On This Day

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 16 8 .667 --
Orioles 15 9 .625 1.0
Yankees 13 10 .565 2.5
Blue Jays 13 11 .542 3.0
Red Sox 11 12 .478 4.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 10 .524 --
White Sox 12 11 .522 0.0
Tigers 12 11 .522 0.0
Royals 6 16 .273 5.5
Twins 6 17 .261 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 17 7 .708 --
Athletics 12 13 .480 5.5
Mariners 11 14 .440 6.5
Angels 9 15 .375 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 14 9 .609 --
Braves 14 10 .583 0.5
Mets 13 11 .542 1.5
Phillies 12 12 .500 2.5
Marlins 9 14 .391 5.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 8 .652 --
Reds 11 11 .500 3.5
Brewers 11 13 .458 4.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 5.0
Astros 10 14 .417 5.5
Cubs 8 15 .348 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 7 .708 --
D'backs 13 11 .542 4.0
Giants 12 11 .522 4.5
Rockies 11 12 .478 5.5
Padres 8 17 .320 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Ellis 4
1 Austin Jackson 4
1 Jesus Montero 4
4 Elvis Andrus 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Alvarez 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Gordon Beckham 1
1 Tyler Colvin 1
1 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kelly Johnson 4
2 Pedro Alvarez 3
2 A. J. Ellis 3
2 Andre Ethier 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yadier Molina 2
2 Emilio Bonifacio 1
2 Ryan Braun 1
2 Allen Craig 1
2 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerome Williams 1.50
2 Phil Hughes 1.20
3 Felix Doubront 1.00
3 Adam Wainwright 1.00
5 Matt Moore 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Antonio Bastardo 1
1 Trevor Cahill 1
1 Andrew Cashner 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Doubront 8
2 J. A. Happ 7
2 Matt Moore 7
4 Cole Hamels 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Javy Guerra 1
1 Jason Motte 1
1 Brett Myers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Kemp .409
2 Derek Jeter .400
3 Josh Hamilton .395
4 David Wright .395
5 David Ortiz .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Kemp 12
2 Curtis Granderson 9
2 Josh Hamilton 9
4 Edwin Encarnacion 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Ethier 27
2 Josh Hamilton 25
2 Matt Kemp 25
4 David Freese 23
4 Nick Swisher 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 10
1 Starlin Castro 10
1 Dee Gordon 10
4 Jason Heyward 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Saunders 0.90
2 Stephen Strasburg 1.13
3 Jake Westbrook 1.30
4 Lance Lynn 1.33
5 Brandon Beachy 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Madison Bumgarner 4
1 Yu Darvish 4
1 Kyle Lohse 4
1 Derek Lowe 4
1 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 42
2 CC Sabathia 38
3 Matt Garza 36
3 Cole Hamels 36
3 Jered Weaver 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 9
2 Javy Guerra 8
2 Craig Kimbrel 8
2 Fernando Rodney 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .418
2 Bryan LaHair .417
3 Jason Kubel .404
4 Josh Hamilton .400
5 Michael Bourn .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 6
1 Curtis Granderson 6
1 Matt Kemp 6
1 Mike Napoli 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 19
2 Freddie Freeman 17
3 Carlos Gonzalez 16
4 Mike Aviles 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Campana 7
2 Gerardo Parra 6
3 Elvis Andrus 5
3 Emilio Bonifacio 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 0.69
1 Stephen Strasburg 0.69
3 Jake Peavy 0.72
4 Felix Hernandez 0.78
5 Yu Darvish 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Madison Bumgarner 3
1 Yu Darvish 3
1 David Price 3
1 CC Sabathia 3
5 43 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yu Darvish 24
2 Felix Hernandez 23
2 CC Sabathia 23
2 C. J. Wilson 23
5 6 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 6
2 Chris Perez 5
3 Grant Balfour 4
3 Rafael Betancourt 4
3 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .340
2 Victor Martinez .340
3 Michael Young .334
4 Adrian Gonzalez .332
5 David Ortiz .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Kemp 45
2 Curtis Granderson 42
3 Jose Bautista 38
4 Prince Fielder 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Kemp 132
2 Curtis Granderson 118
2 Evan Longoria 118
4 Adrian Gonzalez 117
5 Josh Hamilton 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 57
2 Emilio Bonifacio 48
3 Brett Gardner 47
4 Coco Crisp 45
5 Cameron Maybin 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.00
2 Cliff Lee 2.12
3 Johnny Cueto 2.15
4 Justin Verlander 2.19
5 Roy Halladay 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 24
2 Ian Kennedy 21
2 Clayton Kershaw 21
4 CC Sabathia 20
5 Zack Greinke 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 242
2 Clayton Kershaw 235
3 CC Sabathia 232
4 Zack Greinke 231
5 Felix Hernandez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 48
1 Jose Valverde 48
3 John Axford 46
4 J. J. Putz 44
5 Heath Bell 40