On This Day

Monday, August 29, 2011

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 82 51 .617 --
Yankees 80 52 .606 1.5
Rays 73 60 .549 9.0
Blue Jays 67 67 .500 15.5
Orioles 53 79 .402 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 61 .545 --
White Sox 67 65 .508 5.0
Indians 66 65 .504 5.5
Twins 56 78 .418 17.0
Royals 56 79 .415 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 76 59 .563 --
Angels 72 62 .537 3.5
Athletics 60 74 .448 15.5
Mariners 57 76 .429 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 46 .646 --
Braves 79 54 .594 6.5
Mets 64 68 .485 21.0
Nationals 62 70 .470 23.0
Marlins 59 74 .444 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 81 54 .600 --
Cardinals 70 64 .522 10.5
Reds 67 67 .500 13.5
Pirates 62 72 .463 18.5
Cubs 58 77 .430 23.0
Astros 45 90 .333 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 76 59 .563 --
Giants 71 64 .526 5.0
Rockies 64 71 .474 12.0
Dodgers 63 70 .474 12.0
Padres 60 75 .444 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nick Evans 4
1 Alex Gordon 4
3 Dustin Ackley 3
3 Jose Altuve 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Damon 2
2 Jose Bautista 1
2 Mike Carp 1
2 Blake DeWitt 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Damon 3
1 Blake DeWitt 3
1 Johnny Giavotella 3
1 Carlos Lee 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Lawrie 2
2 J. P. Arencibia 1
2 Jason Bourgeois 1
2 Alejandro De Aza 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cole Hamels 3.50
2 Randy Wells 2.33
3 Brandon McCarthy 1.67
4 Wandy Rodriguez 1.62
5 Homer Bailey 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Antonio Bastardo 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 R. A. Dickey 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wandy Rodriguez 13
2 Brandon McCarthy 10
3 Homer Bailey 9
4 Daniel Hudson 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brandon League 1
1 Ryan Madson 1
1 Mark Melancon 1
1 Bobby Parnell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adrian Gonzalez .345
2 Michael Young .336
3 Jose Reyes .336
4 Ryan Braun .334
5 Miguel Cabrera .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 38
1 Curtis Granderson 38
3 Mark Teixeira 35
4 Matt Kemp 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curtis Granderson 107
2 Adrian Gonzalez 103
3 Prince Fielder 102
4 Matt Kemp 100
4 Mark Teixeira 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 47
2 Brett Gardner 38
3 Coco Crisp 37
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 36
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cueto 2.05
2 Jered Weaver 2.28
3 Justin Verlander 2.38
4 Josh Beckett 2.43
5 Clayton Kershaw 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 20
2 Ian Kennedy 17
2 Clayton Kershaw 17
2 CC Sabathia 17
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 218
2 Clayton Kershaw 212
3 Felix Hernandez 195
4 Tim Lincecum 193
5 James Shields 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 40
1 Craig Kimbrel 40
3 Jose Valverde 39
4 Heath Bell 35
4 Brian Wilson 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Aramis Ramirez .455
2 Derek Jeter .434
3 Kyle Seager .417
4 Ruben Tejada .415
5 2 tied .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Swisher 7
1 Joey Votto 7
3 Carlos Gonzalez 6
3 Howie Kendrick 6
3 Evan Longoria 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Gonzalez 21
2 Joey Votto 15
3 Robinson Cano 14
3 Alex Gordon 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Braun 8
2 Drew Stubbs 7
3 Desmond Jennings 6
3 Jemile Weeks 6
3 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 0.39
2 Doug Fister 0.64
3 Zack Britton 0.75
4 David Price 0.78
5 John Danks 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Belisle 3
1 Bruce Chen 3
1 Clayton Kershaw 3
1 Jon Lester 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Price 26
2 Yovani Gallardo 25
2 James Shields 25
4 Wandy Rodriguez 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 6
1 Francisco Cordero 6
3 Chris Perez 5
3 J. J. Putz 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy Tulowitzki .394
2 Derek Jeter .390
3 Miguel Cabrera .385
4 Brandon Phillips .375
4 Aramis Ramirez .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 11
2 Curtis Granderson 10
2 Evan Longoria 10
2 Joey Votto 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 32
2 Carlos Gonzalez 30
2 Curtis Granderson 30
4 Prince Fielder 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 12
2 Ryan Braun 11
3 Coco Crisp 10
3 Desmond Jennings 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.40
2 Clayton Kershaw 1.55
3 Yovani Gallardo 1.71
4 Tim Lincecum 1.90
5 Ricky Romero 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivan Nova 6
1 Justin Verlander 6
3 Bruce Chen 5
3 Zack Greinke 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 49
2 Cliff Lee 43
2 David Price 43
4 Felix Hernandez 42
4 Brandon Morrow 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 J. J. Putz 12
1 Jose Valverde 12
3 Carlos Marmol 11
4 John Axford 10
4 Francisco Cordero 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adrian Gonzalez .338
2 Ryan Braun .336
3 Victor Martinez .328
4 Michael Young .323
5 Jose Reyes .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 50
2 Curtis Granderson 48
3 Troy Tulowitzki 43
4 Mark Teixeira 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Troy Tulowitzki 134
2 Curtis Granderson 133
3 Ryan Howard 125
4 Adrian Gonzalez 118
5 4 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 55
2 Brett Gardner 49
3 Coco Crisp 47
4 Rajai Davis 45
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jered Weaver 2.29
2 Cole Hamels 2.37
3 Justin Verlander 2.41
4 Clayton Kershaw 2.44
5 Tim Lincecum 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 24
2 Roy Halladay 20
2 CC Sabathia 20
4 Clayton Kershaw 19
4 Jon Lester 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 269
2 Tim Lincecum 245
3 Clayton Kershaw 244
4 Felix Hernandez 235
5 CC Sabathia 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Wilson 48
2 John Axford 45
2 Heath Bell 45
4 Carlos Marmol 44
5 3 tied 41