On This Day

Friday, May 4, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 19 8 .704 --
Orioles 17 9 .654 1.5
Blue Jays 16 11 .593 3.0
Yankees 14 12 .538 4.5
Red Sox 11 14 .440 7.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 10 .583 --
Tigers 13 12 .520 1.5
White Sox 12 14 .462 3.0
Royals 8 17 .320 6.5
Twins 7 18 .280 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 17 9 .654 --
Athletics 13 14 .481 4.5
Mariners 11 17 .393 7.0
Angels 10 17 .370 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 17 9 .654 --
Braves 16 11 .593 1.5
Mets 13 13 .500 4.0
Phillies 13 14 .481 4.5
Marlins 12 14 .462 5.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 10 .615 --
Reds 13 12 .520 2.5
Astros 12 14 .462 4.0
Brewers 12 14 .462 4.0
Pirates 11 15 .423 5.0
Cubs 10 16 .385 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 9 .654 --
D'backs 14 13 .519 3.5
Rockies 12 13 .480 4.5
Giants 12 14 .462 5.0
Padres 9 18 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yonder Alonso 4
1 Freddie Freeman 4
1 Eric Hinske 4
4 Rick Ankiel 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Altuve 1
1 Alex Avila 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Gordon Beckham 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Altuve 3
1 Anthony Bass 3
1 Gordon Beckham 3
1 Todd Helton 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 2
1 Jordan Schafer 2
3 Jose Altuve 1
3 Emilio Bonifacio 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Price 3.00
2 Ervin Santana 2.00
3 Paul Maholm 1.33
4 Drew Smyly 1.00
4 Stephen Strasburg 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Henderson Alvarez 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 Johnny Cueto 1
1 Chad Durbin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Price 12
2 Ervin Santana 10
3 Anthony Bass 7
3 Drew Smyly 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Rafael Dolis 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jon Jay .414
2 Matt Kemp .404
3 Derek Jeter .404
4 David Wright .395
5 Josh Hamilton .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Kemp 12
2 Edwin Encarnacion 9
2 Curtis Granderson 9
2 Josh Hamilton 9
5 Jay Bruce 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Ethier 28
2 Matt Kemp 26
3 Josh Hamilton 25
4 Edwin Encarnacion 24
4 David Freese 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 13
2 Starlin Castro 11
2 Dee Gordon 11
2 Jordan Schafer 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ryan Dempster 0.95
2 Joe Saunders 1.24
3 Johnny Cueto 1.31
4 Brandon Beachy 1.38
5 Ted Lilly 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lance Lynn 5
1 David Price 5
1 James Shields 5
4 Madison Bumgarner 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jered Weaver 45
2 CC Sabathia 43
3 Felix Hernandez 42
3 Justin Verlander 42
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chris Perez 10
2 Craig Kimbrel 9
2 Jonathan Papelbon 9
2 Fernando Rodney 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .436
2 Jason Kipnis .417
3 Jay Bruce .415
4 Carlos Ruiz .405
5 Bryan LaHair .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Gonzalez 7
2 Ryan Braun 6
2 Adam Dunn 6
2 Edwin Encarnacion 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Gonzalez 19
2 Edwin Encarnacion 15
2 Carlos Ruiz 15
4 Mike Aviles 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Campana 7
2 Jason Kipnis 5
2 Brent Lillibridge 5
2 Cameron Maybin 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Morrow 0.42
2 Yu Darvish 0.59
3 Jeff Samardzija 0.63
4 Chris Capuano 0.66
4 Derek Lowe 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Cishek 3
1 Johnny Cueto 3
1 Lance Lynn 3
1 Paul Maholm 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 27
1 Anibal Sanchez 27
3 James Shields 26
4 David Price 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chris Perez 6
2 Craig Kimbrel 5
2 Brett Myers 5
2 Jonathan Papelbon 5
2 Fernando Rodney 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .340
2 Michael Young .337
3 Miguel Cabrera .336
4 Matt Kemp .331
5 Adrian Gonzalez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Kemp 45
2 Curtis Granderson 42
3 Jose Bautista 39
4 Jay Bruce 35
4 3 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Kemp 132
2 Curtis Granderson 118
2 Evan Longoria 118
4 Josh Hamilton 112
5 Adrian Gonzalez 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 59
2 Emilio Bonifacio 51
3 Brett Gardner 47
4 Coco Crisp 45
5 Cameron Maybin 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cueto 2.10
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.11
3 Cliff Lee 2.12
4 Justin Verlander 2.14
5 Jered Weaver 2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 241
2 Clayton Kershaw 237
3 CC Sabathia 231
4 Zack Greinke 230
5 James Shields 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 49
2 John Axford 47
2 Jose Valverde 47
4 J. J. Putz 44
5 Heath Bell 39