On This Day

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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2012 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 5, 2012

Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers

St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 67 .586 --
Orioles 93 69 .574 2.0
Rays 90 72 .556 5.0
Blue Jays 73 89 .451 22.0
Red Sox 69 93 .426 26.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 88 74 .543 --
White Sox 85 77 .525 3.0
Royals 72 90 .444 16.0
Indians 68 94 .420 20.0
Twins 66 96 .407 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 68 .580 --
Rangers 93 69 .574 1.0
Angels 89 73 .549 5.0
Mariners 75 87 .463 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 98 64 .605 --
Braves 94 68 .580 4.0
Phillies 81 81 .500 17.0
Mets 74 88 .457 24.0
Marlins 69 93 .426 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 97 65 .599 --
Cardinals 88 74 .543 9.0
Brewers 83 79 .512 14.0
Pirates 79 83 .488 18.0
Cubs 61 101 .377 36.0
Astros 55 107 .340 42.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 68 .580 --
Dodgers 86 76 .531 8.0
D'backs 81 81 .500 13.0
Padres 76 86 .469 18.0
Rockies 64 98 .395 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Robinson Cano 4
2 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Hector Gimenez 3
2 Jonathan Herrera 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Johnson 3
1 Evan Longoria 3
3 Robinson Cano 2
3 Curtis Granderson 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 6
2 Dan Johnson 5
2 Casper Wells 5
4 Curtis Granderson 4
4 Travis Ishikawa 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 2
1 Omar Infante 2
3 Everth Cabrera 1
3 Tony Campana 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ben Sheets 999.00
2 Jeremy Hellickson 3.00
3 Shelby Miller 2.33
3 Ryan Vogelsong 2.33
5 Brandon Morrow 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Avilan 1
1 Blake Beavan 1
1 Gavin Floyd 1
1 Jeff Francis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brandon Morrow 11
2 Ian Kennedy 8
2 Clayton Kershaw 8
4 Jeremy Hefner 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Belisle 1
1 Luke Gregerson 1
1 Brandon Lyon 1
1 Jason Motte 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Buster Posey .336
3 Miguel Cabrera .330
4 Andrew McCutchen .327
5 Mike Trout .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 44
2 Curtis Granderson 43
2 Josh Hamilton 43
4 Edwin Encarnacion 42
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 139
2 Josh Hamilton 128
3 Chase Headley 115
4 Ryan Braun 112
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 49
2 Rajai Davis 46
3 Everth Cabrera 44
4 Michael Bourn 42
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.53
2 David Price 2.56
3 Justin Verlander 2.64
4 R. A. Dickey 2.73
5 Johnny Cueto 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 21
2 R. A. Dickey 20
2 David Price 20
2 Jered Weaver 20
5 Johnny Cueto 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 239
2 Max Scherzer 231
3 R. A. Dickey 230
4 Clayton Kershaw 229
5 2 tied 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 51
2 Fernando Rodney 48
3 Craig Kimbrel 42
3 Jason Motte 42
3 Rafael Soriano 42

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robinson Cano .423
2 Andy Dirks .417
3 Nick Swisher .407
4 DJ LeMahieu .405
5 Prince Fielder .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Davis 7
2 Ike Davis 5
2 Matt Kemp 5
2 Evan Longoria 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 17
2 Aaron Hill 16
3 Nick Swisher 15
4 Curtis Granderson 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 11
2 Ichiro Suzuki 8
3 Alcides Escobar 6
4 Coco Crisp 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ryan Vogelsong 0.53
2 Clayton Kershaw 0.86
2 Justin Verlander 0.86
4 Mat Latos 0.90
5 Jeremy Hellickson 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jaime Garcia 3
1 Miguel Gonzalez 3
1 Hisashi Iwakuma 3
1 Lance Lynn 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 30
2 CC Sabathia 28
3 R. A. Dickey 25
4 Zack Greinke 24
4 3 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 7
2 John Axford 6
2 Jason Motte 6
4 Grant Balfour 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marco Scutaro .427
2 Ichiro Suzuki .374
3 Buster Posey .367
4 Brandon Moss .366
5 Chris Nelson .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 B. J. Upton 12
2 Miguel Cabrera 11
3 Chris Davis 10
4 Adrian Beltre 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 28
2 Curtis Granderson 27
2 Torii Hunter 27
4 Chase Headley 26
5 Ryan Zimmerman 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 19
2 Ichiro Suzuki 10
3 Ben Revere 9
4 Nori Aoki 8
4 6 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 0.77
2 Mike Minor 0.87
3 Kris Medlen 1.26
4 Matt Cain 1.67
5 Cliff Lee 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lance Lynn 5
1 Barry Zito 5
3 Ronald Belisario 4
3 Trevor Cahill 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 47
2 Cliff Lee 46
2 Kris Medlen 46
4 R. A. Dickey 40
4 CC Sabathia 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 12
2 Jim Johnson 10
2 Craig Kimbrel 10
2 Jason Motte 10
5 2 tied 9