On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 49 .640 --
Red Sox 78 57 .578 8.5
Rays 72 63 .533 14.5
Blue Jays 60 75 .444 26.5
Orioles 55 81 .404 32.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 61 .548 --
Twins 68 67 .504 6.0
White Sox 68 69 .496 7.0
Indians 59 76 .437 15.0
Royals 51 84 .378 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 54 .597 --
Rangers 76 59 .563 4.5
Mariners 72 65 .526 9.5
Athletics 60 76 .441 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 77 56 .579 --
Marlins 72 64 .529 6.5
Braves 70 66 .515 8.5
Mets 61 75 .449 17.5
Nationals 46 90 .338 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 56 .591 --
Cubs 68 66 .507 11.5
Astros 65 70 .481 15.0
Brewers 65 70 .481 15.0
Reds 62 73 .459 18.0
Pirates 53 81 .396 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 56 .591 --
Rockies 76 60 .559 4.5
Giants 75 61 .551 5.5
D'backs 61 76 .445 20.0
Padres 60 77 .438 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Sweeney 4
2 Erick Aybar 3
2 Everth Cabrera 3
2 Robinson Cano 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derrek Lee 2
2 Brandon Allen 1
2 Alex Avila 1
2 Jason Bay 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Konerko 3
1 Derrek Lee 3
1 Evan Longoria 3
1 Melvin Mora 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Getz 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Willie Bloomquist 1
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gavin Floyd 3.67
2 Ross Ohlendorf 2.20
3 Roy Oswalt 1.33
4 Rich Harden 1.25
4 Randy Wolf 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 1
1 Scott Baker 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gavin Floyd 11
1 Ross Ohlendorf 11
3 Rich Harden 10
4 Nelson Figueroa 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .367
2 Ichiro Suzuki .363
3 Hanley Ramirez .359
4 Miguel Cabrera .338
5 Jason Bartlett .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 44
2 Mark Reynolds 40
3 Carlos Pena 39
4 Ryan Howard 37
5 Prince Fielder 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 122
2 Albert Pujols 117
3 Ryan Howard 114
4 Mark Teixeira 102
5 Carlos Pena 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 58
2 Carl Crawford 55
3 Michael Bourn 50
4 Nyjer Morgan 42
5 Chone Figgins 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.22
2 Chris Carpenter 2.28
3 Tim Lincecum 2.34
4 Matt Cain 2.51
5 Felix Hernandez 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 17
2 CC Sabathia 16
2 Justin Verlander 16
4 Chris Carpenter 15
4 Scott Feldman 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 233
2 Justin Verlander 222
3 Zack Greinke 210
4 Javier Vazquez 199
5 Jon Lester 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 39
2 Mariano Rivera 38
3 Ryan Franklin 37
4 Joe Nathan 36
5 4 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .464
2 Seth Smith .444
3 Mike Sweeney .439
4 Lastings Milledge .435
5 Chris Coghlan .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 7
2 Matt Holliday 6
2 Matt Kemp 6
4 Rod Barajas 5
4 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Pena 20
2 Adam Lind 16
3 Matt Holliday 15
3 Ryan Howard 15
3 Kevin Youkilis 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 8
2 Rajai Davis 5
3 Julio Borbon 4
3 Michael Bourn 4
3 10 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cole Hamels 0.00
2 Scott Feldman 0.47
3 Zack Greinke 0.72
4 Brian Duensing 1.42
5 Scott Kazmir 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Homer Bailey 3
1 Scott Feldman 3
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Rafael Perez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 28
2 CC Sabathia 27
3 Tim Lincecum 26
4 Rich Harden 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 7
2 David Aardsma 6
2 Ryan Franklin 6
2 Fernando Rodney 6
5 5 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hanley Ramirez .421
2 Matt Diaz .414
3 Chris Coghlan .394
4 Denard Span .391
5 Jeff Baker .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 12
2 Ryan Howard 11
3 Jason Bay 10
3 Prince Fielder 10
5 Vladimir Guerrero 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 35
2 Carlos Pena 29
3 Prince Fielder 27
3 Matt Holliday 27
5 Hideki Matsui 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 13
2 Julio Borbon 12
3 Michael Bourn 11
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
4 Scott Podsednik 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lilly 1.32
2 Bronson Arroyo 1.59
3 Zack Greinke 1.76
4 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.77
5 CC Sabathia 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Scott Feldman 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
1 Joel Pineiro 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 53
2 Zack Greinke 48
3 Felix Hernandez 44
3 Clayton Kershaw 44
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 13
2 Fernando Rodney 10
3 Francisco Cordero 9
3 Brian Fuentes 9
3 Juan Carlos Oviedo 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .366
2 Hanley Ramirez .358
3 Ichiro Suzuki .355
4 Miguel Cabrera .333
4 David Wright .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 51
2 Ryan Howard 46
3 Carlos Pena 43
4 Prince Fielder 42
4 Adrian Gonzalez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 143
2 Albert Pujols 142
3 Ryan Howard 141
4 Carlos Pena 118
5 Justin Morneau 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 64
2 Michael Bourn 56
3 Carl Crawford 55
4 Nyjer Morgan 46
5 Chone Figgins 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.21
2 Chris Carpenter 2.28
3 Tim Lincecum 2.39
4 Wandy Rodriguez 2.72
5 Matt Cain 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 282
2 Justin Verlander 240
3 Zack Greinke 234
4 Javier Vazquez 224
5 Jon Lester 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 45
2 Brian Fuentes 43
3 Ryan Franklin 40
3 Jonathan Papelbon 40
5 3 tied 39