Rangers pitcher Kolby Allard is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Allard struck out eight over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of Aug. 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 20.8 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 20.8 |
| 3 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 16.1 |
| 4 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 15.8 |
| 5 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 15.7 |
| 6 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.7 |
| 7 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 9 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | sp pi | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 10 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 14.4 |
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Allard earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first of his career and ranks 408th among all players this season and 100th among American League pitchers.
This is the first time in his career Allard has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. Allard made his Major League debut July 31, 2018, and was playing in his seventh career game.
National League Player of the Day—Corey Dickerson of the Phillies hit two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 9-3 win over the Marlins.
American League Batter of the Day—Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Mariners.
This was Bichette’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Bichette made his Major League debut July 29 and was playing in his 25th career game.
He is the son of Dante Bichette, who played from 1988 to 2001, primarily and most notably for the Rockies. Bichette earned 65.4 career Box-Toppers points from 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) to 2001 and would likely have more points if his career prior to 1995 were tracked. His 65.4 career points ranks 44th among all outfielders since 1995. His best season was 1996 with the Rockies when he had 13.2 Box-Toppers points, fifth among NL batters. He ranked among the top 10 NL batters four straight seasons from 1996 to 1999.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Corey Dickerson.
Notable—Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger has the most 2019 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Clevinger (5.2IP 4H R 2BB 8K W in the 4-2 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season, 15th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Alex Bregman of the Astros becomes the 33rd player—and fourth batter—to reach 10 Box-Toppers points this season after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Bregman (HR 2-3 R 3BI in the 5-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, 33rd among all players and third among AL batters, behind Nelson Cruz of the Twins (11.0) and Gleyber Torres of the Yankees (10.5). Bregman joins Cruz, Torres and Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers (10.2) as the only batters with 10 or more points this season. In 2018, five batters had 10 points, tied for the fewest batters with 10 points in a single season since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. There were 52 total players with 10 or more points in 2018.
This is Bregman’s first season with 10 or more points. His previous high was 6.2 points in 2018, 16th among AL batters.
One more notable thing—Red Sox pitcher Brandon Workman earned his first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor in more than five years Saturday.
Workman (1IP 0H 0R 2BB 3K Sv in the 5-4 win over the Padres) last earned Player of the Game honors on June 10, 2014. Workman had Tommy John surgery and did not pitch in the Majors in 2015 and 2016. He played 33 games in 2017, 43 in 2018 and has appeared in 59 so far in 2019. Workman now has 4.0 career Box-Toppers points—2.0 earned in 2013 with the Red Sox, 1.0 earned in 2014 with the Red Sox and 1.0 earned Saturday.
Scoring—Allard earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Dickerson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Bichette earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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)| 8/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.1 | TEX 4, CHW 0 | Kolby Allard (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | BAL 7, TB 1 | John Means (W, 9‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +5.2 | CLE 4, KC 2 | Mike Clevinger (W, 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| NL | +5.0 | PHI 9, MIA 3 | Corey Dickerson LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PIT 14, CIN 0 | Trevor Williams (W, 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 4, ARI 0 | Chase Anderson (W, 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.2 | MIN 8, DET 5 | Taylor Rogers (S, 20) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | `LAD 2, NYY 1 | Pedro Baez (H, 20) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `WSH 7, CHC 2 | Hunter Strickland | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TOR 7, SEA 5 | Bo Bichette SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | HOU 5, LAA 2 | Alex Bregman SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 6, COL 0 | Dakota Hudson (W, 13‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 9, NYM 5 | Francisco Cervelli C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 10, OAK 5 | Brandon Crawford SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 5, SD 4 | Brandon Workman (S, 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 12.4 | 26.1 | 40.5 | 40.5 | -1.3 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b ss | hou al | 10.0 | 16.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | +3.8 |
| Hudson, Dakota 4035 | pi sp | stl nl | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +5.7 |
| Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Rogers, Taylor 3648 | pi cp | min al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +3.0 |
| Dickerson, Corey 3222 | lf | phi nl | 4.7 | 9.2 | 26.2 | 28.7 | +0.2 |
| Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 4.0 | 11.5 | 21.7 | 29.7 | -3.5 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 | 10.4 | 36.8 | 36.8 | -2.4 |
| Strickland, Hunter 3546 | pi cp mr | dc nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Williams, Trevor 3792 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -6.0 |
| Baez, Pedro 3678 | pi mr | lad nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Allard, Kolby 4232 | pi sp | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Bichette, Bo 4233 | ss | tor al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Cervelli, Francisco 3387 | ca | atl nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | -2.5 |
| Workman, Brandon 3241 | pi sp | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
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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.