On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 17 .622 --
Rays 27 18 .600 1.0
Blue Jays 24 21 .533 4.0
Yankees 23 21 .523 4.5
Red Sox 22 22 .500 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 18 .581 --
White Sox 22 22 .500 3.5
Tigers 20 23 .465 5.0
Royals 17 26 .395 8.0
Twins 15 28 .349 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 18 .600 --
Athletics 22 23 .489 5.0
Mariners 21 25 .457 6.5
Angels 20 25 .444 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 26 18 .591 --
Braves 26 19 .578 0.5
Mets 24 20 .545 2.0
Marlins 24 20 .545 2.0
Phillies 22 23 .489 4.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 19 .568 --
Reds 24 19 .558 0.5
Astros 21 23 .477 4.0
Pirates 20 24 .455 5.0
Brewers 18 26 .409 7.0
Cubs 15 29 .341 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 14 .682 --
Giants 23 21 .523 7.0
D'backs 20 25 .444 10.5
Rockies 16 27 .372 13.5
Padres 16 29 .356 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joaquin Arias 3
1 Willie Bloomquist 3
1 Aaron Hill 3
1 Eric Hosmer 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Johnson 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
3 Jose Bautista 1
3 Adrian Beltre 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Liddi 4
1 Troy Tulowitzki 4
3 Nick Johnson 3
3 J. D. Martinez 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nori Aoki 1
1 Joaquin Arias 1
1 Xavier Avery 1
1 Ryan Braun 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marco Estrada 999.00
2 Chris Sale 1.50
3 Jarrod Parker 1.33
4 James Shields 1.25
5 Bronson Arroyo 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Daniel Bard 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 Lance Lynn 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 10
2 Cole Hamels 8
2 Jarrod Parker 8
2 Andy Pettitte 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alfredo Aceves 1
1 John Axford 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Ernesto Frieri 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .399
2 Paul Konerko .381
3 Josh Hamilton .379
4 Matt Kemp .359
5 Carlos Ruiz .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 18
2 Carlos Beltran 14
2 Adam Dunn 14
2 Edwin Encarnacion 14
2 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 49
2 Andre Ethier 40
3 Carlos Beltran 37
3 Edwin Encarnacion 37
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 20
2 Michael Bourn 13
2 Cameron Maybin 13
2 Jose Reyes 13
2 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Beachy 1.77
2 Clayton Kershaw 1.90
3 Johnny Cueto 1.97
4 Gio Gonzalez 1.98
5 Wade Miley 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 7
1 Lance Lynn 7
3 Chris Capuano 6
3 Yu Darvish 6
3 7 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gio Gonzalez 69
2 Felix Hernandez 68
2 Justin Verlander 68
4 Cole Hamels 66
4 James Shields 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 16
2 Chris Perez 15
3 Fernando Rodney 14
4 Craig Kimbrel 13
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Konerko .486
2 Carlos Ruiz .447
3 David Wright .447
4 Melky Cabrera .439
5 Andre Ethier .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 7
2 Adam Jones 6
2 Andrew McCutchen 6
4 J. P. Arencibia 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jonathan Lucroy 17
2 Andrew McCutchen 16
3 Jose Bautista 14
3 Adam LaRoche 14
5 Josh Hamilton 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 B. J. Upton 8
2 Emilio Bonifacio 5
2 Ryan Braun 5
2 Tony Campana 5
2 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 0.00
2 Kevin Millwood 0.41
3 Zack Greinke 0.42
4 Bud Norris 0.45
5 Justin Verlander 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Bruce Chen 3
1 Gio Gonzalez 3
1 Cole Hamels 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gio Gonzalez 28
2 James McDonald 27
2 Max Scherzer 27
4 Stephen Strasburg 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 8
2 Alfredo Aceves 6
3 Santiago Casilla 5
3 Joel Hanrahan 5
3 Fernando Rodney 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Ruiz .400
2 Paul Konerko .393
3 Jonathan Lucroy .389
4 David Wright .382
5 Austin Jackson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 11
1 Josh Hamilton 11
3 Jose Bautista 10
3 Ryan Braun 10
3 Edwin Encarnacion 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 32
2 Carlos Beltran 29
2 Carlos Gonzalez 29
4 Carlos Ruiz 26
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Campana 12
2 Emilio Bonifacio 11
3 B. J. Upton 10
4 Cameron Maybin 9
4 Jose Reyes 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Capuano 1.35
2 Felipe Paulino 1.42
3 Derek Lowe 1.55
4 Zack Greinke 1.62
5 Brandon Morrow 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Capuano 5
1 Gio Gonzalez 5
1 Cole Hamels 5
1 Brandon Morrow 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James McDonald 52
2 Yu Darvish 49
3 Gio Gonzalez 48
4 Max Scherzer 46
4 James Shields 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Santiago Casilla 10
2 Alfredo Aceves 9
2 Frank Francisco 9
2 Jim Johnson 9
2 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .342
2 Ryan Braun .339
3 Victor Martinez .337
4 Daniel Murphy .337
5 Matt Kemp .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 42
2 Matt Kemp 40
3 Curtis Granderson 39
4 J. J. Hardy 37
5 Jose Bautista 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 135
2 Matt Kemp 121
3 Billy Butler 110
3 Curtis Granderson 110
5 Evan Longoria 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 58
2 Michael Bourn 56
3 Cameron Maybin 46
4 Brett Gardner 43
5 Coco Crisp 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 1.96
2 Cliff Lee 2.14
3 Justin Verlander 2.16
4 Johnny Cueto 2.29
5 Jered Weaver 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 25
2 Clayton Kershaw 20
2 CC Sabathia 20
4 Zack Greinke 19
4 Ian Kennedy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 247
2 CC Sabathia 236
3 Zack Greinke 231
4 Clayton Kershaw 222
5 James Shields 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 47
2 Jose Valverde 45
3 J. J. Putz 42
4 John Axford 41
4 Heath Bell 41