On This Day

Friday, August 21, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 45 .631 --
Red Sox 69 52 .570 7.5
Rays 66 55 .545 10.5
Blue Jays 56 64 .467 20.0
Orioles 50 72 .410 27.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 56 .537 --
White Sox 62 60 .508 3.5
Twins 59 63 .484 6.5
Indians 52 69 .430 13.0
Royals 47 74 .388 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 47 .608 --
Rangers 68 53 .562 5.5
Mariners 63 59 .516 11.0
Athletics 53 68 .438 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 50 .580 --
Marlins 65 57 .533 5.5
Braves 64 58 .525 6.5
Mets 57 65 .467 13.5
Nationals 43 79 .352 27.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 54 .565 --
Cubs 61 59 .508 7.0
Astros 60 62 .492 9.0
Brewers 59 62 .488 9.5
Reds 51 70 .421 17.5
Pirates 50 70 .417 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 50 .593 --
Rockies 68 54 .557 4.5
Giants 67 55 .549 5.5
D'backs 54 69 .439 19.0
Padres 52 72 .419 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Melky Cabrera 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
3 Jack Cust 3
3 Jeff Francoeur 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hideki Matsui 2
1 Ryan Raburn 2
1 Brian Roberts 2
4 Russell Branyan 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hideki Matsui 7
2 Nick Hundley 3
2 Garrett Jones 3
2 Adam LaRoche 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Erick Aybar 1
1 Jason Bartlett 1
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
1 Carlos Gomez 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Anibal Sanchez 1.75
2 Randy Wolf 1.67
3 Marc Rzepczynski 1.50
4 Jonathan Sanchez 1.33
5 Gio Gonzalez 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luke French 1
1 Jeremy Guthrie 1
1 Edwin Jackson 1
1 Scott Kazmir 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gio Gonzalez 9
2 Jonathan Sanchez 8
2 Javier Vazquez 8
4 Gavin Floyd 7
4 Anibal Sanchez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 J. P. Howell 1
1 Casey Janssen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .378
2 Ichiro Suzuki .363
3 Hanley Ramirez .360
4 Jason Bartlett .344
5 Miguel Cabrera .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 39
2 Mark Reynolds 38
3 Prince Fielder 33
3 Adrian Gonzalez 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 110
2 Albert Pujols 105
3 Ryan Howard 99
4 Justin Morneau 94
5 Mark Teixeira 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 54
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 54
3 Michael Bourn 46
4 Nyjer Morgan 40
5 Chone Figgins 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.27
2 Tim Lincecum 2.37
3 Matt Cain 2.43
4 Zack Greinke 2.44
5 Adam Wainwright 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 14
1 Jason Marquis 14
1 CC Sabathia 14
1 Adam Wainwright 14
5 5 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 207
2 Justin Verlander 204
3 Javier Vazquez 186
4 Zack Greinke 182
5 Jon Lester 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Brian Fuentes 35
3 Huston Street 32
4 Ryan Franklin 31
4 Joe Nathan 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .491
2 Hanley Ramirez .455
3 Derek Jeter .452
4 Luis Castillo .442
5 Denard Span .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 7
1 Joe Mauer 7
3 Clint Barmes 6
3 Jason Bay 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 20
2 Joe Mauer 17
3 Mark Ellis 16
4 Prince Fielder 15
4 Hanley Ramirez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 8
1 Rajai Davis 8
3 Michael Bourn 7
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
4 Nyjer Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.53
2 Jorge De La Rosa 0.67
3 CC Sabathia 1.14
4 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.19
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Derek Holland 3
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 3
1 Joel Pineiro 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 26
1 CC Sabathia 26
3 Clayton Kershaw 24
3 Justin Verlander 24
5 Jon Lester 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 7
2 Jose Valverde 6
3 Brian Fuentes 5
3 Juan Carlos Oviedo 5
3 Mariano Rivera 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .416
2 Matt Holliday .413
3 Hanley Ramirez .396
4 Luis Castillo .393
5 Carlos Gonzalez .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 13
2 Joe Mauer 10
2 Kendrys Morales 10
2 Ryan Zimmerman 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 30
1 Kendrys Morales 30
3 Joe Mauer 28
4 Ryan Braun 27
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
3 Michael Bourn 11
3 Everth Cabrera 11
3 Nyjer Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.13
2 Adam Wainwright 1.30
3 Rich Harden 2.03
3 Aaron Laffey 2.03
5 Ubaldo Jimenez 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
4 Jorge De La Rosa 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 49
2 Tim Lincecum 48
3 Zack Greinke 46
4 Javier Vazquez 45
5 Jon Lester 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
1 Huston Street 9
1 Jose Valverde 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .368
2 Hanley Ramirez .352
3 Ichiro Suzuki .350
4 Jason Bartlett .344
5 Albert Pujols .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 50
2 Ryan Howard 47
3 Mark Reynolds 42
4 Adrian Gonzalez 41
5 Mark Teixeira 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 142
2 Ryan Howard 141
3 Prince Fielder 137
4 Justin Morneau 125
5 Mark Teixeira 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 63
2 Michael Bourn 54
2 Carl Crawford 54
4 Nyjer Morgan 48
5 Chone Figgins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.32
2 Tim Lincecum 2.44
3 Wandy Rodriguez 2.63
4 Adam Wainwright 2.75
5 Cliff Lee 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 19
1 Adam Wainwright 19
3 Johan Santana 18
4 Tim Lincecum 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 280
2 Justin Verlander 238
3 Javier Vazquez 227
4 Zack Greinke 223
5 Jon Lester 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 47
2 Brian Fuentes 41
2 Francisco Rodriguez 41
4 Brian Wilson 38
5 Jonathan Papelbon 37