On This Day

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 29 22 .569 --
Rays 29 22 .569 --
Yankees 27 23 .540 1.5
Blue Jays 27 24 .529 2.0
Red Sox 26 25 .510 3.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 29 22 .569 --
Indians 27 23 .540 1.5
Tigers 24 27 .471 5.0
Royals 21 28 .429 7.0
Twins 18 32 .360 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 20 .608 --
Angels 26 26 .500 5.5
Mariners 23 30 .434 9.0
Athletics 22 29 .431 9.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 29 21 .580 --
Marlins 29 22 .569 0.5
Mets 28 23 .549 1.5
Braves 28 24 .538 2.0
Phillies 27 25 .519 3.0

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 22 .560 --
Cardinals 27 24 .529 1.5
Pirates 25 25 .500 3.0
Brewers 23 28 .451 5.5
Astros 22 29 .431 6.5
Cubs 18 32 .360 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 19 .627 --
Giants 27 24 .529 5.0
D'backs 23 28 .451 9.0
Rockies 21 29 .420 10.5
Padres 17 35 .327 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Altuve 3
1 Quintin Berry 3
1 Michael Cuddyer 3
1 Carlos Gonzalez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Gomez 1
1 Carlos Gonzalez 1
1 J. D. Martinez 1
1 Aramis Ramirez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Michael Cuddyer 3
1 Carlos Gonzalez 3
3 Prince Fielder 2
3 Carlos Gomez 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Quintin Berry 2
2 Miguel Cabrera 1
2 Dexter Fowler 1
2 Carlos Gonzalez 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chad Billingsley 1.00
2 Zack Greinke 0.70
3 Max Scherzer 0.67
4 Bud Norris 0.20
5 Josh Beckett 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Greinke 1
1 Jeremy Guthrie 1
1 Max Scherzer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 8
2 Zack Greinke 7
3 Max Scherzer 6
4 Scott Elbert 3
4 Matt Reynolds 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Konerko .381
2 Melky Cabrera .373
3 Carlos Ruiz .371
4 Josh Hamilton .368
5 David Wright .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 21
2 Edwin Encarnacion 17
3 Adam Dunn 16
3 Curtis Granderson 16
3 Adam Jones 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 57
2 Andre Ethier 44
2 Carlos Gonzalez 44
4 Carlos Beltran 42
4 2 others tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 20
2 Tony Campana 15
2 Starlin Castro 15
2 Jose Reyes 15
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Beachy 1.77
2 Gio Gonzalez 2.04
3 Chris Capuano 2.14
4 James McDonald 2.20
5 Chris Sale 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 8
1 Lance Lynn 8
3 Chris Capuano 7
3 Yu Darvish 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 82
2 Gio Gonzalez 79
3 Max Scherzer 78
4 Felix Hernandez 75
5 James Shields 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chris Perez 17
2 Jim Johnson 16
2 Fernando Rodney 16
4 Craig Kimbrel 15
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .483
2 Paul Konerko .463
3 Carlos Ruiz .457
4 Yadier Molina .412
4 2 others tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Gonzalez 7
2 Albert Pujols 6
2 Dayan Viciedo 6
4 J. P. Arencibia 5
4 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dayan Viciedo 17
2 Justin Morneau 16
3 Ryan Braun 15
3 Justin Smoak 15
3 Giancarlo Stanton 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Brantley 6
1 Tony Campana 6
1 B. J. Upton 6
4 Quintin Berry 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Millwood 0.45
2 Chris Sale 0.92
3 A. J. Burnett 0.98
4 C. J. Wilson 1.02
5 Kyle Kendrick 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Homer Bailey 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Cole Hamels 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 30
2 R. A. Dickey 29
3 Chris Sale 28
4 Dan Haren 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 7
2 Alfredo Aceves 6
2 Santiago Casilla 6
2 Joel Hanrahan 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .429
2 Carlos Ruiz .418
3 Jonathan Lucroy .388
4 Martin Prado .381
5 Paul Konerko .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 12
1 Giancarlo Stanton 12
3 Adam Dunn 11
4 Carlos Beltran 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 32
2 Carlos Beltran 31
3 Giancarlo Stanton 30
4 Carlos Gonzalez 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 11
1 Jose Reyes 11
3 B. J. Upton 10
4 Alejandro De Aza 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ryan Vogelsong 1.51
2 James McDonald 1.54
3 Chris Capuano 1.62
4 Chris Sale 1.71
5 R. A. Dickey 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 5
1 Cole Hamels 5
3 Mark Buehrle 4
3 Matt Cain 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 51
2 Justin Verlander 47
3 James Shields 46
4 Gio Gonzalez 45
5 Cole Hamels 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .346
2 Melky Cabrera .339
3 Matt Kemp .336
4 Ryan Braun .332
5 Paul Konerko .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 45
2 Curtis Granderson 40
3 J. J. Hardy 38
3 Matt Kemp 38
5 Dan Uggla 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 138
2 Matt Kemp 114
3 Prince Fielder 111
4 Billy Butler 110
4 Miguel Cabrera 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 58
2 Michael Bourn 55
3 Cameron Maybin 47
4 Brett Gardner 41
5 Coco Crisp 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.97
2 Justin Verlander 2.20
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.20
4 Johnny Cueto 2.41
5 Matt Cain 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 256
2 CC Sabathia 232
3 Zack Greinke 225
3 Clayton Kershaw 225
5 James Shields 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 46
2 Jose Valverde 45
3 John Axford 43
4 J. J. Putz 40
5 3 tied 39