On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 55 .577 --
Orioles 71 58 .550 3.5
Rays 71 59 .546 4.0
Red Sox 62 69 .473 13.5
Blue Jays 58 71 .450 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 57 .558 --
Tigers 69 60 .535 3.0
Royals 58 71 .450 14.0
Indians 55 75 .423 17.5
Twins 53 77 .408 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 77 53 .592 --
Athletics 72 57 .558 4.5
Angels 68 62 .523 9.0
Mariners 63 68 .481 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 78 51 .605 --
Braves 74 57 .565 5.0
Phillies 61 69 .469 17.5
Mets 61 69 .469 17.5
Marlins 59 72 .450 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 80 52 .606 --
Cardinals 71 59 .546 8.0
Pirates 70 60 .538 9.0
Brewers 62 67 .481 16.5
Cubs 49 80 .380 29.5
Astros 40 90 .308 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 57 .562 --
Dodgers 70 61 .534 3.5
D'backs 64 67 .489 9.5
Padres 61 71 .462 13.0
Rockies 53 76 .411 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yunel Escobar 4
1 Jeff Keppinger 4
3 Gordon Beckham 3
3 Yoenis Cespedes 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bryce Harper 2
1 Chris Heisey 2
1 Evan Longoria 2
4 Pedro Alvarez 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yunel Escobar 5
2 A. J. Ellis 4
2 Trevor Plouffe 4
4 Pedro Alvarez 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Altuve 1
1 Mike Aviles 1
1 Zack Cozart 1
1 Coco Crisp 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Deduno 4.50
2 Jeff Samardzija 1.43
3 Mike Fiers 1.20
4 Patrick Corbin 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dylan Axelrod 1
1 Travis Blackley 1
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Samardzija 10
2 Sam Deduno 9
3 Patrick Corbin 8
3 CC Sabathia 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Ronald Belisario 1
1 Ryan Cook 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .344
3 Mike Trout .339
4 Yadier Molina .325
5 Miguel Cabrera .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 38
2 Josh Hamilton 36
3 Ryan Braun 35
4 Edwin Encarnacion 34
5 Curtis Granderson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 112
2 Miguel Cabrera 107
3 Josh Willingham 94
4 Prince Fielder 93
5 Adrian Gonzalez 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 41
2 Rajai Davis 39
3 Michael Bourn 37
4 Juan Pierre 32
5 Shane Victorino 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Felix Hernandez 2.43
2 Johnny Cueto 2.48
3 David Price 2.53
4 Jordan Zimmermann 2.63
5 Kyle Lohse 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 17
2 R. A. Dickey 16
2 Gio Gonzalez 16
2 David Price 16
2 Jered Weaver 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 198
2 Max Scherzer 195
3 Stephen Strasburg 186
4 Felix Hernandez 184
5 2 tied 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 40
2 Fernando Rodney 39
3 Joel Hanrahan 34
3 Rafael Soriano 34
5 2 tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yadier Molina .471
2 David Murphy .392
3 Will Venable .390
4 Adrian Beltre .386
5 2 tied .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Giancarlo Stanton 8
2 Hanley Ramirez 7
3 Adrian Beltre 6
3 Ryan Braun 6
3 Aaron Hill 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Giancarlo Stanton 17
2 Adrian Beltre 16
3 Todd Frazier 14
3 Garrett Jones 14
3 Hanley Ramirez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alcides Escobar 7
2 Michael Bourn 6
2 Everth Cabrera 6
2 Carlos Gomez 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.00
2 Felix Hernandez 0.35
3 Hisashi Iwakuma 0.48
4 Brett Anderson 0.64
5 Max Scherzer 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 Felix Hernandez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yovani Gallardo 27
1 Max Scherzer 27
3 Clayton Kershaw 26
3 Cliff Lee 26
5 Justin Verlander 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 7
2 Greg Holland 6
2 Jim Johnson 6
2 Rafael Soriano 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .420
2 Yadier Molina .416
3 Derek Jeter .367
4 David Murphy .365
5 Allen Craig .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 11
2 Chase Headley 10
2 Giancarlo Stanton 10
4 Mike Trout 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 31
2 Adrian Gonzalez 30
3 Josh Hamilton 29
4 Todd Frazier 27
4 Hanley Ramirez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 11
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
2 Alcides Escobar 10
2 Mike Trout 10
5 6 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.66
2 Felix Hernandez 1.08
3 Adam Wainwright 1.47
4 Cole Hamels 1.86
4 Hisashi Iwakuma 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yovani Gallardo 6
2 Bronson Arroyo 5
2 Kris Medlen 5
2 Adam Wainwright 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 53
2 Justin Verlander 52
3 Madison Bumgarner 44
3 Yu Darvish 44
3 2 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 12
2 Jim Johnson 10
3 Rafael Betancourt 9
3 Greg Holland 9
3 Fernando Rodney 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .341
2 Melky Cabrera .340
3 Matt Kemp .339
4 Carlos Ruiz .333
5 Yadier Molina .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 132
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Ryan Braun 113
3 Josh Willingham 113
5 Prince Fielder 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 51
2 Mike Trout 44
3 Dee Gordon 42
4 Coco Crisp 41
5 3 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kyle Lohse 2.47
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.60
3 R. A. Dickey 2.61
4 Jordan Zimmermann 2.63
5 Johnny Cueto 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 21
2 Madison Bumgarner 19
2 Matt Harrison 19
2 Jered Weaver 19
5 R. A. Dickey 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 230
2 Max Scherzer 227
3 Yovani Gallardo 221
4 Clayton Kershaw 219
5 Felix Hernandez 211

Saves

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