On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 47 .624 --
Red Sox 72 53 .576 6.0
Rays 69 56 .552 9.0
Blue Jays 57 67 .460 20.5
Orioles 51 75 .405 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 58 .536 --
White Sox 63 63 .500 4.5
Twins 63 63 .500 4.5
Indians 55 70 .440 12.0
Royals 48 77 .384 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 50 .597 --
Rangers 70 54 .565 4.0
Mariners 65 61 .516 10.0
Athletics 55 70 .440 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 51 .585 --
Braves 66 59 .528 7.0
Marlins 66 59 .528 7.0
Mets 57 69 .452 16.5
Nationals 45 81 .357 28.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 73 54 .575 --
Cubs 62 61 .504 9.0
Astros 61 64 .488 11.0
Brewers 61 64 .488 11.0
Reds 53 71 .427 18.5
Pirates 52 71 .423 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 52 .587 --
Rockies 72 54 .571 2.0
Giants 68 58 .540 6.0
D'backs 55 71 .437 19.0
Padres 53 74 .417 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milton Bradley 4
1 Josh Hamilton 4
1 Felipe Lopez 4
1 Scott Rolen 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Laynce Nix 2
1 Carlos Pena 2
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
1 Josh Willingham 2
5 32 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Willingham 6
2 Elijah Dukes 5
3 Carlos Pena 4
4 Elvis Andrus 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 1
1 Orlando Cabrera 1
1 Alexi Casilla 1
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zack Greinke 2.50
2 Mat Latos 2.00
3 Adam Wainwright 1.67
4 Wandy Rodriguez 1.50
5 Clayton Kershaw 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Affeldt 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Manny Delcarmen 1
1 Zack Greinke 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 15
2 Brett Anderson 8
3 Joe Blanton 7
3 Jair Jurrjens 7
5 7 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Edward Mujica 1
1 Juan Carlos Oviedo 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .372
2 Hanley Ramirez .361
3 Ichiro Suzuki .359
4 Jason Bartlett .346
5 Miguel Cabrera .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 40
2 Mark Reynolds 38
3 Carlos Pena 37
4 Adrian Gonzalez 34
4 Ryan Howard 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 110
2 Albert Pujols 107
3 Ryan Howard 104
4 Justin Morneau 95
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 55
2 Carl Crawford 54
3 Michael Bourn 46
4 Nyjer Morgan 40
5 Chone Figgins 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.16
2 Matt Cain 2.39
3 Tim Lincecum 2.43
4 Zack Greinke 2.43
5 Adam Wainwright 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 CC Sabathia 15
1 Adam Wainwright 15
3 Josh Beckett 14
3 Chris Carpenter 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 214
2 Justin Verlander 211
3 Zack Greinke 197
4 Jon Lester 187
5 Javier Vazquez 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Brian Fuentes 35
3 Ryan Franklin 33
3 Huston Street 33
5 Joe Nathan 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .500
2 Julio Borbon .484
3 Miguel Cabrera .471
4 Hanley Ramirez .455
5 Andre Ethier .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 8
1 Carlos Pena 8
3 Hideki Matsui 7
4 Jason Bay 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 24
2 Hideki Matsui 19
3 Carlos Pena 17
4 Miguel Cabrera 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 8
2 Michael Bourn 6
2 Rajai Davis 6
2 Andrew McCutchen 6
2 Brian Roberts 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.38
2 Bronson Arroyo 0.75
3 Adam Wainwright 0.82
4 Rich Harden 1.29
5 Randy Wells 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 3
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Tommy Hanson 3
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 30
2 Felix Hernandez 25
2 CC Sabathia 25
2 Justin Verlander 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 6
2 Bobby Jenks 5
2 Fernando Rodney 5
2 Huston Street 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hanley Ramirez .409
2 Miguel Cabrera .395
3 Joe Mauer .386
4 Michael Young .381
5 Carlos Gonzalez .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 13
2 Carlos Pena 12
3 Ryan Howard 10
3 Kendrys Morales 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 32
2 Miguel Cabrera 29
2 Kendrys Morales 29
4 Hideki Matsui 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 12
3 Nyjer Morgan 11
4 Julio Borbon 9
4 Michael Bourn 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.96
2 Adam Wainwright 1.03
3 J. A. Happ 1.51
4 Derek Holland 1.85
5 Chris Carpenter 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 6
1 Cliff Lee 6
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
3 CC Sabathia 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 52
2 Zack Greinke 51
3 Tim Lincecum 46
4 CC Sabathia 45
5 3 tied 43

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .367
2 Hanley Ramirez .355
3 Ichiro Suzuki .347
4 Jason Bartlett .346
5 Felipe Lopez .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 49
2 Ryan Howard 48
3 Adrian Gonzalez 42
3 Carlos Pena 42
3 Mark Reynolds 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Albert Pujols 136
3 Prince Fielder 134
4 Justin Morneau 122
5 Mark Teixeira 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 64
2 Michael Bourn 54
2 Carl Crawford 54
4 Chone Figgins 46
4 Nyjer Morgan 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.33
2 J. A. Happ 2.57
3 Tim Lincecum 2.57
4 Wandy Rodriguez 2.58
5 Adam Wainwright 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 19
2 Roy Halladay 18
2 CC Sabathia 18
4 Jason Marquis 17
4 Johan Santana 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 279
2 Justin Verlander 239
3 Zack Greinke 234
4 Jon Lester 223
4 Javier Vazquez 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 44
2 Brian Fuentes 40
3 Francisco Rodriguez 39
4 Jonathan Papelbon 38
5 3 tied 36