On This Day

Monday, August 13, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 47 .591 --
Rays 63 52 .548 5.0
Orioles 62 53 .539 6.0
Red Sox 57 59 .491 11.5
Blue Jays 55 60 .478 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 52 .544 --
Tigers 61 55 .526 2.0
Indians 54 62 .466 9.0
Twins 50 65 .435 12.5
Royals 49 65 .430 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 67 47 .588 --
Athletics 61 53 .535 6.0
Angels 60 56 .517 8.0
Mariners 53 64 .453 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 72 44 .621 --
Braves 66 49 .574 5.5
Mets 55 60 .478 16.5
Phillies 53 62 .461 18.5
Marlins 52 64 .448 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 46 .600 --
Pirates 64 51 .557 5.0
Cardinals 62 53 .539 7.0
Brewers 52 62 .456 16.5
Cubs 45 69 .395 23.5
Astros 38 79 .325 32.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 53 .543 --
Giants 63 53 .543 0.0
D'backs 58 57 .504 4.5
Padres 52 65 .444 11.5
Rockies 42 71 .372 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Bernadina 4
1 Danny Espinosa 4
1 Garrett Jones 4
1 DJ LeMahieu 4
1 Anthony Rizzo 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 2
2 Brandon Barnes 1
2 Darwin Barney 1
2 Eric Chavez 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Swisher 5
2 Kurt Suzuki 4
3 Roger Bernadina 3
3 Ryan Doumit 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Fuld 2
2 Jose Altuve 1
2 Alberto Callaspo 1
2 Starlin Castro 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Samardzija 1.57
2 Carlos Villanueva 1.33
3 Jake Peavy 0.86
4 Alex Cobb 0.83
5 C. J. Wilson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Cobb 1
1 Sam Deduno 1
1 Steve Delabar 1
1 Jeff Francis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Samardzija 11
2 Carlos Villanueva 8
3 Sam Deduno 6
3 Steve Delabar 6
3 Jake Peavy 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kenley Jansen 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 Chris Perez 1
1 Fernando Rodney 1
1 Dale Thayer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .362
2 Melky Cabrera .347
3 Joey Votto .342
4 Mike Trout .340
5 Carlos Ruiz .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 33
2 Josh Hamilton 32
3 Edwin Encarnacion 30
3 Curtis Granderson 30
5 4 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 99
1 Josh Hamilton 99
3 Josh Willingham 85
4 Prince Fielder 84
5 Carlos Beltran 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 37
2 Rajai Davis 33
3 Emilio Bonifacio 30
3 Michael Bourn 30
3 Dee Gordon 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jered Weaver 2.22
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.35
3 Johnny Cueto 2.45
4 Justin Verlander 2.46
5 David Price 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 15
1 R. A. Dickey 15
1 Gio Gonzalez 15
1 David Price 15
1 Jered Weaver 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 174
2 Max Scherzer 168
3 R. A. Dickey 166
3 Stephen Strasburg 166
5 2 tied 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 37
2 Jim Johnson 34
3 Joel Hanrahan 33
4 Chris Perez 32
5 Craig Kimbrel 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Chavez .471
2 Buster Posey .467
3 Eric Young .447
4 Jon Jay .413
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 7
1 A. J. Pierzynski 7
1 Albert Pujols 7
4 Kendrys Morales 6
4 Buster Posey 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 22
2 Adrian Gonzalez 18
2 Chris Johnson 18
4 Ryan Ludwick 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Altuve 7
2 Drew Stubbs 6
2 Mike Trout 6
4 Coco Crisp 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Richard 0.56
2 Roy Halladay 0.60
3 Mat Latos 0.63
4 Cole Hamels 0.72
5 3 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Cobb 3
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 Jake Westbrook 3
4 Bronson Arroyo 2
4 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 28
2 Max Scherzer 26
3 A. J. Burnett 25
4 Yu Darvish 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 7
1 Fernando Rodney 7
3 Tyler Clippard 4
3 Kenley Jansen 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .458
2 Adrian Gonzalez .393
3 Yoenis Cespedes .374
4 Torii Hunter .365
5 2 tied .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 11
1 Albert Pujols 11
3 Miguel Cabrera 10
3 Jason Kubel 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 35
2 Chase Headley 31
2 Buster Posey 31
4 Ryan Ludwick 28
5 Miguel Cabrera 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Altuve 10
1 Emilio Bonifacio 10
1 Rajai Davis 10
1 Carlos Gomez 10
1 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 1.37
2 Paul Maholm 1.40
3 Matt Moore 1.47
4 David Price 1.66
5 Felix Hernandez 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Jason Marquis 5
1 Jason Vargas 5
1 Jered Weaver 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 47
2 David Price 46
2 Justin Verlander 46
4 Yu Darvish 45
5 James Shields 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 16
2 Fernando Rodney 12
3 Tyler Clippard 10
3 Joel Hanrahan 10
5 Tom Wilhelmsen 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Kemp .350
2 Miguel Cabrera .346
3 Carlos Ruiz .337
4 Melky Cabrera .331
5 Andrew McCutchen .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 43
2 Ryan Braun 40
3 Josh Willingham 39
4 Curtis Granderson 38
5 Jose Bautista 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 129
2 Josh Hamilton 128
3 Josh Willingham 117
4 Prince Fielder 115
5 Ryan Braun 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 48
2 Emilio Bonifacio 42
2 Dee Gordon 42
2 Ben Revere 42
5 Mike Trout 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.37
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.39
3 Justin Verlander 2.49
4 R. A. Dickey 2.53
5 Jered Weaver 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 Justin Verlander 19
2 Jered Weaver 19
4 Madison Bumgarner 18
4 R. A. Dickey 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 228
2 Yovani Gallardo 219
3 Gio Gonzalez 213
4 Clayton Kershaw 212
4 Max Scherzer 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 43
1 Chris Perez 43
3 Jim Johnson 42
4 Craig Kimbrel 41
5 J. J. Putz 38