On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 63 .568 --
Orioles 82 64 .562 1.0
Rays 78 68 .534 5.0
Blue Jays 66 79 .455 16.5
Red Sox 66 81 .449 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 79 66 .545 --
Tigers 77 68 .531 2.0
Royals 66 80 .452 13.5
Indians 61 86 .415 19.0
Twins 60 87 .408 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 87 59 .596 --
Athletics 84 62 .575 3.0
Angels 80 67 .544 7.5
Mariners 70 77 .476 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 89 57 .610 --
Braves 84 63 .571 5.5
Phillies 73 74 .497 16.5
Mets 66 80 .452 23.0
Marlins 65 82 .442 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 59 .599 --
Cardinals 77 70 .524 11.0
Brewers 74 72 .507 13.5
Pirates 73 72 .503 14.0
Cubs 58 88 .397 29.5
Astros 48 99 .327 40.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 63 .568 --
Dodgers 76 71 .517 7.5
D'backs 72 74 .493 11.0
Padres 71 76 .483 12.5
Rockies 58 87 .400 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yonder Alonso 4
1 Endy Chavez 4
1 Logan Forsythe 4
4 Erick Aybar 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Alvarez 2
1 Ryan Braun 2
1 Anthony Rizzo 2
1 Matt Wieters 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Anthony Rizzo 6
2 Pedro Alvarez 5
3 Patrick Corbin 4
3 Josh Rutledge 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eduardo Nunez 3
2 Nori Aoki 2
2 Everth Cabrera 2
2 Starling Marte 2
2 Andrew McCutchen 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stephen Fife 1.80
2 Hiroki Kuroda 1.67
2 Wily Peralta 1.67
4 Jon Lester 1.40
5 Jake Peavy 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Beliveau 1
1 Patrick Corbin 1
1 Dan Haren 1
1 Matt Harrison 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hiroki Kuroda 10
2 Stephen Fife 9
3 Mat Latos 8
4 Roy Halladay 7
4 Jon Lester 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Kevin Jepsen 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .343
3 Buster Posey .333
4 Miguel Cabrera .330
5 Mike Trout .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 42
2 Ryan Braun 40
2 Edwin Encarnacion 40
4 Adam Dunn 39
4 Curtis Granderson 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 123
1 Josh Hamilton 123
3 Josh Willingham 105
4 Chase Headley 104
5 Ryan Braun 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 45
2 Rajai Davis 44
3 Michael Bourn 39
4 Ben Revere 36
5 3 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.54
2 R. A. Dickey 2.68
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.70
4 Jered Weaver 2.74
5 Chris Sale 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 19
2 R. A. Dickey 18
2 David Price 18
4 Johnny Cueto 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 220
2 Justin Verlander 218
3 Clayton Kershaw 206
4 Yu Darvish 205
5 Felix Hernandez 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 43
1 Fernando Rodney 43
3 Rafael Soriano 40
4 Craig Kimbrel 36
4 Chris Perez 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .452
2 Dustin Pedroia .425
3 Rob Brantly .419
4 Logan Forsythe .412
5 Marco Scutaro .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 7
1 Mark Reynolds 7
1 B. J. Upton 7
1 Rickie Weeks 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 21
2 Alfonso Soriano 19
3 Mark Reynolds 16
4 Torii Hunter 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 8
2 Nori Aoki 5
2 Anthony Gose 5
2 Ben Revere 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Minor 0.48
2 Clayton Kershaw 0.64
3 A. J. Griffin 0.67
4 Kris Medlen 1.23
5 Cliff Lee 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ronald Belisario 3
1 Kelvin Herrera 3
1 Guillermo Moscoso 3
4 Mike Adams 2
4 41 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kris Medlen 28
2 Derek Holland 24
3 Yu Darvish 23
4 Gio Gonzalez 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 7
2 Tom Wilhelmsen 6
3 Luke Gregerson 5
3 Joe Nathan 5
3 Rafael Soriano 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cameron Maybin .381
2 Adrian Beltre .378
3 Dexter Fowler .367
4 Erick Aybar .366
5 Torii Hunter .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 14
2 Giancarlo Stanton 12
3 Edwin Encarnacion 10
4 Ryan Braun 9
4 6 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 31
2 Alfonso Soriano 30
3 Ryan Howard 27
4 Adrian Beltre 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 13
2 Nori Aoki 10
2 Carlos Gomez 10
2 Jimmy Rollins 10
2 Dewayne Wise 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.73
2 Max Scherzer 1.25
3 Cliff Lee 1.32
4 Marco Estrada 1.52
5 Gio Gonzalez 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Dempster 5
2 Brett Anderson 4
2 Bronson Arroyo 4
2 Zack Britton 4
2 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edwin Jackson 46
2 Kris Medlen 44
2 Justin Verlander 44
4 Yu Darvish 43
4 Yovani Gallardo 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 11
1 Rafael Soriano 11
1 Tom Wilhelmsen 11
4 Grant Balfour 10
4 Joe Nathan 10