On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 47 .612 --
Red Sox 74 48 .607 0.5
Rays 66 56 .541 8.5
Blue Jays 63 60 .512 12.0
Orioles 47 74 .388 27.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 58 .528 --
Indians 61 58 .513 2.0
White Sox 61 61 .500 3.5
Twins 54 68 .443 10.5
Royals 51 73 .411 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 72 52 .581 --
Angels 65 59 .524 7.0
Athletics 55 68 .447 16.5
Mariners 53 69 .434 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 79 42 .653 --
Braves 72 52 .581 8.5
Mets 60 63 .488 20.0
Nationals 58 63 .479 21.0
Marlins 57 66 .463 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 73 51 .589 --
Cardinals 66 58 .532 7.0
Reds 60 63 .488 12.5
Pirates 58 64 .475 14.0
Cubs 54 70 .435 19.0
Astros 40 84 .323 33.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 69 54 .561 --
Giants 67 57 .540 2.5
Rockies 58 67 .464 12.0
Dodgers 55 67 .451 13.5
Padres 55 70 .440 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Allen Craig 4
1 Derek Jeter 4
3 Shin-Soo Choo 3
3 Mike Fontenot 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Allen Craig 2
1 Kurt Suzuki 2
3 Billy Butler 1
3 Edwin Encarnacion 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Gonzalez 4
1 Chris Iannetta 4
3 Allen Craig 3
3 Alex Gordon 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darwin Barney 1
1 Tony Campana 1
1 Starlin Castro 1
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brandon Morrow 2.40
2 Matt Cain 1.50
3 Cliff Lee 1.40
4 Kyle Lohse 1.17
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brandon Morrow 12
2 Matt Cain 9
3 Zack Greinke 8
4 Ross Detwiler 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Neftali Feliz 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adrian Gonzalez .346
2 Michael Young .342
3 Jose Reyes .336
4 Casey Kotchman .332
5 Ryan Braun .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 35
2 Curtis Granderson 34
3 Mark Teixeira 32
4 Albert Pujols 30
5 Giancarlo Stanton 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curtis Granderson 95
1 Ryan Howard 95
3 Adrian Gonzalez 92
4 Prince Fielder 89
4 2 others tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 45
2 Coco Crisp 37
3 Brett Gardner 36
4 Rajai Davis 34
4 Jose Reyes 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cueto 1.89
2 Jered Weaver 2.13
3 Justin Verlander 2.31
4 Josh Beckett 2.40
5 Ryan Vogelsong 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 18
2 CC Sabathia 16
3 Roy Halladay 15
3 Ian Kennedy 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 204
2 Clayton Kershaw 193
3 Cliff Lee 184
4 Roy Halladay 177
5 Felix Hernandez 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 36
1 Craig Kimbrel 36
3 Jose Valverde 35
3 Brian Wilson 35
5 Juan Carlos Oviedo 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy Tulowitzki .462
2 Torii Hunter .442
3 Derek Jeter .411
4 Alex Avila .409
5 Mike Carp .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curtis Granderson 6
1 Albert Pujols 6
3 Jay Bruce 5
3 Robinson Cano 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Bruce 17
2 Robinson Cano 16
2 Curtis Granderson 16
4 Mike Carp 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 6
2 Jose Constanza 5
2 Jesus Guzman 5
2 Cameron Maybin 5
2 Angel Pagan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Morton 0.40
2 Tim Lincecum 0.61
3 Cliff Lee 0.75
4 Matt Cain 1.23
5 James Shields 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Chen 3
1 Zack Greinke 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Jeff Niemann 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 26
2 Roy Halladay 25
2 Cliff Lee 25
4 Madison Bumgarner 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carlos Marmol 7
2 Jose Valverde 6
3 John Axford 5
3 Francisco Cordero 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy Tulowitzki .418
2 Michael Young .410
3 Hideki Matsui .396
4 Yadier Molina .387
5 Mike Morse .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 12
2 J. J. Hardy 10
2 Albert Pujols 10
2 Justin Upton 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Butler 30
2 Justin Upton 29
3 Robinson Cano 28
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cameron Maybin 17
2 Emilio Bonifacio 12
3 Michael Bourn 10
3 Coco Crisp 10
3 Brett Gardner 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 1.04
2 Ervin Santana 1.24
3 Johnny Cueto 1.63
4 Zack Greinke 1.74
5 Ricky Romero 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 6
2 Zack Greinke 5
2 Ian Kennedy 5
2 Ervin Santana 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 51
2 Cliff Lee 47
3 Zack Greinke 44
3 Brandon Morrow 44
5 Madison Bumgarner 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 11
2 Jose Valverde 10
3 Carlos Marmol 9
3 J. J. Putz 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adrian Gonzalez .334
2 Victor Martinez .333
3 Ryan Braun .331
4 Jose Reyes .327
5 Michael Young .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 52
2 Curtis Granderson 47
3 Albert Pujols 42
4 Jay Bruce 40
4 Troy Tulowitzki 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Troy Tulowitzki 129
2 Curtis Granderson 127
3 Robinson Cano 122
3 Ryan Howard 122
5 Adrian Gonzalez 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 58
2 Coco Crisp 53
3 Brett Gardner 50
4 Rajai Davis 48
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Verlander 2.37
2 Jered Weaver 2.45
3 Cole Hamels 2.54
4 Johnny Cueto 2.55
5 Clayton Kershaw 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 23
2 CC Sabathia 22
3 Roy Halladay 21
4 Cole Hamels 18
4 Jon Lester 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 276
2 Clayton Kershaw 248
3 CC Sabathia 238
4 Tim Lincecum 237
5 Felix Hernandez 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Wilson 50
2 Carlos Marmol 45
3 Heath Bell 44
4 John Axford 43
5 2 tied 41