On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 19 .587 --
Yankees 26 20 .565 1.0
Blue Jays 27 22 .551 1.5
Rays 23 25 .479 5.0
Orioles 20 26 .435 7.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 19 .568 --
Royals 23 23 .500 3.0
Twins 23 24 .489 3.5
White Sox 21 24 .467 4.5
Indians 19 28 .404 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 18 .600 --
Angels 23 22 .511 4.0
Mariners 21 26 .447 7.0
Athletics 18 25 .419 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 19 .568 --
Mets 25 20 .556 0.5
Braves 23 22 .511 2.5
Marlins 21 26 .447 5.5
Nationals 14 32 .304 12.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 27 19 .587 --
Brewers 27 19 .587 0.0
Reds 25 20 .556 1.5
Cubs 22 22 .500 4.0
Pirates 21 25 .457 6.0
Astros 18 27 .400 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 15 .681 --
Padres 23 23 .500 8.5
Giants 22 23 .489 9.0
D'backs 20 26 .435 11.5
Rockies 18 27 .400 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shane Victorino 4
2 Brett Gardner 3
2 Brian Giles 3
2 Juan Pierre 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Davis 2
1 Jayson Nix 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Clint Barmes 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Casey Blake 3
1 Mitch Maier 3
1 Justin Morneau 3
1 Gary Sheffield 3
5 21 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Gardner 3
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
3 Carl Crawford 1
3 Nelson Cruz 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Scherzer 1.67
2 Joe Blanton 1.57
3 Matt Garza 1.40
4 Zack Greinke 1.33
5 Adam Wainwright 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Berken 1
1 Nick Blackburn 1
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Dallas Braden 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Blanton 11
2 Max Scherzer 10
3 Adam Wainwright 9
4 Zack Greinke 8
4 Tim Lincecum 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 J. C. Gutierrez 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Youkilis .379
2 Miguel Cabrera .377
3 Jason Bartlett .373
4 Carlos Beltran .367
5 Victor Martinez .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 17
1 Raul Ibanez 17
3 Carlos Pena 16
4 Adam Dunn 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 49
2 Jason Bay 47
3 Raul Ibanez 44
3 Justin Morneau 44
5 Prince Fielder 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 30
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 20
3 Chone Figgins 19
4 Bobby Abreu 15
4 Michael Bourn 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.84
2 Johan Santana 1.50
3 Wandy Rodriguez 1.71
4 Jair Jurrjens 2.07
5 Johnny Cueto 2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 85
2 Tim Lincecum 84
3 Zack Greinke 81
4 Jake Peavy 79
5 Javier Vazquez 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 13
1 Francisco Cordero 13
1 Francisco Rodriguez 13
4 Brian Fuentes 12
4 Jonathan Papelbon 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hunter Pence .449
2 David Wright .447
3 Brandon Moss .442
4 Miguel Tejada .440
5 Adam Kennedy .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Raul Ibanez 8
1 Joe Mauer 8
3 Adrian Gonzalez 7
3 Mark Teixeira 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 21
1 Joe Mauer 21
3 Mark Teixeira 20
4 Torii Hunter 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 8
2 Jason Bartlett 7
2 Chone Figgins 7
2 Torii Hunter 7
2 B. J. Upton 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 0.00
2 Roy Halladay 0.78
3 Josh Outman 0.92
4 Adam Wainwright 1.14
5 Josh Beckett 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alfredo Aceves 3
2 Brett Anderson 2
2 Brian Bass 2
2 Jeff Bennett 2
2 44 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 29
2 Jake Peavy 27
3 Tim Lincecum 26
4 Max Scherzer 24
5 Adam Wainwright 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Heath Bell 5
2 Brad Lidge 5
2 George Sherrill 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .429
2 Juan Pierre .408
3 David Wright .390
4 Hunter Pence .388
5 Todd Helton .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Raul Ibanez 12
2 Adam Dunn 11
2 Adrian Gonzalez 11
2 Joe Mauer 11
2 Mark Teixeira 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 33
1 Evan Longoria 33
3 Jason Bay 31
3 Joe Mauer 31
5 Justin Morneau 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 24
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 12
2 Chone Figgins 12
4 Michael Bourn 11
4 B. J. Upton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Verlander 0.85
2 Zack Greinke 1.37
3 Wandy Rodriguez 1.66
4 Roy Halladay 1.76
5 Cliff Lee 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 5
1 Carl Pavano 5
1 Justin Verlander 5
4 Jonathan Broxton 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 60
2 Jake Peavy 53
3 Tim Lincecum 49
4 Zack Greinke 45
5 Javier Vazquez 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .352
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Joe Mauer .343
4 Dustin Pedroia .343
5 Carlos Lee .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 46
2 Adam Dunn 42
2 Mark Teixeira 42
4 Albert Pujols 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 146
2 Miguel Cabrera 136
3 Justin Morneau 134
4 Mark Teixeira 131
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 61
2 Jose Reyes 52
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 51
4 Jimmy Rollins 46
5 B. J. Upton 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.02
2 CC Sabathia 2.36
3 Roy Halladay 2.59
4 Rich Harden 2.63
5 Zack Greinke 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 280
2 CC Sabathia 229
3 A. J. Burnett 226
4 Johan Santana 223
5 Zack Greinke 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 54
2 Jonathan Papelbon 39
3 Brad Lidge 38
3 Joakim Soria 38
5 Francisco Cordero 37