On This Day

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 14 .622 --
Rays 23 14 .622 --
Yankees 20 16 .556 2.5
Blue Jays 19 18 .514 4.0
Red Sox 17 19 .472 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 16 .556 --
Tigers 18 18 .500 2.0
White Sox 17 20 .459 3.5
Royals 15 20 .429 4.5
Twins 10 26 .278 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 23 14 .622 --
Athletics 19 18 .514 4.0
Angels 16 21 .432 7.0
Mariners 16 22 .421 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 14 .622 --
Nationals 22 14 .611 0.5
Mets 20 16 .556 2.5
Marlins 19 17 .528 3.5
Phillies 18 19 .486 5.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 15 .583 --
Reds 18 17 .514 2.5
Pirates 17 19 .472 4.0
Brewers 16 20 .444 5.0
Cubs 15 21 .417 6.0
Astros 15 21 .417 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 12 .667 --
Giants 18 18 .500 6.0
D'backs 16 21 .432 8.5
Rockies 14 21 .400 9.5
Padres 13 24 .351 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 A. J. Pierzynski 5
2 Omar Infante 4
2 Will Venable 4
4 John Baker 3
4 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Ishikawa 2
1 Hunter Pence 2
3 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
3 Miguel Cabrera 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Ishikawa 5
2 Ryan Raburn 4
3 John Baker 3
3 Austin Jackson 3
3 A. J. Pierzynski 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ian Kinsler 2
1 Ichiro Suzuki 2
3 Gregor Blanco 1
3 Brian Bogusevic 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Lee 1.67
2 Josh Beckett 1.50
3 Zack Greinke 1.40
4 Ervin Santana 1.29
5 Anthony Bass 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Collin Balester 1
1 Anthony Bass 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Rex Brothers 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Lee 10
2 Josh Beckett 9
2 Ervin Santana 9
4 Anthony Bass 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Fernando Rodney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .408
2 Josh Hamilton .402
3 Derek Jeter .366
4 Bryan LaHair .361
5 Rafael Furcal .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 18
2 Carlos Beltran 13
2 Curtis Granderson 13
4 Adam Dunn 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 45
2 Andre Ethier 33
3 Carlos Beltran 32
4 Miguel Cabrera 31
4 Edwin Encarnacion 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 19
2 Starlin Castro 12
2 Dee Gordon 12
4 Michael Bourn 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Beachy 1.60
2 Ryan Dempster 1.74
3 Lance Lynn 1.81
4 Carlos Zambrano 1.88
5 Johnny Cueto 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Derek Lowe 6
1 Lance Lynn 6
1 David Price 6
1 James Shields 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 59
2 Felix Hernandez 58
3 Stephen Strasburg 56
3 Justin Verlander 56
5 Zack Greinke 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 12
1 Chris Perez 12
3 Craig Kimbrel 11
3 Fernando Rodney 11
5 Jonathan Papelbon 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .438
2 Rafael Furcal .434
3 Andrew McCutchen .429
4 Elvis Andrus .418
5 Josh Hamilton .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 9
2 Carlos Beltran 8
3 Adam Dunn 7
4 J. J. Hardy 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 21
2 Josh Hamilton 20
3 Allen Craig 18
4 Brandon Inge 17
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 10
2 Jemile Weeks 6
3 Alejandro De Aza 5
3 Cameron Maybin 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Diamond 0.00
1 Bud Norris 0.00
3 Carlos Zambrano 0.39
4 Derek Holland 0.63
5 Chris Capuano 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lilly 3
1 Joe Smith 3
3 Henderson Alvarez 2
3 Brandon Beachy 2
3 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brandon Morrow 25
2 Zack Greinke 23
3 Matt Cain 22
3 Roy Halladay 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 5
1 Jim Johnson 5
1 Chris Perez 5
4 Frank Francisco 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Josh Hamilton .411
2 David Wright .379
3 Rafael Furcal .377
4 Michael Bourn .377
5 Derek Jeter .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 15
2 Adam Dunn 11
2 Curtis Granderson 11
4 Carlos Beltran 10
4 Edwin Encarnacion 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 41
2 Carlos Beltran 28
3 Freddie Freeman 27
4 Adam Dunn 25
4 Carlos Gonzalez 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 14
2 Michael Bourn 10
3 Tony Campana 9
3 Jemile Weeks 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Capuano 1.07
2 Carlos Zambrano 1.25
3 Felix Hernandez 1.43
4 Gio Gonzalez 1.45
5 Brandon Beachy 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 5
1 David Price 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
1 James Shields 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Anibal Sanchez 47
2 CC Sabathia 44
3 Yu Darvish 42
3 Stephen Strasburg 42
3 Justin Verlander 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chris Perez 10
2 Santiago Casilla 8
2 Jim Johnson 8
2 Jonathan Papelbon 8
2 Fernando Rodney 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .344
2 Daniel Murphy .344
3 Ryan Braun .332
4 Adrian Gonzalez .331
5 Matt Kemp .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Kemp 44
2 Josh Hamilton 43
3 Curtis Granderson 41
4 J. J. Hardy 37
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 132
2 Matt Kemp 129
3 Curtis Granderson 114
4 Evan Longoria 110
5 Miguel Cabrera 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 58
2 Emilio Bonifacio 57
3 Brett Gardner 46
4 Cameron Maybin 45
5 Coco Crisp 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.99
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.14
3 Justin Verlander 2.28
4 Johnny Cueto 2.36
5 Doug Fister 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 24
2 CC Sabathia 21
3 Ian Kennedy 20
4 Clayton Kershaw 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 244
2 CC Sabathia 239
3 Zack Greinke 234
4 Clayton Kershaw 231
5 Felix Hernandez 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 47
2 Jose Valverde 46
3 John Axford 44
4 J. J. Putz 42
5 Chris Perez 38