On This Day

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 33 23 .589 --
Yankees 32 23 .582 0.5
Blue Jays 31 27 .534 3.0
Rays 29 28 .509 4.5
Orioles 24 32 .429 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 25 .537 --
Twins 28 29 .491 2.5
White Sox 26 29 .473 3.5
Royals 24 31 .436 5.5
Indians 24 34 .414 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 32 23 .582 --
Angels 28 26 .519 3.5
Mariners 27 29 .482 5.5
Athletics 24 30 .444 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 32 22 .593 --
Mets 29 25 .537 3.0
Braves 26 28 .481 6.0
Marlins 27 30 .474 6.5
Nationals 16 39 .291 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 33 23 .589 --
Cardinals 31 25 .554 2.0
Reds 29 26 .527 3.5
Cubs 27 26 .509 4.5
Pirates 26 29 .473 6.5
Astros 24 31 .436 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 39 19 .672 --
Giants 28 26 .519 9.0
Padres 26 29 .473 11.5
D'backs 24 32 .429 14.0
Rockies 23 32 .418 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cabrera 3
1 Joe Dillon 3
1 Elijah Dukes 3
1 Andre Ethier 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Ethier 2
1 Prince Fielder 2
1 Ian Stewart 2
4 Rick Ankiel 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ian Stewart 5
2 Willy Aybar 3
2 Clint Barmes 3
2 Willie Bloomquist 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 2
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Emilio Bonifacio 1
2 Chris Burke 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Lester 2.75
2 Javier Vazquez 1.75
3 Gavin Floyd 1.17
4 Edwin Jackson 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Trevor Cahill 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 Kevin Correia 1
1 Gavin Floyd 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 11
2 Ryan Dempster 7
2 Gavin Floyd 7
2 Jonathan Sanchez 7
2 Javier Vazquez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Randy Choate 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Bartlett .373
2 Juan Pierre .359
3 Miguel Tejada .356
4 Miguel Cabrera .354
5 Ichiro Suzuki .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 22
2 Raul Ibanez 19
3 Albert Pujols 18
4 Adam Dunn 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 55
1 Evan Longoria 55
3 Prince Fielder 54
3 Raul Ibanez 54
5 Justin Morneau 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 34
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 23
3 Chone Figgins 21
4 Michael Bourn 19
5 B. J. Upton 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 1.55
2 Johan Santana 2.00
3 Edwin Jackson 2.16
4 Jered Weaver 2.26
5 Matt Cain 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 9
2 Zack Greinke 8
2 Kevin Slowey 8
4 Bronson Arroyo 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 97
2 Javier Vazquez 93
3 Zack Greinke 91
3 Tim Lincecum 91
5 Johan Santana 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 16
2 Brian Fuentes 15
2 Trevor Hoffman 15
2 Francisco Rodriguez 15
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .481
2 Joe Mauer .442
3 Miguel Tejada .441
4 Derek Jeter .423
5 Prince Fielder .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Scott 8
2 Nelson Cruz 7
3 Prince Fielder 6
3 Adrian Gonzalez 6
3 Ryan Howard 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Scott 18
2 Mark Teixeira 17
3 Ryan Howard 16
3 Justin Morneau 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
2 Dustin Pedroia 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Beckett 0.40
2 Yovani Gallardo 0.42
3 Carlos Zambrano 0.69
4 Randy Johnson 0.75
5 Felix Hernandez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Scott Feldman 3
3 Brett Anderson 2
3 Burke Badenhop 2
3 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 27
2 Gavin Floyd 23
2 Felix Hernandez 23
4 Josh Beckett 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 5
1 Brad Lidge 5
1 Joe Nathan 5
1 Brian Wilson 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .430
2 Joe Mauer .420
3 Ichiro Suzuki .397
4 David Wright .388
5 Hunter Pence .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 13
2 Mark Teixeira 12
3 Ryan Howard 11
3 Raul Ibanez 11
3 Joe Mauer 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 35
2 Raul Ibanez 33
3 Prince Fielder 32
3 Joe Mauer 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 14
2 Juan Pierre 12
3 Michael Bourn 11
3 Chone Figgins 11
5 B. J. Upton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 0.96
2 Justin Verlander 1.28
3 Edwin Jackson 1.39
4 Josh Beckett 1.51
5 Matt Cain 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 5
1 Edwin Jackson 5
3 Cole Hamels 4
3 Carl Pavano 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 52
2 Chad Billingsley 43
2 Javier Vazquez 43
4 Jon Lester 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Brad Lidge 9
3 Heath Bell 8
3 Matt Capps 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .352
2 Joe Mauer .351
3 Dustin Pedroia .348
4 Carlos Lee .348
5 Albert Pujols .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Adam Dunn 42
3 Adrian Gonzalez 41
3 Mark Teixeira 41
5 Albert Pujols 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 148
2 Justin Morneau 138
3 Miguel Cabrera 131
4 Mark Teixeira 128
5 Raul Ibanez 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 60
2 Jimmy Rollins 47
3 Jose Reyes 46
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.12
2 CC Sabathia 2.31
3 Zack Greinke 2.64
4 Rich Harden 2.69
5 Roy Halladay 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 22
2 Chad Billingsley 19
2 Mark Buehrle 19
2 CC Sabathia 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 278
2 CC Sabathia 230
3 Johan Santana 224
4 A. J. Burnett 223
5 Dan Haren 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 53
2 Brad Lidge 39
2 Brian Wilson 39
4 Jonathan Papelbon 38
5 2 tied 37