On This Day

Sunday, October 14, 2012

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2012 Playoffs

Detroit leads series 2 - 0

Detroit Tigers 3
New York Yankees 0

St. Louis leads series 1 - 0

St. Louis Cardinals 6
San Francisco Giants 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Miguel Cabrera 2
1 Daniel Descalso 2
1 Jhonny Peralta 2
1 Marco Scutaro 2
5 19 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 David Freese 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 2
1 Gregor Blanco 2
1 David Freese 2
4 Brandon Belt 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Curtis Granderson 1
1 Matt Holliday 1
1 Pete Kozma 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hiroki Kuroda 2.20
2 Anibal Sanchez 1.17
3 Lance Lynn 0.43
4 Madison Bumgarner 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Edward Mujica 1
1 Anibal Sanchez 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hiroki Kuroda 11
2 Anibal Sanchez 7
3 Phil Coke 3
3 Lance Lynn 3
3 Edward Mujica 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Coke 1
1 Jason Motte 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Raul Ibanez .438
2 Carlos Beltran .391
3 Jhonny Peralta .385
4 Ryan Zimmerman .381
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Beltran 3
1 Raul Ibanez 3
1 Ryan Ludwick 3
4 Daniel Descalso 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brandon Phillips 7
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Daniel Descalso 6
2 Pete Kozma 6
2 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yoenis Cespedes 2
1 Brett Gardner 2
1 Curtis Granderson 2
1 Jon Jay 2
1 Nate McLouth 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bronson Arroyo 0.00
1 Brett Anderson 0.00
1 Ross Detwiler 0.00
1 Chris Carpenter 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 2
1 CC Sabathia 2
1 Justin Verlander 2
4 Al Alburquerque 1
4 17 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 24
2 CC Sabathia 16
3 Adam Wainwright 15
4 Hiroki Kuroda 14
5 Doug Fister 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 2
2 Grant Balfour 1
2 Phil Coke 1
2 Jason Motte 1
2 3 others tied 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