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Dodgers’ Urias tops players for Tuesday, May 2; Mariners’ Miller tops AL players

Shawn Plank May 3, 2023

Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Urias struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 13-1 win over the Phillies.

Rangers’ Garcia tops players for Saturday, April 22; Yankees’ Cole regains player lead

Shawn Plank April 23, 2023

Adolis Garcia of the Rangers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, recording what is possibly the fifth-highest Box-Toppers game score by a batter since tracking began in 1995.

Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole regains first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to fifth place in player rankings.

Brewers’ Burnes tops players for Tuesday, April 11; Rangers’ deGrom rises to 6th

Shawn Plank April 12, 2023

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Giants’ Wood, Yankees’ Donaldson top players in spring games for Tuesday, March 21

Shawn Plank March 22, 2023

Giants pitcher Alex Wood is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.

Wood struck out six over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 12-1 win over the Dodgers.

Royals’ Massey tops players in Wednesday, March 8’s spring training games

Shawn Plank March 9, 2023

Michael Massey of the Royals is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.

Massey hit a grand slam and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 14-5 win over the White Sox.

White Sox’ Cease tops players for Saturday, Sept. 3, rising to 3rd in player rankings

Shawn Plank September 4, 2022

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.

Also Saturday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Angels’ Ohtani tops players for Thursday, May 5, regaining season player rankings lead

Shawn Plank May 6, 2022

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Ohtani struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.

Max Scherzer is only 2021 Box-Toppers points leader to win a Players Choice Award

Shawn Plank November 7, 2021

Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is the only Box-Toppers points leader to win one of nine Players Choice Awards for 2021 as voted by the players’ union.

Scherzer, who led all players in 2021 Box-Toppers points with 25.1, was voted National League Outstanding Pitcher.

Cubs’ Yu Darvish tops players for Friday, Sept. 4, rises to 2nd in season player rankings

Shawn Plank September 5, 2020

Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings, first among National League pitchers.

Darvish struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Cardinals.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.