On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 52 .581 --
Rays 69 55 .556 3.0
Orioles 67 57 .540 5.0
Red Sox 59 65 .476 13.0
Blue Jays 56 67 .455 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 68 55 .553 --
Tigers 66 57 .537 2.0
Royals 55 68 .447 13.0
Indians 54 70 .435 14.5
Twins 51 72 .415 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 72 51 .585 --
Athletics 67 56 .545 5.0
Angels 64 60 .516 8.5
Mariners 61 64 .488 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 77 47 .621 --
Braves 71 53 .573 6.0
Phillies 57 67 .460 20.0
Mets 57 67 .460 20.0
Marlins 57 69 .452 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 49 .608 --
Cardinals 67 56 .545 8.0
Pirates 67 57 .540 8.5
Brewers 57 66 .463 18.0
Cubs 47 76 .382 28.0
Astros 39 85 .315 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 55 .556 --
Dodgers 67 58 .536 2.5
D'backs 64 61 .512 5.5
Padres 56 70 .444 14.0
Rockies 49 73 .402 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joaquin Arias 3
1 Adrian Beltre 3
1 Ryan Braun 3
1 Coco Crisp 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Joaquin Arias 1
2 Ryan Braun 1
2 Domonic Brown 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joaquin Arias 5
1 Adrian Beltre 5
1 Mitch Moreland 5
4 Aaron Hill 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 2
1 Shin-Soo Choo 2
1 Dustin Pedroia 2
4 Michael Bourn 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Sale 3.25
2 Matt Harvey 1.80
3 Tommy Milone 1.67
4 Yovani Gallardo 1.50
5 Bronson Arroyo 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Yovani Gallardo 1
1 Derek Holland 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Sale 13
2 Yovani Gallardo 9
2 Matt Harvey 9
4 Kris Medlen 7
4 James Shields 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 J. J. Putz 2
2 John Axford 1
2 Rafael Betancourt 1
2 Aroldis Chapman 1
2 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .349
2 Melky Cabrera .346
3 Mike Trout .343
4 Buster Posey .327
5 Miguel Cabrera .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 36
2 Ryan Braun 34
2 Josh Hamilton 34
4 Edwin Encarnacion 32
4 Curtis Granderson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 105
2 Josh Hamilton 102
3 Josh Willingham 91
4 Prince Fielder 89
5 Albert Pujols 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 39
1 Mike Trout 39
3 Michael Bourn 34
4 Juan Pierre 31
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.28
2 Johnny Cueto 2.44
3 Justin Verlander 2.53
4 Jordan Zimmermann 2.54
5 Felix Hernandez 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 16
1 Gio Gonzalez 16
1 David Price 16
1 Jered Weaver 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 186
2 Stephen Strasburg 183
3 R. A. Dickey 181
4 Justin Verlander 180
5 Felix Hernandez 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 39
2 Jim Johnson 38
3 Joel Hanrahan 34
4 Chris Perez 32
5 3 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Lombardozzi .514
2 Dexter Fowler .452
3 Todd Frazier .442
4 Luis Cruz .436
5 Josh Donaldson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Giancarlo Stanton 7
2 Chase Headley 6
2 Ryan Ludwick 6
4 Ryan Braun 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garrett Jones 17
1 Hanley Ramirez 17
3 Adrian Gonzalez 16
3 Chase Headley 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 9
2 Anthony Gose 8
3 Coco Crisp 6
3 Will Venable 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Guthrie 0.00
2 Kris Medlen 0.40
3 Jonathon Niese 0.59
4 David Price 0.82
5 Johnny Cueto 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Sale 29
2 Cliff Lee 27
3 Yovani Gallardo 26
3 Max Scherzer 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rafael Betancourt 6
1 Aroldis Chapman 6
1 J. J. Putz 6
1 Fernando Rodney 6
5 5 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .400
2 David Murphy .398
3 Buster Posey .378
4 Yadier Molina .376
5 Jayson Werth .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 10
1 Ryan Ludwick 10
1 Albert Pujols 10
4 Mike Trout 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hanley Ramirez 30
2 Ryan Ludwick 29
3 Chase Headley 28
4 Adrian Gonzalez 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Alcides Escobar 11
3 Anthony Gose 10
3 Juan Pierre 10
3 Drew Stubbs 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.74
2 Matt Moore 1.16
3 David Price 1.23
4 Chad Billingsley 1.30
5 Mat Latos 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 6
2 Bronson Arroyo 5
2 Yovani Gallardo 5
2 Stephen Strasburg 5
2 Adam Wainwright 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 52
2 R. A. Dickey 49
3 Madison Bumgarner 48
4 David Price 47
5 Cliff Lee 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 14
2 Tyler Clippard 12
2 Fernando Rodney 12
4 Rafael Betancourt 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .348
2 Melky Cabrera .340
3 Matt Kemp .334
4 Carlos Ruiz .330
5 Mike Trout .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 43
2 Ryan Braun 42
3 Miguel Cabrera 38
3 Curtis Granderson 38
3 Josh Willingham 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 129
2 Josh Hamilton 127
3 Josh Willingham 116
4 Ryan Braun 113
5 Prince Fielder 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 50
2 Dee Gordon 42
2 Mike Trout 42
4 Emilio Bonifacio 40
4 2 others tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.47
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.48
3 Madison Bumgarner 2.57
4 R. A. Dickey 2.57
5 Justin Verlander 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 Madison Bumgarner 20
2 Jered Weaver 20
4 R. A. Dickey 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 224
1 Max Scherzer 224
3 Yovani Gallardo 222
4 David Price 221
5 Justin Verlander 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 45
2 Joel Hanrahan 43
3 Chris Perez 41
3 J. J. Putz 41
5 Fernando Rodney 39