On This Day

Monday, September 17, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 63 .568 --
Orioles 83 64 .565 0.5
Rays 78 69 .531 5.5
Blue Jays 66 79 .455 16.5
Red Sox 67 81 .453 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 80 66 .548 --
Tigers 77 69 .527 3.0
Royals 66 80 .452 14.0
Indians 61 86 .415 19.5
Twins 60 87 .408 20.5

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 78 .473 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 89 57 .610 --
Braves 85 63 .574 5.0
Phillies 74 74 .500 16.0
Mets 66 81 .449 23.5
Marlins 65 83 .439 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 59 .599 --
Cardinals 77 70 .524 11.0
Pirates 74 72 .507 13.5
Brewers 74 72 .507 13.5
Cubs 58 89 .395 30.0
Astros 48 99 .327 40.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 84 63 .571 --
Dodgers 76 71 .517 8.0
D'backs 72 74 .493 11.5
Padres 71 76 .483 13.0
Rockies 58 88 .397 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Martin Prado 4
2 Rob Brantly 3
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
2 Gorkys Hernandez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Domonic Brown 1
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
1 John Jaso 1
1 Nate McLouth 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
1 Dan Uggla 3
1 Matt Wieters 3
1 Delmon Young 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Angel Pagan 1
1 Dustin Pedroia 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Correia 2.00
2 Travis Wood 1.80
3 Chris Tillman 1.33
4 Cliff Lee 1.25
5 R. A. Dickey 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Madison Bumgarner 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 Kevin Correia 1
1 Tim Hudson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Lee 10
2 Travis Wood 9
3 R. A. Dickey 8
4 Madison Bumgarner 6
4 Kevin Correia 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Craig Kimbrel 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Addison Reed 1
1 Sergio Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .341
3 Buster Posey .334
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 2.67
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
4 R. A. Dickey 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 43
1 Fernando Rodney 43
3 Rafael Soriano 40
4 Craig Kimbrel 37
5 2 tied 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Brantly .455
2 Marco Scutaro .436
3 Logan Forsythe .404
4 Erick Aybar .404
5 Martin Prado .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 B. J. Upton 7
2 Adrian Beltre 6
2 Adam LaRoche 6
2 Rickie Weeks 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alfonso Soriano 16
2 Chase Headley 15
3 Torii Hunter 14
3 Mark Reynolds 14
3 Ryan Zimmerman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 8
2 Anthony Gose 5
2 Ben Revere 5
2 Jimmy Rollins 5
5 10 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Minor 0.48
2 Clayton Kershaw 0.64
3 A. J. Griffin 0.67
4 Chris Sale 0.75
5 Kris Medlen 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelvin Herrera 3
2 Mike Adams 2
2 Henderson Alvarez 2
2 Ronald Belisario 2
2 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kris Medlen 28
2 Yu Darvish 23
2 Cliff Lee 23
4 Gio Gonzalez 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 6
2 Luke Gregerson 5
2 Craig Kimbrel 5
2 Joe Nathan 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cameron Maybin .385
2 Adrian Beltre .380
3 Logan Forsythe .370
4 Marco Scutaro .365
5 Nick Markakis .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 14
2 Giancarlo Stanton 11
3 Edwin Encarnacion 9
3 Chase Headley 9
3 Mark Reynolds 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 31
2 Alfonso Soriano 30
3 Ryan Howard 26
4 Adrian Beltre 25
5 4 tied 23

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 1.29
4 Marco Estrada 1.52
5 Yu Darvish 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Dempster 5
2 Brett Anderson 4
2 Zack Britton 4
2 Gio Gonzalez 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edwin Jackson 46
2 Kris Medlen 44
3 Cliff Lee 42
3 Max Scherzer 42
5 Clayton Kershaw 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 11
2 Joe Nathan 10
2 Rafael Soriano 10
2 Tom Wilhelmsen 10
5 2 tied 9