On This Day

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 8 .619 --
Rays 13 8 .619 --
Yankees 11 9 .550 1.5
Blue Jays 11 10 .524 2.0
Red Sox 10 10 .500 2.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 10 9 .526 --
Tigers 11 10 .524 --
White Sox 10 11 .476 1.0
Royals 6 14 .300 4.5
Twins 5 15 .250 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 16 5 .762 --
Athletics 11 11 .500 5.5
Mariners 11 11 .500 5.5
Angels 7 14 .333 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 14 7 .667 --
Braves 13 8 .619 1.0
Mets 12 9 .571 2.0
Phillies 10 11 .476 4.0
Marlins 8 12 .400 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 7 .667 --
Reds 10 11 .476 4.0
Pirates 9 11 .450 4.5
Brewers 9 12 .429 5.0
Astros 8 13 .381 6.0
Cubs 7 14 .333 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 6 .714 --
Giants 11 10 .524 4.0
Rockies 10 10 .500 4.5
D'backs 10 11 .476 5.0
Padres 7 15 .318 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yadier Molina 4
2 Robert Andino 3
2 Chris Davis 3
2 Jon Jay 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Swisher 2
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Jay Bruce 1
2 Miguel Cabrera 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edwin Encarnacion 5
2 Jay Bruce 4
2 Chris Davis 4
2 Lucas Duda 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Starlin Castro 2
1 Desmond Jennings 2
3 Coco Crisp 1
3 Josh Hamilton 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Anibal Sanchez 2.00
2 Brandon Morrow 1.80
2 Stephen Strasburg 1.80
4 Drew Smyly 1.75
5 Jake Peavy 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Wei-Yin Chen 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Anibal Sanchez 14
2 Erik Bedard 9
2 Brandon Morrow 9
2 Stephen Strasburg 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alfredo Aceves 1
1 Scott Downs 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Santiago Casilla 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Kemp .442
2 David Ortiz .403
3 Ryan Sweeney .391
4 Josh Hamilton .388
5 Derek Jeter .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Kemp 11
2 Josh Hamilton 9
3 Miguel Cabrera 7
3 Curtis Granderson 7
3 Mike Napoli 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Ethier 24
1 Josh Hamilton 24
1 Matt Kemp 24
4 Nick Swisher 23
5 David Freese 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Starlin Castro 10
1 Dee Gordon 10
3 Emilio Bonifacio 9
4 Jason Heyward 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Saunders 0.90
2 Brandon Beachy 1.05
3 Stephen Strasburg 1.13
4 Drew Smyly 1.23
5 Jake Westbrook 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kyle Lohse 4
1 Lance Lynn 4
1 Robbie Ross 4
1 James Shields 4
5 25 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jered Weaver 36
2 Justin Verlander 35
3 Stephen Strasburg 34
4 Felix Hernandez 33
4 2 others tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Javy Guerra 7
1 Jim Johnson 7
1 Craig Kimbrel 7
1 Brandon League 7
1 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Kemp .457
2 David Ortiz .440
3 Josh Hamilton .415
4 Derek Jeter .404
5 Michael Bourn .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Kemp 8
2 Josh Hamilton 7
2 Mike Napoli 7
4 Curtis Granderson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 21
2 Cody Ross 16
3 Evan Longoria 15
4 Freddie Freeman 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 6
1 Jason Heyward 6
1 Gerardo Parra 6
4 Emilio Bonifacio 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gio Gonzalez 0.00
2 Felix Hernandez 0.60
3 Jamie Moyer 0.69
4 Jake Peavy 0.72
5 Brandon Beachy 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robbie Ross 4
2 Cole Hamels 3
2 Cory Luebke 3
2 Lance Lynn 3
2 James Shields 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Anibal Sanchez 29
2 Anthony Bass 22
2 Vance Worley 22
4 Cole Hamels 21
4 4 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chris Perez 6
2 Jonathan Papelbon 5
3 Alfredo Aceves 4
3 Grant Balfour 4
3 7 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .342
2 Victor Martinez .340
3 Adrian Gonzalez .338
4 Michael Young .337
5 Matt Kemp .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Kemp 45
2 Curtis Granderson 41
3 Jose Bautista 38
4 Prince Fielder 36
4 Mark Teixeira 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Kemp 132
2 Curtis Granderson 119
3 Evan Longoria 118
4 Adrian Gonzalez 117
5 Josh Hamilton 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 59
2 Emilio Bonifacio 47
2 Brett Gardner 47
4 Coco Crisp 45
5 Cameron Maybin 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.00
2 Cliff Lee 2.10
3 Johnny Cueto 2.15
4 Justin Verlander 2.19
5 Roy Halladay 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 24
2 Ian Kennedy 21
2 Clayton Kershaw 21
4 Roy Halladay 19
4 CC Sabathia 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 242
2 Clayton Kershaw 235
3 Zack Greinke 229
4 James Shields 226
5 CC Sabathia 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 48
2 Craig Kimbrel 47
3 John Axford 45
3 J. J. Putz 45
5 2 tied 40