On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 48 .593 --
Orioles 64 54 .542 6.0
Rays 64 54 .542 6.0
Red Sox 58 61 .487 12.5
Blue Jays 55 63 .466 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 52 .556 --
Tigers 63 55 .534 2.5
Indians 54 64 .458 11.5
Royals 51 66 .436 14.0
Twins 50 67 .427 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 68 49 .581 --
Athletics 62 55 .530 6.0
Angels 62 57 .521 7.0
Mariners 55 64 .462 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 73 45 .619 --
Braves 69 49 .585 4.0
Mets 56 62 .475 17.0
Phillies 54 64 .458 19.0
Marlins 53 66 .445 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 47 .602 --
Pirates 65 53 .551 6.0
Cardinals 64 54 .542 7.0
Brewers 53 64 .453 17.5
Cubs 46 70 .397 24.0
Astros 39 80 .328 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 54 .546 --
Giants 64 54 .542 0.5
D'backs 59 59 .500 5.5
Padres 52 68 .433 13.5
Rockies 45 71 .388 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pedro Alvarez 3
1 Kevin Frandsen 3
1 Jason Heyward 3
1 Ryan Howard 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 2
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 Garrett Jones 2
4 Pedro Alvarez 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garrett Jones 6
2 Corey Hart 4
3 Clint Barmes 3
3 Adrian Beltre 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
2 Everth Cabrera 1
2 Pedro Ciriaco 1
2 Carl Crawford 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Lee 2.40
2 Matt Harvey 1.60
2 David Price 1.60
4 Francisco Liriano 1.50
5 Kris Medlen 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Buchholz 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Matt Harvey 1
1 David Hernandez 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Lee 12
2 Matt Harvey 8
2 David Price 8
4 Clay Buchholz 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alfredo Aceves 1
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Jim Henderson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .359
2 Melky Cabrera .346
3 Joey Votto .342
4 Mike Trout .340
5 Buster Posey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 34
1 Josh Hamilton 34
3 Ryan Braun 31
4 Miguel Cabrera 30
4 3 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 David Price 2.39
4 Johnny Cueto 2.45
5 Justin Verlander 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Price 16
2 A. J. Burnett 15
2 Johnny Cueto 15
2 R. A. Dickey 15
2 2 others tied 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 .460
2 Brandon Belt .450
3 Buster Posey .429
4 Jon Jay .417
5 DJ LeMahieu .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 6
2 Josh Hamilton 5
2 A. J. Pierzynski 5
2 Buster Posey 5
2 B. J. Upton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 20
2 Chase Headley 18
3 Josh Hamilton 17
4 Miguel Cabrera 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 7
1 Mike Trout 7
3 Jose Altuve 6
3 Anthony Gose 6
3 Drew Stubbs 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mat Latos 0.42
2 Kyle Lohse 0.46
3 Justin Verlander 0.60
4 Cole Hamels 0.72
5 David Price 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 Clayton Kershaw 3
1 Stephen Strasburg 3
1 Adam Wainwright 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 R. A. Dickey 28
2 Max Scherzer 27
3 A. J. Burnett 24
4 Cliff Lee 23
4 Jon Lester 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .427
2 Roger Bernadina .382
3 Eric Young .377
4 Aramis Ramirez .374
5 Adrian Gonzalez .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 32
2 Miguel Cabrera 29
2 Ryan Ludwick 29
2 Buster Posey 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 12
2 Drew Stubbs 11
3 Carlos Gomez 10
4 Jose Altuve 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.80
2 David Price 1.26
3 Paul Maholm 1.38
4 Matt Moore 1.43
5 Hiroki Kuroda 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 5
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Tim Hudson 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 53
2 R. A. Dickey 48
3 Madison Bumgarner 46
3 David Price 46
5 2 tied 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 Matt Kemp .347
2 Miguel Cabrera .347
3 Carlos Ruiz .337
4 Melky Cabrera .332
5 Andrew McCutchen .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 44
2 Ryan Braun 41
3 Josh Willingham 39
4 Curtis Granderson 38
5 Miguel Cabrera 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 130
2 Josh Hamilton 128
3 Josh Willingham 119
4 Prince Fielder 115
5 Ryan Braun 112

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Fister 2.39
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.40
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.42
4 David Price 2.47
5 Jered Weaver 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 Madison Bumgarner 19
2 Jered Weaver 19
4 R. A. Dickey 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 222
2 Felix Hernandez 220
2 Clayton Kershaw 220
2 Justin Verlander 220
5 David Price 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