Marwin Gonzalez of the Astros is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s World Series Game 5.
The Houston Astros win 9-5, holding off the Atlanta Braves, who still lead the best-of-seven game series, 3-2.
Read MoreDodgers’ Jansen, Astros’ Graveman top players in Tuesday’s league championship series games
Dodgers closing pitcher Kenley Jansen and Astros middle reliever Kendall Graveman are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s two league championship series games.
Read MorePadres' Chacin tops players for Saturday, April 8; Greinke rises to 14th in Box-Toppers ‘all-time' rankings
Padres pitcher Jhoulys Chacin is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 4 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | released | 187.0 |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 186.0 |
| 6 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 185.7 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 182.3 |
| 8 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 9 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 168.7 |
| 10 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 11 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 12 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 13 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 14 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 157.1 |
| 15 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 16 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 18 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 19 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | atl nl | 149.5 |
| 20 | Chipper Jones | 3b | retired | 149.0 |
List of top 100 players since 1995 at the close of the 2016 season.
Also Saturday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rose to 14th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Chacin pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out five, in the 2-1 win over the Giants.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Kendall Graveman allowed one run and two hits over seven innings, striking out five, in the 6-1 win over the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—Howie Kendrick of the Phillies tripled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 17-3 win over the Nationals.
Kendrick has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Angels and has 35.5 career points, fifth among active AL second basemen. His best season was 2009 with the Angels when he had 5.5 Box-Toppers points, eighth among AL second basemen.
American League Batter of the Day—Avisail Garcia of the White Sox homered, tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-2 win over the Twins.
Greinke—Zack Greinke rose to 14th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday (6.2IP 5H R 0BB 6K W in the 11-2 win over the Indians).
Greinke earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season, and now has 157.1 career points, passing Tim Hudson (157.0) on the “all-time” list. Greinke now trails 13th-ranked player John Smoltz (160.9).
Greinke also has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2004 with the Royals, but earned none in 2006, so his 11-season streak begins in 2007 with the Royals. His best season was 2009 with the Royals when he had 21.5 Box-Toppers points to lead all players.
Notable—Three players Saturday became the first to earn Player of the Game honors twice in the 2017 season, which began last week:
- Angels pitcher Cam Bedrosian (1.2IP H 0R 0BB 4K Sv in the 5-4 win over the Mariners). He was also Player of the Game Tuesday.
- Orioles pitcher Mychal Givens (1.0IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 5-4 win over the Yankees). He was also Player of the Game Monday.
- Rockies pitcher Greg Holland (1.0IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 4-2 win over the Dodgers). He was also Player of the Game Tuesday.
All three players now have 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season. Based on tiebreakers, Bedrosian ranks seventh among all players for the season, Givens ranks ninth and Holland ranks 10th.
Debut—Albert Almora Jr. of the Cubs made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Almora (3-4 R 2BI in the 11-6 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 7, 2016, and was playing in his 49th career game. He is the 3,764th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Chacin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Graveman earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Kendrick and Garcia each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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| 4/8 | Score | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.2 | SD 2, SF 1 | Jhoulys Chacin (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| AL | 7.0 | OAK 6, TEX 1 | Kendall Graveman (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6.0 | STL 10, CIN 4 | Michael Wacha (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5.2 | ARI 11, CLE 2 | Zack Greinke (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | MIA 8, NYM 1 | Adam Conley (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4.2 | LAA 5, SEA 4 | Cam Bedrosian (S,2) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | PHI 17, WSH 3 | Howie Kendrick, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | CHW 6, MIN 2 | Avisail Garcia, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.2 | TB 3, TOR 2 (F/11) | Erasmo Ramirez (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | PIT 6, ATL 4 | Gregory Polanco, LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | DET 4, BOS 1 | Jose Iglesias, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | BAL 5, NYY 4 | Mychal Givens (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | COL 4, LAD 2 | Greg Holland (S,4) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | CHC 11, MIL 6 | Albert Almora Jr., CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | KC 7, HOU 3 | Cheslor Cuthbert, 3B | 4 | 1 | 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 Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 7.7 | 14.4 | 29.8 | -3.7 |
| Bedrosian, Cam 3694 | pi cp | ana al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Givens, Mychal 3599 | pi mr | bal al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 2.0 |
| Graveman, Kendall 3444 | pi sp | oak al | 1.7 | 7.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | -4.3 |
| Kendrick, Howie 2191 | 2b lf 1b | phi nl | 1.5 | 5.5 | 19.5 | 35.5 | -2.5 |
| Garcia, Avisail 3256 | rf | chi al | 1.5 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -1.0 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 10.7 | 80.0 | 157.1 | -8.7 |
| Conley, Adam 3594 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -5.7 |
| Polanco, Gregory 3361 | lf | pit nl | 1.0 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | -4.5 |
| Ramirez, Erasmo 1786 | pi cp | tb al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | -2.7 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | -1.0 |
| Cuthbert, Cheslor 3683 | 3b | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Iglesias, Jose 3532 | ss | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Almora, Albert Jr. 3764 | cf | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Athletics' Kendall Graveman tops players for Friday, Aug. 19; Rangers' Hamels rises to 5th in Box-Toppers rankings
Athletics pitcher Kendall Graveman is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels rises to fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Aug. 19:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 18.7 |
| 3 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 17.2 |
| 4 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.4 |
| 5 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 15.1 |
| 6 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 14.4 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.1 |
| 9 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 12.7 |
| 10 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 12.5 |
Player of the Day—Graveman pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out five and walking none, in the 9-0 win over the White Sox.
National League Player of the Day—Ryan Schimpf of the Padres hit a walk-off, three-run homer in the 7-4, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Schimpf hit two homers in the game and also doubled twice, going 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Teoscar Hernandez of the Astros homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 15-8 win over the Orioles.
This was Hernandez’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Hernandez made his Major League debut Aug. 12 and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,713rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall NL Player of the Day was batter Ryan Schimpf.
Rankings—Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels rises from seventh to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Hamels (7.1IP 3H R 2BB 10K W in the 6-2 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.1 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Corey Kluber of the Indians (17.2).
Hamels also now has 141.3 career Box-Toppers points, ranked 26th since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 25th-ranked player, Giants pitcher Jake Peavy (141.8).
Notable—Two players became the 25th and 26th players this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points after they earned Player of the Game honors Friday:
- Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (7.2IP 5H 0R 0BB 9K W in the 7-0 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, becoming the 25th player with 10 or more points in 2016. Tanaka ranks 19th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers. It is his second season with 10 or more points; he had 12.7 points in 2014 with the Yankees.
- Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer (8IP 5H 2R 2BB 13K ND in the 3-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season, becoming the 26th player with 10 or more points in 2016. Bauer ranks 23rd among all players and 10th among AL pitchers. This is Bauer's first season with 10 or more points.
Debut—David Dahl of the Rockies made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Dahl (HR 2-4 2R BI in the 7-6, 11-inning win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut July 25 and was playing in his 24th career game. He is the 3,714th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Graveman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Schmipf earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Hernandez earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/19 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | OAK 9, CHW 0 | Kendall Graveman (W,9-8) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 11.2 | NYY 7, LAA 0 | Masahiro Tanaka (W,10-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 10.1 | TEX 6, TB 2 | Cole Hamels (W,13-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 10.0 | `CLE 3, TOR 2 | Trevor Bauer | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| NL | 7.0 | SD 7, ARI 4 (10) | Ryan Schimpf, 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | BOS 10, DET 2 | Rick Porcello (W,17-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | HOU 15, BAL 8 | Teoscar Hernandez, CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | CIN 9, LAD 2 | Joey Votto, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIA 6, PIT 5 | J.T. Realmuto, C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SF 8, NYM 1 | Conor Gillaspie, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | WSH 7, ATL 6 | Clint Robinson, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | STL 4, PHI 3 (11) | Seung Hwan Oh (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | COL 7, CHC 6 (11) | David Dahl, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | SEA 7, MIL 6 | Adam Lind, PH-1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | KC 5, MIN 4 (11) | Chien-Ming Wang (W,6-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| `Denotes that the 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 Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 15.1 | 30.5 | 82.1 | 141.3 | -0.3 |
| Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 | 18.7 | 31.4 | 31.4 | 2.7 |
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 10.4 | 19.8 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 1.0 |
| Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 8.5 | 13.5 | 30.2 | 62.2 | 3.5 |
| Porcello, Rick 2573 | pi sp | bos al | 7.0 | 11.0 | 32.7 | 41.7 | 3.0 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | fla nl | 5.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
| Graveman, Kendall 3444 | pi sp | oak al | 5.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 0.3 |
| Schimpf, Ryan 3686 | 2b 3b | sd nl | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Oh, Seung Hwan 3693 | pi cp | stl nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Lind, Adam 2238 | 1b ph | sea al | 3.7 | 10.2 | 30.2 | 57.8 | -2.8 |
| Gillaspie, Conor 3218 | 3b ph | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 |
| Hernandez, Teoscar 3713 | cf | hou al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Robinson, Clint 3475 | 1b | dc nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -2.5 |
| Wang, Chien-Ming 2023 | pi cp | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 28.1 | 1.0 |
| Dahl, David 3714 | cf | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Dodgers' Bolsinger tops players for Saturday, May 23; Phillies' Hamels rises to 8th in Box-Toppers rankings
Dodgers pitcher Mike Bolsinger is Saturday’s Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. In addition, Hamels and Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett rose among the top 40 players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 23.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 8.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 8 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 |
Player of the Day—Bolsinger pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight, in the 2-0 win over the Padres.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Kendall Graveman pitched six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six, in the 5-0 win over the Rays.
American League Batter of the Day—Prince Fielder of the Rangers homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 15-4 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs hit a ninth-inning, three-run homer and drove in six total runs in the 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
Rankings—Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Hamels (8IP 5H R 5K W in the 8-1 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.
Saturday’s point also moves him up to 39th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers record keeping began). Hamels now has 116.8 career points and passes Todd Helton (116.4) on that list. He trails Barry Zito (117.4) for 38th place. Hamels’ 116.8 career points ranks eighth among active pitchers currently in the NL.
Notable—Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett rises to 32nd place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Burnett now has 124.8 career points and passes Gary Sheffield (124.1) on that list. Burnett now trails Mariano Rivera (126.4) for 31st place. Burnett’s 124.8 career points ranks sixth among active pitchers currently in the NL.
Burnett (7IP 5H R 10K W in the 8-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season.
Scoring—Bolsinger earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Graveman earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Fielder and Rizzo each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 5/23 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | Dodgers | Mike Bolsinger (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10.0 | Pirates | A.J. Burnett (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 8.0 | Marlins | Carter Capps (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| AL | 7.0 | Athletics | Kendall Graveman (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Rangers | Prince Fielder DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Phillies | Cole Hamels (W, 5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Cubs | Anthony Rizzo 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Red Sox | Mike Napoli 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Indians | Corey Kluber (W, 2-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | Twins | Trevor May (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Alex Gordon LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mariners | Fernando Rodney (S, 12) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Luke Gregerson (S, 11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Braves | Jim Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Giants | Joe Panik 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | Daniel Descalso SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Orioles' Miguel Gonzalez (7IP R 10K) tops players for Tuesday, April 14
Orioles pitcher Miguel Gonzalez is Tuesday’s Player of the Day.
Gonzalez struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 4-3 win over the Yankees.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 14.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 |
| 2 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.7 |
| 3 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 2.5 |
| 4 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 |
| 5 | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 7 | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 |
| 8 | Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 |
| 9 | Greene, Shane 3381 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 |
| 10 | Wilson, C.J. 2074 | pi sp | ana al | 2.0 |
National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani pitched seven shutout innings and struck out five in the 3-2 win over the Cubs. DeSclafani was one of four players to make his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time they earned Player of the Game honors. DeSclafani made his Major League debut May 14, 2014, and was playing in his 15th career game. He is the 3,441st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins drove in four runs, scored twice and went 3-for-3 with a double in the 8-2 win over the Braves. Stanton earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season and rising to third place in player rankings.
American League Batter of the Day—Robinson Chirinos of the Rangers homered, doubled and drove in five runs in the 8-2 win over the Angels.
Notable—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors (6IP 3R 8K W in the 6-5 win over the Phillies). Harvey earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 2.7 for the season.
Debuts—Four players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time they earned Player of the Game honors. Besides DeSclafani, who earned NL Player of the Day honors, the other three are:
- Alex Guerrero of the Dodgers (two-run pinch-hit HR in 6-5 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut March 22, 2014, and was playing in his 15th career game. He is the 3,442nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Rays pitcher Steve Geltz (1.1IP 0R W in middle relief in the 3-2 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut Aug. 16, 2012, and was playing in his 17th career game. He is the 3,443rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Athletics pitcher Kendall Graveman (5.1IP 0R W in the 4-0 win over the Astros) made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 2014, and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,444th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Gonzalez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and DeSclafani earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Stanton and Chirinos each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 4/14 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | Orioles | Miguel Gonzalez (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 8.0 | Tigers | Shane Greene (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NL | 8.0 | Reds | Anthony DeSclafani (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Marlins | Giancarlo Stanton RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | White Sox | Jose Quintana (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Rangers | Robinson Chirinos C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Padres | Odrisamer Despaigne (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | Rockies | Adam Ottavino (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | Red Sox | Edward Mujica (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Alex Guerrero PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mets | Matt Harvey (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1.1 | Rays | Steve Geltz (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.1 | Athletics | Kendall Graveman (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |