Josh Phegley of the Athletics is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Phegley went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 19-4 win over the Royals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of Aug. 26.| 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 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.7 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 16.1 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 15.8 |
| 6 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil 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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Phegley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, 136th among all players and 26th among American League batters.
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher John Gant struck out three over 2 1/3 hitless and scoreless middle relief innings, picking up the win, in the 12-2 win over the Brewers.
National League Batter of the Day—Freddy Galvis of the Reds hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 6-3 win over the Marlins.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall Player of the Day is AL batter Josh Phegley.
Notable—Padres closing pitcher Kirby Yates has the most 2019 Box-Toppers points among the eight who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.
Yates (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv in the 4-3 win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, 112th among all players, 40th among NL pitchers and third among NL closing pitchers, behind Josh Hader of the Brewers (15.7) and Luke Jackson of the Braves (7.0).
This is the second straight day Yates has earned Player of the Game honors. He was also Player of the Game in Sunday’s 3-1 win over the Red Sox (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv).
Also notable—Mike Ford of the Yankees earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Monday, the day after he made his Box-Toppers debut with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Ford (2HR 2-4 2R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Mariners) was also Player of the Game Sunday in the 5-1 win over the Dodgers (HR 2B 2-3 R 2BI). He now has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season and for his career.
Scoring—Phegley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gant earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Galvis earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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)| 8/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.0 | OAK 19, KC 4 | Josh Phegley C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +4.1 | STL 12, MIL 2 | John Gant (W, 9‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| +4.0 | SD 4, LAD 3 | Kirby Yates (S, 38) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CIN 6, MIA 3 | Freddy Galvis 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | NYY 5, SEA 4 | Mike Ford 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `COL 3, ATL 1 | Tim Melville | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 6, SF 4 | Adam Jones PH‑RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PHI 6, PIT 5 (F/11) | Brad Miller 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yates, Kirby 3628 | pi cp | sd nl | 6.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | +1.0 |
| Phegley, Josh 3269 | ca | oak al | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | +5.5 |
| Gant, John 3660 | pi mr | stl nl | 4.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -2.3 |
| Jones, Adam 2347 | rf | ari nl | 4.5 | 9.5 | 33.5 | 65.0 | -0.5 |
| Miller, Brad 3227 | ss 3b ph | phi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| Galvis, Freddy 3202 | 2b ss | cin nl | 2.5 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 19.5 | -1.5 |
| Ford, Mike 4235 | 1b ph | nyy al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Melville, Tim 4226 | pi sp | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
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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.