On This Day

Monday, August 6, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 45 .583 --
Orioles 58 51 .532 5.5
Rays 56 52 .519 7.0
Red Sox 55 55 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 53 55 .491 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 48 .556 --
Tigers 59 50 .541 1.5
Indians 50 59 .459 10.5
Twins 48 61 .440 12.5
Royals 45 63 .417 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 45 .583 --
Angels 59 51 .536 5.0
Athletics 58 51 .532 5.5
Mariners 51 60 .459 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 66 43 .606 --
Braves 63 46 .578 3.0
Mets 53 56 .486 13.0
Phillies 49 60 .450 17.0
Marlins 49 60 .450 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 43 .606 --
Pirates 62 46 .574 3.5
Cardinals 60 49 .550 6.0
Brewers 49 59 .454 16.5
Cubs 43 64 .402 22.0
Astros 36 74 .327 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 50 .541 --
Dodgers 59 51 .536 0.5
D'backs 55 54 .505 4.0
Padres 47 64 .423 13.0
Rockies 39 68 .364 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jon Jay 4
1 Ben Revere 4
3 Erick Aybar 3
3 Eric Chavez 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Justin Morneau 2
2 Gordon Beckham 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Justin Morneau 4
2 Carl Crawford 3
2 Ryan Doumit 3
2 Adrian Gonzalez 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 3
2 Jose Altuve 1
2 Brian Bogusevic 1
2 Alberto Callaspo 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erik Bedard 2.50
2 Jered Weaver 2.25
3 Edwin Jackson 2.00
4 Justin Verlander 1.40
5 Drew Pomeranz 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 Scott Diamond 1
1 Yovani Gallardo 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 14
2 Yu Darvish 9
2 Jered Weaver 9
4 Edwin Jackson 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Addison Reed 1
1 Huston Street 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .369
2 Melky Cabrera .354
3 Mike Trout .348
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 2 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 92
2 Josh Hamilton 90
3 Josh Willingham 83
4 Prince Fielder 80
5 Carlos Beltran 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 36
2 Emilio Bonifacio 30
2 Rajai Davis 30
2 Dee Gordon 30
5 Michael Bourn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jered Weaver 2.13
2 Ryan Vogelsong 2.38
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.45
4 David Price 2.49
5 Justin Verlander 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jered Weaver 15
2 A. J. Burnett 14
2 Johnny Cueto 14
2 R. A. Dickey 14
2 David Price 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 166
2 Max Scherzer 160
2 Stephen Strasburg 160
4 Felix Hernandez 159
5 R. A. Dickey 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 33
2 Joel Hanrahan 32
2 Fernando Rodney 32
4 Craig Kimbrel 31
5 Chris Perez 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .438
2 Ben Revere .426
3 Adam LaRoche .423
4 Jose Reyes .421
5 Justin Morneau .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam LaRoche 7
2 Ike Davis 6
2 Albert Pujols 6
2 Josh Rutledge 6
2 Josh Willingham 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adam LaRoche 17
2 Ryan Ludwick 16
2 Albert Pujols 16
4 Josh Willingham 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Drew Stubbs 7
2 Alcides Escobar 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
2 Ben Revere 6
2 Jose Reyes 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bartolo Colon 0.00
2 Sam Deduno 0.69
3 Chad Billingsley 0.89
4 Josh Johnson 0.92
5 Scott Feldman 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Scott Feldman 3
1 Tim Hudson 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
4 Justin Verlander 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 8
2 Tyler Clippard 6
3 Addison Reed 5
3 Fernando Rodney 5
3 Tom Wilhelmsen 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .438
2 Adrian Gonzalez .404
3 David Freese .400
3 Andrew McCutchen .400
5 Yoenis Cespedes .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 11
1 Josh Willingham 11
3 Miguel Cabrera 10
4 Ike Davis 9
4 Jason Kubel 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Posey 27
1 Albert Pujols 27
3 Adrian Gonzalez 24
3 Ryan Ludwick 24
3 Josh Willingham 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 10
1 Rajai Davis 10
1 Ben Revere 10
1 Mike Trout 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Fiers 1.07
2 Felix Hernandez 1.13
3 Ben Sheets 1.41
4 David Price 1.49
5 Paul Maholm 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jered Weaver 6
2 A. J. Burnett 5
2 Johnny Cueto 5
2 Doug Fister 5
2 Jason Vargas 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 46
2 David Price 41
2 James Shields 41
4 Doug Fister 39
4 Francisco Liriano 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 .349
2 Matt Kemp .344
3 Melky Cabrera .341
4 David Ortiz .332
5 Carlos Ruiz .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 127
2 Josh Hamilton 123
3 Josh Willingham 119
4 Prince Fielder 117
5 Ryan Braun 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 49
2 Emilio Bonifacio 45
3 Dee Gordon 43
4 Ben Revere 42
5 Mike Trout 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.40
2 Justin Verlander 2.56
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.61
4 David Price 2.61
5 Johnny Cueto 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 20
1 Justin Verlander 20
3 Madison Bumgarner 19
3 Jered Weaver 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 230
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 Joel Hanrahan 42
2 Chris Perez 42
4 Jim Johnson 41
5 J. J. Putz 40