The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 17th straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees regain the lead among American League teams and the New York Mets are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreMariners’ Gilbert tops players for Wednesday, April 10, rising to 2nd in player rankings
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreWhat would 2019 have looked like if only the final 60 games of season were played?
What would the 2019 baseball season have looked like if only the final 60 games were played?
In many ways, it would have looked exactly like the entire, overall 2019 season: From about July 25 on in 2019, the Houston Astros were Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team and Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole was Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player. Both also led for the overall 2019 season.
Read MoreTwins’ Kenta Maeda tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 18; Dodgers’ Gonsolin tops NL players
Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Maeda struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, one hit and two walks, in the 4-3, 12-inning win over the Brewers. Maeda took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before giving up a hit. He did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Brewers tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreGiants’ Madison Bumgarner tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 13; Mariners’ Seager tops AL players
Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bumgarner struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreYankees’ Gleyber Torres tops players for Monday, Aug. 12, rises to 2nd among AL batters
Gleyber Torres of the Yankees is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place among American League batters in season player rankings.
Torres hit two three-run home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 11-8 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreIndians’ Corey Kluber tops players for Saturday, Aug. 4, rises to 9th in player rankings
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings and reaching 100 Box-Toppers points for his career.
Kluber pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking one, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.
Read MorePhillies’ Nick Pivetta tops players for Monday, June 18, rises to 8th in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Nick Pivetta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Pivetta struck out 13 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Cardinals. Pivetta picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because although he left with the Phillies leading, 4-2, the Cardinals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreCubs’ Mike Montgomery tops players for Monday, May 28; Astros’ Verlander rises to 8th in player rankings
Cubs pitcher Mike Montgomery is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRangers' Lewis tops players for Friday, Sept. 11; Cubs' Arrieta regains Box-Toppers points lead
Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta regained the top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings, three days after losing the lead to Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Sept. 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 22.1 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.7 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 20.4 |
| 4 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 19.4 |
| 5 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 19.4 |
| 6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 19.1 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 18.0 |
| 8 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 17.1 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 17.0 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 16.8 |
Player of the Day—Lewis pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out four, in the 4-0 win over the Athletics. He allowed no hits until the eighth inning.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six, in the 4-2 win over the Mariners.
National League Batter of the Day—Nick Ahmed of the Diamondbacks hit a two-run homer, a double and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-4 win over the Dodgers.
American League Batter of the Day—Steve Clevenger of the Orioles hit a grand slam and scored two runs in the 14-8 win over the Royals.
Rankings—Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta regained the top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Arrieta (8IP 6H R 7K W in the 5-1 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 22.1. He passes previous leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (21.7). Arrieta and Kershaw have traded three-day turns with the Box-Toppers season points lead since since Sept. 2, with Arrieta leading twice and Kershaw leading twice.
Notable—Three other Players of the Game from Friday hit notable milestones:
Lead changes
Here are the season’s lead changes among players in Box-Toppers points. Chart shows the date and the player’s Box-Toppers point (BTP) total when they took the lead.| Date | Player | Team | BTP |
| 4/5 | Adam Wainwright | stl nl | 2.0 |
| 4/6 | Felix Hernandez | sea al | 2.0 |
| 4/13 | Scott Kazmir | oak al | 3.7 |
| 4/18 | Felix Hernandez | sea al | 4.0 |
| 6/26 | Max Scherzer | dc nl | 14.0 |
| 7/9 | Felix Hernandez | sea al | 14.4 |
| 7/12 | Max Scherzer | dc nl | 15.0 |
| 7/24 | Felix Hernandez | sea al | 15.4 |
| 7/26 | Jacob deGrom | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 9/2 | Clayton Kershaw | lad nl | 20.7 |
| 9/5 | Jake Arrieta | chi nl | 21.1 |
| 9/8 | Clayton Kershaw | lad nl | 21.7 |
| 9/11 | Jake Arrieta | chi nl | 22.1 |
- Giants pitcher Jake Peavy now has 134.8 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank of 25th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Peavy (7IP 2H R 2K W in the 9-1 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point. He trails 24th-ranked player David Ortiz (136.9) and has 3.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
- Angels pitcher Jered Weaver rises to 36th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when record keeping began). Weaver (6IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 3-2 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 123.1 for his career. With his point Friday, he passes Justin Verlander (122.9) on the “all-time” list and trails 33rd-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1). Weaver has 7.7 Box-Toppers points this season.
- Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets became the 35th player (and fifth batter) with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points this season. Cespedes (HR 2B 3-5 R 3BI in the 5-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.9 for the season. He rises to second place among NL batters —behind Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies (11.5)—and 26th among all players.
Scoring—Lewis earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bettis earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Ahemd and Clevenger each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s 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
| 9/11 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | Rangers | Colby Lewis (W,15-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| AL | 7.0 | Rockies | Chad Bettis (W,7-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Dbacks | Nick Ahmed, SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Orioles | Steve Clevenger, PH-C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Cubs | Jake Arrieta (W,19-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | Giants | Jake Peavy (W,6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4.0 | Blue Jays | Russell Martin, C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Cubs | Kyle Schwarber, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Twins | Trevor Plouffe, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Mark Melancon (S,45) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Marlins | Jarred Cosart | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | Mets | Yoenis Cespedes, CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | J.P. Arencibia, PH-C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Angels | Jered Weaver (W,7-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Red Sox' Clay Buchholz (8IP R 5K) tops players for Monday, June 29
Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Buchholz pitched eight innings and allowed one run on five hits, striking out five, in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 29.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.0 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 11.1 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.7 |
| 8 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 9.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
Buchholz had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of 6, tied with Indians pitcher Cody Anderson who was Player of the Game in the 7-1 win over the Rays. However, Buchholz won Player of the Game on a tiebreaker—he had more strikeouts than Anderson (five vs. two).
National League Player of the Day—Jonathan Lucroy of the Brewers went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-4 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Billy Butler of the Athletics homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 7-1 win over the Rockies.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is a batter (Jonathan Lucroy).
Notable—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Wilson has 8.4 Box-Toppers points and ranks 13th among all players, seventh among AL pitchers. Wilson (6IP 5H R 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Yankees) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Tucker Barnhart of the Reds (2B 4-5 R 2BI in the 11-7 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut April 3, 2014, and was playing in his 45th career game. He is the 3,519th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Nick Ahmed of the Diamondbacks (HR 2-3 R 2BI in the 10-6 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut June 29, 2014, and was playing in his 94th career game. He is the 3,520th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Buchholz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lucroy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Butler earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/29 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | Red Sox | Clay Buchholz (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6.0 | Indians | Cody Anderson (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5.0 | Astros | Lance McCullers (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Athletics | Billy Butler DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 3.0 | Brewers | Jonathan Lucroy C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Reds | Tucker Barnhart C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Mitch Moreland 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Nick Ahmed SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |