jones .334
4 Joe Mauer .330
5 Ian Kinsler .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Adam Dunn 42
2 Albert Pujols 42
4 Ryan Ludwick 40
5 3 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 150
2 Miguel Cabrera 127
3 Justin Morneau 125
4 Albert Pujols 123
5 Ryan Ludwick 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 60
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 54
3 Jose Reyes 53
4 B. J. Upton 47
5 Jimmy Rollins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.17
2 CC Sabathia 2.31
3 Rich Harden 2.67
4 Chad Billingsley 2.73
5 Roy Halladay 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 23
2 Chad Billingsley 19
3 Bronson Arroyo 18
3 Mark Buehrle 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 270
2 A. J. Burnett 240
3 CC Sabathia 238
4 Dan Haren 217
5 Johan Santana 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joakim Soria 40
2 Jose Valverde 40
4 Brad Lidge 38
4 Jonathan Papelbon 38