Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts.

Mike Fiers pitched 7 strong innings, allowing just 1 earned run on 3 hits. But his Brewers would fall to the Cardinals, 2-0.

Jeff Samardzija pitched brilliantly, giving the A’s 8 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits, no walks and 10 strikeouts. But he would get another agonizing no decision as the Rangers rallied in the 9th for a 6-1 victory.

Lucas Duda reached base 4 times, drove in a pair and scored another in the Mets 4-3 loss to Miami.

Miguel Cabrera got 4 hits including a pair of doubles, drove in a run and scored another but it wasn’t enough as the Twins beat the Tigers 8-4.

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,

Buster Posey, 5 1/2,

Dee Gordon,  5,

Daniel Murphy,  5,

Troy Tulowitzki,  5,

Carl Crawford, 4 1/2,

Josh Harrison, 4 1/2,

Matt Holliday,  4 1/2,

Jonathan Lucroy, 4 1/2,

Hunter Pence, 4 1/2,

Justin Upton,  4 1/2,

Starlin Castro,  4,

Giancarlo Stanton, 4,

Pedro Alvarez, 3 1/2,

Billy Hamilton, 3 1/2,

David Peralta, 3 1/2,

A.J. Pollock, 3 1/2,

Charlie Blackmon, 3,

Adrian Gonzalez, 3,

Jason Heyward, 3,

Adam LaRoche, 3,

Michael Morse, 3,

Marcell Ozuna, 3,

Anthony Rendon, 3,

Seth Smith, 3,

Chase Utley, 3,

Cody Asche, 2 1/2,

Nolan Arenado, 2 1/2,

Lucas Duda, 2 1/2,

Todd Frazier, 2 1/2,

Scooter Gennett, 2 1/2,

Carlos Gomez,  2 1/2,

Jedd Gyorko, 2 1/2,

Starling Marte,   2 1/2,

Aramis Ramirez,  2 1/2,

Ben Revere, 2 1/2,

Denard Span, 2 1/2,

David Wright, 2 1/2,

Christian Yelich, 2 1/2,

Ryan Braun,  2,

Marlon Byrd,  2,

Allen Craig, 2,

Travis d’Arnaud, 2,

Curtis Granderson, 2,

Adeiny Hechavarria, 2,

Matt Kemp, 2,

Ryan Ludwick, 2,

Casey McGehee, 2,

Brayan Peña, 2,

Yasiel Puig, 2,

Hanley Ramirez, 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,

Devin Mesoraco, 1 1/2,

Miguel Montero, 1 1/2,

Angel Pagan,  1 1/2,

Gerardo Parra, 1 1/2,

Gregory Polanco, 1 1/2,

Jimmy Rollins, 1 1/2,

Justin Ruggiano, 1 1/2,

Jorge Soler, 1 1/2,

Mark Trumbo, 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,   14 1/2,

Johnny Cueto,  11,

Madison Bumgarner, 9 1/2,

Cole Hamels, 6 1/2,

Adam Wainwright, 6 1/2,

Zack Greinke, 6,

Mike Leake,  5 1/2,

Stephen Strasburg,  5 1/2,

Homer Bailey,  5,

Lance Lynn, 5,

Henderson Alvarez, 4 1/2,

Jacob deGrom, 4 1/2,

Tim Hudson,  4 1/2,

Tim Lincecum, 4 1/2,

Bartolo Colon, 4,

Yovani Gallardo, 4,

Julio Teheran, 4,

Alex Wood,  4,

Jake Arrieta, 3 1/2,

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),

Andrew Cashner, 3,

Jose Fernandez,  3,

Aaron Harang, 3,

Jeff Locke, 3,

Kyle Lohse, 3,

Mike Minor, 3,

Tyson Ross, 3,

Hyun-Jin Ryu,  3,

Ryan Volgelsong, 3,

Josh Collmenter, 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,

Jorge De La Rosa, 2,

Roberto Hernandez, 2,

Ian Kennedy, 2,

Mat Latos, 2,

Cliff Lee, 2,

Vidal Nuno,  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,

Mike Fiers, 1 1/2,

Dillon Gee, 1 1/2,

Jesse Hahn, 1 1/2,

Jason Hammel,  1 1/2,

Shelby Miller, 1 1/2,

Jonathon Niese,   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, 9 1/2,

Josh Donaldson,  7 1/2,

Miguel Cabrera,  7,

Jose Abreu,   6 1/2,

Edwin Encarnacion, 6 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,

Adrian Beltre, 4,

Yoenis Cespedes, 4, (3 with Oakland. 1 with Boston.),

Nelson Cruz, 4,

Adam Jones, 4,

Joe Mauer,  4,

Brandon Moss,  4,

David Ortiz, 4,

Albert Pujols,  4,

Ben Zobrist, 4,

Jose Bautista, 3 1/2,

Victor Martinez, 3 1/2,

David Murphy,  3 1/2,

Carlos Beltran, 3,

Brian McCann, 3,

Salvador Perez, 3,

Melky Cabrera, 2 1/2,

Lonnie Chisenhall, 2 1/2,

Tyler Flowers, 2 1/2,

Desmond Jennings,  2 1/2,

Derek Jeter, 2 1/2,

Dustin Pedroia,  2 1/2,

Jose Reyes, 2 1/2,

Dayan Viciedo, 2 1/2,

Chris Davis, 2,

Brian Dozier, 2,

Adam Eaton, 2,

Brock Holt, 2,

Brett Gardner, 2,

Alex Gordon, 2,

Omar Infante,   2,

John Jaso,  2,

Ian Kinsler, 2,

James Loney, 2,

Nick Markakis,  2,

J.D. Martinez,  2,

Derek Norris, 2,

Steve Pearce, 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,

C.J. Cron, 1 1/2,

Rajai Davis, 1 1/2,

Eduardo Escobar,  1 1/2,

Yunel Escobar, 1 1/2,

Dexter Fowler,  1 1/2,

Eric Hosmer, 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,

Trevor Plouffe,  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,  10,

Chris Sale,  9,

Corey Kluber, 8 1/2,

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

Hisashi Iwakuma, 6 1/2,

Phil Hughes,  6,

Dallas Keuchel,  5 1/2,

Max Scherzer, 5 1/2,

Mark Buehrle,   5,

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

Rick Porcello,  5,

Yu Darvish, 4 1/2,

Bud Norris,  4 1/2,

James Shields, 4 1/2,

Masahiro Tanaka,  4 1/2,

Chris Tillman, 4 1/2,

Chris Archer,   4,

Scott Feldman,  4,

John Lackey,  4,

Collin McHugh, 4,

Jake Odorizzi, 4,

Clay Buchholz, 3 1/2,

Sonny Gray, 3 1/2,

Hiroki Kuroda, 3 1/2,

Scott Kazmir, 3 1/2,

Garrett Richards,  3 1/2,

Jeff Samardzija, 3 1/2 (2 with Cubs, 1 1/2 with A’s.),

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

Marcus Stroman, 3 1/2,

Jason Vargas, 3 1/2,

Alex Cobb, 3,

Roenis Elias,  3,

Jeremy Guthrie, 3,

Jose Quintana, 3,

Matt Shoemaker,  3,

Yordano Ventura,  3,

Justin Verlander,  3,

Jered Weaver,  3,

Carlos Carrasco, 2 1/2,

Danny Duffy, 2 1/2,

Ubaldo Jimenez, 2 1/2,

Justin Masterson, 2 1/2,

Jesse Chavez,  2,

John Danks,  2,

Drew Hutchison, 2,

Ricky Nolasco, 2,

Martin Perez,   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, Khris Davis, Ike Davis, Randall Delgado, Chris Denorfia, Odrisamer Despaigne, Ian Desmond, Matt Dominguez, Andre Ethier, Wilmer Flores, Gavin Floyd, Sam Fuld, Kyle Gibson, Alex Gonzalez,  Carlos Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, Miguel Gonzalez, Brandon Guyer, J.A. Happ,   Dan Haren, Ryan Howard, Torii Hunter, Edwin Jackson, Howie Kendrick, Jason Kipnis, Colby Lewis,  Adam Lind, Francisco Liriano,  Jordan Lyles, Manny Machado, Russell Martin,  Tyler Matzek,  John Mayberry Jr., Jordy Mercer,  Tommy Millone, Rafael Montero,  Kendrys Morales, Justin Morneau,  Donnie Murphy,  Wil Myers, Juan Nicasio, Hector Noesi, Lyle Overbay, Chris Owings, Jimmy Paredes, James Paxton, Brad Peacock, Glen Perkins, Yusmeiro Petit, David Phelps, Yohan Pino, Drew Pomeranz, Martin Prado, Rene Rivera, Brian Roberts, Shane Robinson, Stefen Romero, Wilin Rosario,  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, Chris Young,  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, Trevor Bauer, Gordon Beckham, Gregor Blanco, Mike Bolsinger, Peter Bourjos, Lorenzo Cain, Alberto Callaspo, Chris Capuano, Scott Carroll, Francisco Cervelli, Brandon Cumpton,  David DeJesus, Daniel Descalso, Jake Diekman, Sean Doolittle, Ryan Doumit, Adam Dunn, Ryan Flaherty, Kevin Frandsen, Nate Freiman, Freddy Galvis, Avisail Garcia, Ken Giles, Conor Gillaspie, Jonny Gomes, Yan Gomes, Didi Gregorius, Brad Hand, Bryce Harper,  Andrew Heaney, Jeremy Hellickson, Dilson Herrera, Derek Holland, David Holmberg, Nick Hundley, Raul Ibanez, Ender Inciarte, Chris Johnson, Kevin Kiermaier, George Kottaras, Jason Kubel, Juan Lagares,  Evan Longoria, Nate McClouth, Jordy Mercer, Miles Mikolas, Yadier Molina, Jimmy Nelson, Jonathan Papelbon, Chris Parmelee, Cliff Pennington, Jhonny Peralta, Michael Pineda. Jose Ramirez, Colby Rasmus, Todd Redmond, Alex Rios, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Gaby Sanchez, Danny Santana, Michael Saunders, Skip Schumaker, Jean Segura,  Eric Stults, Kurt Suzuki, Justin Turner, Danny Valencia, Jonathan Villar, Zach Walters, Tony Watson, Jayson Werth, Ryan Wheeler,  Josh Willingham,  Tom Wilhelmsen, Chris Young, .

 

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