On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 42 .618 --
Red Sox 62 47 .569 5.5
Rays 61 49 .555 7.0
Blue Jays 52 57 .477 15.5
Orioles 46 64 .418 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 58 51 .532 --
White Sox 57 54 .514 2.0
Twins 54 56 .491 4.5
Indians 47 63 .427 11.5
Royals 43 67 .391 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 43 .602 --
Rangers 61 48 .560 4.5
Mariners 57 53 .518 9.0
Athletics 48 62 .436 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 47 .565 --
Marlins 57 53 .518 5.0
Braves 57 54 .514 5.5
Mets 51 59 .464 11.0
Nationals 39 72 .351 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 51 .545 --
Cubs 58 50 .537 1.0
Brewers 55 55 .500 5.0
Astros 54 56 .491 6.0
Reds 47 62 .431 12.5
Pirates 45 65 .409 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 44 .604 --
Giants 61 49 .555 5.5
Rockies 60 50 .545 6.5
D'backs 50 61 .450 17.0
Padres 47 65 .420 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denard Span 5
2 Ryan Howard 4
3 Billy Butler 3
3 Asdrubal Cabrera 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Erick Aybar 1
1 Josh Bard 1
1 Clint Barmes 1
1 Hank Blalock 1
1 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Butler 3
1 Mark Ellis 3
1 Prince Fielder 3
1 Mike Jacobs 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Asdrubal Cabrera 2
2 Trevor Crowe 1
2 Chris Gimenez 1
2 Alex Gordon 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clayton Kershaw 3.33
2 CC Sabathia 2.25
3 Jered Weaver 1.83
4 Mat Latos 1.00
4 Carl Pavano 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 D. J. Carrasco 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Jason Frasor 1
1 Zack Greinke 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jered Weaver 11
2 Clayton Kershaw 10
3 CC Sabathia 9
4 Mat Latos 7
4 Garrett Mock 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .366
2 Ichiro Suzuki .362
3 Hanley Ramirez .343
4 Jason Bartlett .334
5 Pablo Sandoval .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 36
2 Mark Reynolds 35
3 Adam Dunn 29
3 Adrian Gonzalez 29
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 100
2 Prince Fielder 98
3 Justin Morneau 91
4 Evan Longoria 83
5 2 tied 82

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 2.43
5 Dan Haren 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 13
1 Adam Wainwright 13
3 Matt Cain 12
3 Felix Hernandez 12
3 6 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 198
2 Justin Verlander 186
3 Zack Greinke 167
4 Javier Vazquez 164
5 Jon Lester 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 31
1 Mariano Rivera 31
3 Joe Nathan 29
4 Heath Bell 28
4 2 others tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cristian Guzman .462
2 Ryan Zimmerman .442
3 Bobby Abreu .432
4 Michael Young .431
5 Gerardo Parra .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 10
2 Ryan Zimmerman 8
3 Michael Young 7
4 Kendrys Morales 6
4 Cody Ross 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kendrys Morales 19
1 Jhonny Peralta 19
3 Ryan Zimmerman 18
4 Billy Butler 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 8
2 Everth Cabrera 6
2 Jimmy Rollins 6
4 Carl Crawford 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Yusmeiro Petit 0.00
2 Randy Wells 0.59
3 Scott Baker 0.69
4 Tim Lincecum 0.75
5 J. A. Happ 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Mat Latos 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Manny Parra 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 30
2 Rich Harden 28
3 Justin Verlander 27
4 Luke Hochevar 25
4 Jered Weaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 5
1 Mike MacDougal 5
3 Heath Bell 4
3 Ryan Franklin 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .414
2 Orlando Cabrera .398
3 Erick Aybar .385
4 Ichiro Suzuki .381
5 Mark Reynolds .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 11
2 Garrett Jones 10
2 Ryan Zimmerman 10
4 Kendrys Morales 9
4 Michael Young 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kendrys Morales 27
2 Jim Thome 26
3 Bobby Abreu 25
3 Matt Holliday 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
1 Nyjer Morgan 13
3 Michael Bourn 11
3 Jimmy Rollins 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 1.42
2 Matt Cain 1.65
3 Josh Beckett 1.66
4 Cliff Lee 1.69
4 Adam Wainwright 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
3 Craig Breslow 4
3 Joba Chamberlain 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 57
2 Rich Harden 47
3 Justin Verlander 45
4 Ricky Nolasco 43
5 Jered Weaver 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 David Aardsma 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Brian Fuentes 7
3 Kevin Gregg 7
3 6 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .361
2 Ichiro Suzuki .350
3 Albert Pujols .339
4 Hanley Ramirez .337
5 Pablo Sandoval .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 143
2 Prince Fielder 133
3 Justin Morneau 131
4 Ryan Howard 128
5 Mark Teixeira 119

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 2.39
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
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 288
2 Justin Verlander 228
3 Javier Vazquez 223
4 Zack Greinke 219
5 Dan Haren 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 42
2 Brian Fuentes 41
2 Francisco Rodriguez 41
4 Joe Nathan 38
5 2 tied 37