On This Day

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 14 .641 --
Rays 24 15 .615 1.0
Blue Jays 21 18 .538 4.0
Yankees 20 18 .526 4.5
Red Sox 18 20 .474 6.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 16 .579 --
Tigers 18 20 .474 4.0
White Sox 18 21 .462 4.5
Royals 15 22 .405 6.5
Twins 12 26 .316 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 24 15 .615 --
Athletics 20 19 .513 4.0
Angels 17 22 .436 7.0
Mariners 16 24 .400 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 24 15 .615 --
Nationals 23 15 .605 0.5
Mets 21 17 .553 2.5
Marlins 20 18 .526 3.5
Phillies 20 19 .513 4.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 16 .579 --
Reds 19 18 .514 2.5
Pirates 18 20 .474 4.0
Astros 17 21 .447 5.0
Brewers 16 22 .421 6.0
Cubs 15 23 .395 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 13 .658 --
Giants 19 19 .500 6.0
D'backs 17 22 .436 8.5
Rockies 15 22 .405 9.5
Padres 14 25 .359 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Ruiz 4
1 Mark Trumbo 4
3 Jose Altuve 3
3 Nori Aoki 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andrew McCutchen 2
1 Mitch Moreland 2
3 J. P. Arencibia 1
3 Rod Barajas 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Welington Castillo 4
1 Cody Ross 4
3 Ronny Cedeno 3
3 Matt Holliday 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Thompson 2
2 Dustin Ackley 1
2 Jose Altuve 1
2 Elvis Andrus 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James McDonald 2.20
2 Aaron Harang 1.50
3 R. A. Dickey 1.33
3 Matt Moore 1.33
5 Brandon Beachy 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Beachy 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Ryan Cook 1
1 Felix Doubront 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James McDonald 11
2 R. A. Dickey 8
2 Matt Moore 8
4 Felix Doubront 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alfredo Aceves 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Santiago Casilla 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .411
2 Josh Hamilton .399
3 Rafael Furcal .367
4 Derek Jeter .363
5 Carlos Ruiz .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 18
2 Carlos Beltran 13
2 Edwin Encarnacion 13
2 Curtis Granderson 13
2 Adam Jones 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 45
2 Andre Ethier 36
3 Edwin Encarnacion 34
4 Miguel Cabrera 33
5 Carlos Beltran 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 20
2 Michael Bourn 12
2 Starlin Castro 12
2 Dee Gordon 12
2 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Beachy 1.33
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 Yu Darvish 6
1 Derek Lowe 6
1 Lance Lynn 6
1 David Price 6
1 James Shields 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 61
2 Gio Gonzalez 60
3 CC Sabathia 59
4 Yu Darvish 58
5 2 tied 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 14
2 Chris Perez 12
2 Fernando Rodney 12
4 Craig Kimbrel 11
4 Jonathan Papelbon 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Trumbo .457
2 Andrew McCutchen .450
3 David Wright .444
4 Rafael Furcal .440
5 Carlos Ruiz .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 9
2 Adam Jones 7
3 Jose Bautista 6
3 Carlos Beltran 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 20
2 Allen Craig 18
3 Brandon Inge 16
4 Carlos Beltran 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 10
2 Michael Bourn 5
2 Elliot Johnson 5
2 Angel Pagan 5
2 Jemile Weeks 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Diamond 0.00
2 Bud Norris 0.47
3 Carlos Zambrano 0.56
4 Derek Holland 0.63
5 Henderson Alvarez 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Beachy 3
1 Felix Doubront 3
1 Gio Gonzalez 3
1 Bud Norris 3
1 Joe Smith 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gio Gonzalez 26
1 James McDonald 26
3 Yu Darvish 25
3 Brandon Morrow 25
5 Matt Cain 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 7
2 Santiago Casilla 5
3 Jonathan Broxton 4
3 Matt Capps 4
3 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Josh Hamilton .402
2 Rafael Furcal .396
3 Carlos Ruiz .386
4 David Wright .380
5 Michael Bourn .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 14
2 Adam Dunn 11
3 Carlos Beltran 10
3 Edwin Encarnacion 10
3 Curtis Granderson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 39
2 Freddie Freeman 29
3 Carlos Beltran 28
4 Adam Dunn 27
5 Carlos Gonzalez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 15
2 Tony Campana 9
2 Jemile Weeks 9
4 Michael Bourn 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carlos Zambrano 1.25
2 Brandon Beachy 1.50
3 Chris Capuano 1.58
4 Ryan Dempster 1.67
5 Johnny Cueto 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yu Darvish 5
1 Gio Gonzalez 5
1 David Price 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yu Darvish 49
2 Gio Gonzalez 47
3 James McDonald 46
4 CC Sabathia 44
5 Felix Hernandez 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 10
1 Chris Perez 10
3 Santiago Casilla 9
4 Jonathan Papelbon 8
4 Fernando Rodney 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .343
2 Daniel Murphy .343
3 Victor Martinez .333
4 Matt Kemp .332
5 Ryan Braun .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 43
1 Matt Kemp 43
3 Curtis Granderson 40
4 Jose Bautista 37
4 J. J. Hardy 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 132
2 Matt Kemp 126
3 Curtis Granderson 111
4 Miguel Cabrera 110
4 Evan Longoria 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 59
2 Emilio Bonifacio 58
3 Brett Gardner 46
4 Cameron Maybin 45
5 Coco Crisp 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.92
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.14
3 Justin Verlander 2.28
4 Johnny Cueto 2.36
5 Jered Weaver 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 24
2 CC Sabathia 21
3 Ian Kennedy 20
4 Clayton Kershaw 19
5 4 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 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 46
1 Jose Valverde 46
3 John Axford 43
3 J. J. Putz 43
5 Chris Perez 38