Jose Reyes of the Mets led the major leagues with 78 steals, topping the NL for the third straight year. Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford and Baltimore’s Brian Roberts tied for the AL lead with 50 steals. Crawford led last year; Roberts became the first member of the Orioles to have at least a share of the AL lead since Luis Aparicio in 1964.

Barry Bonds had 132 walks and led the NL for the 12th time — Ruth had held the record for most times leading a league with 11. Boston’s David Ortiz had 111 walks and topped the AL for the second straight season.

Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard struck out 199 times, breaking the major league record of 195 strikeouts set by Cincinnati’s Adam Dunn in 2004.

San Diego’s Jake Peavy has a 2.36 ERA going into Monday’s tiebreaker and was set to win his second NL ERA title and first since 2004. John Lackey of the Los Angeles Angels won the AL ERA title at 3.01.

Boston’s Josh Beckett went 20-7 to become the major leagues’ first 20-game winner since 2005. He could be joined by Peavy, 19-6 going into the tiebreaker.

Arizona’s Brandon Webb led the NL in complete games with four, the lowest total ever for a league leader.

Tampa Bay’s Scott Kazmir (239) led the AL in strikeouts and Peavy (234) will top the NL for the second time in three seasons.

Arizona’s Jose Valverde (47) and Cleveland’s Joe Borowski (45) led their leagues in saves for the first time.

With 90 wins, Arizona set a record for the fewest by a league leader since the 162-game schedule took effect in 1961, one fewer than the 1974 Baltimore Orioles and 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Pittsburgh (68-94) finished with a losing record for the 15th straight season, one shy of the mark set by the Philadelphia Phillies from 1933-48. For only the second time in major league history, no team finished with a winning percentage of .600 or higher or below .400. The other was in 2000.

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