On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 53 .583 --
Rays 70 57 .551 4.0
Orioles 69 57 .548 4.5
Red Sox 61 67 .477 13.5
Blue Jays 56 70 .444 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 71 55 .563 --
Tigers 69 58 .543 2.5
Royals 56 70 .444 15.0
Indians 55 72 .433 16.5
Twins 52 75 .409 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 52 .591 --
Athletics 69 57 .548 5.5
Angels 66 62 .516 9.5
Mariners 61 67 .477 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 77 50 .606 --
Braves 73 55 .570 4.5
Phillies 61 67 .477 16.5
Mets 59 69 .461 18.5
Marlins 58 71 .450 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 52 .597 --
Cardinals 70 57 .551 6.0
Pirates 68 59 .535 8.0
Brewers 59 67 .468 16.5
Cubs 49 77 .389 26.5
Astros 40 88 .313 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 57 .555 --
Dodgers 69 59 .539 2.0
D'backs 64 64 .500 7.0
Padres 59 70 .457 12.5
Rockies 51 75 .405 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matt Holliday 4
1 Ben Revere 4
3 Matt Carpenter 3
3 Pedro Ciriaco 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Davis 2
2 Rob Brantly 1
2 Lorenzo Cain 1
2 Pedro Ciriaco 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 4
1 Matt Holliday 4
3 Lorenzo Cain 3
3 Allen Craig 3
3 Carlos Gomez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Kipnis 3
2 Michael Bourn 2
2 Carlos Gomez 2
4 Jose Altuve 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lucas Harrell 1.75
2 Cole De Vries 1.67
3 Max Scherzer 1.50
4 Jeremy Hefner 1.17
4 Edinson Volquez 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Beato 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Cole De Vries 1
1 Tim Hudson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 9
2 Felix Doubront 7
2 Lucas Harrell 7
2 Jeremy Hefner 7
2 Edinson Volquez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Shawn Camp 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 Luke Gregerson 1
1 Josh Lindblom 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .343
3 Mike Trout .337
4 Buster Posey .328
5 Miguel Cabrera .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 38
2 Josh Hamilton 35
3 Ryan Braun 34
3 Edwin Encarnacion 34
5 Curtis Granderson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 111
2 Miguel Cabrera 106
3 Josh Willingham 92
4 Prince Fielder 91
5 Adrian Gonzalez 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 41
2 Rajai Davis 39
3 Michael Bourn 37
4 Juan Pierre 32
5 3 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.28
2 Johnny Cueto 2.47
3 Justin Verlander 2.50
4 Felix Hernandez 2.54
5 Kyle Lohse 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 16
1 R. A. Dickey 16
1 Gio Gonzalez 16
1 David Price 16
1 Jered Weaver 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 195
2 Justin Verlander 192
3 R. A. Dickey 183
3 Clayton Kershaw 183
3 Stephen Strasburg 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 39
1 Fernando Rodney 39
3 Joel Hanrahan 34
4 Chris Perez 33
4 Rafael Soriano 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dexter Fowler .444
2 Luis Cruz .431
3 Yadier Molina .424
4 Allen Craig .415
5 Pedro Ciriaco .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Giancarlo Stanton 8
2 Adam Dunn 7
3 Jay Bruce 6
3 Aaron Hill 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garrett Jones 16
1 Hanley Ramirez 16
1 Nick Swisher 16
4 Josh Hamilton 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 8
2 Rajai Davis 7
3 Alcides Escobar 6
3 Anthony Gose 6
3 Jimmy Rollins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.00
1 David Price 0.00
3 Felix Hernandez 0.54
4 Wade Miley 0.64
5 Hisashi Iwakuma 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 Kyle Kendrick 3
1 Jon Lester 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 6
1 Rafael Betancourt 6
1 Jim Johnson 6
4 J. J. Putz 5
4 Rafael Soriano 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .403
2 Yadier Molina .400
3 Pedro Ciriaco .378
4 David Murphy .377
5 Buster Posey .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 10
1 Ryan Ludwick 10
1 Albert Pujols 10
1 Giancarlo Stanton 10
5 Jason Heyward 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 32
2 Josh Hamilton 30
2 Hanley Ramirez 30
4 Chase Headley 29
5 Ryan Ludwick 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Alcides Escobar 11
3 Anthony Gose 10
3 Mike Trout 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.83
2 David Price 1.22
3 Bartolo Colon 1.57
4 Felix Hernandez 1.59
5 Wade Miley 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 Chad Billingsley 5
1 Yovani Gallardo 5
1 Clayton Kershaw 5
1 Adam Wainwright 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 53
2 Clayton Kershaw 47
3 Justin Verlander 46
4 Madison Bumgarner 44
4 2 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 12
2 Fernando Rodney 11
3 Tyler Clippard 10
4 Rafael Betancourt 9
4 Jim Johnson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .345
2 Melky Cabrera .341
3 Matt Kemp .335
4 Carlos Ruiz .333
5 Yadier Molina .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 43
2 Ryan Braun 42
3 Miguel Cabrera 39
4 Adam Dunn 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 134
2 Miguel Cabrera 130
3 Josh Willingham 111
4 Ryan Braun 110
4 Prince Fielder 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 51
2 Mike Trout 44
3 Dee Gordon 42
4 Coco Crisp 40
4 Ben Revere 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kyle Lohse 2.47
2 David Price 2.48
3 R. A. Dickey 2.53
4 Clayton Kershaw 2.54
5 Justin Verlander 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 21
2 Madison Bumgarner 19
2 R. A. Dickey 19
2 Matt Harrison 19
2 Jered Weaver 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 230
2 Max Scherzer 229
3 Clayton Kershaw 224
4 Yovani Gallardo 222
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