On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 47 .598 --
Orioles 64 53 .547 6.0
Rays 63 54 .538 7.0
Red Sox 57 61 .483 13.5
Blue Jays 55 62 .470 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 64 52 .552 --
Tigers 63 55 .534 2.0
Indians 54 64 .458 11.0
Royals 51 65 .440 13.0
Twins 50 67 .427 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 67 49 .578 --
Athletics 61 55 .526 6.0
Angels 62 56 .525 6.0
Mariners 55 64 .462 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 73 45 .619 --
Braves 68 49 .581 4.5
Mets 55 62 .470 17.5
Phillies 54 63 .462 18.5
Marlins 53 65 .449 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 46 .607 --
Pirates 64 53 .547 7.0
Cardinals 64 53 .547 7.0
Brewers 52 64 .448 18.5
Cubs 46 70 .397 24.5
Astros 39 80 .328 33.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 53 .551 --
Giants 64 54 .542 1.0
D'backs 58 59 .496 6.5
Padres 52 67 .437 13.5
Rockies 44 71 .383 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 David DeJesus 4
1 Steve Lombardozzi 4
3 Jose Altuve 3
3 Starlin Castro 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David DeJesus 2
1 Josh Hamilton 2
3 Jay Bruce 1
3 Miguel Cabrera 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dewayne Wise 4
2 Shin-Soo Choo 3
2 David DeJesus 3
2 Adam Dunn 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alcides Escobar 2
2 Quintin Berry 1
2 Tyler Colvin 1
2 Scott Cousins 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Felix Hernandez 999.00
2 Max Scherzer 1.67
3 Clayton Kershaw 1.33
4 Freddy Garcia 1.20
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Gavin Floyd 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 Justin Germano 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 12
2 Max Scherzer 10
3 R. A. Dickey 9
4 Gavin Floyd 8
4 Clayton Kershaw 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tyler Clippard 1
1 Greg Holland 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Jason Motte 1
1 Rafael Soriano 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .358
2 Melky Cabrera .346
3 Joey Votto .342
4 Mike Trout .340
5 Carlos Ruiz .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 34
1 Josh Hamilton 34
3 Miguel Cabrera 30
3 Edwin Encarnacion 30
3 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 103
2 Josh Hamilton 101
3 Josh Willingham 88
4 Prince Fielder 84
5 Carlos Beltran 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 38
2 Rajai Davis 35
3 Michael Bourn 31
4 Emilio Bonifacio 30
4 Dee Gordon 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jered Weaver 2.22
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.38
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 Max Scherzer 178
2 R. A. Dickey 175
3 Felix Hernandez 174
3 Justin Verlander 174
5 Stephen Strasburg 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 37
2 Jim Johnson 35
3 Joel Hanrahan 33
4 Chris Perez 32
5 Craig Kimbrel 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .451
2 Brandon Belt .450
3 Buster Posey .422
4 Jon Jay .417
5 Jayson Werth .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 7
2 Buster Posey 6
2 Albert Pujols 6
4 Miguel Cabrera 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 21
2 Miguel Cabrera 18
2 Adrian Gonzalez 18
4 Josh Hamilton 17
5 Adam LaRoche 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 7
1 Mike Trout 7
3 Jose Altuve 6
3 Drew Stubbs 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mat Latos 0.42
2 Clay Buchholz 0.56
3 Justin Verlander 0.60
4 Kyle Lohse 0.69
5 Cole Hamels 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Alex Cobb 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 Clayton Kershaw 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 R. A. Dickey 28
2 Max Scherzer 27
3 Yu Darvish 24
4 Jon Lester 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 7
2 Aroldis Chapman 6
3 Tyler Clippard 5
4 Rafael Betancourt 4
4 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .427
2 Eric Young .387
3 Roger Bernadina .371
4 Adrian Gonzalez .369
5 Aramis Ramirez .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 11
2 Miguel Cabrera 10
2 Jason Kubel 10
2 Mike Trout 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 34
2 Miguel Cabrera 30
3 Buster Posey 29
3 Albert Pujols 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 12
2 Drew Stubbs 11
3 Jose Altuve 10
3 Carlos Gomez 10
3 Ben Revere 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Buchholz 1.15
2 Paul Maholm 1.38
3 Matt Moore 1.43
4 Hiroki Kuroda 1.44
5 David Price 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 5
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Tim Hudson 5
1 Jason Vargas 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 53
2 R. A. Dickey 48
3 Madison Bumgarner 46
4 Yu Darvish 41
4 Jeff Samardzija 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 15
2 Tyler Clippard 11
2 Fernando Rodney 11
4 Joel Hanrahan 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .348
2 Matt Kemp .347
3 Carlos Ruiz .337
4 Melky Cabrera .331
5 Carlos Gonzalez .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 45
2 Josh Willingham 40
3 Ryan Braun 39
4 Curtis Granderson 38
5 Miguel Cabrera 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 133
2 Josh Hamilton 129
3 Josh Willingham 120
4 Prince Fielder 115
5 Ryan Braun 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 47
2 Emilio Bonifacio 42
2 Dee Gordon 42
4 Ben Revere 41
4 Mike Trout 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Fister 2.39
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.40
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.42
4 Justin Verlander 2.49
5 Jered Weaver 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 Madison Bumgarner 19
2 Justin Verlander 19
2 Jered Weaver 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 228
2 Max Scherzer 222
3 Felix Hernandez 220
3 Clayton Kershaw 220
5 Yovani Gallardo 219

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