On This Day

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 47 .595 --
Orioles 63 53 .543 6.0
Rays 63 53 .543 6.0
Red Sox 57 60 .487 12.5
Blue Jays 55 61 .474 14.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 63 52 .548 --
Tigers 62 55 .530 2.0
Indians 54 63 .462 10.0
Royals 50 65 .435 13.0
Twins 50 66 .431 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 67 48 .583 --
Athletics 61 54 .530 6.0
Angels 61 56 .521 7.0
Mariners 54 64 .458 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 72 45 .615 --
Braves 67 49 .578 4.5
Mets 55 61 .474 16.5
Phillies 54 62 .466 17.5
Marlins 52 65 .444 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 46 .603 --
Pirates 64 52 .552 6.0
Cardinals 63 53 .543 7.0
Brewers 52 63 .452 17.5
Cubs 45 70 .391 24.5
Astros 39 79 .331 32.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 53 .547 --
Giants 64 53 .547 --
D'backs 58 58 .500 5.5
Padres 52 66 .441 12.5
Rockies 43 71 .377 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Gonzalez 4
2 Dustin Ackley 3
2 Jose Altuve 3
2 Nori Aoki 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 2
2 Erick Aybar 1
2 Michael Brantley 1
2 Jay Bruce 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 4
1 Mark Reynolds 4
3 Brandon Belt 3
3 Jay Bruce 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 2
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 Anthony Gose 1
2 Scott Hairston 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Josh Johnson 1.75
2 Jeremy Guthrie 1.60
3 Tim Hudson 1.33
4 Matt Moore 1.29
5 Hiroki Kuroda 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Madison Bumgarner 1
1 Tyler Chatwood 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Moore 9
2 Jeremy Guthrie 8
2 Kevin Millwood 8
4 Doug Fister 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Ernesto Frieri 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Addison Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .359
2 Melky Cabrera .346
3 Joey Votto .342
4 Mike Trout .341
5 Carlos Ruiz .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 33
2 Josh Hamilton 32
3 Edwin Encarnacion 30
3 Curtis Granderson 30
3 Josh Willingham 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 101
2 Josh Hamilton 99
3 Josh Willingham 88
4 Prince Fielder 84
5 Carlos Beltran 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 37
2 Rajai Davis 35
3 Michael Bourn 31
4 Emilio Bonifacio 30
4 Dee Gordon 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jered Weaver 2.22
2 Jordan Zimmermann 2.38
3 Johnny Cueto 2.45
4 Justin Verlander 2.46
5 David Price 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 15
1 R. A. Dickey 15
1 Gio Gonzalez 15
1 David Price 15
1 Jered Weaver 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 174
2 Max Scherzer 168
3 R. A. Dickey 166
3 Stephen Strasburg 166
5 2 tied 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 37
2 Jim Johnson 34
3 Joel Hanrahan 33
4 Chris Perez 32
5 Craig Kimbrel 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .462
2 Buster Posey .442
3 Brandon Belt .436
4 Jon Jay .420
5 Alex Avila .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 8
2 Chase Headley 7
3 A. J. Pierzynski 6
3 Buster Posey 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 22
2 Adrian Gonzalez 18
3 Miguel Cabrera 17
3 Albert Pujols 17
3 Neil Walker 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 7
2 Jose Altuve 6
2 Mike Trout 6
4 Coco Crisp 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mat Latos 0.42
2 Clay Buchholz 0.56
3 Miguel Gonzalez 0.60
3 Roy Halladay 0.60
5 Cole Hamels 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Alex Cobb 3
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 Jake Westbrook 3
5 45 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 28
2 A. J. Burnett 25
3 Yu Darvish 24
4 Jon Lester 23
5 Chris Capuano 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 7
1 Fernando Rodney 7
3 Addison Reed 5
4 Rafael Betancourt 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .448
2 Eric Young .389
3 Adrian Gonzalez .378
4 Torii Hunter .367
5 Aramis Ramirez .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 12
2 Miguel Cabrera 10
2 Chase Headley 10
2 Jason Kubel 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 35
2 Buster Posey 31
3 Albert Pujols 30
4 Miguel Cabrera 29
4 Chase Headley 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 12
2 Jose Altuve 10
2 Carlos Gomez 10
2 Ben Revere 10
2 Drew Stubbs 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Buchholz 1.15
2 Kris Medlen 1.37
3 Paul Maholm 1.40
4 Matt Moore 1.43
5 Hiroki Kuroda 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 5
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 Tim Hudson 5
1 Jason Marquis 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Madison Bumgarner 46
1 Justin Verlander 46
3 James Shields 44
4 Max Scherzer 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 16
2 Fernando Rodney 11
3 Tyler Clippard 10
4 Joel Hanrahan 9
4 Tom Wilhelmsen 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Kemp .349
2 Miguel Cabrera .349
3 Carlos Ruiz .337
4 Melky Cabrera .331
5 Derek Jeter .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 43
2 Ryan Braun 40
2 Josh Willingham 40
4 Curtis Granderson 38
5 4 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 131
2 Josh Hamilton 128
3 Josh Willingham 120
4 Prince Fielder 115
5 Ryan Braun 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 47
2 Emilio Bonifacio 42
2 Dee Gordon 42
2 Ben Revere 42
5 Mike Trout 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 2.37
2 Doug Fister 2.39
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.42
4 Justin Verlander 2.49
5 R. A. Dickey 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 Madison Bumgarner 19
2 Justin Verlander 19
2 Jered Weaver 19
5 R. A. Dickey 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 228
2 Yovani Gallardo 219
3 Gio Gonzalez 213
4 Clayton Kershaw 212
4 Max Scherzer 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 43
1 Chris Perez 43
3 Jim Johnson 41
3 Craig Kimbrel 41
5 J. J. Putz 38