On This Day

Friday, September 7, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 60 .565 --
Orioles 77 61 .558 1.0
Rays 76 62 .551 2.0
Red Sox 63 76 .453 15.5
Blue Jays 62 75 .453 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 74 63 .540 --
Tigers 73 64 .533 1.0
Royals 62 76 .449 12.5
Indians 59 79 .428 15.5
Twins 56 82 .406 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 82 56 .594 --
Athletics 77 60 .562 4.5
Angels 75 63 .543 7.0
Mariners 67 72 .482 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 85 53 .616 --
Braves 79 60 .568 6.5
Phillies 67 71 .486 18.0
Mets 65 73 .471 20.0
Marlins 62 77 .446 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 56 .597 --
Cardinals 74 64 .536 8.5
Pirates 72 65 .526 10.0
Brewers 68 70 .493 14.5
Cubs 52 86 .377 30.5
Astros 43 95 .312 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 60 .565 --
Dodgers 73 66 .525 5.5
D'backs 68 71 .489 10.5
Padres 65 74 .468 13.5
Rockies 56 81 .409 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cliff Pennington 4
2 Russ Canzler 3
2 Starlin Castro 3
2 Shin-Soo Choo 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lorenzo Cain 2
1 Chase Headley 2
3 Robert Andino 1
3 Alex Avila 1
3 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Starlin Castro 4
1 Chase Headley 4
3 Lorenzo Cain 3
3 Russ Canzler 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Anthony Gose 2
1 Juan Pierre 2
1 Donovan Solano 2
4 Jose Altuve 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Derek Holland 2.75
2 Ervin Santana 2.00
3 Max Scherzer 1.80
4 Homer Bailey 1.50
5 2 tied 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Henderson Alvarez 1
1 Hector Ambriz 1
1 Brad Brach 1
1 Wade Davis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Derek Holland 11
2 Ervin Santana 10
3 Homer Bailey 9
3 Max Scherzer 9
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 Luke Gregerson 1
1 Greg Holland 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .343
3 Miguel Cabrera .330
4 Mike Trout .329
5 Yadier Molina .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 39
2 Ryan Braun 38
2 Adam Dunn 38
2 Edwin Encarnacion 38
5 Miguel Cabrera 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 116
1 Josh Hamilton 116
3 Josh Willingham 101
4 Ryan Braun 100
5 Chase Headley 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 44
2 Rajai Davis 40
3 Michael Bourn 38
4 Juan Pierre 34
4 Jose Reyes 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.54
2 Johnny Cueto 2.58
3 R. A. Dickey 2.64
4 Felix Hernandez 2.67
5 Justin Verlander 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 R. A. Dickey 18
1 Gio Gonzalez 18
3 Johnny Cueto 17
3 David Price 17
5 Jered Weaver 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 213
2 Justin Verlander 209
3 Clayton Kershaw 201
4 Stephen Strasburg 197
5 2 tied 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 42
2 Jim Johnson 41
3 Rafael Soriano 36
4 Aroldis Chapman 35
4 2 others tied 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jamey Carroll .417
2 Adrian Beltre .400
3 Prince Fielder .391
3 Alexei Ramirez .391
5 Chase Headley .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 8
2 Adrian Beltre 7
3 Jay Bruce 6
3 Adam LaRoche 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 20
2 Aramis Ramirez 17
3 Mark Reynolds 16
4 Adrian Beltre 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 7
2 Jose Reyes 6
2 Dewayne Wise 6
4 Nori Aoki 5
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.00
1 Hisashi Iwakuma 0.00
3 Eric Stults 0.47
4 Ricky Nolasco 0.56
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Britton 3
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 R. A. Dickey 3
1 Santiago Casilla 3
1 Zack Greinke 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 27
2 Edwin Jackson 26
2 Clayton Kershaw 26
4 Jeff Samardzija 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 6
1 Greg Holland 6
3 Luke Gregerson 5
3 Joe Nathan 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dexter Fowler .382
2 Luis Cruz .378
3 Adrian Beltre .366
4 Jon Jay .364
5 Dustin Pedroia .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 12
1 Giancarlo Stanton 12
3 Adrian Beltre 11
3 Jay Bruce 11
3 Chase Headley 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 36
2 Jay Bruce 27
2 Adrian Gonzalez 27
2 Alfonso Soriano 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 11
2 Nori Aoki 10
2 Coco Crisp 10
2 Rajai Davis 10
2 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.23
2 Zack Britton 0.94
3 Hisashi Iwakuma 1.09
4 Max Scherzer 1.26
5 Gio Gonzalez 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 5
1 Kris Medlen 5
1 Max Scherzer 5
4 Bronson Arroyo 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 53
2 Clayton Kershaw 51
3 Jeff Samardzija 47
4 Yovani Gallardo 45
5 Cliff Lee 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 10
1 Greg Holland 10
1 Rafael Soriano 10
4 Jason Motte 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .347
2 Miguel Cabrera .342
3 Yadier Molina .333
4 Adrian Beltre .330
5 Joey Votto .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 45
2 Ryan Braun 44
3 Adrian Beltre 42
4 Edwin Encarnacion 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 130
2 Miguel Cabrera 126
3 Josh Willingham 117
4 Ryan Braun 116
5 Adrian Beltre 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 49
2 Mike Trout 47
3 Coco Crisp 41
4 Rajai Davis 40
4 Ben Revere 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cueto 2.53
2 R. A. Dickey 2.54
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.57
4 Justin Verlander 2.66
5 Kyle Lohse 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 R. A. Dickey 18
2 Matt Harrison 18
2 Jered Weaver 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 239
2 Clayton Kershaw 227
2 Justin Verlander 227
4 Yovani Gallardo 218
5 Stephen Strasburg 217

Saves

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