On This Day

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 17 .622 --
Rays 27 18 .600 1.0
Blue Jays 24 21 .533 4.0
Yankees 23 21 .523 4.5
Red Sox 22 22 .500 5.5

Games

No Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 26 18 .591 --
White Sox 23 22 .511 3.5
Tigers 20 24 .455 6.0
Royals 17 26 .395 8.5
Twins 15 29 .341 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 18 .600 --
Athletics 22 23 .489 5.0
Angels 21 25 .457 6.5
Mariners 21 26 .447 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 26 18 .591 --
Braves 26 20 .565 1.0
Mets 24 21 .533 2.5
Marlins 24 21 .533 2.5
Phillies 23 23 .500 4.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 25 19 .568 --
Cardinals 25 20 .556 0.5
Astros 21 23 .477 4.0
Pirates 20 24 .455 5.0
Brewers 18 26 .409 7.0
Cubs 15 29 .341 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 14 .682 --
Giants 24 21 .533 6.5
D'backs 20 25 .444 10.5
Rockies 16 27 .372 13.5
Padres 17 29 .370 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Everth Cabrera 4
1 Omar Infante 4
1 Yadier Molina 4
4 Carlos Beltran 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Justin Morneau 2
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 Shin-Soo Choo 1
2 Alejandro De Aza 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melky Cabrera 4
1 Alejandro De Aza 4
1 Devin Mesoraco 4
1 Angel Pagan 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Infante 2
1 Martin Prado 2
3 Joaquin Arias 1
3 Gregor Blanco 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Haren 3.50
2 Homer Bailey 1.20
3 Justin Verlander 1.00
4 Jason Vargas 0.86
5 Anibal Sanchez 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Homer Bailey 1
1 Dan Haren 1
1 Nate Jones 1
1 Justin Masterson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 14
2 Anibal Sanchez 7
2 Justin Verlander 7
4 Homer Bailey 6
4 Jason Vargas 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Logan Ondrusek 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Chris Perez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .405
2 Paul Konerko .384
3 Josh Hamilton .379
4 Carlos Ruiz .366
5 Melky Cabrera .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 18
2 Carlos Beltran 14
2 Adam Dunn 14
2 Edwin Encarnacion 14
2 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 49
2 Andre Ethier 40
3 Carlos Beltran 38
4 Edwin Encarnacion 37
5 Miguel Cabrera 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 20
2 Cameron Maybin 14
3 Michael Bourn 13
3 Jose Reyes 13
3 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Beachy 1.77
2 Clayton Kershaw 1.90
3 Johnny Cueto 1.97
4 Gio Gonzalez 1.98
5 Wade Miley 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 7
1 Lance Lynn 7
3 Chris Capuano 6
3 Yu Darvish 6
3 7 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 75
2 Gio Gonzalez 69
3 Felix Hernandez 68
4 Cole Hamels 66
4 James Shields 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 16
1 Chris Perez 16
3 Fernando Rodney 14
4 Craig Kimbrel 13
4 Jonathan Papelbon 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Konerko .500
2 David Wright .468
3 Melky Cabrera .466
4 Carlos Ruiz .465
5 Andre Ethier .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 7
2 Adam Jones 6
3 Andrew McCutchen 5
3 Josh Reddick 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jonathan Lucroy 17
2 Giancarlo Stanton 15
3 Jose Bautista 14
3 Adam LaRoche 14
3 Andrew McCutchen 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 B. J. Upton 8
2 Emilio Bonifacio 5
2 Michael Brantley 5
2 Ryan Braun 5
2 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 0.00
1 Jeanmar Gomez 0.00
3 Kevin Millwood 0.41
4 Bud Norris 0.45
5 2 tied 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Gio Gonzalez 3
1 Cole Hamels 3
1 Brian Matusz 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gio Gonzalez 28
2 James McDonald 27
2 Max Scherzer 27
2 Justin Verlander 27
5 Stephen Strasburg 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 8
2 Alfredo Aceves 6
3 Santiago Casilla 5
3 Chris Perez 5
3 Fernando Rodney 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .420
2 Carlos Ruiz .419
3 Paul Konerko .409
4 Melky Cabrera .397
5 Jonathan Lucroy .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 10
1 Edwin Encarnacion 10
1 Josh Hamilton 10
1 Giancarlo Stanton 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 31
2 Carlos Beltran 29
2 Carlos Gonzalez 29
4 Giancarlo Stanton 27
5 Carlos Ruiz 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 11
2 Tony Campana 10
2 Cameron Maybin 10
2 B. J. Upton 10
5 Jose Reyes 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Capuano 1.36
1 Zack Greinke 1.36
3 Felipe Paulino 1.42
4 Derek Lowe 1.55
5 Scott Diamond 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 5
1 Cole Hamels 5
3 Chris Capuano 4
3 Yu Darvish 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James McDonald 52
2 Yu Darvish 49
3 Gio Gonzalez 48
4 Max Scherzer 46
4 James Shields 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Santiago Casilla 10
1 Chris Perez 10
3 Frank Francisco 9
3 Jim Johnson 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .342
2 Ryan Braun .341
3 Victor Martinez .340
4 Matt Kemp .337
5 Daniel Murphy .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 42
2 Matt Kemp 40
3 Curtis Granderson 39
4 J. J. Hardy 37
5 Jose Bautista 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 134
2 Matt Kemp 121
3 Billy Butler 109
3 Curtis Granderson 109
3 Evan Longoria 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 58
2 Michael Bourn 56
3 Cameron Maybin 47
4 Brett Gardner 43
5 Coco Crisp 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 1.96
2 Justin Verlander 2.00
3 Cliff Lee 2.14
4 Johnny Cueto 2.22
5 Jered Weaver 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 25
2 Clayton Kershaw 20
3 Zack Greinke 19
3 Ian Kennedy 19
3 CC Sabathia 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 252
2 CC Sabathia 233
3 Zack Greinke 231
4 Clayton Kershaw 222
5 James Shields 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 46
2 Jose Valverde 45
3 Heath Bell 41
3 J. J. Putz 41
5 John Axford 40