On This Day

Monday, August 27, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 54 .578 --
Orioles 70 57 .551 3.5
Rays 70 58 .547 4.0
Red Sox 62 67 .481 12.5
Blue Jays 57 70 .449 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 71 56 .559 --
Tigers 69 58 .543 2.0
Royals 56 71 .441 15.0
Indians 55 73 .430 16.5
Twins 52 76 .406 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 76 52 .594 --
Athletics 70 57 .551 5.5
Angels 66 62 .516 10.0
Mariners 62 67 .481 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 77 50 .606 --
Braves 73 56 .566 5.0
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 78 52 .600 --
Cardinals 71 57 .555 6.0
Pirates 68 60 .531 9.0
Brewers 60 67 .472 16.5
Cubs 49 78 .386 27.5
Astros 40 88 .313 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 57 .555 --
Dodgers 69 60 .535 2.5
D'backs 64 65 .496 7.5
Padres 60 70 .462 12.0
Rockies 52 75 .409 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Braun 4
1 Carlos Gomez 4
3 Adrian Beltre 3
3 Eric Chavez 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robinson Cano 2
1 Aramis Ramirez 2
3 Bronson Arroyo 1
3 Adrian Beltre 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Braun 5
2 Adrian Beltre 4
2 Aramis Ramirez 4
4 Tyler Colvin 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Franklin Gutierrez 2
2 Nori Aoki 1
2 Starlin Castro 1
2 Jarrod Dyson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wei-Yin Chen 1.60
2 Jeff Francis 1.50
3 Brett Anderson 1.25
4 David Phelps 1.17
5 Liam Hendriks 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 1
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Marco Estrada 1
1 Jeff Francis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wei-Yin Chen 8
1 Marco Estrada 8
3 David Phelps 7
4 Josh Beckett 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Matt Belisle 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Luke Gregerson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .345
3 Mike Trout .337
4 Buster Posey .328
5 Miguel Cabrera .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 38
2 Ryan Braun 35
2 Josh Hamilton 35
4 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 3 tied 90

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Felix Hernandez 2.43
2 Johnny Cueto 2.47
3 Justin Verlander 2.50
4 David Price 2.53
5 Jordan Zimmermann 2.63

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 Felix Hernandez 184
4 R. A. Dickey 183
4 2 others tied 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 40
2 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 .438
2 Allen Craig .423
3 Yadier Molina .417
4 Luis Cruz .412
5 Adrian Beltre .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Giancarlo Stanton 8
2 Adam Dunn 7
3 Adrian Beltre 6
3 Ryan Braun 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Swisher 17
2 Adrian Beltre 16
3 Garrett Jones 15
4 Giancarlo Stanton 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 7
2 Rajai Davis 6
2 Alcides Escobar 6
2 Carlos Gomez 6
2 Anthony Gose 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.00
2 Felix Hernandez 0.35
3 Brett Anderson 0.64
3 Wade Miley 0.64
5 Hisashi Iwakuma 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Felix Hernandez 3
1 Kyle Kendrick 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 27
2 Clayton Kershaw 26
2 Cliff Lee 26
4 Jeff Samardzija 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 7
2 Rafael Betancourt 6
2 Jim Johnson 6
4 Jason Motte 5
4 Rafael Soriano 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .408
2 Yadier Molina .405
3 David Murphy .377
4 Buster Posey .375
5 Allen Craig .371

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 Chase Headley 29
3 Josh Hamilton 28
3 Hanley Ramirez 28
5 Ryan Ludwick 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Alcides Escobar 11
3 Mike Trout 10
4 Michael Bourn 9
4 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.83
2 Felix Hernandez 1.29
3 Bartolo Colon 1.57
4 Wade Miley 1.67
5 2 tied 1.69

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
3 Jim Johnson 10
5 Rafael Betancourt 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .344
2 Melky Cabrera .342
3 Matt Kemp .334
4 Carlos Ruiz .333
5 Yadier Molina .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 43
1 Josh Hamilton 43
3 Miguel Cabrera 38
3 Adam Dunn 38
3 Curtis Granderson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 134
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Ryan Braun 114
4 Josh Willingham 111
5 Adrian Beltre 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 2.50
2 Justin Verlander 2.51
3 R. A. Dickey 2.53
4 Clayton Kershaw 2.54
5 Johnny Cueto 2.65

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 Max Scherzer 229
2 Clayton Kershaw 224
2 Justin Verlander 224
4 David Price 218
5 Yovani Gallardo 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 47
2 Joel Hanrahan 42
3 Jason Motte 40
3 Chris Perez 40
5 Fernando Rodney 39