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Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 22:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 10.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 |
| 7 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 8 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 9 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
Quintana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, most among the 12 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday. Quintana ranks 19th among all players and eighth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola struck out eight over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gomez of the Rangers hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 11-4 win over the Blue Jays. Gomez also went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
Gomez has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2017. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2008 with the Twins and has 33.5 career points, 15th among active AL outfielders. His best season was 2015 with the Brewers and Astros, when he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points, seventh among AL outfielders. In 2016, he had 4.5 points with the Astros and Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—Nick Markakis of the Braves homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-11 win over the Giants.
Scoring—Quintana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Nola earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Gomez and Markakis each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/22 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.2 | CHW 9, MIN 0 | Jose Quintana (W,4-8) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| NL | 7.1 | PHI 5, STL 1 | Aaron Nola (W,4-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | TEX 11, TOR 4 | Carlos Gomez, CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | SEA 9, DET 6 | Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | MIL 4, PIT 2 | Chase Anderson (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | LAA 10, NYY 5 | Yusmeiro Petit (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | ATL 12, SF 11 | Nick Markakis, RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | CHC 11, MIA 1 | Addison Russell, SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | ARI 10, COL 3 | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | HOU 12, OAK 9 | Josh Reddick, RF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2.0 | CLE 6, BAL 3 | Austin Jackson, CF-LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 6, NYM 3 | Joc Pederson, CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 | 17.4 | 42.2 | 42.2 | -3.4 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 | 12.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | -1.3 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 4.7 | 9.2 | 40.6 | 44.6 | 0.2 |
| Cano, Robinson 2092 | 2b | sea al | 4.0 | 12.0 | 41.5 | 79.4 | -4.0 |
| Russell, Addison 3559 | ss | chi nl | 3.5 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Reddick, Josh 2936 | rf lf | hou al | 3.0 | 6.5 | 26.4 | 27.4 | -0.5 |
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.7 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | -4.0 |
| Markakis, Nick 2116 | rf | atl nl | 2.5 | 7.5 | 20.5 | 49.6 | -2.5 |
| Gomez, Carlos 2397 | cf | tex al | 1.5 | 6.0 | 20.5 | 33.5 | -3.0 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | cf | lad nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -3.0 |
| Petit, Yusmeiro 2337 | pi mr | ana al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 19.7 | -1.0 |
| Jackson, Austin 2694 | cf lf | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 15.0 | 1.0 |
Rockies' Tyler Chatwood tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 28; White Sox' Gonzalez tops AL players
Rockies pitcher Tyler Chatwood is Wednesday’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 Sept. 28:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 25.7 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 24.4 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | died* | 22.4 |
| 4 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 22.1 |
| 5 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 21.2 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 17.8 |
| 7 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 8 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 15.7 |
| 9 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 15.4 |
| 10 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.1 |
* Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident Sept. 25. His team was the Miami Marlins.
Chatwood pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing three hits and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Giants.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Miguel Gonzalez pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits, no walks and striking out five, in the 1-0 win over the Rays.
National League Batter of the Day—John Jaso of the Pirates hit for the cycle (single, double, triple and three-run homer) in the 8-4 win over the Cubs. Jaso went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gomez of the Rangers hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning, three-run homer in the 8-5 win over the Brewers. Gomez also doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice. This was the second straight day Gomez earned Player of the Game honors. He has 4.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, 2.5 earned in the past two days.
Notable—Two batters with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
- Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (HR 2-3 R 3BI in the 6-3, five-inning win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 144.9 for his career. He rises to 23rd among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, passing two players on the “all-time” list—Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (144.0) and David Ortiz of the Red Sox (144.9). (Though Ortiz and Cabrera are tied, Cabrera holds the tiebreaker and ranks higher because he has more 2016 Box-Toppers points—12 vs. 7.) Cabrera now trails 22nd-ranked player Jim Thome (146.7). Cabrera also rises from ninth to seventh place in career points among active players, second among active batters behind only Albert Pujols of the Angels (182.3).
Cabrera also has the highest season Box-Toppers point total (12.0) of any of the 15 who earnedPlayer of the Game honors Wednesday. Cabrera ranks 31st among all players, fourth among AL batters, behind Manny Machado of the Orioles (12.7), Mike Trout of the Angels (12.5) and Jose Altuve of the Astros (12.5).
- Mark Teixeira of the Yankees (GS 1-3 R 4BI in the 5-3 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 101.3 for his career. Teixeira rises to 70th place among players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, passing three players on the “all-time” list—Jeff Bagwell (100.4), Paul Konerko (100.7) and Jason Schmidt (101.2). He trails 69th-ranked player Tim Wakefield (101.4). Teixeria, who is retiring at season’s end, has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2016.
Also notable—Hunter Renfroe of the Padres, who made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Wednesday, one of two players who earned Box-Toppers points two days in a row. (The other was AL Batter of the Day Carlos Gomez.)
Renfroe (HR 2-4 2R 4BI in the 6-5 win over the Dodgers) now has 2.5 Box-Toppers points.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with their first career Player of the Game honors:
- Dansby Swanson of the Braves (3B 2B 2-3 3R 2BI in the 12-2 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Aug. 17 and was playing in his 34th career game. He is the 3,751st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Angels pitcher A.J. Achter (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 8-6 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut Sept. 3, 2014, and was playing in his 44th career game. He is the 3,752nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Chatwood earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonzalez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Jaso and Gomez each earn 1.5 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/28 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | COL 2, SF 0 | Tyler Chatwood (W,12-9) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| AL | 10.1 | CHW 1, TB 0 | Miguel Gonzalez (W,5-8) | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | PIT 8, CHC 4 | John Jaso, 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | `KC 5, MIN 2 | Jason Vargas | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | TEX 8, MIL 5 | Carlos Gomez, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | SD 6, LAD 5 | Hunter Renfroe, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | ATL 12, PHI 2 | Dansby Swanson, SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | ARI 3, WSH 0 (6) | Shelby Miller (W,3-12) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | SEA 12, HOU 4 | Leonys Martin, CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | DET 6, CLE 3 (5) | Miguel Cabrera, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | NYY 5, BOS 3 | Mark Teixeira, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | BAL 3, TOR 2 | Hyun Soo Kim, PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | NYM 5, MIA 2 | Jeurys Familia (S,50) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 8, OAK 6 | A.J. Achter (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | CIN 2, STL 1 | Raisel Iglesias (S,5) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
| Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 12.0 | 16.7 | 65.3 | 144.9 | 7.3 |
| Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 | pi sp | chi al | 9.1 | 15.8 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 2.4 |
| Familia, Jeurys 3446 | pi cp | nym nl | 8.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Chatwood, Tyler 2856 | pi sp | col nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 7.0 |
| Jaso, John 2705 | 1b | pit nl | 5.5 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 5.5 |
| Gomez, Carlos 2397 | lf | tex al | 4.5 | 10.5 | 21.0 | 32.0 | -1.5 |
| Teixeira, Mark 1738 | 1b | nyy al | 4.0 | 11.5 | 32.2 | 101.3 | -3.5 |
| Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi sp cp | cin nl | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Renfroe, Hunter 3749 | rf | sd nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | 12.0 | 38.1 | 38.1 | -8.0 |
| Kim, Hyun Soo 3671 | lf | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 35.5 | 47.2 | 0.0 |
| Martin, Leonys 3053 | cf | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| Achter, A.J. 3752 | pi mr | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Read MoreMets' deGrom tops players for Wednesday, July 8, rises to 3rd in player rankings; Trout rises to top AL batters in Box-Toppers points
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 8.| 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 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 12.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 12.1 |
| 6 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 10.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.7 |
| 10 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 9.8 |
Also Wednesday, Mike Trout of the Angels earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day and now leads American League batters in Box-Toppers points for the season. Plus, two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors—Clayton Kershaw and David Ortiz.
Player of the Day—deGrom pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out 10, in the 4-1 win over the Giants.
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season, rising to third place in player rankings. He ranks second among National League pitchers behind overall leader Max Scherzer of the Nationals (14.0 Box-Toppers points).
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer struck out nine over eight innings, allowing two runs on six hits, in the 4-2 win over the Astros.
National League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gomez of the Brewers hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in four runs, in the 6-5 win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day—Lorenzo Cain of the Royals homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-7 win over the Rays.
Rankings—Mike Trout of the Angels rose to top AL batters in Box-Toppers points for the season after earning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Wednesday.
Trout (2HR 2-3 2R 2BI in the 3-2 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.5 for the season, rising to first place among AL batters. He passes previous leader Prince Fielder of the Rangers, who also has 7.5 Box-Toppers points, but Trout beats Fielder on a tiebreaker because he had more Box-Toppers points in 2014 (8.5 vs. 1.0). Trout ranks 27th among all players.
Trout was also Player of the Game in Tuesday’s win over the Rockies.
Streak—David Ortiz of the Red Sox has now earned Box-Toppers points for 16 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Ortiz (2-R HR 2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 6-3 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.
Ortiz earned his first Box-Toppers point in 1997 with the Twins, but earned no points in 1999. His 16-year streak started in 2000 with the Twins. Ortiz has led American League batters in Box-Toppers points in two seasons, both with the Red Sox. In 2005, he had 14.7 Box-Toppers points and in 2006, his best season, he had 16.7 Box-Toppers points. In 2014, he had 7.0 Box-Toppers points with the Red Sox.
Ortiz has 134.4 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 24th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 23rd-place player Zack Greinke (134.7). Ortiz ranks seventh among all batters since 1995 and ranks third among active batters, behind Alex Rodriguez (185.3 Box-Toppers points) and Albert Pujols (171.3).
Notable—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has 142.6 career Box-Toppers points, 20th-most among players since 1995, after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Kershaw (CG 0R 8H 13K W in the 5-0 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season, ranking seventh among NL pitchers this season.
Kershaw trails 19th-place player on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” list, Jim Thome (146.7 Box-Toppers points). Kershaw’s 142.6 career Box-Toppers points ranks 14th among pitchers since 1995 and fourth among active pitchers.
Debut—Jefry Marte of the Tigers made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Marte (HR 2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 5-4 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut July 5 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,529th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bauer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gomez and Cain 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
| 7/8 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | Mets | Jacob deGrom (W,9-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 14.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W,6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| AL | 7.0 | Indians | Trevor Bauer (W,8-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Brewers | Carlos Gomez, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Royals | Lorenzo Cain, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Pirates | Deolis Guerra (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Dbacks | A.J. Pollock, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Yankees | Mark Teixeira, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Angels | Mike Trout, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Twins | Tommy Milone (W,5-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | Red Sox | David Ortiz, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Tigers | Jefry Marte, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | White Sox | Adam Eaton, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Pete Kozma, PR-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nationals' Gio Gonzalez (7IP R 2H 6K) tops players for Friday, July 3
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gonzalez struck out six over seven innings, allowing one run on two hits, in the 2-1 win over the Giants.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher John Danks pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out five, in the 1-0 win over the Orioles.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 3.| 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 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 11.4 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.4 |
| 7 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 11.1 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 10.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
National League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gomez of the Brewers hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 12-1 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—Mark Teixeira of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-5 win over the Rays.
Notable—Angels pitcher Garrett Richards has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Friday. Richards (7.2IP 6H R 6K W in the 8-2 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He ranks 26th among all players and 11th among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Gonzalez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Danks earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gomez and Teixeira 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
| 7/3 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | Nationals | Gio Gonzalez (W, 6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6.0 | `Mets | Noah Syndergaard | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Brewers | Carlos Gomez CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 5.0 | White Sox | John Danks (W, 4-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4.2 | Angels | Garrett Richards (W, 9-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Yankees | Mark Teixeira 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Astros | Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Lorenzo Cain CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Indians | Michael Bourn CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Tom Koehler (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Joaquin Benoit (W, 5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Tigers | Joakim Soria (S, 18) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | Mariners | Brad Miller SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Dbacks | Cliff Pennington SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Braves | Jonny Gomes LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Box-Toppers' top player Clayton Kershaw wins NL MVP; top-ranked AL batter Jose Abreu finishes behind Mike Trout for AL MVP
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2014, was voted National League Most Valuable Player Thursday.
Center fielder Mike Trout of the Angels was the unanimous choice for American League Most Valuable Player, though Trout ranked seventh among AL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2014.
Read MoreDodgers' Kershaw tops players for Friday, May 23; White Sox' Ramirez takes AL batting lead in Box-Toppers points
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Friday’s Player of the Day. Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.
Kershaw, the 2013 overall Box-Toppers points leader with 21.7, earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season. He is currently in 19th place in Box-Toppers player rankings and ninth among National League pitchers.
Rays pitcher Chris Archer is American League Player of the Day. Archer pitched six scoreless innings and struck out 11 in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox. Archer did not pick up the win because he left the game with the score tied 0-0.
Chris Davis of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Davis hit a two-run homer and a two-run double in the 8-4 win over the Indians.
Carlos Gomez of the Brewers is NL Batter of the Day. Gomez went 4-for-5, scored twice and drove in two runs in the 9-5 win over the Marlins.
Notable: Alexei Ramirez rises to first place among AL batters in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Ramirez (3-for-4, HR in 6-5 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.5 for the season. He moves into 16th place among all players in Box-Toppers player rankings and first place among AL batters. He passes previous leader Chris Colabello of the Twins (5.2 Box-Toppers points).
Kershaw receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Archer receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Davis and Gomez each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.