On This Day

Monday, August 31, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 48 .634 --
Red Sox 76 54 .585 6.5
Rays 71 59 .546 11.5
Blue Jays 59 70 .457 23.0
Orioles 54 78 .409 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 69 61 .531 --
Twins 66 65 .504 3.5
White Sox 64 68 .485 6.0
Indians 58 72 .446 11.0
Royals 50 81 .382 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 78 52 .600 --
Rangers 72 58 .554 6.0
Mariners 68 64 .515 11.0
Athletics 58 73 .443 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 75 53 .586 --
Braves 69 62 .527 7.5
Marlins 68 63 .519 8.5
Mets 59 72 .450 17.5
Nationals 46 86 .348 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 55 .583 --
Cubs 65 64 .504 10.5
Brewers 64 66 .492 12.0
Astros 63 68 .481 13.5
Reds 58 73 .443 18.5
Pirates 53 77 .408 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 54 .591 --
Giants 72 59 .550 5.5
Rockies 72 59 .550 5.5
D'backs 60 72 .455 18.0
Padres 57 76 .429 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Guillen 4
1 Drew Stubbs 4
3 Jason Bartlett 3
3 Ronny Cedeno 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rod Barajas 2
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
1 Carlos Guillen 2
1 Adam Lind 2
1 Drew Stubbs 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adam Lind 8
2 Rod Barajas 5
3 Vladimir Guerrero 4
3 Carlos Guillen 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Melky Cabrera 1
1 Rajai Davis 1
1 Matt Diaz 1
1 Mark Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Pettitte 4.00
2 Johnny Cueto 1.25
3 Nick Blackburn 1.17
4 Josh Johnson 1.00
5 Randy Wolf 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Blackburn 1
1 Craig Breslow 1
1 Brett Cecil 1
1 Johnny Cueto 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 9
2 Gio Gonzalez 8
2 Josh Johnson 8
2 Andy Pettitte 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 J. C. Gutierrez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .368
2 Ichiro Suzuki .359
3 Hanley Ramirez .356
4 Jason Bartlett .340
5 Miguel Cabrera .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 41
2 Mark Reynolds 40
3 Carlos Pena 38
4 Ryan Howard 37
5 Prince Fielder 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 119
2 Ryan Howard 111
3 Albert Pujols 110
4 Mark Teixeira 101
5 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 55
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 55
3 Michael Bourn 48
4 Nyjer Morgan 42
5 Chone Figgins 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.20
2 Zack Greinke 2.32
3 Tim Lincecum 2.33
4 Adam Wainwright 2.47
5 Matt Cain 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 16
2 CC Sabathia 15
2 Justin Verlander 15
4 Josh Beckett 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 222
2 Justin Verlander 215
3 Zack Greinke 202
4 Javier Vazquez 192
5 Jon Lester 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 37
1 Mariano Rivera 37
3 Ryan Franklin 35
3 Joe Nathan 35
5 Huston Street 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .472
2 Derek Jeter .426
3 Jason Kendall .419
4 Denard Span .411
5 Todd Helton .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 7
1 Carlos Pena 7
3 Rod Barajas 6
3 Prince Fielder 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 20
2 Carlos Pena 19
3 Kendrys Morales 18
4 Adam Lind 15
4 Mark Teixeira 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 6
1 Rajai Davis 6
1 Scott Podsednik 6
4 Ian Kinsler 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Zito 0.44
2 Yusmeiro Petit 0.75
3 Adam Wainwright 1.29
3 Trevor Cahill 1.29
5 Joe Saunders 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rafael Perez 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Ian Snell 3
4 Alfredo Aceves 2
4 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 28
2 CC Sabathia 25
3 Gio Gonzalez 24
4 A. J. Burnett 23
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 6
1 Joe Nathan 6
3 Fernando Rodney 5
4 David Aardsma 4
4 11 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .404
2 Hanley Ramirez .395
3 Joe Mauer .391
4 Kendrys Morales .385
5 Chris Coghlan .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 12
2 Prince Fielder 11
2 Ryan Howard 11
2 Mark Reynolds 11
5 Kendrys Morales 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 33
1 Kendrys Morales 33
3 Carlos Pena 29
4 Prince Fielder 28
5 Matt Kemp 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 15
2 Julio Borbon 11
2 Michael Bourn 11
4 Nyjer Morgan 10
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Adam Wainwright 1.30
2 J. A. Happ 1.67
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.77
4 Barry Zito 1.93
5 Bronson Arroyo 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Scott Feldman 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 49
1 CC Sabathia 49
3 Clayton Kershaw 47
4 Josh Johnson 43
4 Justin Verlander 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .365
2 Hanley Ramirez .353
3 Ichiro Suzuki .347
4 Jason Bartlett .342
5 Derek Jeter .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 49
2 Ryan Howard 48
3 Mark Reynolds 43
4 Prince Fielder 42
4 2 others tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Prince Fielder 141
3 Albert Pujols 137
4 Justin Morneau 121
4 Mark Teixeira 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 64
2 Michael Bourn 55
2 Carl Crawford 55
4 Nyjer Morgan 47
5 Chone Figgins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.18
2 Zack Greinke 2.30
3 Tim Lincecum 2.53
4 J. A. Happ 2.61
5 Adam Wainwright 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 20
2 CC Sabathia 18
3 Zack Greinke 17
3 Roy Halladay 17
3 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 277
2 Justin Verlander 235
3 Zack Greinke 234
4 Javier Vazquez 222
5 Jon Lester 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 44
2 Brian Fuentes 41
3 Jonathan Papelbon 39
4 Ryan Franklin 38
4 Joe Nathan 38