On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 51 .585 --
Rays 68 55 .553 4.0
Orioles 67 56 .545 5.0
Red Sox 59 64 .480 13.0
Blue Jays 56 66 .459 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 55 .549 --
Tigers 65 57 .533 2.0
Royals 55 67 .451 12.0
Indians 54 69 .439 13.5
Twins 51 71 .418 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 71 51 .582 --
Athletics 66 56 .541 5.0
Angels 63 60 .512 8.5
Mariners 60 64 .484 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 77 46 .626 --
Braves 70 53 .569 7.0
Phillies 57 66 .463 20.0
Mets 57 66 .463 20.0
Marlins 57 67 .460 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 49 .605 --
Pirates 67 56 .545 7.5
Cardinals 66 56 .541 8.0
Brewers 56 66 .459 18.0
Cubs 47 75 .385 27.0
Astros 39 84 .317 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 55 .553 --
Dodgers 67 57 .540 1.5
D'backs 62 61 .504 6.0
Padres 55 70 .440 14.0
Rockies 48 73 .397 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cameron Maybin 4
1 Will Venable 4
1 Dewayne Wise 4
4 David Cooper 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garrett Jones 2
2 Zack Cozart 1
2 Ian Desmond 1
2 Edwin Encarnacion 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Youkilis 4
2 Jesus Flores 3
2 Garrett Jones 3
2 Jesus Montero 3
2 Carlos Quentin 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tyler Colvin 2
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
3 Nori Aoki 1
3 Charlie Blackmon 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marco Estrada 3.00
2 David Price 2.67
3 Luke Hochevar 2.50
4 Stephen Strasburg 2.00
4 Adam Wainwright 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Jhoulys Chacin 1
1 Marco Estrada 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Adam Wainwright 12
2 Luke Hochevar 10
2 Stephen Strasburg 10
4 Marco Estrada 9
4 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .350
2 Melky Cabrera .346
3 Mike Trout .344
4 Joey Votto .342
5 Miguel Cabrera .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 36
2 Josh Hamilton 34
3 Ryan Braun 33
4 Edwin Encarnacion 32
4 Curtis Granderson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 105
2 Josh Hamilton 102
3 Josh Willingham 91
4 Prince Fielder 88
5 Albert Pujols 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 39
2 Rajai Davis 38
3 Michael Bourn 33
4 Juan Pierre 31
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.28
2 Johnny Cueto 2.44
3 Justin Verlander 2.53
4 Jordan Zimmermann 2.54
5 Felix Hernandez 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 16
1 Gio Gonzalez 16
1 David Price 16
4 A. J. Burnett 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 186
2 Stephen Strasburg 183
3 R. A. Dickey 181
4 Justin Verlander 180
5 Felix Hernandez 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 38
1 Fernando Rodney 38
3 Joel Hanrahan 34
4 Chris Perez 32
5 2 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Lombardozzi .439
2 Todd Frazier .423
3 Dexter Fowler .422
4 John Buck .419
5 DJ LeMahieu .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Giancarlo Stanton 7
2 Chase Headley 6
2 Ryan Ludwick 6
4 Adam Dunn 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 18
2 Garrett Jones 17
3 Adrian Gonzalez 16
3 Hanley Ramirez 16
3 Giancarlo Stanton 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 8
1 Anthony Gose 8
3 Coco Crisp 6
3 Will Venable 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Guthrie 0.00
2 Kris Medlen 0.59
3 Kyle Lohse 0.66
4 David Price 0.82
5 Cole Hamels 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Gio Gonzalez 3
1 Cole Hamels 3
1 Max Scherzer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Lee 27
2 Max Scherzer 26
3 R. A. Dickey 25
3 Clayton Kershaw 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rafael Betancourt 6
1 Tyler Clippard 6
1 Fernando Rodney 6
4 Grant Balfour 5
4 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .392
2 Yadier Molina .378
3 David Murphy .378
4 Buster Posey .368
5 Torii Hunter .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 11
2 Miguel Cabrera 10
2 Chase Headley 10
2 Ryan Ludwick 10
5 Mike Trout 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 30
2 Chase Headley 29
2 Albert Pujols 29
2 Hanley Ramirez 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 13
2 Alcides Escobar 10
2 Anthony Gose 10
2 Juan Pierre 10
2 Drew Stubbs 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.91
2 David Price 1.23
3 Chad Billingsley 1.30
4 Matt Moore 1.38
5 Mat Latos 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 6
2 Johnny Cueto 5
2 Stephen Strasburg 5
2 Adam Wainwright 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 52
2 R. A. Dickey 49
3 Madison Bumgarner 48
4 David Price 47
5 Cliff Lee 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 14
2 Tyler Clippard 12
3 Fernando Rodney 11
4 Jim Johnson 9
4 Tom Wilhelmsen 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .349
2 Melky Cabrera .340
3 Matt Kemp .333
4 Carlos Ruiz .332
5 Mike Trout .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 43
2 Ryan Braun 42
3 Miguel Cabrera 38
3 Curtis Granderson 38
3 Josh Willingham 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 129
2 Josh Hamilton 127
3 Josh Willingham 116
4 Ryan Braun 113
5 Prince Fielder 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 49
2 Dee Gordon 42
2 Mike Trout 42
4 Emilio Bonifacio 40
4 Ben Revere 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.47
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.48
3 Madison Bumgarner 2.57
4 R. A. Dickey 2.57
5 Justin Verlander 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 Madison Bumgarner 20
3 Jered Weaver 19
4 R. A. Dickey 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 226
2 Clayton Kershaw 224
2 Max Scherzer 224
4 David Price 221
5 Felix Hernandez 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 45
2 Joel Hanrahan 43
3 Chris Perez 41
4 J. J. Putz 39
5 2 tied 38