On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 46 .578 --
Orioles 59 51 .536 4.5
Rays 57 52 .523 6.0
Red Sox 55 56 .495 9.0
Blue Jays 53 56 .486 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 49 .550 --
Tigers 60 50 .545 0.5
Indians 50 60 .455 10.5
Twins 49 61 .445 11.5
Royals 46 63 .422 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 64 45 .587 --
Athletics 59 51 .536 5.5
Angels 59 52 .532 6.0
Mariners 51 61 .455 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 67 43 .609 --
Braves 63 47 .573 4.0
Mets 53 57 .482 14.0
Phillies 50 60 .455 17.0
Marlins 50 60 .455 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 44 .600 --
Pirates 62 47 .569 3.5
Cardinals 60 50 .545 6.0
Brewers 50 59 .459 15.5
Cubs 43 65 .398 22.0
Astros 36 75 .324 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 50 .545 --
Dodgers 59 52 .532 1.5
D'backs 56 54 .509 4.0
Padres 48 64 .429 13.0
Rockies 40 68 .370 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nick Markakis 4
1 Josh Rutledge 4
3 Andy Dirks 3
3 Ryan Doumit 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Allen Craig 2
1 Chris Johnson 2
1 Matt Wieters 2
4 Erick Aybar 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Johnson 5
2 Miguel Cabrera 3
2 Danny Espinosa 3
2 J. J. Hardy 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brandon Belt 2
2 Jose Altuve 1
2 Michael Brantley 1
2 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Fiers 2.33
2 James Shields 2.00
3 Johnny Cueto 1.50
4 Bartolo Colon 1.25
5 Cole Hamels 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Mike Fiers 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Cueto 9
2 Patrick Corbin 7
2 Mike Fiers 7
4 Zack Britton 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeremy Affeldt 1
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 Tyler Clippard 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .372
2 Melky Cabrera .353
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 Miguel Cabrera 29
2 Edwin Encarnacion 29
2 3 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 95
2 Josh Hamilton 91
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
1 Fernando Rodney 33
3 Joel Hanrahan 32
4 Craig Kimbrel 31
5 Chris Perez 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Torii Hunter .423
2 David Murphy .413
2 Aramis Ramirez .413
4 Ben Revere .411
5 Adrian Gonzalez .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Johnson 7
1 Adam LaRoche 7
3 Miguel Cabrera 6
3 Albert Pujols 6
3 Josh Willingham 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Johnson 18
2 Adam LaRoche 17
3 Miguel Cabrera 16
4 Justin Morneau 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Altuve 6
1 Alcides Escobar 6
1 Ben Revere 6
1 Jose Reyes 6
1 Drew Stubbs 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bartolo Colon 0.00
2 Chad Billingsley 0.63
3 Scott Feldman 1.15
4 Mat Latos 1.17
5 Clay Buchholz 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Mike Fiers 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 27
2 David Price 26
2 Max Scherzer 26
4 Madison Bumgarner 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 8
2 Tyler Clippard 7
3 Fernando Rodney 6
4 Tom Wilhelmsen 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .449
2 Andrew McCutchen .416
3 Yoenis Cespedes .411
4 Adrian Gonzalez .393
5 David Freese .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
1 Albert Pujols 11
3 Josh Willingham 10
4 Mike Trout 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Posey 30
2 Albert Pujols 27
3 Miguel Cabrera 24
3 Adrian Gonzalez 24
3 Ryan Ludwick 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Fiers 1.08
2 Felix Hernandez 1.13
3 Ben Sheets 1.41
4 David Price 1.49
5 Doug Fister 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Jered Weaver 5
4 Blake Beavan 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 47
2 Max Scherzer 46
3 David Price 41
4 Francisco Liriano 39
5 5 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 15
2 Tyler Clippard 9
2 Joel Hanrahan 9
2 Fernando Rodney 9
5 Tom Wilhelmsen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .349
2 Matt Kemp .342
3 Melky Cabrera .341
4 David Ortiz .330
5 Carlos Ruiz .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 129
2 Josh Hamilton 123
3 Josh Willingham 118
4 Prince Fielder 115
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 2.31
2 David Price 2.50
3 Justin Verlander 2.56
4 Jordan Zimmermann 2.61
5 Chris Sale 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 230
2 James Shields 217
3 Yovani Gallardo 214
3 Clayton Kershaw 214
3 Max Scherzer 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 43
2 Joel Hanrahan 42
2 Chris Perez 42
4 Jim Johnson 41
5 2 tied 39