On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 44 .585 --
Orioles 56 51 .523 6.5
Rays 56 51 .523 6.5
Red Sox 53 55 .491 10.0
Blue Jays 52 55 .486 10.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 58 48 .547 --
Tigers 57 50 .533 1.5
Indians 50 57 .467 8.5
Twins 47 60 .439 11.5
Royals 44 62 .415 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 43 .594 --
Athletics 58 49 .542 5.5
Angels 58 50 .537 6.0
Mariners 51 58 .468 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 64 43 .598 --
Braves 61 46 .570 3.0
Mets 53 55 .491 11.5
Marlins 49 59 .454 15.5
Phillies 48 59 .449 16.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 41 .617 --
Pirates 60 46 .566 5.5
Cardinals 58 49 .542 8.0
Brewers 48 58 .453 17.5
Cubs 43 62 .410 22.0
Astros 36 72 .333 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 49 .542 --
Dodgers 58 50 .537 0.5
D'backs 55 52 .514 3.0
Padres 45 64 .413 14.0
Rockies 38 67 .362 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Justin Maxwell 4
1 Daniel Murphy 4
1 Angel Pagan 4
4 Alexi Amarista 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam LaRoche 2
1 Justin Maxwell 2
1 Kevin Youkilis 2
4 Mike Aviles 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Espinosa 3
1 Joe Mauer 3
1 Justin Maxwell 3
1 Angel Pagan 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 2
1 Edwin Encarnacion 2
1 Jose Reyes 2
1 Matt Wieters 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Fister 1.50
1 Felix Hernandez 1.50
3 Clayton Kershaw 1.40
3 Adam Wainwright 1.40
5 Roy Halladay 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Madison Bumgarner 1
1 Alex Burnett 1
1 Jesse Chavez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Maholm 8
2 Madison Bumgarner 7
2 Clayton Kershaw 7
2 Mike Leake 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jared Burton 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Ernesto Frieri 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .369
2 Melky Cabrera .352
3 Mike Trout .349
4 Joey Votto .342
5 Carlos Ruiz .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 90
2 Miguel Cabrera 88
3 Josh Willingham 80
4 Carlos Beltran 77
4 Prince Fielder 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 33
2 Emilio Bonifacio 30
2 Rajai Davis 30
2 Dee Gordon 30
5 Michael Bourn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jered Weaver 2.29
2 Ryan Vogelsong 2.38
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.45
4 Johnny Cueto 2.52
5 Chris Sale 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 14
1 R. A. Dickey 14
1 David Price 14
1 Jered Weaver 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 159
2 R. A. Dickey 156
3 Stephen Strasburg 154
4 Justin Verlander 152
5 Max Scherzer 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 32
2 Joel Hanrahan 31
2 Jim Johnson 31
2 Craig Kimbrel 31
5 Chris Perez 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Murphy .474
2 Buster Posey .440
3 Chris Johnson .429
3 Justin Morneau .429
5 Torii Hunter .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam LaRoche 7
1 Albert Pujols 7
3 Nelson Cruz 6
3 Ike Davis 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 19
2 Ryan Ludwick 18
3 Matt Holliday 16
4 Buster Posey 15
4 Alex Rios 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 6
1 Rajai Davis 6
1 Alcides Escobar 6
1 Carlos Gomez 6
1 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Billingsley 0.89
2 Josh Johnson 0.92
2 Matt Moore 0.92
4 Sam Deduno 0.93
5 A. J. Burnett 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Blake Beavan 3
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Madison Bumgarner 25
2 Yu Darvish 24
2 R. A. Dickey 24
4 Cole Hamels 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 9
2 Tyler Clippard 7
2 Tom Wilhelmsen 7
4 Fernando Rodney 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .414
2 David Freese .403
3 Andrew McCutchen .400
4 Yoenis Cespedes .398
5 Adrian Gonzalez .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 11
2 Ike Davis 9
2 Jason Kubel 9
2 Brian McCann 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 27
2 Buster Posey 25
2 Mark Teixeira 25
4 Ryan Ludwick 24
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 10
1 Rajai Davis 10
1 Ben Revere 10
1 Mike Trout 10
5 Carlos Gomez 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Felix Hernandez 1.13
2 Mike Fiers 1.38
3 Paul Maholm 1.67
4 Mike Minor 1.74
5 2 tied 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Doug Fister 5
1 Tim Hudson 5
1 Jason Vargas 5
1 Jered Weaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Francisco Liriano 41
1 James Shields 41
3 R. A. Dickey 40
4 Doug Fister 39
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 16
2 Joel Hanrahan 10
3 Tyler Clippard 9
4 Craig Kimbrel 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .348
2 Matt Kemp .343
3 Melky Cabrera .338
4 Mike Trout .330
5 Carlos Ruiz .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curtis Granderson 42
2 Ryan Braun 41
2 Josh Hamilton 41
4 Josh Willingham 40
5 Jose Bautista 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 125
2 Miguel Cabrera 124
3 Prince Fielder 118
4 Josh Willingham 117
5 Ryan Braun 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 50
2 Emilio Bonifacio 45
3 Dee Gordon 44
4 Ben Revere 41
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.40
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.63
3 R. A. Dickey 2.64
4 Matt Cain 2.69
5 Justin Verlander 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 20
1 Justin Verlander 20
3 Madison Bumgarner 19
4 Matt Harrison 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 224
2 Clayton Kershaw 221
3 Felix Hernandez 219
4 Yovani Gallardo 216
5 David Price 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 45
2 Chris Perez 43
3 Joel Hanrahan 41
4 J. J. Putz 40
4 Jose Valverde 40