On This Day

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 43 .587 --
Orioles 55 50 .524 6.5
Rays 55 50 .524 6.5
Red Sox 53 53 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 51 54 .486 10.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 57 47 .548 --
Tigers 55 50 .524 2.5
Indians 50 55 .476 7.5
Twins 45 60 .429 12.5
Royals 44 60 .423 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 61 43 .587 --
Athletics 57 48 .543 4.5
Angels 57 49 .538 5.0
Mariners 50 57 .467 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 62 42 .596 --
Braves 60 45 .571 2.5
Mets 52 54 .491 11.0
Marlins 48 57 .457 14.5
Phillies 47 58 .448 15.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 41 .610 --
Pirates 60 44 .577 3.5
Cardinals 56 49 .533 8.0
Brewers 48 56 .462 15.5
Cubs 43 60 .417 20.0
Astros 35 71 .330 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 49 .533 --
Dodgers 56 50 .528 0.5
D'backs 54 51 .514 2.0
Padres 44 63 .411 13.0
Rockies 38 65 .369 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Melky Cabrera 3
1 Ronny Cedeno 3
1 Brian Dozier 3
1 Jason Heyward 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alberto Callaspo 1
1 Nelson Cruz 1
1 Brian Dozier 1
1 Todd Frazier 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ronny Cedeno 5
2 Josh Hamilton 4
2 Carlos Santana 4
4 Todd Frazier 3
4 Eric Hosmer 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jarrod Dyson 2
1 Mike Trout 2
3 Shin-Soo Choo 1
3 Alcides Escobar 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cole Hamels 1.12
2 Johnny Cueto 1.00
2 Jon Lester 1.00
2 Chris Young 1.00
5 Ross Detwiler 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Brothers 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Aaron Crow 1
1 Johnny Cueto 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Cueto 9
1 Cole Hamels 9
3 Jon Lester 7
3 C. J. Wilson 7
5 Ryan Dempster 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tyler Clippard 1
1 Ryan Cook 1
1 Glen Perkins 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .373
2 Melky Cabrera .352
3 Mike Trout .347
4 Joey Votto .342
5 Carlos Ruiz .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 31
2 Ryan Braun 29
2 Curtis Granderson 29
2 Josh Hamilton 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 88
2 Miguel Cabrera 87
3 Josh Willingham 79
4 Carlos Beltran 76
5 Matt Holliday 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 33
2 Dee Gordon 30
3 Emilio Bonifacio 29
4 Michael Bourn 28
4 Rajai Davis 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ryan Vogelsong 2.22
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.28
3 Jered Weaver 2.29
4 Johnny Cueto 2.52
5 Chris Sale 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 14
1 R. A. Dickey 14
1 David Price 14
1 Jered Weaver 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stephen Strasburg 154
2 Felix Hernandez 153
3 Justin Verlander 152
4 Max Scherzer 151
5 2 tied 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 31
1 Jim Johnson 31
1 Fernando Rodney 31
4 Craig Kimbrel 30
5 Chris Perez 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Murphy .486
2 Chris Johnson .457
3 David Freese .432
4 Miguel Montero .425
5 2 tied .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Davis 7
1 Matt Holliday 7
3 Miguel Cabrera 6
3 Nelson Cruz 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Ludwick 17
2 Matt Holliday 16
2 Albert Pujols 16
4 Miguel Montero 14
4 Mike Morse 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 7
1 Carlos Gomez 7
3 Juan Pierre 6
3 Ben Revere 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Feldman 0.60
2 Chad Billingsley 0.67
3 Jeremy Hellickson 0.73
4 Kris Medlen 0.75
5 Sam Deduno 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Blake Beavan 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Johnny Cueto 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 31
2 David Price 28
3 Madison Bumgarner 26
3 Max Scherzer 26
5 Yu Darvish 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 9
2 Tom Wilhelmsen 7
3 Tyler Clippard 6
4 Joel Hanrahan 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .433
2 David Freese .417
3 Adrian Gonzalez .407
4 Josh Rutledge .375
5 2 tied .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 10
1 Jason Kubel 10
1 Albert Pujols 10
1 Josh Willingham 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 26
2 Albert Pujols 25
3 Matt Holliday 24
4 Ryan Ludwick 23
4 Josh Willingham 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 11
1 Mike Trout 11
3 Ben Revere 10
4 Emilio Bonifacio 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jordan Zimmermann 0.97
2 Paul Maholm 1.23
3 Mike Fiers 1.38
4 Mike Minor 1.74
5 Jason Vargas 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Jason Vargas 5
1 Jered Weaver 5
4 Bronson Arroyo 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 46
2 David Price 44
3 Wei-Yin Chen 41
3 Francisco Liriano 41
5 Felix Hernandez 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 14
2 Joel Hanrahan 11
3 Tyler Clippard 8
3 Kenley Jansen 8
3 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .350
2 Matt Kemp .342
3 Melky Cabrera .337
4 Mike Trout .329
5 David Ortiz .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curtis Granderson 42
2 Ryan Braun 41
2 Josh Hamilton 41
2 Josh Willingham 41
5 Jose Bautista 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 124
1 Josh Hamilton 124
3 Josh Willingham 119
4 Prince Fielder 115
5 Ryan Braun 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 50
2 Emilio Bonifacio 44
2 Dee Gordon 44
4 Ben Revere 41
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.44
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.48
3 R. A. Dickey 2.65
4 Ryan Vogelsong 2.65
5 Cliff Lee 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 20
1 Justin Verlander 20
3 Madison Bumgarner 18
3 Jered Weaver 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 224
2 James Shields 217
3 Yovani Gallardo 216
4 Clayton Kershaw 214
5 Felix Hernandez 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 45
2 Chris Perez 43
3 Joel Hanrahan 41
3 Jose Valverde 41
5 2 tied 39