On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 27 19 .587 --
Red Sox 25 18 .581 0.5
Yankees 25 18 .581 0.5
Rays 23 22 .511 3.5
Orioles 18 25 .419 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 17 .585 --
Royals 21 22 .488 4.0
Twins 21 23 .477 4.5
White Sox 19 23 .452 5.5
Indians 17 27 .386 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 17 .595 --
Angels 22 20 .524 3.0
Mariners 20 24 .455 6.0
Athletics 15 25 .375 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 23 18 .561 --
Mets 23 19 .548 0.5
Braves 22 20 .524 1.5
Marlins 19 25 .432 5.5
Nationals 13 30 .302 11.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 17 .605 --
Brewers 26 17 .605 --
Reds 22 20 .524 3.5
Cubs 21 20 .512 4.0
Pirates 19 24 .442 7.0
Astros 18 24 .429 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 14 .682 --
Padres 21 22 .488 8.5
Giants 20 22 .476 9.0
D'backs 19 24 .442 10.5
Rockies 17 25 .405 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Casey Blake 3
1 Hank Blalock 3
1 Stephen Drew 3
1 Jeff Francoeur 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Cruz 2
1 Joey Votto 2
3 Hank Blalock 1
3 Geoff Blum 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nelson Cruz 4
1 Mark DeRosa 4
1 Joey Votto 4
4 Jason Bartlett 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Anderson 1
1 Jason Bartlett 1
1 Emilio Bonifacio 1
1 Robinson Cano 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kyle Lohse 1.50
2 Josh Geer 1.40
3 Randy Wells 1.17
4 Clayton Richard 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Brian Bass 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Richard 8
2 Matt Cain 7
2 Josh Geer 7
2 Dan Haren 7
2 Randy Wells 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Edward Mujica 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 Chad Qualls 1
1 George Sherrill 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .379
2 Jason Bartlett .376
3 Joey Votto .371
4 Miguel Cabrera .370
5 Carlos Beltran .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Raul Ibanez 17
2 Adrian Gonzalez 16
3 Carlos Pena 15
4 Albert Pujols 14
5 Jason Bay 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 48
2 Jason Bay 44
3 Raul Ibanez 42
4 Prince Fielder 40
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 26
2 Chone Figgins 19
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 18
4 Bobby Abreu 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.82
2 Johan Santana 1.50
3 Wandy Rodriguez 1.83
4 Jair Jurrjens 1.96
5 Johnny Cueto 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 8
2 Zack Greinke 7
3 Bronson Arroyo 6
3 Chad Billingsley 6
3 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 79
2 Justin Verlander 77
3 Tim Lincecum 76
4 Johan Santana 75
5 2 tied 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 12
1 Brian Fuentes 12
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
4 Jonathan Broxton 11
4 5 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .460
2 Hunter Pence .442
3 Brandon Moss .436
4 Jhonny Peralta .425
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Raul Ibanez 9
2 Adrian Gonzalez 7
2 Joe Mauer 7
2 Mark Teixeira 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Mauer 22
2 Raul Ibanez 20
3 Mark Teixeira 18
4 Jason Bartlett 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Bartlett 7
1 Chone Figgins 7
1 Mark Reynolds 7
1 B. J. Upton 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Outman 0.75
2 Roy Halladay 0.78
3 Cliff Lee 1.20
4 James Shields 1.35
5 Jason Vargas 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alfredo Aceves 3
1 Edwin Jackson 3
1 Rick Porcello 3
4 Bronson Arroyo 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 27
2 Tim Lincecum 26
3 Jorge De La Rosa 23
3 Javier Vazquez 23
5 Aaron Harang 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Heath Bell 4
2 Brian Fuentes 4
2 Bobby Jenks 4
2 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .429
2 Joey Votto .403
3 Juan Pierre .393
4 Ryan Zimmerman .387
5 Todd Helton .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Raul Ibanez 12
2 Adrian Gonzalez 11
3 Jason Bay 10
3 Albert Pujols 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 33
1 Prince Fielder 33
3 Evan Longoria 32
4 Raul Ibanez 31
5 Brandon Phillips 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 21
2 Michael Bourn 12
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 12
2 Chone Figgins 12
5 B. J. Upton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Verlander 1.02
2 Zack Greinke 1.17
3 Cliff Lee 1.42
4 Roy Halladay 1.76
5 Wandy Rodriguez 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 5
1 Derek Lowe 5
1 Matt Palmer 5
4 Jonathan Broxton 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 53
1 Jake Peavy 53
3 Justin Verlander 52
4 Johan Santana 48
4 Javier Vazquez 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Brian Fuentes 9
2 Francisco Rodriguez 9
4 Frank Francisco 8
5 6 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .352
2 Albert Pujols .351
3 Joe Mauer .343
4 Carlos Lee .337
5 Dustin Pedroia .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 45
2 Adam Dunn 41
3 Albert Pujols 40
3 Mark Teixeira 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Miguel Cabrera 134
3 Justin Morneau 128
4 Mark Teixeira 127
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 61
2 Jose Reyes 53
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 49
4 Jimmy Rollins 47
4 B. J. Upton 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.02
2 CC Sabathia 2.30
3 Roy Halladay 2.53
4 Rich Harden 2.65
5 Derek Lowe 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 24
2 Bronson Arroyo 19
2 Mark Buehrle 19
4 Chad Billingsley 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 272
2 CC Sabathia 230
3 A. J. Burnett 226
4 Johan Santana 223
5 Dan Haren 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 55
2 Jonathan Papelbon 38
2 Joakim Soria 38
4 Brad Lidge 37
4 Mariano Rivera 37