On This Day

Friday, June 1, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 30 22 .577 --
Orioles 29 23 .558 1.0
Yankees 28 23 .549 1.5
Red Sox 27 25 .519 3.0
Blue Jays 27 25 .519 3.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 30 22 .577 --
Indians 28 23 .549 1.5
Tigers 24 28 .462 6.0
Royals 22 28 .440 7.0
Twins 18 33 .353 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 21 .596 --
Angels 27 26 .509 4.5
Mariners 23 31 .426 9.0
Athletics 22 30 .423 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 29 21 .580 --
Mets 29 23 .558 1.0
Marlins 29 23 .558 1.0
Braves 28 24 .538 2.0
Phillies 28 25 .528 2.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 22 .569 --
Cardinals 27 25 .519 2.5
Pirates 26 25 .510 3.0
Brewers 23 29 .442 6.5
Astros 22 30 .423 7.5
Cubs 18 33 .353 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 20 .615 --
Giants 28 24 .538 4.0
D'backs 23 29 .442 9.0
Rockies 22 29 .431 9.5
Padres 18 35 .340 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Daniel Nava 4
2 Darwin Barney 3
2 Quintin Berry 3
2 Lonnie Chisenhall 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gordon Beckham 2
2 Jay Bruce 1
2 Lonnie Chisenhall 1
2 David Cooper 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lucas Duda 4
1 Curtis Granderson 4
1 Jason Kipnis 4
4 Gordon Beckham 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 2
1 Tony Gwynn 2
3 Elvis Andrus 1
3 Ryan Braun 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Josh Outman 1.67
2 Johan Santana 1.60
3 Madison Bumgarner 1.38
4 J. A. Happ 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Buchholz 1
1 Madison Bumgarner 1
1 Andrew Cashner 1
1 Kevin Correia 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Madison Bumgarner 11
2 Johan Santana 8
3 Clay Buchholz 7
3 J. A. Happ 7
3 Mike Leake 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Ernesto Frieri 1
1 Javier Lopez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Ruiz .381
2 Paul Konerko .376
3 Melky Cabrera .376
4 David Wright .366
5 Josh Hamilton .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 21
2 Adam Dunn 17
2 Edwin Encarnacion 17
2 Curtis Granderson 17
5 Adam Jones 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 57
2 Carlos Gonzalez 45
3 Andre Ethier 44
4 Carlos Beltran 42
4 2 others tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 20
2 Tony Campana 16
3 Starlin Castro 15
3 Jose Reyes 15
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Beachy 1.77
2 Gio Gonzalez 2.04
3 James McDonald 2.20
4 Chris Sale 2.34
5 Ryan Vogelsong 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 8
1 Lance Lynn 8
3 Chris Capuano 7
3 Yu Darvish 7
3 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 82
2 Felix Hernandez 81
3 Gio Gonzalez 79
4 Max Scherzer 78
5 2 tied 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chris Perez 17
1 Fernando Rodney 17
3 Jim Johnson 16
4 Craig Kimbrel 15
4 Jonathan Papelbon 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .509
2 Carlos Ruiz .441
3 Dexter Fowler .429
4 Paul Konerko .425
5 Carlos Gonzalez .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Gonzalez 7
2 Alfonso Soriano 6
3 Gordon Beckham 5
3 Billy Butler 5
3 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Justin Smoak 16
1 Giancarlo Stanton 16
1 Dayan Viciedo 16
4 Ryan Braun 15
4 Carlos Gonzalez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Campana 7
2 Michael Brantley 6
2 Jason Kipnis 6
2 B. J. Upton 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Millwood 0.45
2 James McDonald 0.60
3 R. A. Dickey 0.63
3 Chris Sale 0.63
5 C. J. Wilson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Homer Bailey 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Cole Hamels 3
1 Max Scherzer 3
5 46 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 30
2 Madison Bumgarner 28
3 Dan Haren 26
3 James Shields 26
3 Justin Verlander 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 7
2 Alfredo Aceves 5
2 Frank Francisco 5
2 Santiago Casilla 5
2 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .445
2 Carlos Ruiz .443
3 Jonathan Lucroy .402
4 Martin Prado .386
5 Paul Konerko .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 12
1 Josh Hamilton 12
3 Giancarlo Stanton 11
4 Carlos Beltran 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 32
2 Carlos Beltran 31
3 Giancarlo Stanton 30
4 Carlos Gonzalez 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 10
1 Jose Reyes 10
1 B. J. Upton 10
4 Tony Campana 9
4 Alejandro De Aza 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ryan Vogelsong 1.51
2 James McDonald 1.54
3 Felipe Paulino 1.70
4 Chris Sale 1.75
5 R. A. Dickey 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 5
1 Cole Hamels 5
3 Mark Buehrle 4
3 Matt Cain 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 51
2 Justin Verlander 47
3 James Shields 46
4 Gio Gonzalez 45
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Santiago Casilla 10
1 Chris Perez 10
3 Jonathan Broxton 9
3 Frank Francisco 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .345
2 Melky Cabrera .342
3 Matt Kemp .339
4 Ryan Braun .335
5 Jacoby Ellsbury .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 45
2 Curtis Granderson 41
3 Matt Kemp 38
4 J. J. Hardy 37
4 Dan Uggla 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 138
2 Matt Kemp 114
3 Prince Fielder 112
4 Curtis Granderson 111
5 Billy Butler 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 58
2 Michael Bourn 53
3 Cameron Maybin 47
4 Brett Gardner 41
5 Coco Crisp 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.97
2 Justin Verlander 2.20
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.20
4 Johnny Cueto 2.41
5 Matt Cain 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 24
2 CC Sabathia 20
3 Ian Kennedy 19
3 Clayton Kershaw 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 256
2 CC Sabathia 237
3 Zack Greinke 225
3 Clayton Kershaw 225
5 Felix Hernandez 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 45
2 Jose Valverde 44
3 John Axford 43
4 J. J. Putz 40
5 3 tied 39