On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 19 .604 --
Rays 27 19 .587 1.0
Orioles 25 20 .556 2.5
Blue Jays 23 24 .489 5.5
Yankees 20 25 .444 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 24 21 .533 --
Twins 23 22 .511 1.0
Indians 22 23 .489 2.0
Royals 21 24 .467 3.0
Tigers 18 27 .400 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 27 20 .574 --
Athletics 24 23 .511 3.0
Rangers 22 25 .468 5.0
Mariners 18 28 .391 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 25 19 .568 --
Braves 24 21 .533 1.5
Phillies 25 22 .532 1.5
Mets 22 21 .512 2.5
Nationals 20 27 .426 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 18 .609 --
Cardinals 27 21 .563 2.0
Astros 26 21 .553 2.5
Pirates 21 24 .467 6.5
Brewers 21 24 .467 6.5
Reds 21 25 .457 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 28 17 .622 --
Dodgers 24 21 .533 4.0
Rockies 18 28 .391 10.5
Giants 18 29 .383 11.0
Padres 17 30 .362 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yunel Escobar 4
1 Adam Jones 4
1 Edgar Renteria 4
1 Mark Teixeira 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Aurilia 1
1 Clint Barmes 1
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Renteria 5
2 Adam Jones 4
2 Hunter Pence 4
4 Adrian Beltre 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elijah Dukes 2
2 Jason Bartlett 1
2 Gregor Blanco 1
2 Cristian Guzman 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jorge Campillo 2.33
2 Cole Hamels 1.83
3 Scott Kazmir 1.60
4 Mark Hendrickson 1.40
4 Justin Verlander 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Daniel Cabrera 1
1 Jorge Campillo 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 11
2 Micah Owings 10
3 Scott Kazmir 8
3 Gil Meche 8
3 CC Sabathia 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Manny Acosta 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 8 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .409
2 Lance Berkman .388
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .355
5 Miguel Tejada .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 16
2 Dan Uggla 14
2 Chase Utley 14
4 Ryan Braun 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 51
2 Lance Berkman 44
3 Carlos Quentin 38
4 David Ortiz 37
5 3 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 21
2 Michael Bourn 19
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 18
3 Juan Pierre 18
3 Willy Taveras 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.33
2 Cliff Lee 1.37
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.15
4 Tim Lincecum 2.17
5 Zack Greinke 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 9
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 7
2 Joe Saunders 7
2 Edinson Volquez 7
5 13 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 69
2 Cole Hamels 65
2 CC Sabathia 65
4 Edinson Volquez 62
5 2 tied 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 18
2 George Sherrill 17
3 Joe Nathan 13
3 Jonathan Papelbon 13
3 3 others tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .518
2 Clint Barmes .469
3 Dan Uggla .467
4 Mark DeRosa .450
5 Garret Anderson .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 8
1 Ryan Ludwick 8
3 Alfonso Soriano 7
3 Dan Uggla 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 18
2 Ryan Ludwick 16
2 Carlos Quentin 16
2 Alfonso Soriano 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 9
2 Juan Pierre 8
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 7
3 B. J. Upton 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Bergmann 0.00
1 Aaron Laffey 0.00
3 Edwin Jackson 0.44
4 Scott Kazmir 0.47
5 Jorge Campillo 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Daniel Cabrera 3
1 Jose Contreras 3
1 J. P. Howell 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 28
2 Ted Lilly 27
3 A. J. Burnett 25
4 Ryan Dempster 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 7
1 Jose Valverde 7
3 George Sherrill 6
3 Kerry Wood 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .457
2 Dan Uggla .412
3 Russell Martin .381
4 Chipper Jones .379
5 Dioner Navarro .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 12
1 Dan Uggla 12
3 Ryan Braun 10
4 Adam Dunn 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 34
2 Lance Berkman 33
3 David Ortiz 27
4 Ryan Braun 26
4 Adrian Gonzalez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 18
2 Juan Pierre 15
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 14
4 Willy Taveras 13
5 Kazuo Matsui 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.05
2 Aaron Laffey 1.35
3 Edinson Volquez 1.38
4 CC Sabathia 1.66
5 Cliff Lee 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lilly 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Edinson Volquez 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 51
2 Cole Hamels 46
2 Edinson Volquez 46
4 Ted Lilly 42
4 Tim Lincecum 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 12
1 Jose Valverde 12
3 Francisco Rodriguez 11
3 George Sherrill 11
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .368
2 Magglio Ordonez .354
3 Chone Figgins .353
4 Albert Pujols .350
5 Ichiro Suzuki .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 51
2 Ryan Braun 47
3 Carlos Pena 46
4 Lance Berkman 45
5 Prince Fielder 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 138
2 Ryan Braun 133
3 Magglio Ordonez 128
3 Alex Rodriguez 128
5 Matt Holliday 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 67
2 Jose Reyes 65
3 Carl Crawford 51
4 Chone Figgins 49
4 Hanley Ramirez 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 2.74
2 Erik Bedard 2.77
3 Jake Peavy 2.88
4 Roberto Hernandez 2.96
5 John Smoltz 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 Chien-Ming Wang 23
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 229
2 Javier Vazquez 227
3 Johan Santana 225
4 Aaron Harang 218
5 CC Sabathia 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Jose Valverde 44
3 Joe Nathan 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 Jonathan Papelbon 39