Eight AL players and five NL players occupy All-Star spots at their position in both the 2016 season and the combined 2015-16 seasons.
Read MoreRoyals' Kendrys Morales tops players for Saturday, June 18; Dbacks' Greinke rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Kendrys Morales of the Royals is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 18:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 18.0 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.7 |
| 3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 10.7 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 10.0 |
| 6 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Lackey, John 1640 | pi sp | chi nl | 9.4 |
| 9 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 |
| 10 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 8.8 |
Also Saturday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Morales hit two doubles, going 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in five runs, in the 16-5 win over the Tigers.
Morales had a Box-Toppers game score of +8.0, tied with Greinke, who was Player of the Game in the Diamondbacks’ 4-1 win over the Phillies. But when batters and pitchers have the same Box-Toppers game score, batters win the tiebreaker, giving Morales overall Player of the Day honors.
National League Player of the Day—Greinke allowed one run and three hits over eight innings, striking out six and walking one, in the 4-1 win over the Phillies.
Greinke earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, rising to seventh among all player and among NL pitchers.
Greinke also now has 156.1 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 15th place in career points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Saturday, Greinke passes Mike Mussina (155.6) and now trails 14th-ranked player Tim Hudson (157.0).
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 | nyy al | 187.0 |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 182.0 |
| 6 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 177.3 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 176.3 |
| 8 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 9 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 10 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 11 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 12 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 164.7 |
| 13 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 14 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 15 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 156.1 |
| 16 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 18 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 19 | Chipper Jones | 3b | retired | 149.0 |
| 20 | Javier Vazquez | pi sp | retired | 148.3 |
National League Batter of the Day—J.T. Realmuto of the Marlins hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 4-for-5, in the 9-6 win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall Player of the Day was AL batter Kendrys Morales.
Notable—Carlos Beltran of the Yankees rises to 64th place in Box-Toppers among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Beltran (HR 3-5 2R 2BI in the 7-6 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 101.9 for his career. With his point Saturday, he passes four players on the “all-time” list—Jason Schmidt (101.2), Tim Wakefield (101.4), Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir (101.4) and Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (101.7). Beltran now trails 63rd-ranked player Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2).
Beltran has 3.0 Box-Toppers points on the season.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debuts Saturday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Tyler Naquin of the Indians (HR 3B 3-3 R 4BI in the 13-2 win over the White Sox) made his Major League debut April 5 and was playing in his 41st career game. He is the 3,662nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Braves pitcher Dario Alvarez (0.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 4-3 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut Sept. 3, 2014, and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,663rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Morales earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Greinke earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Realmuto earns 1.5 points for being NL 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
| 6/18 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | KC 16/DET 5 | Kendrys Morales, DH | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 8.0 | ARI 4/PHI 1 | Zack Greinke (W,10-3) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5.0 | CLE 13/CHW 2 | Tyler Naquin, CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | SD 7/DC 3 | Wil Myers, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | `HOU 5/CIN 4 | Dallas Keuchel | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3.2 | `TEX 4/STL 3 | Cesar Ramos | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | MIA 9/COL 6 | J.T. Realmuto, C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | BAL 4/TOR 2 | Jonathan Schoop, 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAD 10/MIL 6 | Justin Turner, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CHC 4/PIT 3 | David Ross, C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | NYY 7/MIN 6 | Carlos Beltran, RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | SF 6/TB 4 | Joe Panik, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | ATL 4/NYM 3 | Dario Alvarez (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | LAA 7/OAK 1 | Mike Trout, CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | BOS 6/SEA 2 | Christian Vazquez, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `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 | +/- |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 | 30.4 | 95.5 | 156.1 | -11.0 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 5.5 | 17.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | -6.5 |
| Panik, Joe 3401 | 2b | sf nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Myers, Wil 3228 | 1b | sd nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.0 |
| Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 24.4 | 38.8 | 38.8 | -18.4 |
| Beltran, Carlos 1194 | rf dh | nyy al | 3.0 | 6.5 | 23.9 | 101.9 | -0.5 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | fla nl | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -2.5 |
| Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b | bal al | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Ross, David 1729 | ca | chi nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 27.1 | 2.5 |
| Morales, Kendrys 2142 | dh | kc al | 2.0 | 6.7 | 16.7 | 32.7 | -2.7 |
| Ramos, Cesar 3168 | pi sp mr | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Turner, Justin 2865 | 3b 2b | lad nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -3.0 |
| Vazquez, Christian 3380 | ca | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Alvarez, Dario 3663 | pi mr | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Naquin, Tyler 3662 | cf | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw leads All-Stars in Box-Toppers points over both 2016 and 2015-16
Kershaw passes Jake Arrieta of the Cubs as Box-Toppers points leader over both 2015-2016, 39.7-37.8. Kershaw also leads players for 2016.
Read MoreMariners' Hisashi Iwakuma pitches no-hitter, tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 12
Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, pitching a no-hitter, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to second place.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 12.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 18.4 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.7 |
| 3 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 16.1 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 5 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 |
| 6 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 7 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 15.4 |
| 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 9 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 10 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 14.4 |
Player of the Day—Iwakuma no-hit the Orioles, striking out seven and walking three, in the 3-0 win.
Iwakuma earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season and ranks 19th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out eight, in the 3-0 win over the Nationals. Kershaw had a perfect game into the sixth inning.
His Box-Toppers game score Wednesday was 13, the same as Iwakuma’s, but Iwakuma won overall Player of the Day because he had more innings pitched, nine vs. eight.
Kershaw earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 16.7 for the season. He rises to second place among all players in Box-Toppers player rankings, trailing overall leader, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (18.4 Box-Toppers points).
Kershaw also rises to 17th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. With his points Wednesday, Kershaw has 150.3 career Box-Toppers points and passes one player on the “all-time” list—Chipper Jones (149.0 Box-Toppers points). Kershaw ranks sixth among all active players.
American League Batter of the Day—Miguel Sano of the Twins hit two homers and went 3-for-3, driving in six runs, in the 11-1 win over the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—J.T. Realmuto of the Marlins hit a grand slam and a triple, going 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 14-6 win over the Red Sox.
Rankings—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom extended his season Box-Toppers points lead after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
deGrom (7IP 2H 0R 10K W in the 3-0 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.4 for the season.
Debut—Cameron Rupp of the Phillies made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Rupp (3-R HR 1-3 4BI in the 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks) made his Major League debut Sept. 10, 2013, and was playing in his 71st career game. He is the 3,556th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Iwakuma earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kershaw earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Sano and Realmuto each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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
| 8/12 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | Mariners | Hisashi Iwakuma (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| NL | 13.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W,10-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 11.0 | Mets | Jacob deGrom (W,11-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 8.0 | Twins | Miguel Sano, DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 7.0 | Marlins | J.T. Realmuto, C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Reds | Joey Votto, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | Astros | Scott Feldman (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.2 | Indians | Cody Allen (S,23) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | Blue Jays | Chris Colabello, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.2 | `Cubs | Jason Hammel | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Cameron Rupp, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `Cardinals | Kevin Siegrist (H,22) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | White Sox | Matt Albers (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | Alex Colome (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Tigers | Ian Kinsler, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Brewers' Jungmann tops players for Saturday, July 11; White Sox' Sale rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings
Brewers pitcher Taylor Jungmann is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, A.J. Burnett of the Pirates became the fifth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting and rose to 30th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.0 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 13.4 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 13.1 |
| 6 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 11.7 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.0 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 10.7 |
Player of the Day—Jungmann pitched a complete game, allowing one run on three hits and striking out seven, in the 7-1 win over the Dodgers.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six, in the 5-0 win over the Angels.
Jungmann and Iwakuma both had Box-Toppers game scores of 9.0 Saturday, but Jungmann earned overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker—he pitched nine innings, while Iwakuma pitched eight.
National League Batter of the Day—J.T. Realmuto of the Marlins homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-3 win over the Reds.
Realmuto had a Box-Toppers game score of 4.0, tied with Yangervis Solarte of the Padres, Player of the Game in the 6-5 win over the Rangers, but Solarte earned NL Batter of the Day honors on a tiebreaker—he had more at bats (five vs. three).
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Reddick of the Athletics doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 5-4 win over the Indians.
Reddick had a Box-Toppers game score of 3.0, tied with Danny Valencia of the Blue Jays, who was Player of the Game in the 6-2 win over the Royals, but Reddick earned AL Batter of the Day honors on a tiebreaker—he had more hits (two vs. one).
Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Sale (7IP 6H R 10K W in the 5-1 win over the Cubs) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.4 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind overall leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (14.4 Box-Toppers points).
Notable—A.J. Burnett of the Pirates became the fifth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting. Burnett (HR 1-1 R BI in the 6-5, 14-inning win over the Cardinals) also rose to 30th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his 1.0 Box-Toppers point earned Saturday, Burnett has 127.8 career points and passes Roy Oswalt (127.2 Box-Toppers points) on the “all-time” list. He trails 29th-place player, Vladimir Guerrero (128.3). Burnett has 6.0 Box-Toppers points this season and ranks 22nd among NL pitchers.
Saturday was the first time in Burnett’s career he earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for batting. He made his Box-Toppers debut in 1999 and pitched for NL teams (where he was more likely to bat) all but six seasons.
Also notable—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey became the 11th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Harvey (7IP 5H 2R 9K W in the 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He ranks 11th among all players, sixth among NL pitchers. (Harvey also hit his first career home run in the win Saturday.)
Scoring—Jungmann earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Iwakuma earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Realmuto and Reddick 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
| 7/11 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | Brewers | Taylor Jungmann (W,4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| AL | 9.0 | Mariners | Hisashi Iwakuma (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8.0 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W,8-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 5.2 | Rays | Jake Odorizzi (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Marlins | J.T. Realmuto, C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Padres | Yangervis Solarte, 3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Nationals | Danny Espinosa, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Athletics | Josh Reddick, RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Blue Jays | Danny Valencia, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mets | Matt Harvey (W,8-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 3.0 | `Rockies | Jorge De La Rosa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2.0 | Giants | Brandon Crawford, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Twins | Aaron Hicks, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Pirates | A.J. Burnett, P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Red Sox | Koji Uehara (S,22) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Cardinals' Carlos Martinez tops players for Friday, June 5, rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings
Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 5 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.4 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.7 |
Martinez struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers. Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, rising from ninth to third in Box-Toppers player rankings. He ranks second among NL pitchers, behind Gerrit Cole of the Pirates (10.0).
American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout in the 4-0 win over the Royals. This was Gonzalez’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut May 30 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,490th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Adam Lind of the Brewers hit a three-run homer and drove in six total runs in the 10-5 win over the Twins. Lind also doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice.
American League Batter of the Day—Stephen Drew of the Yankees hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 8-7 win over the Angels.
Debut—J.T. Realmuto of the Marlins made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Realmuto (3B 4-4 R BI in the 6-2 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut June 5, 2014, and was playing in his 53rd career game. He is the 3,491st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonzalez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Lind and Drew 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
| 6/5 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | Cardinals | Carlos Martinez (W, 6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Brewers | Adam Lind DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 6.0 | Rangers | Chi Chi Gonzalez (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5.0 | Pirates | Starling Marte LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | `White Sox | David Robertson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | `Rays | Jake Odorizzi | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Dbacks | A.J. Pollock CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Yankees | Stephen Drew 2B, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Nationals | Danny Espinosa 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.1 | Red Sox | Wade Miley (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | J.T. Realmuto C | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Blue Jays | Aaron Sanchez (W, 5-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Giants | Santiago Casilla (S, 16) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Padres | Will Middlebrooks 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||