On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 43 .587 --
Orioles 55 50 .524 6.5
Rays 55 50 .524 6.5
Red Sox 53 52 .505 8.5
Blue Jays 51 53 .490 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 57 47 .548 --
Tigers 55 50 .524 2.5
Indians 50 54 .481 7.0
Twins 44 60 .423 13.0
Royals 43 60 .417 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 60 43 .583 --
Angels 57 48 .543 4.0
Athletics 56 48 .538 4.5
Mariners 50 57 .467 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 61 42 .592 --
Braves 59 45 .567 2.5
Mets 51 54 .486 11.0
Marlins 48 56 .462 13.5
Phillies 47 57 .452 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 41 .606 --
Pirates 60 44 .577 3.0
Cardinals 56 48 .538 7.0
Brewers 48 56 .462 15.0
Cubs 43 60 .417 19.5
Astros 35 71 .330 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 48 .538 --
Dodgers 56 50 .528 1.0
D'backs 54 51 .514 2.5
Padres 44 62 .415 13.0
Rockies 37 65 .363 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elvis Andrus 4
2 Tyler Colvin 3
2 Alejandro De Aza 3
2 Freddie Freeman 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Holliday 2
1 Albert Pujols 2
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
1 Brett Wallace 2
5 34 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 5
2 Robinson Cano 4
2 Ryan Ludwick 4
2 Albert Pujols 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Baker 2
1 Nyjer Morgan 2
1 Juan Pierre 2
4 Pedro Alvarez 1
4 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Patrick Corbin 1.25
2 Alex Cobb 1.20
3 Jake Peavy 1.14
4 Jeff Karstens 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Blake Beavan 1
1 Alex Cobb 1
1 Patrick Corbin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 8
1 Ben Sheets 8
3 Yu Darvish 7
4 Alex Cobb 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 Greg Holland 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .373
2 Mike Trout .348
3 Melky Cabrera .348
4 Joey Votto .342
5 Carlos Ruiz .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 31
2 Ryan Braun 29
2 Curtis Granderson 29
2 Josh Hamilton 29
5 Edwin Encarnacion 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 87
2 Josh Hamilton 84
3 Josh Willingham 79
4 Carlos Beltran 75
4 Matt Holliday 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 31
2 Dee Gordon 30
3 Emilio Bonifacio 29
4 Michael Bourn 28
4 Rajai Davis 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ryan Vogelsong 2.22
2 Ryan Dempster 2.25
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.28
4 Jered Weaver 2.29
5 Johnny Cueto 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 R. A. Dickey 14
1 David Price 14
1 Jered Weaver 14
4 A. J. Burnett 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stephen Strasburg 154
2 Felix Hernandez 153
3 Justin Verlander 152
4 Max Scherzer 151
5 R. A. Dickey 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 31
1 Jim Johnson 31
1 Fernando Rodney 31
4 Craig Kimbrel 30
5 Chris Perez 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Freese .472
2 David Murphy .455
3 Chris Johnson .429
4 Josh Rutledge .423
5 Aramis Ramirez .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Davis 7
1 Matt Holliday 7
1 Jason Kubel 7
4 Miguel Cabrera 6
4 Albert Pujols 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Ludwick 17
2 Matt Holliday 16
3 Garrett Jones 15
3 Miguel Montero 15
3 Albert Pujols 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 8
2 Emilio Bonifacio 7
3 Juan Pierre 6
3 Ben Revere 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Feldman 0.60
2 Chad Billingsley 0.67
3 Kris Medlen 0.69
4 Jordan Zimmermann 1.00
5 A. J. Burnett 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Blake Beavan 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 31
2 David Price 28
3 Madison Bumgarner 26
3 Max Scherzer 26
5 Yu Darvish 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 9
2 Tom Wilhelmsen 7
3 Tyler Clippard 6
3 Joel Hanrahan 6
5 Jim Johnson 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .453
2 David Freese .452
3 Adrian Gonzalez .391
4 Matt Holliday .380
5 Mike Trout .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 10
1 Jason Kubel 10
1 Albert Pujols 10
1 Josh Willingham 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 27
2 Matt Holliday 26
3 Miguel Cabrera 25
4 Josh Willingham 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 11
2 Ben Revere 10
3 Emilio Bonifacio 9
3 Mike Trout 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jordan Zimmermann 0.97
2 Paul Maholm 1.23
3 Mike Fiers 1.38
4 Jason Vargas 1.75
5 David Price 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jered Weaver 6
2 Jason Vargas 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Homer Bailey 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 46
2 David Price 44
3 Wei-Yin Chen 41
3 Francisco Liriano 41
5 Felix Hernandez 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 14
2 Joel Hanrahan 11
3 Fernando Rodney 9
3 Tom Wilhelmsen 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .350
2 Matt Kemp .343
3 Melky Cabrera .335
4 Carlos Ruiz .330
5 Mike Trout .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curtis Granderson 42
2 Ryan Braun 41
2 Josh Hamilton 41
2 Josh Willingham 41
5 Jose Bautista 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 124
2 Josh Hamilton 120
3 Josh Willingham 119
4 Prince Fielder 117
5 Ryan Braun 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 50
2 Emilio Bonifacio 45
2 Dee Gordon 45
4 Ben Revere 41
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.44
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.48
3 C. J. Wilson 2.57
4 R. A. Dickey 2.65
5 Ryan Vogelsong 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 20
1 Justin Verlander 20
3 Madison Bumgarner 18
3 Jered Weaver 18
5 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 224
2 Felix Hernandez 222
3 David Price 218
4 James Shields 217
5 Yovani Gallardo 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 45
2 Chris Perez 43
3 Jose Valverde 42
4 Joel Hanrahan 41
5 2 tied 39