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NL Batting Average Leaders 2008

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:10:13 +0000

Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves won the 2008 National League batting title, finishing the season with a career-best .364 average. It was the highest average for an NL batting champion since Barry Bonds hit .370 in 2002.

In doing so, Jones fell just shy of Mickey Mantle’s season record for a switch hitter. Mantle batted .365 in 1957.

Here are the top 10 National League hitters in terms of batting average for the 2008 season:

1. Chipper Jones, Atlanta: .364

2. Albert Pujols, St. Louis: .357

3. Matt Holliday, Colorado: .321

4. Cristian Guzman, Washington: .316

5. Lance Berkman, Houston: .312

6. Ryan Theriot, Chicago: .307

7. Randy Winn, San Francisco: .306

8. Brian Giles, San Diego: .306

9. Andre Ethier, Los Angeles: .305

10. David Wright, New York: .302

Source: MLB.com

Batting

National League All-Star Roster

Bill Sullivan — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:53:47 +0000

Here’s the roster for the National League for the 2008 All-Star Game, scheduled for July 15 at New York’s Yankee Stadium.

Starters

C — Geovany Soto, Chicago

1B — Lance Berkman, Houston

2B — Chase Utley, Philadelphia

SS — Hanley Ramirez, Florida

3B – Chipper Jones, Atlanta

OF — Ryan Braun, Milwaukee

OF — Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago

OF – Matt Holliday, Colorado

OF — * Alfonso Soriano, Chicago

Pitchers

Aaron Cook, Colorado

Ryan Dempster, Chicago

Dan Haren, Arizona

Brad Lidge, Philadelphia

Tim Lincecum, San Francisco

Carlos Marmol, Chicago

Ben Sheets, Milwaukee

Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati

Billy Wagner, New York

Brandon Webb, Arizona

Brian Wilson, San Francisco

Carlos Zambrano, Chicago

Reserves

C — Russell Martin, Los Angeles

C – Brian McCann, Atlanta

1B — Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego

1B — Albert Pujols, St. Louis

2B — Dan Uggla, Florida

3B – Aramis Ramirez, Chicago

3B – David Wright, New York

SS – Cristian Guzman, Washington

SS — Miguel Tejada, Houston

OF – Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis

OF — Nate McLouth, Pittsburgh

* Injured, will not play

Source: MLB.com

MLB Home Run Leaders

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:02:58 +0000

Now that Barry Bonds has apparently faded off into the sunset, taking those warm, fuzzy memories of the steroid era with him, Major League Baseball most likely will have to settle for more pedestrian numbers from its home run kings.

That doesn’t mean the game has suffered a total power outage. Just a year ago, two players topped 50 home runs, and three more hit 40 or more.

While past production doesn’t guarantee future performance, look for many of these same names to crop up among the 2008 leaders.

First, a look back at who touched ‘em all most frequently in 2007:

1. Alex Rodriguez, NY Yankees — 54

2. Prince Fielder, Milwaukee — 50

3. Ryan Howard, Philadelphia — 47

4. Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay — 46

5. Adam Dunn, Cincinnati — 40

6. Matt Holliday, Colorado — 36

7. David Ortiz, Boston — 35

8. Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox — 35

T-9. Lance Berkman, Houston — 34

T-9. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee — 34

T-9. Miguel Cabrera, Florida — 34

Source: MLB.com