April Recap, Part 1

Well, it's been a while - school, both jobs, and trying to move have made blogging a tad difficult over the last several weeks. But school is over and it's time to write about some baseball. We are in the merry month of May now, so why don't we do a recap of the first full month of the season.

Division Standings through 4/30/08:

AL East:
Boston - 17-12
Baltimore - 15-12
Tampa Bay - 15-12
New York - 14-15
Toronto - 11-17

AL Central:
Chicago - 14-12
Minnesota - 13-14
Cleveland - 13-15
Detroit - 13-15
Kansas City - 12-15

AL West:
Los Angeles - 18-11
Oakland - 17-12
Seattle - 13-15
Texas - 10-18

NL East:
Florida - 15-12
New York - 14-12
Philadelphia - 15-13
Atlanta - 12-15
Washington - 11-17

NL Central:
Chicago - 17-10
St. Louis - 18-11
Milwaukee - 15-12
Houston - 13-16
Cincinnati - 12-17
Pittsburgh - 11-16

NL West:
Arizona - 20-8
Los Angeles - 14-13
San Francisco - 13-16
Colorado - 11-17
San Diego - 11-17

League Leaders through 4/30/08

AL Home Runs:
Joe Crede, Carlos Quentin (CHW) - 7

AL Runs Batted In:
Josh Hamilton (TEX) - 32

AL Stolen Bases:
Brian Roberts (BAL), Carlos Gomez (MIN) - 9

AL Batting Average:
Manny Ramirez (BOS) - .344

AL Wins:
Joe Saunders, Ervin Santana (LAA), Chien-Ming Wang (NYY), Cliff Lee (CLE) - 5

AL Strikeouts:
Felix Hernandez (SEA) - 41

AL Earned Run Average:
Cliff Lee (CLE) - 0.96

AL Saves:
Francisco Rodriguez (LAA) - 11

NL Home Runs:
Chase Utley (PHI) - 10

NL Runs Batted In:
Lance Berkman (HOU) - 25

NL Stolen Bases:
Willy Tavares (COL), Michael Bourn (HOU) - 11

NL Batting Average:
Chipper Jones (ATL) - .422

NL Wins:
Brandon Webb (ARI) - 5

NL Strikeouts:
Tim Lincecum, Jonathan Sanchez (SFG), Chad Billingsley (LAD) - 40

NL Earned Run Average:
Edinson Volquez (CIN) - 1.23

NL Saves:
Jason Isringhausen (STL), Brian Wilson (SFG) - 9

Statistical and standings courteous of MLB.com and ESPN.com