On This Day

Friday, August 3, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 43 .590 --
Rays 56 50 .528 6.5
Orioles 55 51 .519 7.5
Red Sox 53 54 .495 10.0
Blue Jays 51 55 .481 11.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 58 47 .552 --
Tigers 56 50 .528 2.5
Indians 50 56 .472 8.5
Twins 46 60 .434 12.5
Royals 44 61 .419 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 62 43 .590 --
Athletics 58 48 .547 4.5
Angels 57 50 .533 6.0
Mariners 50 58 .463 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 63 43 .594 --
Braves 61 45 .575 2.0
Mets 52 55 .486 11.5
Marlins 49 58 .458 14.5
Phillies 47 59 .443 16.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 65 41 .613 --
Pirates 60 45 .571 4.5
Cardinals 57 49 .538 8.0
Brewers 48 57 .457 16.5
Cubs 43 61 .413 21.0
Astros 35 72 .327 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 49 .538 --
Dodgers 57 50 .533 0.5
D'backs 55 51 .519 2.0
Padres 45 63 .417 13.0
Rockies 38 66 .365 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Reyes 5
2 Jamey Carroll 4
2 Justin Morneau 4
2 Buster Posey 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 A. J. Ellis 2
1 Alex Rios 2
3 Dustin Ackley 1
3 Chris Carter 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 4
1 Alex Rios 4
3 Carl Crawford 3
3 Mark DeRosa 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yadier Molina 2
2 Emilio Bonifacio 1
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 Everth Cabrera 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 CC Sabathia 2.50
2 Josh Johnson 1.80
3 R. A. Dickey 1.29
4 Chad Billingsley 1.17
5 Gio Gonzalez 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Travis Blackley 1
1 Jeff Gray 1
1 Matt Harrison 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gio Gonzalez 10
1 CC Sabathia 10
3 R. A. Dickey 9
3 Josh Johnson 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jared Burton 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 Tyler Clippard 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .373
2 Melky Cabrera .351
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 Miguel Cabrera 88
1 Josh Hamilton 88
3 Josh Willingham 80
4 Prince Fielder 77
5 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jordan Zimmermann 2.28
2 Jered Weaver 2.29
3 Ryan Vogelsong 2.38
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 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 R. A. Dickey 156
2 Stephen Strasburg 154
3 Felix Hernandez 153
4 Justin Verlander 152
5 Max Scherzer 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 32
2 Joel Hanrahan 31
2 Jim Johnson 31
2 Craig Kimbrel 31
5 Chris Perez 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Murphy .462
2 Chris Johnson .449
3 Buster Posey .426
4 David Freese .415
5 Jose Reyes .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Holliday 7
2 Nelson Cruz 6
2 Ike Davis 6
2 Jason Kubel 6
2 Albert Pujols 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 17
1 Ryan Ludwick 17
1 Albert Pujols 17
4 Alex Rios 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 8
2 Carlos Gomez 7
3 Juan Pierre 6
4 Alejandro De Aza 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Feldman 0.60
2 Jeremy Hellickson 0.73
3 Kris Medlen 0.75
4 Chad Billingsley 0.89
5 2 tied 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Blake Beavan 3
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 31
2 Yu Darvish 24
2 R. A. Dickey 24
4 Hisashi Iwakuma 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 9
2 Tyler Clippard 7
2 Tom Wilhelmsen 7
4 Joel Hanrahan 5
4 Fernando Rodney 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Freese .417
2 Andrew McCutchen .416
3 Buster Posey .400
4 Adrian Gonzalez .396
5 Yoenis Cespedes .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 10
1 Jason Kubel 10
1 Albert Pujols 10
4 Ike Davis 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 26
2 Albert Pujols 25
3 Prince Fielder 24
4 Miguel Cabrera 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 11
2 Emilio Bonifacio 10
3 Carlos Gomez 9
3 Ben Revere 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jordan Zimmermann 0.87
2 Paul Maholm 1.23
3 Mike Fiers 1.38
4 Felix Hernandez 1.38
5 Mike Minor 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Tim Hudson 5
1 Jason Vargas 5
1 Jered Weaver 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Price 44
2 Francisco Liriano 41
2 James Shields 41
4 R. A. Dickey 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 15
2 Joel Hanrahan 11
3 Tyler Clippard 9
4 Craig Kimbrel 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .351
2 Matt Kemp .343
3 Melky Cabrera .339
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
4 Josh Willingham 40
5 Jose Bautista 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 124
2 Josh Hamilton 123
3 Prince Fielder 118
4 Josh Willingham 117
5 Ryan Braun 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 50
2 Emilio Bonifacio 45
3 Dee Gordon 44
4 Ben Revere 40
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.44
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.48
3 R. A. Dickey 2.64
4 Cliff Lee 2.66
5 Matt Cain 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 20
1 Justin Verlander 20
3 Madison Bumgarner 18
3 Matt Harrison 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 224
2 Yovani Gallardo 216
3 Clayton Kershaw 214
4 Felix Hernandez 213
5 David Price 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 45
2 Chris Perez 43
3 Joel Hanrahan 41
4 J. J. Putz 40
4 Jose Valverde 40