Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bumgarner struck out five over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Phillies.
Bumgarner earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, 21st among all players and 15th among National League pitchers.
Bumgarner becomes the 23rd player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his eighth season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. He had six straight seasons with 10 or more points from 2011 to 2016 with the Giants. His best season was 2014 with the Giants when he had 22.6 Box-Toppers points, third among all players and second among NL pitchers.
Bumgarner now has 135.4 career Box-Toppers points, 33rd among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Thursday, he passes Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (133.8) on the “all-time” list. He trails 32nd-ranked Andy Pettitte (138.5). Passing Strasburg, Bumgarner rises to 11th among active players in career points, sixth among active NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan struck out eight over five innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 7-2 win over the Orioles.
American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Higashioka of the Yankees homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Twins.
National League Batter of the Day—Tyler O'Neill of the Cardinals hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-4 win over the Brewers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, Aug. 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 18.4 |
| 2 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 17.1 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 4 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 16.4 |
| 5 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 15.1 |
| 6 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 8 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 13.7 |
| 9 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 13.1 |
| 10 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
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Debut—Angels pitcher Austin Warren made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Warren (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 13-10 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut July 29 and was playing in his ninth career game.
Scoring—Bumgarner earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and McClanahan earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Higashioka and O’Neill each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Player of the Game winners (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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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 8/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | ARI 6, PHI 2 | Madison Bumgarner, (W 7‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| AL | +5.0 | TB 7, BAL 2 | Shane McClanahan, (W 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 7, MIN 5 | Kyle Higashioka, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | STL 8, MIL 4 | Tyler O'Neill, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | LAA 13, DET 10 | Austin Warren, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 4, NYM 1 | Blake Treinen, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `SEA 9, TEX 8 (F/11) | Chris Flexen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 6, MIA 1 | Luis Castillo, (W 7‑12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 6, KC 3 (F/10) | Carlos Correa, SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | OAK 5, CHW 4 | Sean Murphy, C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 Player of the Game winners
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 (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 | 11.0 | 42.7 | 135.4 | +9.0 |
| Flexen, Chris 4368 | pi sp | sea al | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 7.0 | 12.0 | 42.8 | 42.8 | +2.0 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | lf | stl nl | 5.0 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | +2.5 |
| McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 4.0 | 5.5 | 24.7 | 31.9 | +2.5 |
| Murphy, Sean 4246 | ca | oak al | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +1.0 |
| Higashioka, Kyle 4505 | ca ph | nyy al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Treinen, Blake 3495 | pi mr cp | lad nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | +2.0 |
| Warren, Austin 4521 | pi cp | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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