On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 42 .622 --
Red Sox 62 48 .564 6.5
Rays 61 50 .550 8.0
Blue Jays 53 57 .482 15.5
Orioles 46 65 .414 23.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 59 51 .536 --
White Sox 57 55 .509 3.0
Twins 54 57 .486 5.5
Indians 48 63 .432 11.5
Royals 43 68 .387 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 44 .596 --
Rangers 62 48 .564 3.5
Mariners 58 53 .523 8.0
Athletics 49 62 .441 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 48 .560 --
Marlins 58 53 .523 4.0
Braves 58 54 .518 4.5
Mets 52 59 .468 10.0
Nationals 40 72 .357 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 51 .549 --
Cubs 58 51 .532 2.0
Astros 55 56 .495 6.0
Brewers 55 56 .495 6.0
Reds 48 62 .436 12.5
Pirates 45 66 .405 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 45 .598 --
Giants 61 50 .550 5.5
Rockies 61 50 .550 5.5
D'backs 50 62 .446 17.0
Padres 47 66 .416 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milton Bradley 4
1 Chris Coghlan 4
1 Michael Cuddyer 4
1 Hanley Ramirez 4
1 Marco Scutaro 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Crosby 2
1 Michael Cuddyer 2
3 Geoff Blum 1
3 Russell Branyan 1
3 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russell Branyan 4
2 Marlon Byrd 3
2 Jamey Carroll 3
2 Michael Cuddyer 3
2 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 2
1 Nyjer Morgan 2
3 Josh Anderson 1
3 Robert Andino 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Derek Holland 2.00
2 Jon Lester 1.40
3 Josh Johnson 1.20
4 Javier Vazquez 1.00
5 Tim Stauffer 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 1
1 Phil Coke 1
1 Roy Halladay 1
1 Jason Hammel 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Derek Holland 8
1 John Lackey 8
3 Matt Cain 7
3 Aaron Harang 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Kyle McClellan 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .365
2 Ichiro Suzuki .363
3 Hanley Ramirez .348
4 Jason Bartlett .336
5 Pablo Sandoval .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 36
1 Mark Reynolds 36
3 Adam Dunn 30
4 Adrian Gonzalez 29
4 Mark Teixeira 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 100
2 Prince Fielder 98
3 Justin Morneau 91
4 Adam Dunn 84
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 52
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 50
3 Michael Bourn 39
4 Nyjer Morgan 36
5 B. J. Upton 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 2.20
2 Chris Carpenter 2.26
3 Zack Greinke 2.43
4 Matt Cain 2.44
5 Wandy Rodriguez 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 13
1 Johan Santana 13
1 Adam Wainwright 13
4 Matt Cain 12
4 7 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 198
2 Justin Verlander 186
3 Javier Vazquez 171
4 Zack Greinke 167
5 Jon Lester 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 32
2 Brian Fuentes 31
3 Joe Nathan 29
4 Heath Bell 28
4 2 others tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Gonzalez .483
2 Cristian Guzman .451
3 Ryan Zimmerman .434
4 Chris Coghlan .431
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 11
2 Ryan Zimmerman 7
3 Kendrys Morales 6
3 Cody Ross 6
3 Michael Young 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kendrys Morales 17
1 Mark Reynolds 17
3 Jhonny Peralta 16
3 Josh Willingham 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 7
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 7
1 Nyjer Morgan 7
4 Jimmy Rollins 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 0.75
2 Andy Pettitte 0.90
3 Wandy Rodriguez 1.00
4 Gavin Floyd 1.15
5 J. A. Happ 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Phil Coke 3
1 Mat Latos 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Manny Parra 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 30
2 Rich Harden 28
3 Justin Verlander 27
4 Jered Weaver 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .422
2 Mark Reynolds .389
3 Orlando Cabrera .389
4 Nyjer Morgan .385
5 Erick Aybar .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 12
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 Matt Holliday 26
2 Jim Thome 26
4 Bobby Abreu 25
4 Josh Willingham 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nyjer Morgan 15
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
3 Michael Bourn 11
4 Rajai Davis 10
4 Jimmy Rollins 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wandy Rodriguez 0.87
2 Clayton Kershaw 1.42
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 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 49
2 Rich Harden 47
3 Justin Verlander 45
4 Ricky Nolasco 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 9
2 David Aardsma 8
2 Jose Valverde 8
4 Andrew Bailey 7
4 6 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .361
2 Ichiro Suzuki .351
3 Hanley Ramirez .343
4 Albert Pujols .341
5 Jason Bartlett .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 50
2 Ryan Howard 42
3 Mark Teixeira 41
4 Mark Reynolds 40
5 Miguel Cabrera 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 143
2 Prince Fielder 132
3 Justin Morneau 131
4 Ryan Howard 129
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
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 2.28
2 Zack Greinke 2.39
3 Wandy Rodriguez 2.50
4 Johan Santana 2.62
5 Roy Halladay 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 20
2 Roy Halladay 19
3 Tim Lincecum 18
3 Adam Wainwright 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 288
2 Javier Vazquez 230
3 Justin Verlander 228
4 Zack Greinke 219
5 Dan Haren 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 43
2 Francisco Rodriguez 41
3 Brian Fuentes 40
4 Joe Nathan 37
4 2 others tied 37