On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 49 .592 --
Rays 66 54 .550 5.0
Orioles 65 55 .542 6.0
Red Sox 59 62 .488 12.5
Blue Jays 56 64 .467 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 54 .546 --
Tigers 64 56 .533 1.5
Indians 54 66 .450 11.5
Royals 53 66 .445 12.0
Twins 50 69 .420 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 69 50 .580 --
Athletics 64 55 .538 5.0
Angels 62 59 .512 8.0
Mariners 57 64 .471 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 74 46 .617 --
Braves 70 50 .583 4.0
Mets 57 63 .475 17.0
Phillies 55 65 .458 19.0
Marlins 55 66 .455 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 48 .603 --
Pirates 66 54 .550 6.5
Cardinals 65 55 .542 7.5
Brewers 54 65 .454 18.0
Cubs 47 72 .395 25.0
Astros 39 82 .322 34.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 54 .550 --
Dodgers 66 55 .545 0.5
D'backs 61 59 .508 5.0
Padres 52 70 .426 15.0
Rockies 45 73 .381 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pedro Ciriaco 4
1 Alcides Escobar 4
1 Chris Young 4
4 Dustin Ackley 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 2
1 Hanley Ramirez 2
3 Joaquin Arias 1
3 Ryan Braun 1
3 38 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Moustakas 4
1 Hanley Ramirez 4
3 Joaquin Arias 3
3 Billy Butler 3
3 12 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Erick Aybar 2
1 Bryan LaHair 2
3 Nori Aoki 1
3 Ryan Braun 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Edwin Jackson 3.67
2 Johnny Cueto 2.67
3 Jonathon Niese 1.40
4 Roy Oswalt 1.25
5 Lance Lynn 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Britton 1
1 Barret Browning 1
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edwin Jackson 11
2 Cole Hamels 10
3 Johnny Cueto 8
3 Aaron Harang 8
3 Lance Lynn 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alfredo Aceves 1
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 9 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .356
2 Melky Cabrera .346
3 Mike Trout .343
4 Joey Votto .342
5 Buster Posey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 35
2 Josh Hamilton 34
3 Ryan Braun 33
4 Curtis Granderson 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 104
2 Josh Hamilton 101
3 Josh Willingham 89
4 Prince Fielder 88
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 39
2 Rajai Davis 38
3 Michael Bourn 32
4 Emilio Bonifacio 30
4 Dee Gordon 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jordan Zimmermann 2.38
2 David Price 2.39
3 Johnny Cueto 2.44
4 Justin Verlander 2.53
5 Felix Hernandez 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 16
1 David Price 16
3 A. J. Burnett 15
3 R. A. Dickey 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 180
2 Max Scherzer 178
3 R. A. Dickey 175
4 Felix Hernandez 174
5 Stephen Strasburg 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 38
2 Jim Johnson 36
3 Joel Hanrahan 34
4 Chris Perez 32
5 Craig Kimbrel 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .431
2 Brandon Belt .400
2 Buster Posey .400
4 Erick Aybar .391
5 Jon Jay .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 7
2 Ryan Ludwick 6
3 Billy Butler 5
3 Miguel Cabrera 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 21
2 Chase Headley 19
3 Hanley Ramirez 17
4 Miguel Cabrera 16
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 10
2 Anthony Gose 8
3 Jose Altuve 6
3 Mike Trout 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Guthrie 0.00
2 Kyle Lohse 0.46
3 Mat Latos 0.64
4 David Price 0.82
5 Kris Medlen 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 Cole Hamels 3
1 Clayton Kershaw 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 28
2 Yu Darvish 27
2 Max Scherzer 27
4 Edwin Jackson 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 6
2 Rafael Betancourt 5
2 Aroldis Chapman 5
2 Kenley Jansen 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buster Posey .411
2 Eric Young .388
3 Roger Bernadina .382
4 Torii Hunter .366
5 Jose Altuve .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
1 Ryan Ludwick 11
3 Chase Headley 10
3 Albert Pujols 10
3 Mike Trout 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 30
1 Ryan Ludwick 30
3 Miguel Cabrera 29
3 Adrian Gonzalez 29
5 Hanley Ramirez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Alcides Escobar 10
2 Carlos Gomez 10
2 Anthony Gose 10
2 Drew Stubbs 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.83
2 Matt Moore 1.10
3 David Price 1.26
4 Mat Latos 1.31
5 Paul Maholm 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 Chad Billingsley 5
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Johnny Cueto 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 53
2 Yu Darvish 51
3 R. A. Dickey 48
4 James Shields 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 15
2 Tyler Clippard 11
2 Fernando Rodney 11
4 Kenley Jansen 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .350
2 Matt Kemp .343
3 Carlos Ruiz .337
4 Melky Cabrera .334
5 Buster Posey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 44
2 Ryan Braun 43
3 Josh Willingham 40
4 Curtis Granderson 39
5 Miguel Cabrera 38

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 48
2 Dee Gordon 42
2 Mike Trout 42
4 Emilio Bonifacio 41
4 Ben Revere 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Fister 2.39
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.49
3 Jordan Zimmermann 2.51
4 David Price 2.56
5 Justin Verlander 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 226
2 Max Scherzer 222
3 Felix Hernandez 220
4 Yovani Gallardo 219
5 Clayton Kershaw 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 44
2 Jim Johnson 43
3 Chris Perez 41
4 Craig Kimbrel 40
5 J. J. Putz 39