Cardinals pitcher Jake Woodford is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Woodford struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Brewers.
Woodford earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 174th among all players and 56th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery struck out six over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 7-1 win over the Rangers.
Montgomery earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, 47th among all players and 17th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Donaldson of the Twins doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-5 win over the Cubs.
National League Batter of the Day—J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies tripled, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Orioles.
Notable—Albert Pujols of the Dodgers now has 204.8 career Box-Toppers points—seventh-most since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Pujols (1-1 0R BI in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.0 for the season, in what could be his final career point. Pujols is 41 and is not signed for the 2022 season. Prior to the season, it was rumored that he would retire after 2021. On Box-Toppers “all-time” list, Pujols trails sixth-ranked player, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (206.6). Pujols ranks first among all batters since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began, ahead of Alex Rodriguez (187.0).
Pujols ranks fifth among active players in career points and third among active NL players behind teammates pitcher Clayton Kershaw (248.6) and pitcher Max Scherzer (226.3). Pujols leads active batters ahead of second-place Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (157.4).
Debut—Nationals pitcher Josh Rogers made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first carer Player of the Game honor.
Rogers (7.2IP 5H R 2BB 4K W in the 7-1 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Aug. 28, 2018, and was playing in his 12th career game.
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 Tuesday, Sept. 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 25.1 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 22.4 |
| 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 20.1 |
| 4 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 17.4 |
| 5 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 |
| 6 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.1 |
| 7 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.1 |
| 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 9 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | tor al | 16.7 |
| 10 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 16.1 |
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Scoring—Woodford earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Montgomery earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Donaldson and Realmuto each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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).| 9/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | STL 2, MIL 1 | Jake Woodford, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| AL | +4.2 | NYY 7, TEX 1 | Jordan Montgomery, (W 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | MIN 9, CHC 5 | Josh Donaldson, 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BOS 6, NYM 3 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | DET 5, CHW 3 | Victor Reyes, CF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 6, SD 5 | Tony Watson, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | WSH 7, MIA 1 | Josh Rogers, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 10, LAA 5 | Martin Maldonado, C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 4, KC 1 | Emmanuel Clase, (S 24) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.1 | ATL 6, ARI 1 | Drew Smyly, (W 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 5, OAK 2 | J.P. Crawford, SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | PHI 3, BAL 2 (F/10) | J.T. Realmuto, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | TOR 4, TB 2 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr., LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PIT 6, CIN 2 | Yoshi Tsutsugo, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 5, COL 4 (F/10) | Albert Pujols, PH | 1 | 0 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.7 | 10.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | +8.7 |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 8.5 | 9.5 | 29.7 | 35.2 | +7.5 |
| Smyly, Drew 3009 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 18.4 | 46.5 | +7.0 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 5.5 | 9.0 | 31.0 | 36.0 | +2.0 |
| Gurriel, Lourdes Jr. 4148 | lf | tor al | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | +5.2 |
| Woodford, Jake 4293 | pi sp mr | stl nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +4.0 |
| Reyes, Victor 3984 | rf | det al | 4.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +3.0 |
| Maldonado, Martin 3082 | ca | hou al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 19.0 | +4.0 |
| Crawford, J.P. 3937 | ss | sea al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | +1.0 |
| Clase, Emmaniuel 4225 | pi cp | cle al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Pujols, Albert 1438 | 1b ph | lad nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 30.5 | 204.8 | +1.0 |
| Watson, Tony 3215 | pi mr cp | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b ph | min al | 1.5 | 5.5 | 30.7 | 60.6 | ‑2.5 |
| Tsutsugo, Yoshitomo 4294 | lf dh ph | pit nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Rogers, Josh 4555 | pi sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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