On This Day

Sunday, October 7, 2012

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2012 Playoffs

Detroit leads series 2 - 0

Oakland Athletics 4
Detroit Tigers 5

New York leads series 1 - 0

New York Yankees 7
Baltimore Orioles 2

Cincinnati leads series 2 - 0

Cincinnati Reds 9
San Francisco Giants 0

Washington leads series 1 - 0

Washington Nationals 3
St. Louis Cardinals 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Miguel Cabrera 3
1 Ian Desmond 3
1 Joey Votto 3
4 Yoenis Cespedes 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 1
1 Russell Martin 1
1 Josh Reddick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Hanigan 3
2 Jay Bruce 2
2 Robinson Cano 2
2 Nate McLouth 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yoenis Cespedes 2
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Jon Jay 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bronson Arroyo 2.00
2 Adam Wainwright 1.11
3 Doug Fister 1.00
3 Tommy Milone 1.00
5 CC Sabathia 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Alburquerque 1
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Ryan Mattheus 1
1 CC Sabathia 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Adam Wainwright 10
2 Doug Fister 8
3 CC Sabathia 7
4 Tommy Milone 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Drew Storen 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cliff Pennington .600
2 Derek Jeter .500
2 Brandon Phillips .500
2 Nick Swisher .500
2 Mark Teixeira .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Avila 1
1 Jay Bruce 1
1 Melky Cabrera 1
1 Coco Crisp 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brandon Phillips 4
2 Jay Bruce 3
2 Ryan Hanigan 3
2 Pablo Sandoval 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yoenis Cespedes 2
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Quintin Berry 1
2 Jon Jay 1
2 Mike Trout 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bronson Arroyo 0.00
1 George Kontos 0.00
1 Tim Lincecum 0.00
1 Sam LeCure 0.00
5 Tommy Milone 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Alburquerque 1
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Sam LeCure 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 13
2 Adam Wainwright 10
3 Doug Fister 8
4 CC Sabathia 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Drew Storen 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

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

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

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

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

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

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