Daily Baseball Update: 8/30

Sorry I haven't posted in a few weeks.  I didn't have access to a computer in France.

Historical Individual Seasons: Ed Delahanty 1895
Stat Line: 11 HR, 106 RBI, .404 AVG, 46 SB.  Age 27.
Ed Delahanty may be the greatest player you've never heard of.  He held a .346 career average, playing from 1888-1903 for the Philadelphia Phillies (1888-1889, 1891-1901), Cleveland Infants (1890), and Washington Senators (1902-1903) before falling over Niagara Falls and dying in 1903.  He hit 101 home runs, all in the Dead Ball Era, stole 455 bases, and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1945.  The best year of his career came in 1895, when he hit 11 home runs and batted .404 in just 116 games.  He stole 46 bases and scored 149 runs.  His offense led Philadelphia to a 78-53 record, a .595 winning percentage that was good for third in the twelve team National League, nine and a half games behind the Baltimore Orioles (not connected to today's Orioles).  Delahanty led the majors in doubles (49), on base percentage (.500), and OPS (1.117) while also finishing second in batting average behind Jesse Burkett's (.409).

News
Cubs traded David DeJesus (6 HR, 27 RBI, .250 AVG, 3 SB, age 33) to the Nationals for a player to be named later.  The Nationals then flipped him to the Rays for a player to be named later.
Mets traded Marlon Byrd (21 HR, 71 RBI, .285 AVG, 2 SB, age 35) and John Buck (15 HR, 60 RBI, .215 AVG, 2 SB, age 34) to the Pirates for Vic Black (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, age 25) and minor leaguer Dilson Herrera (11 HR, 56 RBI, .265 AVG, 11 SB at Class A, age 19).
Nationals traded Kurt Suzuki (3 HR, 25 RBI, .222 AVG, 2 SB, age 29) to the A's for minor leaguer Dakota Bacus (9-5, 3.56 ERA, 1.34 WHIP at Class A, age 22).
Diamondbacks traded Jason Kubel (5 HR, 32 RBI, .220 AVG, 0 SB, age 31) to the Indians for a player to be named later.
Phillies signed Roger Bernadina (2 HR, 6 RBI, .178 AVG, 3 SB, age 29) after he was released by the Nationals.
Mets phenom Matt Harvey has a partial tear in his UCL and may need Tommy John surgery. 
Astros and Marlins have been eliminated from contention in their divisions, while the Astros have been eliminated from playoff contention entirely.
The Astros and Marlins have also both clinched losing records for the season.

Game Scores
Nationals (68-65) beat the Marlins (49-83) 9-0.
Orioles (79-56) beat the Red Sox (71-61) 3-2.
Mets (60-72) beat the Phillies (61-73) 11-3.
Angels (60-72) beat the Rays (75-57) 2-0.
Tigers (78-56) beat the A's (75-58) 7-6.
Top Scorer: Nationals beat the Marlins 9-0.

Standings
AL East: Red Sox (79-56, .585 WPCT).  AL Central: Tigers (78-56, .582).  AL West: Rangers (78-55, .586).
NL East: Braves (81-52, .609).  NL Central: Cardinals (78-55, .586).  NL West: Dodgers (78-56, .586).
AL Wild Cards: Rays (75-57, .568) and A's (75-58, .564).  NL Wild Cards: Pirates (77-56, .579) and Reds (75-59, .560).
Bottom Team: Astros (44-89, .331).  Longest W Streak: Royals, 5 games.  Longest L Streak: Twins, 5 games.

League Leaders
Offensive: AVG: Miguel Cabrera (Tigers), .359 (173-482).  Home runs: Chris Davis (Orioles), 47.  RBI: Miguel Cabrera (Tigers), 130.  Stolen bases: Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox), 50.
Pitching: Wins: Max Scherzer (Tigers), 19.  K's: Yu Darvish (Rangers), 225.  ERA: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers), 1.72 (204 innings, 39 earned runs).  Saves: Craig Kimbrel (Braves), 43.

Top Performers
Offensive: Franklin Gutierrez (Mariners): 3-4, double, home run (7), 2 RBI, run, AVG up .028 from .246 to .274, hitting streak to 2 games (4-9, .444 AVG).
Pitching: Jason Vargas (Angels): Win (8-5), 7 shutout innings, 2 hits, 3 walks, 7 K's (80), ERA drop: 0.23 runs from 3.77 to 3.54.
Worst Pitching Performance: Grant Balfour (A's): Loss (0-3), 0.2 innings, 4 earned runs, 2 hits, 2 walks, 1 K (60), ERA jump: 0.68 runs from 1.76 to 2.44.

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Teams followed in this update: Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers
If your team is not included, please leave a comment.
HR: home runs.  RBI: runs batted in.  AVG: batting average.  SB: stolen bases.  ERA: earned run average. WHIP: walks/hits per innings pitched.  K's: strikeouts. WPCT: winning percentage
Zack Silverman