On This Day

Friday, August 7, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 42 .615 --
Red Sox 62 46 .574 4.5
Rays 60 49 .550 7.0
Blue Jays 51 57 .472 15.5
Orioles 46 63 .422 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 58 50 .537 --
White Sox 56 54 .509 3.0
Twins 53 56 .486 5.5
Indians 47 62 .431 11.5
Royals 42 67 .385 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 64 43 .598 --
Rangers 61 47 .565 3.5
Mariners 57 52 .523 8.0
Athletics 48 61 .440 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 46 .570 --
Marlins 56 53 .514 6.0
Braves 56 54 .509 6.5
Mets 51 58 .468 11.0
Nationals 38 72 .345 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 51 .541 --
Cubs 57 50 .533 1.0
Astros 54 55 .495 5.0
Brewers 54 55 .495 5.0
Reds 47 61 .435 11.5
Pirates 45 64 .413 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 43 .609 --
Giants 60 49 .550 6.5
Rockies 60 49 .550 6.5
D'backs 50 60 .455 17.0
Padres 46 65 .414 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Mauer 4
1 Placido Polanco 4
1 Denard Span 4
1 Omar Vizquel 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Michaels 2
1 Kelly Shoppach 2
3 Alex Avila 1
3 Jason Bartlett 1
3 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Avila 4
1 Everth Cabrera 4
1 Ryan Church 4
1 Stephen Drew 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
2 Carl Crawford 1
2 Trevor Crowe 1
2 Dexter Fowler 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oliver Perez 1.75
2 Josh Beckett 1.17
2 Ricky Nolasco 1.17
4 Tim Lincecum 1.00
5 Bud Norris 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Jason Bergmann 1
1 Jason Berken 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 7
1 Scott Feldman 7
1 Felix Hernandez 7
1 Tim Lincecum 7
1 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Mike MacDougal 1
1 Juan Carlos Oviedo 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .365
2 Joe Mauer .364
3 Hanley Ramirez .345
4 Pablo Sandoval .336
5 Jason Bartlett .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 36
2 Mark Reynolds 34
3 Adam Dunn 29
3 Adrian Gonzalez 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 97
2 Prince Fielder 95
3 Justin Morneau 89
4 Adam Dunn 81
4 2 others tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 52
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 50
3 Michael Bourn 39
4 B. J. Upton 35
5 Nyjer Morgan 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 2.20
2 Matt Cain 2.25
3 Chris Carpenter 2.26
4 Zack Greinke 2.36
5 Dan Haren 2.38

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 198
2 Justin Verlander 180
3 Javier Vazquez 164
4 Zack Greinke 162
5 Jon Lester 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 31
2 Brian Fuentes 30
3 Joe Nathan 29
4 Huston Street 28
5 3 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cristian Guzman .481
2 Matt Holliday .460
3 Bobby Abreu .455
4 Ryan Zimmerman .442
5 Michael Young .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 9
1 Ryan Zimmerman 9
3 Michael Young 7
4 Kendrys Morales 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Zimmerman 19
2 Kendrys Morales 18
3 Jhonny Peralta 17
4 Gordon Beckham 16
4 Adam Dunn 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 9
2 Everth Cabrera 7
3 Jimmy Rollins 6
4 Carl Crawford 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Baker 0.69
2 Tim Lincecum 0.75
3 Adam Wainwright 1.20
4 Gavin Floyd 1.21
5 Josh Beckett 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Joba Chamberlain 3
1 Scott Feldman 3
1 Mat Latos 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 30
2 Rich Harden 28
3 Zack Greinke 26
4 Luke Hochevar 25
4 Justin Verlander 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 5
1 Mike MacDougal 5
1 C. J. Wilson 5
4 Juan Carlos Oviedo 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .408
2 Orlando Cabrera .407
3 Erick Aybar .400
4 Ichiro Suzuki .386
5 Nyjer Morgan .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garrett Jones 10
1 Mark Reynolds 10
1 Ryan Zimmerman 10
4 Kendrys Morales 9
4 Michael Young 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Abreu 26
1 Kendrys Morales 26
3 Ryan Ludwick 25
3 Ryan Zimmerman 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 14
2 Nyjer Morgan 13
3 Michael Bourn 12
3 Jimmy Rollins 12
5 Carl Crawford 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wandy Rodriguez 0.82
2 Matt Cain 1.65
3 Josh Beckett 1.66
4 Brett Cecil 1.67
5 Cliff Lee 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
3 Craig Breslow 4
3 Joba Chamberlain 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 57
2 Rich Harden 47
3 Ricky Nolasco 43
4 Zack Greinke 42
5 Ubaldo Jimenez 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 10
2 David Aardsma 9
3 Trevor Hoffman 7
3 Joe Nathan 7
3 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .360
2 Ichiro Suzuki .351
3 Albert Pujols .339
4 Hanley Ramirez .338
5 Pablo Sandoval .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 50
2 Ryan Howard 42
3 Mark Teixeira 40
4 Miguel Cabrera 39
4 Mark Reynolds 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 140
2 Prince Fielder 130
3 Justin Morneau 129
4 Ryan Howard 128
5 Mark Teixeira 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 63
2 Carl Crawford 52
3 Michael Bourn 47
4 Chone Figgins 45
4 B. J. Upton 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 2.28
2 Zack Greinke 2.34
3 Wandy Rodriguez 2.60
4 Johan Santana 2.68
5 Roy Halladay 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 19
2 Mark Buehrle 18
2 Roy Halladay 18
2 Tim Lincecum 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 288
2 Javier Vazquez 231
3 Justin Verlander 222
4 Zack Greinke 214
5 Dan Haren 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 43
2 Francisco Rodriguez 41
3 Brian Fuentes 40
4 Joe Nathan 38
5 Jonathan Papelbon 37