On This Day

Monday, May 2, 2011

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 9 .654 --
Rays 15 13 .536 3.0
Orioles 13 14 .481 4.5
Red Sox 13 15 .464 5.0
Blue Jays 13 15 .464 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 8 .704 --
Royals 15 13 .536 4.5
Tigers 12 17 .414 8.0
White Sox 11 19 .367 9.5
Twins 9 18 .333 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 16 13 .552 --
Angels 16 13 .552 0.0
Athletics 15 14 .517 1.0
Mariners 13 16 .448 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 9 .667 --
Marlins 18 9 .667 0.0
Nationals 14 14 .500 4.5
Braves 15 15 .500 4.5
Mets 12 16 .429 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 13 .552 --
Reds 14 14 .500 1.5
Pirates 14 15 .483 2.0
Brewers 13 15 .464 2.5
Cubs 12 16 .429 3.5
Astros 11 17 .393 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 17 9 .654 --
Dodgers 15 15 .500 4.0
Giants 13 15 .464 5.0
D'backs 12 15 .444 5.5
Padres 11 18 .379 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Miguel Cabrera 3
1 Maicer Izturis 3
1 Adam Jones 3
1 Derrek Lee 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Avila 2
1 Paul Konerko 2
3 Lance Berkman 1
3 Jorge Cantu 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 4
1 Paul Konerko 4
1 Gaby Sanchez 4
4 Alex Gonzalez 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Peter Bourjos 1
2 Ryan Braun 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Madison Bumgarner 1.40
2 Tom Gorzelanny 1.33
3 Bartolo Colon 1.00
4 Jered Weaver 0.86
5 James McDonald 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Clay Buchholz 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Joba Chamberlain 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 8
2 Madison Bumgarner 7
2 Bartolo Colon 7
2 Yovani Gallardo 7
5 Jered Weaver 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Juan Carlos Oviedo 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .410
2 Lance Berkman .406
3 Placido Polanco .385
4 Brett Wallace .382
5 Andre Ethier .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alfonso Soriano 11
2 Ryan Braun 10
3 Jose Bautista 9
3 Lance Berkman 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 28
2 Lance Berkman 27
3 Prince Fielder 26
4 Ben Zobrist 25
5 Paul Konerko 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 11
2 Ian Desmond 10
2 Sam Fuld 10
2 Orlando Hudson 10
2 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 0.88
2 Dan Haren 1.23
3 Jered Weaver 1.39
4 Jair Jurrjens 1.52
5 Dustin Moseley 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jered Weaver 6
2 Zack Britton 5
2 Justin Masterson 5
4 A. J. Burnett 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jered Weaver 55
2 Matt Garza 51
2 Justin Verlander 51
4 Roy Halladay 47
5 3 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Juan Carlos Oviedo 10
2 Huston Street 10
4 Joel Hanrahan 9
5 Brian Wilson 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brett Wallace .538
2 Lance Berkman .523
3 Matthew Joyce .421
4 Jose Bautista .410
5 Kosuke Fukudome .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 6
1 Ryan Braun 6
1 Alfonso Soriano 6
4 Ben Zobrist 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Zobrist 20
2 Michael Young 15
3 Lance Berkman 14
3 Ryan Braun 14
3 Ryan Howard 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Drew Stubbs 6
1 Ichiro Suzuki 6
1 Will Venable 6
4 Rajai Davis 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 0.43
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.47
3 Tommy Hanson 0.64
4 James Shields 0.69
4 Trevor Cahill 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Britton 3
1 Brandon Lyon 3
3 Brett Anderson 2
3 Jake Arrieta 2
3 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 28
2 Matt Garza 26
3 Roy Halladay 25
4 Justin Verlander 24
4 Jered Weaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Carlos Oviedo 5
1 Drew Storen 5
3 Kevin Gregg 4
3 Joel Hanrahan 4
3 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Josh Hamilton .373
2 Joey Votto .335
3 Matt Holliday .330
4 Miguel Cabrera .330
5 Carlos Gonzalez .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 59
2 Albert Pujols 42
3 Miguel Cabrera 40
4 Mark Teixeira 38
4 Joey Votto 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 128
2 Jose Bautista 124
3 Miguel Cabrera 121
4 Ryan Howard 119
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 64
2 Michael Bourn 53
3 Ichiro Suzuki 46
4 Rajai Davis 45
5 Carl Crawford 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 1.86
2 Felix Hernandez 2.31
3 Adam Wainwright 2.48
4 Roy Halladay 2.58
5 Trevor Cahill 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Trevor Cahill 22
2 Jon Lester 21
3 Roy Halladay 20
3 CC Sabathia 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jered Weaver 254
2 Justin Verlander 244
3 Felix Hernandez 241
4 Tim Lincecum 233
5 Jon Lester 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Wilson 52
2 Heath Bell 46
3 Joakim Soria 42
4 Neftali Feliz 41
4 2 others tied 41