On This Day

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 44 .589 --
Orioles 57 51 .528 6.5
Rays 56 52 .519 7.5
Red Sox 54 55 .495 10.0
Blue Jays 53 55 .491 10.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 48 .551 --
Tigers 58 50 .537 1.5
Indians 50 58 .463 9.5
Twins 47 61 .435 12.5
Royals 45 62 .421 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 44 .589 --
Athletics 58 50 .537 5.5
Angels 58 51 .532 6.0
Mariners 51 59 .464 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 65 43 .602 --
Braves 62 46 .574 3.0
Mets 53 56 .486 12.5
Phillies 49 59 .454 16.0
Marlins 49 60 .450 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 42 .611 --
Pirates 61 46 .570 4.5
Cardinals 59 49 .546 7.0
Brewers 48 59 .449 17.5
Cubs 43 63 .406 22.0
Astros 36 73 .330 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 49 .546 --
Dodgers 59 50 .541 0.5
D'backs 55 53 .509 4.0
Padres 46 64 .418 14.0
Rockies 38 68 .358 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Omar Infante 4
1 Austin Jackson 4
3 Adrian Beltre 3
3 Michael Brantley 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yonder Alonso 1
1 Miguel Cabrera 1
1 Ezequiel Carrera 1
1 Welington Castillo 1
1 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 3
1 Adrian Gonzalez 3
1 Travis Hafner 3
1 Raul Ibanez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Asdrubal Cabrera 2
2 Jose Altuve 1
2 Melky Cabrera 1
2 Lorenzo Cain 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stephen Strasburg 1.50
2 A. J. Burnett 1.17
3 Justin Germano 1.00
3 Jason Marquis 1.00
3 David Price 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Darin Downs 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 9
2 A. J. Burnett 7
2 Derek Holland 7
2 Bud Norris 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alfredo Aceves 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Casey Janssen 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .368
2 Melky Cabrera .352
3 Mike Trout .346
4 Joey Votto .342
5 Carlos Ruiz .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 91
2 Josh Hamilton 90
3 Josh Willingham 81
4 Prince Fielder 79
5 Carlos Beltran 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 David Price 2.49
5 Johnny Cueto 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 14
1 Johnny Cueto 14
1 R. A. Dickey 14
1 David Price 14
1 Jered Weaver 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 160
1 Stephen Strasburg 160
3 Felix Hernandez 159
4 R. A. Dickey 156
5 Justin Verlander 152

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adam LaRoche .442
2 Torii Hunter .426
3 David Murphy .419
4 Aramis Ramirez .413
5 Jose Reyes .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam LaRoche 7
1 Albert Pujols 7
3 Miguel Cabrera 6
3 Nelson Cruz 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 19
2 Adam LaRoche 16
2 Ryan Ludwick 16
4 Chris Johnson 15
4 Alex Rios 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alcides Escobar 6
1 Carlos Gomez 6
1 Juan Pierre 6
1 Ben Revere 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 Scott Feldman 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blake Beavan 3
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Johnny Cueto 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Price 26
1 Max Scherzer 26
3 Madison Bumgarner 25
4 R. A. Dickey 24
5 Matt Harvey 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 9
2 Tyler Clippard 6
2 Tom Wilhelmsen 6
4 Joel Hanrahan 5
4 Fernando Rodney 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .420
2 David Freese .417
3 Andrew McCutchen .407
4 Adrian Gonzalez .404
5 Yoenis Cespedes .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 11
2 Josh Willingham 10
3 Miguel Cabrera 9
3 Ike Davis 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 27
2 Buster Posey 26
2 Mark Teixeira 26
4 Ryan Ludwick 24
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Revere 11
2 Emilio Bonifacio 10
2 Rajai Davis 10
4 Carlos Gomez 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Fiers 1.07
2 Felix Hernandez 1.13
3 David Price 1.49
4 Paul Maholm 1.67
5 2 tied 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Doug Fister 5
1 Tim Hudson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 46
2 Francisco Liriano 45
3 David Price 41
3 James Shields 41
5 Doug Fister 39

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 .350
2 Matt Kemp .344
3 Melky Cabrera .339
4 Carlos Ruiz .330
5 David Ortiz .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curtis Granderson 42
2 Ryan Braun 41
2 Josh Hamilton 41
2 Josh Willingham 41
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 127
2 Josh Hamilton 124
3 Prince Fielder 120
4 Josh Willingham 118
5 Ryan Braun 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 50
2 Emilio Bonifacio 45
3 Dee Gordon 43
4 Ben Revere 42
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.40
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.61
3 David Price 2.61
4 R. A. Dickey 2.65
5 Matt Cain 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
3 Max Scherzer 219
5 David Price 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 44
2 Chris Perez 43
3 Joel Hanrahan 42
4 Jim Johnson 40
4 J. J. Putz 40