On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 42 .596 --
Red Sox 61 42 .592 0.5
Rays 57 47 .548 5.0
Blue Jays 50 54 .481 12.0
Orioles 44 59 .427 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 54 48 .529 --
White Sox 54 51 .514 1.5
Twins 52 52 .500 3.0
Indians 43 61 .413 12.0
Royals 40 63 .388 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 62 40 .608 --
Rangers 58 44 .569 4.0
Mariners 54 50 .519 9.0
Athletics 44 59 .427 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 43 .578 --
Marlins 54 50 .519 6.0
Braves 53 51 .510 7.0
Mets 50 53 .485 9.5
Nationals 32 72 .308 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 49 .542 --
Cubs 55 47 .539 0.5
Astros 51 53 .490 5.5
Brewers 51 53 .490 5.5
Pirates 45 58 .437 11.0
Reds 45 58 .437 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 40 .615 --
Giants 57 47 .548 7.0
Rockies 57 47 .548 7.0
D'backs 45 59 .433 19.0
Padres 43 62 .410 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derrek Lee 4
1 Andrew McCutchen 4
1 Kevin Youkilis 4
4 Miguel Cabrera 3
4 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andrew McCutchen 3
2 Matt Holliday 2
3 Carl Crawford 1
3 Nelson Cruz 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andrew McCutchen 6
2 Angel Pagan 5
3 Gordon Beckham 4
3 Aaron Hill 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Getz 2
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
3 Carlos Gomez 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Niemann 1.75
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.60
3 Wandy Rodriguez 1.33
4 Tim Lincecum 1.00
4 Clayton Richard 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Greg Burke 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Brett Cecil 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 8
1 Tim Lincecum 8
3 Jeff Niemann 7
3 Oliver Perez 7
3 Randy Wolf 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Jason Frasor 1
1 Aaron Heilman 1
1 Zach Miner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .363
2 Joe Mauer .353
3 Hanley Ramirez .343
4 Miguel Cabrera .336
5 Jason Bartlett .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 34
2 Mark Reynolds 30
3 Adrian Gonzalez 28
4 Justin Morneau 27
5 6 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 92
1 Albert Pujols 92
3 Justin Morneau 85
4 Ryan Howard 78
4 Evan Longoria 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 48
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 48
3 Michael Bourn 37
4 Nyjer Morgan 32
4 B. J. Upton 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.08
2 Chris Carpenter 2.10
3 Matt Cain 2.12
4 Tim Lincecum 2.18
5 Dan Haren 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 13
2 Matt Cain 12
2 Felix Hernandez 12
2 Tim Lincecum 12
2 4 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 191
2 Justin Verlander 172
3 Javier Vazquez 158
4 Zack Greinke 153
5 Jon Lester 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 30
2 Joe Nathan 29
2 Mariano Rivera 29
4 Jonathan Papelbon 27
4 2 others tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .526
2 Nyjer Morgan .464
3 Michael Young .442
4 Miguel Cabrera .414
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark DeRosa 7
2 Jonny Gomes 6
2 Justin Morneau 6
2 Mark Reynolds 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 19
2 Jhonny Peralta 16
3 Bobby Abreu 15
3 Jeff Francoeur 15
3 5 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 8
2 Jimmy Rollins 7
3 Everth Cabrera 6
3 Nyjer Morgan 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Cain 0.78
2 Joba Chamberlain 0.83
3 Clayton Kershaw 0.86
3 Joel Pineiro 0.86
5 Jarrod Washburn 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joba Chamberlain 3
1 Jorge De La Rosa 3
1 Kevin Hart 3
1 John Lackey 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 32
2 Luke Hochevar 26
3 Rich Harden 25
4 Gavin Floyd 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 David Aardsma 5
1 Joe Nathan 5
1 Juan Carlos Oviedo 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
1 C. J. Wilson 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .424
2 Nyjer Morgan .402
3 Erick Aybar .398
4 Bobby Abreu .382
5 Shane Victorino .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garrett Jones 10
2 Derrek Lee 9
2 Mark Reynolds 9
4 Andruw Jones 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Abreu 29
2 Derrek Lee 28
3 Ryan Ludwick 27
4 Matt Holliday 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 15
2 Nyjer Morgan 14
3 Michael Bourn 12
3 Jimmy Rollins 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jarrod Washburn 0.74
2 Clayton Kershaw 0.82
3 Matt Cain 0.86
4 Wandy Rodriguez 0.90
5 Adam Wainwright 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Jorge De La Rosa 5
1 John Lackey 5
4 Josh Beckett 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 59
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 43
3 Justin Verlander 42
4 Ricky Nolasco 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rafael Soriano 10
2 David Aardsma 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Brian Fuentes 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .350
2 Ichiro Suzuki .349
3 Jason Bartlett .341
4 Joey Votto .340
5 Hanley Ramirez .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 50
2 Ryan Howard 44
3 Adrian Gonzalez 39
3 Carlos Pena 39
3 Mark Teixeira 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 141
2 Prince Fielder 133
3 Ryan Howard 129
4 Justin Morneau 128
5 Raul Ibanez 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 63
2 Carl Crawford 50
3 Michael Bourn 45
4 Chone Figgins 44
4 2 others tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.15
2 Tim Lincecum 2.24
3 Johan Santana 2.54
4 Roy Halladay 2.66
5 Matt Cain 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 19
1 Tim Lincecum 19
1 Johan Santana 19
4 Mark Buehrle 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 300
2 Javier Vazquez 228
3 Justin Verlander 222
4 Dan Haren 218
5 Zack Greinke 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 42
1 Mariano Rivera 42
1 Francisco Rodriguez 42
4 Brian Wilson 40
5 Joe Nathan 39