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James Shields lived up to his “Big James” nickname by throwing 8 innings of 4 hit, 2 run ball against rival Cleveland, getting the 5-2 win that pulled Kansas City to within 2 games of a playoff spot..
Robinson Cano drove in two runs including a go ahead 9th inning home run that put the Yankees ahead for good as they topped Baltimore 5-4.
Jose Fernandez made the most of his final start of the season. He went 7 innings, letting up 1 run and homered. While his celebration got the Braves mad, he got the last laugh with a 5-2 victory.
Justin Morneau helped his new team keep pace in the Division race, getting 4 hits and scoring twice as the Pirates finished the sweep of the Rangers, 7-5.
They all owned baseball on September 11, 2013.
My explanation for “Who Owns Baseball” can be found here.
At the end of the year, we will tally up who owned baseball the most individual days and see how it compares to the final MVP and Cy Young vote.
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To View The List of just the nightly winners (WOB dedicated Page) starting from Mar.31/2013 – today click here
So let’s update the tally taking into account their heroics last night.
Players with Multiple Votes:
Leaders for the National League Hitter
Paul Goldschmidt- 9
Yasiel Puig – 7
Bryce Harper – 5 1/2
Andrew McCutchen - 5
Buster Posey - 5
Brandon Belt – 4
Shin-Soo Choo – 4
Carlos Gonzalez – 4
Brandon Phillips – 4
Justin Upton - 4
Andrelton Simmons – 3
Neil Walker – 3
Carlos Beltran – 2
Gregor Blanco – 2
Domonic Brown – 2
Jay Bruce – 2
Marlon Byrd – 2
Zack Cozart – 2
Michael Cuddyer – 2
Adam Eaton – 2
Todd Frazier – 2
Freddie Freeman – 2
Adrian Gonzalez – 2
Jonathan Lucroy – 2
Justin Morneau – 2 (1 NL, 1 AL)
Daniel Murphy – 2
Kirk Nieuwenhuis – 2
Angel Pagan – 2
Gerardo Parra – 2
Martin Prado – 2
Hanley Ramirez – 2
Wilin Rosario - 2
Nate Schierholtz – 2
Giancarlo Stanton – 2
Jose Tabata – 2
Troy Tulowitzki - 2
Joey Votto – 2
Rickie Weeks – 2
Leaders for the National League Pitcher
Clayton Kershaw – 10
Matt Harvey- 9
Francisco Liriano - 9
Adam Wainwright – 9
Zack Greinke – 7
Jose Fernandez – 6
Dillon Gee -5
Jordan Zimmermann- 5
Homer Bailey – 4
A.J. Burnett – 4
Patrick Corbin - 4
Yovani Gallardo- 4
Mat Latos – 4
Shelby Miller - 4
Stephen Strasburg – 4
Bronson Arroyo – 3
Cliff Lee – 3
Ricky Nolasco - 3
Madison Bumgarner – 2
Matt Cain – 2
Gerrit Cole – 2
Jorge De La Rosa – 2
Jaime Garcia- 2
Gio Gonzalez – 2
Cole Hamels - 2
Tim Lincecum – 2
Mike Minor – 2
Wily Peralta – 2
Hyun-Jin Ryu – 2
Eric Stults – 2
Travis Wood – 2
Barry Zito - 2
Leaders for American League Hitter
Miguel Cabrera – 8
Chris Davis – 7
Robinson Cano – 5
Jacoby Ellsbury – 5
Alfonso Soriano – 5 (4 AL and 1 NL)
Josh Donaldson – 4
Prince Fielder – 4
Torii Hunter – 4
Adam Jones – 4
Mike Trout – 4
Jose Bautista – 3
Yoenis Cespedes – 3
Stephen Drew – 3
Alex Gordon - 3
Evan Longoria – 3
Victor Martinez – 3
Brandon Moss - 3
A. J. Pierzynski – 3
Shane Victorino – 3
Adrian Beltre – 2
Billy Butler – 2
Coco Crisp – 2
Edwin Encarnacion – 2
Travis Hafner - 2
J. J. Hardy – 2
Raul Ibanez - 2
Austin Jackson - 2
Desmond Jennings – 2
Howie Kendrick – 2
James Loney – 2
Justin Maxwell – 2
Mitch Moreland- 2
Mike Napoli – 2
Daniel Nava – 2
David Ortiz – 2
Josh Reddick – 2
Alex Rios – 2
Adam Rosales – 2
Leaders for American League Pitcher
Matt Moore- 7
Yu Darvish – 6
R.A. Dickey - 6
Felix Hernandez – 5
Jon Lester -5
Chris Sale – 5
Max Scherzer – 5
Clay Buchholz – 4
Bartolo Colon -4
Derek Holland – 4
Justin Masterson – 4
Jarrod Parker – 4
David Price – 4
Anibal Sanchez – 4
James Shields -4
Justin Verlander -4
Chris Archer – 3
Mark Buehrle – 3
Alex Cobb- 3
Jarred Cosart – 3
Jeremy Guthrie – 3
John Lackey – 3
David Phelps – 3
C. J. Wilson - 3
Joe Blanton – 2
Bruce Chen – 2
Wei-Yin Chen – 2
Kevin Correia-2
John Danks – 2
Scott Feldman – 2
Doug Fister – 2
A.J. Griffin – 2
Ubaldo Jimenez – 2
Corey Kluber – 2
Ivan Nova – 2
Brett Oberholtzer – 2
Andy Pettitte – 2
Jake Peavy – 2
CC Sabathia - 2
Ervin Santana – 2
Dan Straily – 2
Jason Vargas – 2
Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day:
Dustin Ackley, Matt Adams, Andrew Albers, Pedro Alvarez, Alexi Amarista, Brett Anderson, J. P. Arencibia, Jake Arrieta, Alex Avila, Erick Aybar, Brandon Barnes, Scott Barnes, Brandon Beachy, Erik Bedard, Kyle Blanks, Jeremy Bonderman, Michael Brantley, Trevor Cahill, Lorenzo Cain, Alberto Callaspo, Matt Carpenter, Andrew Cashner, Welington Castillo, Eric Chavez, Lonnie Chisenhall, Josh Collmenter, Tyler Colvin, Carlos Corporan, Allen Craig, Nelson Cruz, Johnny Cueto, Brandon Cumpton, Khris Davis, Wade Davis, Sam Deduno, Ryan Dempster, Chris Denorfria, Scott Diamond, Chris Dickerson, Matt Dominguez, Felix Doubront, Ryan Doumit, Adam Dunn, Mark Ellis, Nathan Eovaldi, Andre Ethier, Wilmer Flores, Dexter Fowler, David Freese, Freddy Galvis, Freddy Garcia, Matt Garza, Chad Gaudin, Yan Gomes, Miguel Gonzalez, Curtis Granderson, Didi Gregorius, Jason Grilli, Aaron Harang, Dan Haren, Adeiny Hechavarria, Jeremy Hellickson, Todd Helton, Chris Herrmann, Jason Heyward, Aaron Hicks, Aaron Hill, Eric Hosmer, Ryan Howard, Tim Hudson, Omar Infante, Edwin Jackson, Josh Johnson, Kelly Johnson, Matt Joyce, Scott Kazmir, Matt Kemp, Kyle Kendrick, Ian Kennedy, Jason Kipnis, Pete Kozma, Hiroki Kuroda, David Lough, Jed Lowrie, Lance Lynn, Manny Machado, Paul Maholm, Starling Marte, Joe Mauer, Brian McCann, Brandon McCarthy, Michael McKenry, Jordy Mercer, Devin Mesoraco, Will Middlebrooks, Wade Miley, Kendrys Morales, Mike Moustakas, Dioner Navarro, Chris Nelson, Jonathon Niese, Wil Nieves, Bud Norris, Eduardo Nunez, Lyle Overbay, Dustin Pedroia, Hunter Pence, Yusmeiro Petit, Josmil Pinto, Rick Porcello, Albert Pujols, Jose Quintana, Anthony Rendon, Ben Revere, Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez, Wandy Rodriguez, Sergio Romo, Cody Ross, Justin Ruggiano, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jeff Samardzija, Gaby Sanchez, Héctor Santiago, Josh Satin, Jordan Schafer, Marco Scutaro, Kyle Seager, Jean Segura, J. B. Shuck, Kevin Slowey, Drew Smyly, Travis Snider, Drew Stubbs, Nick Swisher, Julio Teherán, Nick Tepesch, Chris Tillman, Matt Tuiasosopo, Juan Uribe, Luis Valbuena, Jordany Valdespin, Will Venable, Ryan Vogelsong, Edinson Volquez, Michael Wacha, Chien-Ming Wang, Adam Warren, Jake Westbrook, Zack Wheeler, Matt Wieters, David Wright, Chris Young, Delmon Young, Brad Ziegler, Ryan Zimmerman, Ben Zobrist
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