Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts.

Michael Saunders got 2 hits including a go ahead 2 run homer in the 5th. But the Astros would come back and beat the Mariners, 8-3.

Marlon Byrd doubled twice, drove in 3 runs and played some nice defense. But the Phillies would come up short in Oakland, 8-6.

Wily Peralta threw 7 strong innings, allowing just 1 run and did his best to keep the Brewers in the playoff hunt. But he was a hard luck 1-0 loser to Pitttsburgh.

With no AL Starter deserving of a 1/2 WOB, Sean Doolittle gets it for his key 2 innings of relief in the A’s 8-6 win against the Phillies.

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,

Jonathan Lucroy, 5,

Daniel Murphy,  5,

Troy Tulowitzki,  5,

Carl Crawford, 4 1/2,

Josh Harrison, 4 1/2,

Matt Holliday,  4 1/2,

Hunter Pence, 4 1/2,

Justin Upton,  4 1/2,

Starlin Castro,  4,

Giancarlo Stanton, 4,

Pedro Alvarez, 3 1/2,

Adrian Gonzalez, 3 1/2,

Billy Hamilton, 3 1/2,

David Peralta, 3 1/2,

A.J. Pollock, 3 1/2,

Charlie Blackmon, 3,

Jason Heyward, 3,

Matt Kemp, 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,

Marlon Byrd,  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,

Allen Craig, 2,

Travis d’Arnaud, 2,

Curtis Granderson, 2,

Adeiny Hechavarria, 2,

Ryan Ludwick, 2,

Casey McGehee, 2,

Brayan Peña, 2,

Yasiel Puig, 2,

Hanley Ramirez, 2,

Mark Reynolds, 2,

Anthony Rizzo, 2,

Wilin Rosario,  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,

John Lackey,  5 (4 in AL, 1 in NL),

Lance Lynn, 5,

Henderson Alvarez, 4 1/2,

Jacob deGrom, 4 1/2,

Yovani Gallardo, 4 1/2,

Tim Hudson,  4 1/2,

Tim Lincecum, 4 1/2,

Andrew Cashner, 4,

Bartolo Colon, 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,

Kyle Lohse, 3 1/2,

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

Jose Fernandez,  3,

Aaron Harang, 3,

Jeff Locke, 3,

Mike Minor, 3,

Tyson Ross, 3,

Hyun-Jin Ryu,  3,

Ryan Volgelsong, 3,

Gerrit Cole,  2 1/2,

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,

Wily Peralta, 2 1/2,

Tanner Roark,  2 1/2,

Edinson Volquez, 2 1/2,

Vance Worley, 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,

Jeff Samardzija, 2,

Zack Wheeler, 2,

Travis Wood, 2,

Josh Beckett, 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),

Jordan Zimmermann, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,

Mike Trout, 9 1/2,

Josh Donaldson,  8 1/2,

Miguel Cabrera,  7,

Jose Abreu,   6 1/2,

Edwin Encarnacion, 6 1/2,

Jose Bautista, 5,

David Ortiz, 5,

Jose Altuve, 4 1/2,

Michael Brantley, 4 1/2,

Jacoby Ellsbury, 4 1/2,

Carlos Santana, 4 1/2,

Kyle Seager,  4 1/2,

Adrian Beltre, 4,

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

Nelson Cruz, 4,

Adam Jones, 4,

Joe Mauer,  4,

Brandon Moss,  4,

Albert Pujols,  4,

Ben Zobrist, 4,

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,

Brian Dozier, 2 1/2,

Tyler Flowers, 2 1/2,

Desmond Jennings,  2 1/2,

Derek Jeter, 2 1/2,

Logan Morrison, 2 1/2,

Dustin Pedroia,  2 1/2,

Jose Reyes, 2 1/2,

Dayan Viciedo, 2 1/2,

Chris Davis, 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,

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,  11,

Corey Kluber, 9 1/2,

Chris Sale,  9,

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

Hisashi Iwakuma, 6 1/2,

Dallas Keuchel,  6 1/2,

Phil Hughes,  6,

Jon Lester,  6 ( 3 1/2 with Boston. 2 1/2 with Oakland),

Max Scherzer, 5 1/2,

Mark Buehrle,   5,

Rick Porcello,  5,

Yu Darvish, 4 1/2,

Scott Feldman,  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,

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, Chris Coghlan.  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, Sean Doolittle,  A. J. Ellis, 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, Ender Inciarte,  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, Robbie Ross Jr.,  Carlos Ruiz, Anibal Sanchez,  Hector Sanchez, Ervin Santana,  Hector Santiago, Michael Saunders, 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, 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, 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, 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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