On This Day

Friday, May 18, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 14 .650 --
Rays 24 16 .600 2.0
Blue Jays 22 18 .550 4.0
Yankees 21 18 .538 4.5
Red Sox 18 21 .462 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 17 .564 --
Tigers 19 20 .487 3.0
White Sox 19 21 .475 3.5
Royals 15 23 .395 6.5
Twins 13 26 .333 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 15 .625 --
Athletics 20 20 .500 5.0
Angels 18 22 .450 7.0
Mariners 17 24 .415 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 25 15 .625 --
Nationals 23 16 .590 1.5
Mets 21 18 .538 3.5
Marlins 21 18 .538 3.5
Phillies 21 19 .525 4.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 17 .564 --
Reds 19 19 .500 2.5
Pirates 18 21 .462 4.0
Astros 17 22 .436 5.0
Brewers 16 23 .410 6.0
Cubs 15 24 .385 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 13 .667 --
Giants 20 19 .513 6.0
D'backs 18 22 .450 8.5
Rockies 15 23 .395 10.5
Padres 14 26 .350 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adam Kennedy 4
1 Denard Span 4
3 J. P. Arencibia 3
3 Willie Bloomquist 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 J. P. Arencibia 2
1 Rajai Davis 2
3 Mike Aviles 1
3 Gordon Beckham 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 J. P. Arencibia 6
2 Josh Donaldson 5
3 Rajai Davis 4
4 Brandon Belt 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 B. J. Upton 2
2 Jose Altuve 1
2 Elvis Andrus 1
2 Jose Bautista 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Verlander 4.00
2 Kevin Millwood 2.33
3 Andy Pettitte 1.80
4 Ted Lilly 1.50
5 Edwin Jackson 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Diamond 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 Tommy Hanson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 12
2 Jake Arrieta 9
2 Cole Hamels 9
2 Andy Pettitte 9
5 3 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Santiago Casilla 1
1 Craig Kimbrel 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .409
2 Josh Hamilton .392
3 Carlos Ruiz .371
4 Paul Konerko .367
5 Derek Jeter .360

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 Miguel Cabrera 34
3 Edwin Encarnacion 34
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 20
2 Jordan Schafer 13
3 Michael Bourn 12
3 Starlin Castro 12
3 3 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Beachy 1.33
2 Ryan Dempster 1.74
3 Ted Lilly 1.79
4 Johnny Cueto 1.89
5 Carlos Zambrano 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yu Darvish 6
1 Cole Hamels 6
1 Derek Lowe 6
1 Lance Lynn 6
1 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 68
2 Felix Hernandez 61
3 Gio Gonzalez 60
4 CC Sabathia 59
5 2 tied 58

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Trumbo .447
2 Carlos Ruiz .442
3 Andrew McCutchen .439
4 David Wright .438
5 Martin Prado .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 9
2 Adam Jones 7
2 Hunter Pence 7
4 Jose Bautista 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 20
2 Allen Craig 16
2 Brandon Inge 16
4 Adam Jones 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 8
2 Angel Pagan 6
2 B. J. Upton 6
4 Jose Altuve 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bud Norris 0.47
2 Derek Holland 0.63
3 Randall Delgado 0.73
4 Carlos Zambrano 1.17
5 Henderson Alvarez 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Beachy 3
1 Scott Diamond 3
1 Felix Doubront 3
1 Gio Gonzalez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gio Gonzalez 26
1 James McDonald 26
1 Justin Verlander 26
4 Yu Darvish 25
5 Matt Cain 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 7
2 Santiago Casilla 6
3 Matt Capps 4
3 Frank Francisco 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Ruiz .398
2 Rafael Furcal .385
3 Josh Hamilton .381
4 David Wright .378
5 Paul Konerko .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 13
2 Adam Dunn 11
3 Ryan Braun 10
3 Edwin Encarnacion 10
3 Curtis Granderson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 34
2 Freddie Freeman 29
3 Carlos Beltran 27
3 Adam Dunn 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 13
2 Tony Campana 10
3 Cameron Maybin 9
3 Jemile Weeks 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carlos Zambrano 1.47
2 Brandon Beachy 1.50
3 Chris Capuano 1.58
4 Zack Greinke 1.83
5 Johnny Cueto 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yu Darvish 5
1 Cole Hamels 5
1 David Price 5
4 Brandon Beachy 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yu Darvish 49
2 James McDonald 46
3 Justin Verlander 45
4 James Shields 43
5 Felix Hernandez 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Santiago Casilla 9
1 Jim Johnson 9
1 Jonathan Papelbon 9
1 Chris Perez 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Daniel Murphy .346
2 Miguel Cabrera .343
3 Ryan Braun .336
4 Victor Martinez .333
5 Matt Kemp .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 43
2 Matt Kemp 42
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 125
3 Miguel Cabrera 111
3 Curtis Granderson 111
5 Evan Longoria 110

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.92
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.03
3 Justin Verlander 2.20
4 Johnny Cueto 2.36
5 Jered Weaver 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 25
2 CC Sabathia 21
3 Ian Kennedy 20
4 Clayton Kershaw 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 256
2 CC Sabathia 239
3 Zack Greinke 234
4 Clayton Kershaw 225
5 James Shields 221

Saves

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