Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts. 

Jon Lester dominated save for a pair of solo homers. He pitched 8 innings, allowing 2 runs and walked none. But the A’s bats were shut down and Seattle won. 2-1.

Dayan Viciedo went 2 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBI in the White Sox 11-4 loss to the Twins.

Carl Crawford got 3 hits including a double and a 2 out 2 run game tying homer in the 12th inning. The Dodgers would lose the 14 inning marathon, 8-5.

Tom Koehler threw 7 solid innings, giving up 5 hits, 2 runs while striking out 10. But the Mets would rally against the Marlins bullpen and win 4 – 3.

So Let’s factor in yesterday’s heroics into the year long WOB standings

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Hitter,

Andrew McCutchen, 8 1/2,

Freddie Freeman, 7,

Paul Goldschmidt, 6,

Dee Gordon,  5,

Daniel Murphy,  5,

Troy Tulowitzki,  5,

Hunter Pence, 4 1/2,

Buster Posey, 4 1/2,

Justin Upton,  4 1/2,

Starlin Castro,  4,

Jonathan Lucroy, 4,

Giancarlo Stanton, 4,

Pedro Alvarez, 3 1/2,

Billy Hamilton, 3 1/2,

Josh Harrison, 3 1/2,

Matt Holliday,  3 1/2,

David Peralta, 3 1/2,

Jason Heyward, 3,

Adam LaRoche, 3,

Michael Morse, 3,

Seth Smith, 3,

Chase Utley, 3,

Cody Asche, 2 1/2,

Carl Crawford, 2 1/2,

Todd Frazier, 2 1/2,

Scooter Gennett, 2 1/2,

Carlos Gomez,  2 1/2,

Aramis Ramirez,  2 1/2,

Denard Span, 2 1/2,

David Wright, 2 1/2,

Christian Yelich, 2 1/2,

Nolan Arenado, 2,

Charlie Blackmon, 2,

Ryan Braun,  2,

Marlon Byrd,  2,

Allen Craig, 2,

Lucas Duda, 2,

Adrian Gonzalez, 2,

Curtis Granderson, 2,

Jedd Gyorko, 2,

Adeiny Hechavarria, 2,

Matt Kemp, 2,

Ryan Ludwick, 2,

Starling Marte,   2,

Casey McGehee, 2,

Marcell Ozuna, 2,

Brayan Peña, 2,

A.J. Pollock, 2,

Yasiel Puig, 2,

Hanley Ramirez, 2,

Ben Revere, 2,

Mark Reynolds, 2,

Anthony Rizzo, 2,

Pablo Sandoval, 2,

Scott Van Slyke, 2,

Brandon Belt,  1 1/2,

Emilio Bonifacio,  1 1/2,

Corey Dickerson, 1 1/2,

Evan Gattis, 1 1/2,

Miguel Montero, 1 1/2,

Angel Pagan,  1 1/2,

Gerardo Parra, 1 1/2,

Gregory Polanco, 1 1/2,

Anthony Rendon, 1 1/2,

Jimmy Rollins, 1 1/2,

Justin Ruggiano, 1 1/2,

Jorge Soler, 1 1/2,

Juan Uribe, 1 1/2,

Luis Valbuena, 1 1/2,

Joey Votto,  1 1/2,

Neil Walker, 1 1/2,

Ryan Zimmerman, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,

Clayton Kershaw,   13 1/2,

Johnny Cueto,  9,

Madison Bumgarner, 8 1/2,

Cole Hamels, 6 1/2,

Zack Greinke, 5 1/2,

Mike Leake,  5 1/2,

Stephen Strasburg,  5 1/2,

Homer Bailey,  5,

Tim Hudson,  4 1/2,

Tim Lincecum, 4 1/2,

Adam Wainwright, 4 1/2,

Henderson Alvarez, 4,

Bartolo Colon, 4,

Jacob deGrom, 4,

Yovani Gallardo, 4,

Lance Lynn, 4,

Alex Wood,  4,

A.J. Burnett, 3 1/2,

Nathan Eovaldi, 3 1/2,

Matt Garza, 3 1/2,

Tom Koehler,  3 1/2,

Justin Masterson,  3 1/2 ( 1 in NL, 2 1/2 in AL),

Julio Teheran, 3 1/2,

Jose Fernandez,  3,

Kyle Lohse, 3,

Mike Minor, 3,

Tyson Ross, 3,

Hyun-Jin Ryu,  3,

Ryan Volgelsong, 3,

Jake Arrieta, 2 1/2,

Jarred Cosart, 2 1/2 (1 in NL and 1 1/2 in AL),

Doug Fister, 2 1/2,

Wade Miley,  2 1/2,

Charlie Morton, 2 1/2,

Tanner Roark,  2 1/2,

Matt Cain, 2,

Andrew Cashner, 2,

Josh Collmenter, 2,

Jorge De La Rosa, 2,

Aaron Harang, 2,

Roberto Hernandez, 2,

Ian Kennedy, 2,

Cliff Lee, 2,

Jeff Locke, 2,

Wily Peralta, 2,

Jeff Samardzija, 2,

Edinson Volquez, 2,

Zack Wheeler, 2,

Travis Wood, 2,

Josh Beckett, 1 1/2,

Gerrit Cole,  1 1/2,

Jesse Hahn, 1 1/2,

Jason Hammel,  1 1/2,

Mat Latos, 1 1/2,

Shelby Miller, 1 1/2,

Vidal Nuno,  1 1/2,

Jake Peavy, 1 1/2 (1 with Boston, 1/2 with San Francisco),

Vance Worley, 1 1/2,

Jordan Zimmermann, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,

Mike Trout, 8 1/2,

Jose Abreu,   6 1/2,

Josh Donaldson,  6 1/2,

Edwin Encarnacion, 6 1/2,

Miguel Cabrera,  5 1/2,

Michael Brantley, 4 1/2,

Jacoby Ellsbury, 4 1/2,

Carlos Santana, 4 1/2,

Kyle Seager,  4 1/2,

Jose Altuve, 4,

Adam Jones, 4,

Brandon Moss,  4,

Ben Zobrist, 4,

Jose Bautista, 3 1/2,

Adrian Beltre, 3 1/2,

Joe Mauer,  3 1/2,

David Murphy,  3 1/2,

David Ortiz, 3 1/2,

Carlos Beltran, 3,

Yoenis Cespedes, 3,

Nelson Cruz, 3,

Brian McCann, 3,

Salvador Perez, 3,

Melky Cabrera, 2 1/2,

Desmond Jennings,  2 1/2,

Derek Jeter, 2 1/2,

Victor Martinez, 2 1/2,

Dustin Pedroia,  2 1/2,

Jose Reyes, 2 1/2,

Dayan Viciedo, 2 1/2,

Lonnie Chisenhall, 2,

Chris Davis, 2,

Brian Dozier, 2,

Brock Holt, 2,

Brett Gardner, 2,

Alex Gordon, 2,

Omar Infante,   2,

John Jaso,  2,

Ian Kinsler, 2,

Nick Markakis,  2,

Derek Norris, 2,

Steve Pearce, 2,

Albert Pujols,   2,

Josh Reddick, 2,

Grady Sizemore, 2,

Dustin Ackley, 1 1/2,

Xander Bogaerts, 1 1/2,

Billy Butler, 1 1/2,

Asdrubal Cabrera, 1 1/2,

Kole Calhoun, 1 1/2,

Robinson Cano, 1 1/2,

Chris Carter,  1 1/2,

Jason Castro, 1 1/2,

Rajai Davis, 1 1/2,

Tyler Flowers, 1 1/2,

Matt Joyce, 1 1/2,

Leonys Martin, 1 1/2,

Logan Morrison, 1 1/2,

Eduardo Nunez, 1 1/2,

Rougned Odor, 1 1/2,

A.J. Pierzynski, 1 1/2,

Alexei Ramirez, 1 1/2,

George Springer,  1 1/2,

Mike Zunino, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,

Felix Hernandez,  9 1/2,

Chris Sale,  8,

Corey Kluber, 7 1/2,

David Price,  7 1/2, (6 with Tampa Bay, 1 1/2 with Detroit.),

Hisashi Iwakuma, 6 1/2,

Phil Hughes,  6,

Jon Lester,  5  ( 3 1/2 with Boston. 1 1/2 with Oakland),

Max Scherzer, 5 1/2,

Yu Darvish, 4 1/2,

Dallas Keuchel,  4 1/2,

Rick Porecllo,  4 1/2,

Masahiro Tanaka,  4 1/2,

Chris Tillman, 4 1/2,

Chris Archer,    4,

Mark Buehrle,   4,

John Lackey,  4,

Clay Buchholz, 3 1/2,

Scott Feldman,  3 1/2,

Scott Kazmir, 3 1/2,

Bud Norris, 3 1/2,

Jake Odorizzi, 3 1/2,

Garrett Richards,  3 1/2,

Drew Smyly,  3 1/2 (1 1/2 with Tigers, 2 with Rays)

Jason Vargas, 3 1/2,

Roenis Elias,  3,

Sonny Gray, 3,

Hiroki Kuroda, 3,

Collin McHugh, 3,

Jose Quintana, 3,

Yordano Ventura,  3,

Justin Verlander,  3,

Jered Weaver,  3,

Alex Cobb, 2 1/2,

Danny Duffy, 2 1/2,

Ubaldo Jimenez, 2 1/2,

Justin Masterson, 2 1/2,

Jeff Samardzija, 2 1/2 (2 with Cubs, 1/2 with A’s.),

James Shields, 2 1/2,

Marcus Stroman, 2 1/2,

Jesse Chavez,  2,

John Danks,  2,

Jeremy Guthrie,  2,

Drew Hutchison, 2,

Martin Perez,   2,

Matt Shoemaker,  2,

Tyler Skaggs, 2,

Jarred Cosart, 1 1/2,

Rubby De La Rosa,  1 1/2,

R.A. Dickey, 1 1/2,

Brandon McCarthy, 1 1/2,

Brett Oberholtzer, 1 1/2,

Danny Salazar, 1 1/2,

C.J. Wilson, 1 1/2,

Brandon Workman, 1 1/2,

 

Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2014 MLB,

Arismendy Alcantara, Nori Aoki, Oswaldo Arcia,  Bronson Arroyo, Erick Aybar, Javier Baez, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jay Bruce, Matt Carpenter, Chris Carter,  Santiago Casilla, Nick Castellanos,  Shin-Soo Choo,  Hank Conger, Kevin Correia,  Collin Cowgill, Brandon Crawford, Coco Crisp, Michael Cuddyer, Travis d’Arnaud, Khris Davis, Ike Davis, Chris Denorfia, Odrisamer Despaigne, Matt Dominguez, Adam Eaton, Eduardo Escobar,  Yunel Escobar, Andre Ethier, Mike Fiers, Gavin Floyd, Dexter Fowler, Sam Fuld, Dillon Gee, Kyle Gibson, Alex Gonzalez,  Carlos Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, Miguel Gonzalez, Brandon Guyer,  Dan Haren, Eric Hosmer, Ryan Howard, Torii Hunter, Edwin Jackson, Howie Kendrick, Jason Kipnis, Colby Lewis,  Adam Lind, Francisco Liriano,  James Loney, Jordan Lyles, Manny Machado,  John Mayberry Jr., Devin Mesoraco, Jordy Mercer,  Tommy Millone, Rafael Montero,  Kendrys Morales, Justin Morneau,  Donnie Murphy,  Wil Myers, Juan Nicasio, Jonathon Niese,   Hector Noesi, Ricky Nolasco, Lyle Overbay, Chris Owings, Jimmy Paredes, James Paxton, Brad Peacock, Glen Perkins, David Phelps, Yohan Pino, Trevor Plouffe,  Drew Pomeranz, Martin Prado, Rene Rivera, Brian Roberts, Shane Robinson, Stefen Romero, Robbie Ross Jr.,  Carlos Ruiz, Anibal Sanchez,  Hector Sanchez, Ervin Santana,  Hector Santiago, Jordan Schafer, Jonathan Schoop, Alfredo Simon, Justin Smoak, Travis Snider, Yangervis Solarte, Denard Span, Dan Straily, Eugenio Suarez, Nick Swisher, Nick Tepesch, Josh Tomlin, Dan Uggla, Kennys Vargas, Michael Wacha, Tsuyoshi Wada, Jerome Williams, Delmon Young, Eric Young Jr.

Guys Who Owned Earned 1/2 A WOB 2014 MLB,

Matt Adams, Yonder Alonso, Brett Anderson, J.P. Arencibia, Mike Aviles, Jeff Baker, Scott Baker, Gordon Beckham, Gregor Blanco, Mike Bolsinger, Peter Bourjos, Lorenzo Cain, Alberto Callaspo, Carlos Carrasco, Francisco Cervelli, C.J. Cron, Brandon Cumpton,  David DeJesus, Daniel Descalso, Jake Diekman, Sean Doolittle, Ryan Doumit, Adam Dunn, Ryan Flaherty, Nate Freiman, Avisail Garcia, Ken Giles, Conor Gillaspie, Jonny Gomes, Yan Gomes, Didi Gregorius, J.A. Happ, Brad Hand, Bryce Harper,  Andrew Heaney, Jeremy Hellickson, Dilson Herrera, Derek Holland, Nick Hundley, Raul Ibanez, Ender Inciarte, Chris Johnson, Kevin Kiermaier, George Kottaras, Jason Kubel, Evan Longoria, Russell Martin, Nate McClouth, Jordy Mercer, Miles Mikolas, Yadier Molina, Juan Lagares, Jimmy Nelson, Jonathan Papelbon, Chris Parmelee, Jhonny Peralta, Jose Ramirez, Colby Rasmus, Todd Redmond, Alex Rios, Wilin Rosario, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Gaby Sanchez, Michael Saunders, Skip Schumaker, Jean Segura,  Eric Stults, Kurt Suzuki, Justin Turner, Mark Trumbo, Danny Valencia, Jonathan Villar, Zach Walters, Tony Watson, Jayson Werth, Ryan Wheeler,  Josh Willingham,  Tom Wilhelmsen, Chris Young, .

 

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