On This Day

Friday, August 28, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 48 .625 --
Red Sox 74 54 .578 6.0
Rays 69 58 .543 10.5
Blue Jays 58 68 .460 21.0
Orioles 53 76 .411 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 59 .535 --
Twins 64 64 .500 4.5
White Sox 64 65 .496 5.0
Indians 57 71 .445 11.5
Royals 49 79 .383 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 51 .598 --
Rangers 71 56 .559 5.0
Mariners 67 62 .519 10.0
Athletics 56 72 .438 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 74 52 .587 --
Braves 67 61 .523 8.0
Marlins 67 61 .523 8.0
Mets 58 71 .450 17.5
Nationals 46 83 .357 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 55 .577 --
Cubs 64 62 .508 9.0
Astros 62 66 .484 12.0
Brewers 62 66 .484 12.0
Reds 56 71 .441 17.5
Pirates 53 73 .421 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 53 .589 --
Rockies 72 57 .558 4.0
Giants 70 59 .543 6.0
D'backs 57 72 .442 19.0
Padres 55 75 .423 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kendrys Morales 5
2 Brandon Allen 3
2 Milton Bradley 3
2 Chris Coghlan 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 2
1 Kendrys Morales 2
3 Rod Barajas 1
3 Jason Bay 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kendrys Morales 6
2 Andrew McCutchen 4
2 Matt Wieters 4
4 Robinson Cano 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ian Kinsler 2
2 Josh Anderson 1
2 Everth Cabrera 1
2 Alexi Casilla 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brian Duensing 2.00
1 Tommy Hanson 2.00
3 John Smoltz 1.20
4 Tim Lincecum 1.14
4 Max Scherzer 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 1
1 Homer Bailey 1
1 Jason Berken 1
1 Brian Bruney 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 10
2 Josh Beckett 9
3 Brian Duensing 8
3 Tim Lincecum 8
3 Max Scherzer 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .372
2 Hanley Ramirez .366
3 Ichiro Suzuki .359
4 Jason Bartlett .341
5 Miguel Cabrera .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 41
2 Mark Reynolds 39
3 Ryan Howard 37
3 Carlos Pena 37
5 Prince Fielder 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 118
2 Ryan Howard 111
3 Albert Pujols 108
4 Mark Teixeira 97
5 Justin Morneau 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 55
2 Carl Crawford 54
3 Michael Bourn 46
4 Nyjer Morgan 42
5 Chone Figgins 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.20
2 Tim Lincecum 2.33
3 Matt Cain 2.39
4 Zack Greinke 2.43
5 Adam Wainwright 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 CC Sabathia 15
1 Adam Wainwright 15
3 Josh Beckett 14
3 Chris Carpenter 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 222
2 Justin Verlander 211
3 Zack Greinke 197
4 Javier Vazquez 192
5 Jon Lester 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 37
2 Mariano Rivera 36
3 Ryan Franklin 34
4 Joe Nathan 33
4 Huston Street 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .490
2 Hanley Ramirez .471
3 Miguel Cabrera .444
4 Julio Borbon .438
5 Felipe Lopez .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 10
2 Prince Fielder 7
2 David Ortiz 7
4 J. D. Drew 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 26
2 Prince Fielder 16
2 Brian McCann 16
2 David Ortiz 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 8
2 Rajai Davis 6
3 Chone Figgins 5
3 Matt Kemp 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.00
2 Adam Wainwright 0.82
3 Bronson Arroyo 1.20
4 Paul Maholm 1.23
5 Rich Harden 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 3
1 Joel Pineiro 3
1 Randy Wolf 3
4 Andrew Bailey 2
4 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 30
2 CC Sabathia 25
3 Jonathan Sanchez 24
4 A. J. Burnett 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 6
2 Brian Fuentes 5
2 Brad Lidge 5
2 Huston Street 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hanley Ramirez .421
2 Joe Mauer .409
3 Carlos Gonzalez .391
4 Denard Span .383
5 Miguel Cabrera .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 12
1 Carlos Pena 12
3 Ryan Howard 11
3 Mark Reynolds 11
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 34
2 Kendrys Morales 33
3 Prince Fielder 30
4 Miguel Cabrera 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Nyjer Morgan 11
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
4 Julio Borbon 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.68
2 Adam Wainwright 1.26
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.77
4 J. A. Happ 1.85
5 Bronson Arroyo 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Manny Parra 5
1 CC Sabathia 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 52
2 Zack Greinke 51
3 CC Sabathia 49
4 Jonathan Sanchez 45
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 11
2 Juan Carlos Oviedo 9
3 Mike MacDougal 8
3 Huston Street 8
3 Jose Valverde 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .372
2 Hanley Ramirez .359
3 Ichiro Suzuki .349
4 Jason Bartlett .342
5 Miguel Cabrera .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 50
2 Ryan Howard 49
3 Prince Fielder 42
3 Adrian Gonzalez 42
3 Mark Reynolds 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Prince Fielder 140
3 Albert Pujols 137
4 Justin Morneau 123
5 Mark Teixeira 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 64
2 Carl Crawford 54
3 Michael Bourn 53
4 Chone Figgins 48
5 Nyjer Morgan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.18
2 Zack Greinke 2.39
3 Tim Lincecum 2.53
4 J. A. Happ 2.61
5 Wandy Rodriguez 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 19
2 CC Sabathia 18
3 Roy Halladay 17
3 Jamie Moyer 17
3 Johan Santana 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 277
2 Justin Verlander 231
3 Zack Greinke 229
3 Javier Vazquez 229
5 Jon Lester 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 44
2 Brian Fuentes 41
3 Francisco Rodriguez 39
4 Jonathan Papelbon 38
5 2 tied 37