On This Day

Friday, August 17, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 48 .597 --
Rays 65 54 .546 6.0
Orioles 64 55 .538 7.0
Red Sox 58 62 .483 13.5
Blue Jays 56 63 .471 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 53 .551 --
Tigers 64 55 .538 1.5
Indians 54 65 .454 11.5
Royals 52 66 .441 13.0
Twins 50 68 .424 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 68 50 .576 --
Athletics 63 55 .534 5.0
Angels 62 58 .517 7.0
Mariners 56 64 .467 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 74 45 .622 --
Braves 70 49 .588 4.0
Mets 56 63 .471 18.0
Phillies 54 65 .454 20.0
Marlins 54 66 .450 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 72 47 .605 --
Pirates 66 53 .555 6.0
Cardinals 64 55 .538 8.0
Brewers 54 64 .458 17.5
Cubs 46 71 .393 25.0
Astros 39 81 .325 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 54 .546 --
Dodgers 65 55 .542 0.5
D'backs 60 59 .504 5.0
Padres 52 69 .430 14.0
Rockies 45 72 .385 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Josh Donaldson 4
1 B. J. Upton 4
3 Luis Cruz 3
3 Scott Hairston 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 2
1 Nick Swisher 2
3 Erick Aybar 1
3 Ryan Braun 1
3 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shelley Duncan 4
1 Prince Fielder 4
1 Mike Morse 4
4 Jose Molina 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 2
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 Lorenzo Cain 1
2 Yoenis Cespedes 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. A. Happ 2.67
2 Yu Darvish 2.50
3 Matt Cain 1.50
3 Yovani Gallardo 1.50
5 James McDonald 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Joaquin Benoit 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Ross Detwiler 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yu Darvish 10
2 Yovani Gallardo 9
3 Chris Capuano 8
3 J. A. Happ 8
3 James Shields 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 Tyler Clippard 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .360
2 Melky Cabrera .346
3 Joey Votto .342
4 Mike Trout .339
5 Miguel Cabrera .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 34
1 Josh Hamilton 34
3 Ryan Braun 32
4 Miguel Cabrera 31
4 3 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 104
2 Josh Hamilton 101
3 Josh Willingham 89
4 Prince Fielder 88
5 Carlos Beltran 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 38
2 Rajai Davis 37
3 Michael Bourn 32
4 Emilio Bonifacio 30
4 Dee Gordon 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jordan Zimmermann 2.38
2 David Price 2.39
3 Johnny Cueto 2.45
4 Justin Verlander 2.53
5 Felix Hernandez 2.60

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 Justin Verlander 180
2 Max Scherzer 178
3 R. A. Dickey 175
4 Felix Hernandez 174
5 Stephen Strasburg 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 37
2 Jim Johnson 35
3 Joel Hanrahan 34
4 Chris Perez 32
5 Craig Kimbrel 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .455
2 DJ LeMahieu .441
3 Brandon Belt .439
4 Jayson Werth .419
5 Buster Posey .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 6
1 B. J. Upton 6
3 Billy Butler 5
3 Miguel Cabrera 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 20
2 Miguel Cabrera 17
3 Chase Headley 16
4 Prince Fielder 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 9
2 Anthony Gose 7
3 Jose Altuve 6
4 Coco Crisp 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cole Hamels 0.00
2 Mat Latos 0.42
3 Kyle Lohse 0.46
4 Eric Stults 0.69
5 David Price 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 Clayton Kershaw 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 R. A. Dickey 28
1 Justin Verlander 28
3 Yu Darvish 27
3 Max Scherzer 27
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 6
2 Rafael Betancourt 5
2 Aroldis Chapman 5
2 Tyler Clippard 5
2 J. J. Putz 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .411
2 Eric Young .403
3 Roger Bernadina .391
4 David Murphy .364
5 Derek Jeter .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
2 Jason Kubel 10
2 Albert Pujols 10
4 Chase Headley 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 31
2 Miguel Cabrera 30
3 Chase Headley 27
3 Garrett Jones 27
3 Ryan Ludwick 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 13
2 Carlos Gomez 10
2 Drew Stubbs 10
4 Jose Altuve 9
4 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.80
2 Matt Moore 1.10
3 David Price 1.26
4 Paul Maholm 1.38
5 Hiroki Kuroda 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 Chad Billingsley 5
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Tim Hudson 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 53
2 Yu Darvish 51
3 R. A. Dickey 48
4 James Shields 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 14
2 Tyler Clippard 12
3 Fernando Rodney 10
4 Joel Hanrahan 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .348
2 Matt Kemp .345
3 Carlos Ruiz .337
4 Melky Cabrera .332
5 Andrew McCutchen .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 44
2 Ryan Braun 42
3 Josh Willingham 40
4 Miguel Cabrera 38
4 Curtis Granderson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 129
2 Josh Hamilton 127
3 Prince Fielder 119
4 Josh Willingham 118
5 Ryan Braun 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 48
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 2.56
5 Justin Verlander 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 226
2 Max Scherzer 222
3 Felix Hernandez 220
3 Clayton Kershaw 220
5 Yovani Gallardo 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 44
2 Jim Johnson 42
2 Chris Perez 42
4 Craig Kimbrel 41
5 J. J. Putz 39