On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 46 .582 --
Orioles 60 51 .541 4.5
Rays 58 52 .527 6.0
Red Sox 55 57 .491 10.0
Blue Jays 53 57 .482 11.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 50 .545 --
Tigers 60 51 .541 0.5
Indians 51 60 .459 9.5
Twins 49 62 .441 11.5
Royals 47 63 .427 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 65 45 .591 --
Athletics 60 51 .541 5.5
Angels 59 53 .527 7.0
Mariners 51 62 .451 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 68 43 .613 --
Braves 64 47 .577 4.0
Mets 53 58 .477 15.0
Marlins 51 60 .459 17.0
Phillies 50 61 .450 18.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 45 .595 --
Pirates 63 47 .573 2.5
Cardinals 60 51 .541 6.0
Brewers 51 59 .464 14.5
Cubs 43 66 .394 22.0
Astros 36 76 .321 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 50 .550 --
Dodgers 60 52 .536 1.5
D'backs 56 55 .505 5.0
Padres 49 64 .434 13.0
Rockies 40 69 .367 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shin-Soo Choo 4
1 Giancarlo Stanton 4
3 Elvis Andrus 3
3 Willie Bloomquist 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kendrys Morales 2
1 Giancarlo Stanton 2
3 Michael Bourn 1
3 Chris Carter 1
3 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marco Scutaro 7
2 Neil Walker 5
2 Matt Wieters 5
4 Curtis Granderson 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Coco Crisp 2
1 Jason Kipnis 2
1 Will Venable 2
4 Jose Altuve 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mat Latos 2.00
2 Alex Cobb 1.40
3 Steve Johnson 1.29
4 Jeremy Guthrie 1.20
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Axford 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Alex Cobb 1
1 Kevin Correia 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Johnson 9
2 Mat Latos 8
3 Alex Cobb 7
3 Gio Gonzalez 7
3 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Cook 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Jim Henderson 1
1 Greg Holland 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .370
2 Melky Cabrera .355
3 Mike Trout .345
4 Joey Votto .342
5 Carlos Ruiz .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 31
2 Curtis Granderson 30
2 Josh Hamilton 30
4 Ryan Braun 29
4 4 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 95
1 Josh Hamilton 95
3 Josh Willingham 83
4 Prince Fielder 81
5 Carlos Beltran 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 36
2 Emilio Bonifacio 30
2 Rajai Davis 30
2 Dee Gordon 30
5 Michael Bourn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jered Weaver 2.13
2 Ryan Vogelsong 2.27
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.45
4 David Price 2.49
5 Justin Verlander 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jered Weaver 15
2 A. J. Burnett 14
2 Johnny Cueto 14
2 R. A. Dickey 14
2 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 166
2 Max Scherzer 160
2 Stephen Strasburg 160
4 Felix Hernandez 159
5 R. A. Dickey 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 34
2 Joel Hanrahan 33
2 Jim Johnson 33
4 Craig Kimbrel 31
5 Chris Perez 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .455
2 Buster Posey .435
3 Adrian Gonzalez .434
4 Torii Hunter .426
5 Alejandro De Aza .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Johnson 7
2 Nelson Cruz 6
2 Adam LaRoche 6
2 Albert Pujols 6
5 12 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Johnson 19
1 Neil Walker 19
3 Marco Scutaro 16
4 Adam LaRoche 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Altuve 7
1 Jose Reyes 7
1 Drew Stubbs 7
4 Ben Revere 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bartolo Colon 0.00
1 Wei-Yin Chen 0.00
3 Clayton Kershaw 0.56
4 Doug Fister 1.06
5 Felix Hernandez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Mike Fiers 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 27
2 David Price 26
2 Max Scherzer 26
4 Justin Verlander 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 7
2 Tyler Clippard 6
2 Fernando Rodney 6
4 Joel Hanrahan 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .449
2 Adrian Gonzalez .409
3 Yoenis Cespedes .402
4 Andrew McCutchen .398
5 Ryan Zimmerman .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
2 Albert Pujols 10
2 Josh Willingham 10
4 Ike Davis 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Posey 30
2 Adrian Gonzalez 27
3 Albert Pujols 25
4 Miguel Cabrera 24
4 Neil Walker 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emilio Bonifacio 10
1 Carlos Gomez 10
1 Mike Trout 10
4 Ben Revere 9
4 Drew Stubbs 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Fiers 1.08
2 Felix Hernandez 1.12
3 Ben Sheets 1.41
4 David Price 1.49
5 Doug Fister 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jered Weaver 5
2 Blake Beavan 4
2 Chad Billingsley 4
2 A. J. Burnett 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 42
2 David Price 41
3 Francisco Liriano 39
3 Max Scherzer 39
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 14
2 Joel Hanrahan 10
3 Tyler Clippard 9
3 Fernando Rodney 9
5 Tom Wilhelmsen 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .346
2 Matt Kemp .346
3 Melky Cabrera .341
4 Carlos Ruiz .331
5 Mike Trout .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curtis Granderson 43
2 Josh Hamilton 42
3 Ryan Braun 41
3 Josh Willingham 41
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 129
2 Josh Hamilton 127
3 Josh Willingham 118
4 Prince Fielder 116
5 Ryan Braun 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 48
2 Emilio Bonifacio 45
3 Dee Gordon 43
4 Ben Revere 42
5 Mike Trout 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.31
2 David Price 2.50
3 Ryan Vogelsong 2.53
4 Justin Verlander 2.56
5 Jordan Zimmermann 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 21
2 Justin Verlander 20
3 Madison Bumgarner 19
3 Jered Weaver 19
5 7 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 230
2 James Shields 217
3 Yovani Gallardo 214
3 Clayton Kershaw 214
3 Max Scherzer 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 43
2 Craig Kimbrel 42
2 Chris Perez 42
4 Jim Johnson 41
5 2 tied 39