On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 55 .577 --
Orioles 72 58 .554 3.0
Rays 71 60 .542 4.5
Red Sox 62 70 .470 14.0
Blue Jays 59 71 .454 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 58 .554 --
Tigers 69 61 .531 3.0
Royals 59 71 .454 13.0
Indians 55 76 .420 17.5
Twins 53 78 .405 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 77 53 .592 --
Athletics 73 57 .562 4.0
Angels 69 62 .527 8.5
Mariners 64 68 .485 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 79 51 .608 --
Braves 74 57 .565 5.5
Phillies 62 69 .473 17.5
Mets 61 70 .466 18.5
Marlins 59 72 .450 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 80 52 .606 --
Cardinals 71 60 .542 8.5
Pirates 70 60 .538 9.0
Brewers 62 68 .477 17.0
Cubs 50 80 .385 29.0
Astros 40 91 .305 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 57 .565 --
Dodgers 70 62 .530 4.5
D'backs 65 67 .492 9.5
Padres 61 71 .462 13.5
Rockies 53 76 .411 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rickie Weeks 5
2 Brandon Belt 4
2 Kevin Frandsen 4
4 Ryan Braun 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joaquin Arias 1
1 Mike Baxter 1
1 Ryan Braun 1
1 Coco Crisp 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jonathan Lucroy 7
2 Shin-Soo Choo 3
2 Bryce Harper 3
2 George Kottaras 3
2 Josh Reddick 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darin Mastroianni 2
2 Brian Bogusevic 1
2 Ryan Braun 1
2 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ian Kennedy 1.75
2 Edwin Jackson 1.67
3 Zack Britton 1.43
4 Carlos Villanueva 1.17
5 Zack Greinke 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blake Beavan 1
1 Zack Britton 1
1 Zack Greinke 1
1 Jeremy Guthrie 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Britton 10
1 Edwin Jackson 10
3 Clayton Kershaw 9
4 Zack Greinke 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernesto Frieri 1
1 Kelvin Herrera 1
1 Casey Janssen 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .344
3 Mike Trout .336
4 Miguel Cabrera .325
5 Buster Posey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 38
2 Ryan Braun 36
2 Josh Hamilton 36
4 Edwin Encarnacion 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 112
2 Miguel Cabrera 107
3 Josh Willingham 96
4 Prince Fielder 93
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 41
2 Rajai Davis 39
3 Michael Bourn 37
4 Juan Pierre 32
5 2 tied 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 Clayton Kershaw 192
4 Stephen Strasburg 186
5 Felix Hernandez 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 41
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 .444
2 David Murphy .417
3 Kevin Frandsen .408
4 Ryan Braun .407
5 Pedro Alvarez .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Beltre 16
1 Giancarlo Stanton 16
3 Ryan Braun 15
4 Jonathan Lucroy 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.00
2 Hisashi Iwakuma 0.48
3 Felix Hernandez 0.54
4 Brett Anderson 0.64
5 Adam Wainwright 1.23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edwin Jackson 29
2 Yovani Gallardo 27
2 Clayton Kershaw 27
4 Cliff Lee 26
5 Justin Verlander 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 7
2 Jim Johnson 6
3 Rafael Betancourt 5
3 Aroldis Chapman 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .420
2 Yadier Molina .405
3 Derek Jeter .363
4 Prince Fielder .363
5 David Murphy .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 11
2 Chase Headley 10
2 Giancarlo Stanton 10
4 Ryan Braun 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 31
2 Adrian Gonzalez 30
3 Josh Hamilton 28
4 Todd Frazier 27
4 Hanley Ramirez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 11
2 Alcides Escobar 10
2 Mike Trout 10
4 Nori Aoki 9
4 5 others 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
5 Bartolo Colon 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yovani Gallardo 6
2 Bronson Arroyo 5
2 Kris Medlen 5
2 Adam Wainwright 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 52
2 Edwin Jackson 49
2 Clayton Kershaw 49
4 Yu Darvish 44
4 3 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 Melky Cabrera .342
2 Miguel Cabrera .342
3 Matt Kemp .338
4 Carlos Ruiz .333
5 Yadier Molina .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 44
2 Josh Hamilton 42
3 Josh Willingham 39
4 Miguel Cabrera 38
4 Adam Dunn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 131
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Ryan Braun 115
3 Josh Willingham 115
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 51
2 Mike Trout 44
3 Dee Gordon 42
4 Coco Crisp 41
5 Ben Revere 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kyle Lohse 2.47
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.61
2 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 Clayton Kershaw 228
3 Max Scherzer 227
4 Yovani Gallardo 221
5 Felix Hernandez 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 48
2 Joel Hanrahan 42
3 Jason Motte 39
3 Chris Perez 39
3 Fernando Rodney 39