Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, both leagues have new Box-Toppers points leaders among batters:
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of Aug. 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 18.8 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 17.1 |
| 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 15.8 |
| 4 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 15.7 |
| 5 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.7 |
| 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 14.1 |
| 8 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.7 |
| 9 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | sp pi | dc nl | 13.4 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 13.2 |
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Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Josh Bell of the Pirates.
Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Albert Pujols of the Angels.
Player of the Day—Flaherty struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 8-0 win over the Cubs.
Flaherty earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 53rd among all players and 24th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays hit two home runs and doubled in the 11-2 win over the Orioles. Guerrero went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
National League Batter of the Day—J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 10-2 win over the Giants. Realmuto went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Bellinger—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to lead NL batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Bellinger (HR 2B 2-3 2R 3BI in the 8-2 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.2 for the season, most among the 10 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday. He also rises to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader Josh Bell (9.7). Bellinger now ranks 16th among all players.
Bellinger becomes the 18th player—and first batter—to reach 10 Box-Toppers points this season. It is his first season with 10 or more points. In 2017, he had 8.7 points, 10th among NL batters. In 2018, he had no points. In 2018, there were 52 players with 10 or more points, including just five batters.
Bellinger got off to a hot start and led NL batters through June before being passed by Bell. But this is his first Player of the Game honor in about six weeks. He last earned Box-Toppers points on June 13, when he ranked ninth in overall Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Bregman—Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead AL batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Bregman (HR 2B 3-3 R 2BI in the 7-1 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He rises to first among AL batters in Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader Albert Pujols of the Angels (8.0). While they both have the the same Box-Toppers point total, Bregman ranks ahead because he has more 2018 Box-Toppers points, 6.2 vs. 3.0. Bregman ranks 33rd among all players.
Debut—Marlins pitcher Jeff Brigham made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Brigham (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 5-4, 12-inning win over the Twins) made his Major League debut Sept. 2, 2018, and was playing in his 14th career game.
Scoring—Flaherty earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Guerrero earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Realmuto earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 8/1 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | STL 8, CHC 0 | Jack Flaherty (W, 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| +10.0 | NYM 4, CHW 0 | Zack Wheeler (W, 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| AL | +4.0 | TOR 11, BAL 2 | Vladimir Guerrero 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | PHI 10, SF 2 | J.T. Realmuto C‑1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | LAD 8, SD 2 | Cody Bellinger RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 4, CIN 1 (F/7) | Max Fried (W, 12‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | MIA 5, MIN 4 (F/12) | Jeff Brigham (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 7, CLE 1 | Alex Bregman 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 5, MIL 3 | Liam Hendriks (S, 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 9, BOS 4 | Mike Zunino C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’19). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’18-19), the period 2014-2019 (’14-19) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2019 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2018 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’19 | ’18‑19 | ’14‑19 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 10.2 | 10.2 | 18.9 | 18.9 | +10.2 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 8.0 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | +1.8 |
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.0 | 17.7 | 26.4 | 30.4 | -3.7 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +6.0 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 6.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | -6.4 |
| Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | 3b | tor al | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca 1b | phi nl | 5.0 | 10.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | -0.5 |
| Hendriks, Liam 3339 | pi cp | oak al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +5.0 |
| Zunino, Mike 3390 | ca | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| Brigham, Jeff 4208 | pi cp | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.