On This Day

Friday, August 24, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 52 .584 --
Rays 70 56 .556 3.5
Orioles 68 57 .544 5.0
Red Sox 60 66 .476 13.5
Blue Jays 56 69 .448 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 69 55 .556 --
Tigers 67 58 .536 2.5
Royals 55 69 .444 14.0
Indians 54 71 .432 15.5
Twins 51 74 .408 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 74 51 .592 --
Athletics 68 57 .544 6.0
Angels 66 60 .524 8.5
Mariners 61 65 .484 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 77 48 .616 --
Braves 71 55 .563 6.5
Phillies 59 67 .468 18.5
Mets 57 69 .452 20.5
Marlins 57 70 .449 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 51 .598 --
Cardinals 69 56 .552 6.0
Pirates 67 58 .536 8.0
Brewers 58 66 .468 16.5
Cubs 48 76 .387 26.5
Astros 40 86 .317 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 55 .563 --
Dodgers 68 58 .540 3.0
D'backs 64 62 .508 7.0
Padres 57 70 .449 14.5
Rockies 50 74 .403 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adrian Beltre 4
1 Andre Ethier 4
1 Angel Pagan 4
4 Dustin Ackley 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Davis 3
2 Adam Dunn 2
2 Freddie Freeman 2
4 Rod Barajas 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Davis 4
1 Andre Ethier 4
3 Adrian Beltre 3
3 Allen Craig 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nori Aoki 1
1 Brennan Boesch 1
1 Michael Bourn 1
1 Pedro Ciriaco 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 CC Sabathia 1.80
2 Mike Fiers 1.43
3 Matt Harrison 1.25
4 Zack Britton 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Britton 1
1 Ryan Cook 1
1 Mike Fiers 1
1 Zack Greinke 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Fiers 10
2 CC Sabathia 9
3 Edwin Jackson 8
4 Matt Moore 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Kameron Loe 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .349
2 Melky Cabrera .346
3 Mike Trout .341
4 Yadier Molina .328
5 Miguel Cabrera .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 38
2 Ryan Braun 34
2 Josh Hamilton 34
4 Edwin Encarnacion 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 107
2 Miguel Cabrera 106
3 Josh Willingham 91
4 Prince Fielder 89
5 Adam Dunn 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 41
2 Rajai Davis 39
3 Michael Bourn 35
4 Juan Pierre 31
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.28
2 Johnny Cueto 2.47
3 Justin Verlander 2.50
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
1 Jered Weaver 16
5 5 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 192
2 Max Scherzer 186
3 Stephen Strasburg 183
4 R. A. Dickey 181
5 Felix Hernandez 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 39
1 Fernando Rodney 39
3 Joel Hanrahan 34
4 Chris Perez 32
4 Rafael Soriano 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yadier Molina .485
2 Todd Frazier .463
3 Dexter Fowler .447
4 Ryan Hanigan .444
5 Luis Cruz .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 7
2 Chase Headley 6
2 Ryan Ludwick 6
2 Giancarlo Stanton 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hanley Ramirez 18
2 Garrett Jones 17
3 Todd Frazier 16
3 Chase Headley 16
3 Nick Swisher 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 8
1 Anthony Gose 8
3 Michael Bourn 6
4 Nori Aoki 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Guthrie 0.00
2 Kris Medlen 0.40
3 Madison Bumgarner 0.53
3 Hiroki Kuroda 0.53
5 Adam Ottavino 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 Kyle Kendrick 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Sale 29
2 Cliff Lee 27
3 Yovani Gallardo 26
3 Max Scherzer 26
3 Justin Verlander 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 6
1 Rafael Betancourt 6
1 Aroldis Chapman 6
1 Jim Johnson 6
5 5 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yadier Molina .412
2 Eric Young .411
3 Derek Jeter .385
4 David Murphy .382
5 Buster Posey .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 10
1 Ryan Ludwick 10
1 Albert Pujols 10
4 Mike Trout 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hanley Ramirez 31
2 Adrian Gonzalez 28
2 Chase Headley 28
4 Ryan Ludwick 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Alcides Escobar 10
2 Anthony Gose 10
2 Mike Trout 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.76
2 David Price 1.23
3 Adam Wainwright 1.46
4 Bartolo Colon 1.57
5 Felix Hernandez 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 Chad Billingsley 5
1 Yovani Gallardo 5
1 Stephen Strasburg 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 52
2 Justin Verlander 50
3 David Price 47
4 A. J. Burnett 44
4 James Shields 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 13
2 Tyler Clippard 11
2 Fernando Rodney 11
4 Rafael Betancourt 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .350
2 Melky Cabrera .343
3 Matt Kemp .333
4 Yadier Molina .333
5 Carlos Ruiz .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 42
1 Josh Hamilton 42
3 Miguel Cabrera 39
4 Adam Dunn 38
4 3 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 130
1 Josh Hamilton 130
3 Josh Willingham 115
4 Ryan Braun 111
5 Prince Fielder 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 49
2 Mike Trout 44
3 Dee Gordon 42
4 Emilio Bonifacio 40
4 2 others tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kyle Lohse 2.47
2 David Price 2.48
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.55
4 Madison Bumgarner 2.57
5 R. A. Dickey 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 Madison Bumgarner 20
3 Matt Harrison 19
3 Jered Weaver 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 230
2 Yovani Gallardo 222
3 Max Scherzer 220
4 Clayton Kershaw 216
5 David Price 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 46
2 Joel Hanrahan 42
3 Chris Perez 41
4 Jason Motte 39
4 2 others tied 39