On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 47 .588 --
Rays 62 52 .544 5.0
Orioles 62 53 .539 5.5
Red Sox 57 59 .491 11.0
Blue Jays 54 60 .474 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 51 .549 --
Tigers 61 54 .530 2.0
Indians 53 62 .461 10.0
Twins 49 65 .430 13.5
Royals 49 65 .430 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 67 46 .593 --
Athletics 61 53 .535 6.5
Angels 60 55 .522 8.0
Mariners 53 63 .457 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 71 44 .617 --
Braves 66 48 .579 4.5
Mets 55 60 .478 16.0
Phillies 52 62 .456 18.5
Marlins 52 63 .452 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 46 .600 --
Pirates 64 50 .561 4.5
Cardinals 62 53 .539 7.0
Brewers 52 61 .460 16.0
Cubs 44 69 .389 24.0
Astros 38 78 .328 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 52 .548 --
Dodgers 62 53 .539 1.0
D'backs 58 57 .504 5.0
Padres 51 65 .440 12.5
Rockies 41 71 .366 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Neil Walker 5
2 Brandon Belt 4
2 Matt Carpenter 4
4 Mike Aviles 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesus Montero 2
2 Clint Barmes 1
2 Jay Bruce 1
2 Robinson Cano 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rajai Davis 5
2 Clint Barmes 4
2 Adrian Gonzalez 4
4 Melky Cabrera 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nori Aoki 2
2 Elvis Andrus 1
2 Mike Aviles 1
2 Erick Aybar 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Lester 2.40
2 Chris Capuano 2.00
3 Chris Sale 1.83
4 Patrick Corbin 1.75
5 Jonathon Niese 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Chris Capuano 1
1 Patrick Corbin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 12
2 Chris Sale 11
3 Chris Capuano 10
4 Yu Darvish 8
4 Yovani Gallardo 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Casey Janssen 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Kameron Loe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .362
2 Melky Cabrera .348
3 Joey Votto .342
4 Mike Trout .340
5 Carlos Ruiz .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 32
2 Adam Dunn 31
3 Edwin Encarnacion 30
3 Curtis Granderson 30
5 4 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 99
2 Miguel Cabrera 98
3 Prince Fielder 84
3 Josh Willingham 84
5 Carlos Beltran 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 36
2 Rajai Davis 33
3 Emilio Bonifacio 30
3 Michael Bourn 30
3 Dee Gordon 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jered Weaver 2.22
2 Ryan Vogelsong 2.27
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.35
4 Johnny Cueto 2.45
5 Justin Verlander 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 15
1 R. A. Dickey 15
1 David Price 15
1 Jered Weaver 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 174
2 Max Scherzer 168
3 R. A. Dickey 166
3 Stephen Strasburg 166
5 2 tied 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 36
2 Jim Johnson 34
3 Joel Hanrahan 33
4 Craig Kimbrel 31
4 Chris Perez 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .447
2 Eric Young .442
3 Alex Avila .432
4 Adrian Gonzalez .418
5 Justin Morneau .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 A. J. Pierzynski 7
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Chase Headley 6
2 Kendrys Morales 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 20
2 Neil Walker 19
3 Adrian Gonzalez 18
3 Chris Johnson 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Drew Stubbs 7
2 Jose Altuve 6
2 Rajai Davis 6
2 Ben Revere 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Buchholz 1.13
1 James Shields 1.13
1 Cole Hamels 1.13
4 R. A. Dickey 1.17
5 2 tied 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 Clayton Kershaw 3
1 Jake Westbrook 3
4 Bronson Arroyo 2
4 44 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 28
2 R. A. Dickey 27
3 Max Scherzer 26
4 A. J. Burnett 25
5 Yu Darvish 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 7
1 Fernando Rodney 7
3 Tyler Clippard 5
4 Jim Johnson 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .449
2 Adrian Gonzalez .393
3 Yoenis Cespedes .379
4 Andrew McCutchen .362
5 Ryan Zimmerman .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
2 Chase Headley 10
2 Jason Kubel 10
2 Albert Pujols 10
2 Josh Willingham 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 35
2 Buster Posey 33
3 Chase Headley 29
3 Ryan Ludwick 29
5 Miguel Cabrera 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 10
1 Rajai Davis 10
1 Carlos Gomez 10
1 Ben Revere 10
1 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Fiers 1.08
2 Kris Medlen 1.27
3 Paul Maholm 1.38
4 Matt Moore 1.47
5 Jordan Zimmermann 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Jason Marquis 5
1 Jason Vargas 5
1 Jered Weaver 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 47
2 David Price 46
2 Justin Verlander 46
4 Madison Bumgarner 45
4 Yu Darvish 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 17
2 Fernando Rodney 11
3 Tyler Clippard 10
3 Joel Hanrahan 10
5 Tom Wilhelmsen 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Kemp .348
2 Miguel Cabrera .347
3 Carlos Ruiz .336
4 Melky Cabrera .333
5 Derek Jeter .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 43
2 Ryan Braun 40
3 Curtis Granderson 39
3 Josh Willingham 39
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 131
2 Josh Hamilton 128
3 Josh Willingham 116
4 Prince Fielder 115
5 Ryan Braun 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 49
2 Emilio Bonifacio 43
3 Dee Gordon 42
3 Ben Revere 42
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.33
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.39
3 Justin Verlander 2.49
4 R. A. Dickey 2.53
5 Ryan Vogelsong 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 21
2 Justin Verlander 19
2 Jered Weaver 19
4 Madison Bumgarner 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 228
2 Max Scherzer 222
3 Clayton Kershaw 221
4 Yovani Gallardo 219
5 2 tied 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 43
1 Chris Perez 43
3 Jim Johnson 42
4 Craig Kimbrel 41
5 J. J. Putz 39