On This Day

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 25 19 .568 --
Yankees 23 19 .548 1.0
Red Sox 23 20 .535 1.5
Blue Jays 22 21 .512 2.5
Orioles 19 23 .452 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 26 15 .634 --
Tigers 22 21 .512 5.0
Royals 21 22 .488 6.0
White Sox 20 25 .444 8.0
Twins 15 27 .357 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 23 21 .523 --
Athletics 22 22 .500 1.0
Angels 22 23 .489 1.5
Mariners 19 24 .442 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 26 17 .605 --
Marlins 24 18 .571 1.5
Braves 25 21 .543 2.5
Mets 21 22 .488 5.0
Nationals 20 23 .465 6.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 19 .578 --
Reds 25 19 .568 0.5
Brewers 21 23 .477 4.5
Pirates 20 23 .465 5.0
Cubs 19 23 .452 5.5
Astros 15 29 .341 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 19 .558 --
Rockies 23 19 .548 0.5
D'backs 20 23 .465 4.0
Dodgers 20 25 .444 5.0
Padres 19 25 .432 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Lopez 4
2 Jason Bay 3
2 Jay Bruce 3
2 Melky Cabrera 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Giambi 3
2 Jay Bruce 2
3 J. P. Arencibia 1
3 Brennan Boesch 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 7
2 Nick Swisher 4
3 Trevor Plouffe 3
3 Mark Teixeira 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Braun 1
1 Mark Kotsay 1
1 Cameron Maybin 1
1 Eric Patterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jhoulys Chacin 1.80
2 Justin Verlander 1.50
3 CC Sabathia 1.29
4 Ricky Romero 1.20
5 J. A. Happ 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Nick Blackburn 1
1 Madison Bumgarner 1
1 Jhoulys Chacin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jhoulys Chacin 9
1 CC Sabathia 9
1 Justin Verlander 9
4 J. A. Happ 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Bautista .360
2 Matt Holliday .357
3 Matthew Joyce .354
4 Lance Berkman .349
5 Joey Votto .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 16
2 Curtis Granderson 14
3 Ryan Braun 12
4 Lance Berkman 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Beltre 37
1 Adrian Gonzalez 37
3 Lance Berkman 35
3 Ryan Howard 35
5 Ryan Braun 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 16
2 Michael Bourn 14
2 Ian Desmond 14
2 Drew Stubbs 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jaime Garcia 1.64
1 Josh Johnson 1.64
3 Dan Haren 1.72
4 Josh Beckett 1.73
5 Jair Jurrjens 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Trevor Cahill 6
1 Kyle McClellan 6
1 Max Scherzer 6
1 Jered Weaver 6
5 26 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Halladay 73
2 Justin Verlander 71
3 Clayton Kershaw 70
4 Tim Lincecum 69
5 2 tied 68

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Denorfia .417
2 Victor Martinez .400
3 Yadier Molina .395
4 Howie Kendrick .385
5 Starlin Castro .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 7
1 Adrian Gonzalez 7
3 Curtis Granderson 6
4 Jay Bruce 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 16
2 Curtis Granderson 14
2 Victor Martinez 14
4 Ryan Ludwick 13
4 B. J. Upton 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Braun 6
2 Elvis Andrus 5
2 Erick Aybar 5
2 Coco Crisp 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Anibal Sanchez 0.00
1 Josh Collmenter 0.00
1 Ryan Vogelsong 0.00
4 Jaime Garcia 0.38
5 Jason Vargas 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Wilson 4
2 Homer Bailey 3
2 Yovani Gallardo 3
2 Jeremy Hellickson 3
5 42 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Halladay 26
2 Clayton Kershaw 25
3 Cole Hamels 24
3 Cliff Lee 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 8
2 John Axford 5
2 Craig Kimbrel 5
2 Ryan Madson 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Bautista .395
2 Matthew Joyce .386
3 Lance Berkman .378
4 Yadier Molina .352
5 Casey Kotchman .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 13
2 Curtis Granderson 10
3 Giancarlo Stanton 9
4 Ryan Braun 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 29
2 Curtis Granderson 26
3 Ryan Braun 23
3 Martin Prado 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 11
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
2 Jose Reyes 10
2 Drew Stubbs 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Trevor Cahill 1.32
2 Tommy Hanson 1.38
3 Ian Kennedy 1.50
4 Brad Penny 1.51
5 James Shields 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jake Arrieta 4
1 Clay Buchholz 4
1 Trevor Cahill 4
1 Gavin Floyd 4
1 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Halladay 51
2 James Shields 49
3 Cole Hamels 46
4 Bud Norris 44
4 Justin Verlander 44

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Votto .332
2 Matt Holliday .328
3 Victor Martinez .328
4 Paul Konerko .321
5 Miguel Cabrera .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 59
2 Albert Pujols 41
3 Miguel Cabrera 38
4 Troy Tulowitzki 37
5 4 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Bautista 120
2 Miguel Cabrera 119
2 Adrian Gonzalez 119
4 Adrian Beltre 118
4 Alex Rodriguez 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 56
2 Michael Bourn 52
3 Rajai Davis 49
4 Coco Crisp 45
5 Carl Crawford 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 1.97
2 Felix Hernandez 2.16
3 Clay Buchholz 2.39
4 Adam Wainwright 2.40
5 Trevor Cahill 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Trevor Cahill 23
2 Jon Lester 21
2 CC Sabathia 21
4 Roy Halladay 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 244
1 Justin Verlander 244
3 Jered Weaver 238
4 Roy Halladay 234
5 Tim Lincecum 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Wilson 51
2 Heath Bell 45
3 Carlos Marmol 41
4 Mariano Rivera 39
4 Joakim Soria 39