On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 53 .579 --
Rays 70 57 .551 3.5
Orioles 69 57 .548 4.0
Red Sox 60 67 .472 13.5
Blue Jays 56 70 .444 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 55 .560 --
Tigers 68 58 .540 2.5
Royals 56 69 .448 14.0
Indians 55 71 .437 15.5
Twins 51 75 .405 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 51 .595 --
Athletics 69 57 .548 6.0
Angels 66 61 .520 9.5
Mariners 61 66 .480 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 77 49 .611 --
Braves 72 55 .567 5.5
Phillies 60 67 .472 17.5
Mets 58 69 .457 19.5
Marlins 57 71 .445 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 51 .602 --
Cardinals 69 57 .548 7.0
Pirates 68 58 .540 8.0
Brewers 58 67 .464 17.5
Cubs 48 77 .384 27.5
Astros 40 87 .315 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 56 .559 --
Dodgers 69 58 .543 2.0
D'backs 64 63 .504 7.0
Padres 58 70 .453 13.5
Rockies 51 74 .408 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Ethier 4
1 Mauro Gomez 4
1 Justin Morneau 4
4 Billy Butler 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kyle Seager 2
2 Yonder Alonso 1
2 Mike Aviles 1
2 Michael Brantley 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Gordon 4
1 Ian Kinsler 4
1 Kyle Seager 4
4 Yonder Alonso 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chase Utley 2
2 Roger Bernadina 1
2 Stephen Drew 1
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clayton Kershaw 1.60
2 Mike Minor 1.25
3 Steve Johnson 1.17
3 Brandon McCarthy 1.17
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisley Bueno 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 R. A. Dickey 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 8
2 Ryan Dempster 7
2 Gio Gonzalez 7
2 Dan Haren 7
2 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Greg Holland 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .346
3 Mike Trout .338
4 Yadier Molina .328
5 Buster Posey .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 38
2 Ryan Braun 34
2 Edwin Encarnacion 34
2 Josh Hamilton 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 107
2 Miguel Cabrera 106
3 Josh Willingham 91
4 Prince Fielder 89
4 Adrian Gonzalez 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 41
2 Rajai Davis 39
3 Michael Bourn 35
4 Juan Pierre 31
5 3 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.28
2 Johnny Cueto 2.47
3 Justin Verlander 2.50
4 Jordan Zimmermann 2.54
5 Felix Hernandez 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 16
1 R. A. Dickey 16
1 Gio Gonzalez 16
1 David Price 16
1 Jered Weaver 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 192
2 Max Scherzer 186
3 R. A. Dickey 183
3 Clayton Kershaw 183
3 Stephen Strasburg 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 39
1 Fernando Rodney 39
3 Joel Hanrahan 34
4 Chris Perez 33
5 Rafael Soriano 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yadier Molina .516
2 Dexter Fowler .457
3 Luis Cruz .438
4 David Murphy .426
5 Ryan Hanigan .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 7
1 Giancarlo Stanton 7
3 Jay Bruce 6
3 Aaron Hill 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garrett Jones 16
1 Hanley Ramirez 16
3 Adrian Gonzalez 15
3 Nick Swisher 15
5 Jay Bruce 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 8
2 Michael Bourn 6
2 Anthony Gose 6
2 Jimmy Rollins 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.40
2 Felix Hernandez 0.54
3 Max Scherzer 0.64
4 David Price 0.82
5 Kyle Kendrick 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Yovani Gallardo 3
1 Kyle Kendrick 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Sale 29
2 Cliff Lee 27
3 Yovani Gallardo 26
3 Clayton Kershaw 26
3 Justin Verlander 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 7
2 Rafael Betancourt 6
2 Jim Johnson 6
4 Aroldis Chapman 5
4 5 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yadier Molina .425
2 Eric Young .403
3 David Murphy .392
4 Derek Jeter .374
5 Buster Posey .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 10
1 Ryan Ludwick 10
1 Albert Pujols 10
4 Giancarlo Stanton 9
5 8 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 31
2 Hanley Ramirez 30
3 Chase Headley 29
4 Todd Frazier 27
4 Ryan Ludwick 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Alcides Escobar 10
2 Anthony Gose 10
2 Mike Trout 10
5 Ben Revere 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.83
2 David Price 1.22
3 Adam Wainwright 1.46
4 Bartolo Colon 1.57
5 Felix Hernandez 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 Chad Billingsley 5
1 Yovani Gallardo 5
1 Clayton Kershaw 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 50
2 Clayton Kershaw 47
3 Madison Bumgarner 44
3 A. J. Burnett 44
3 3 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 12
2 Fernando Rodney 11
3 Tyler Clippard 10
4 Rafael Betancourt 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .348
2 Melky Cabrera .341
3 Matt Kemp .337
4 Yadier Molina .335
5 Carlos Ruiz .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 42
1 Josh Hamilton 42
3 Miguel Cabrera 39
4 Adam Dunn 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 130
1 Josh Hamilton 130
3 Josh Willingham 114
4 Ryan Braun 111
5 Prince Fielder 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 49
2 Mike Trout 44
3 Dee Gordon 42
4 Ben Revere 41
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kyle Lohse 2.47
2 David Price 2.48
3 R. A. Dickey 2.53
4 Clayton Kershaw 2.54
5 Justin Verlander 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 Madison Bumgarner 20
3 R. A. Dickey 19
3 Matt Harrison 19
3 Jered Weaver 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 230
2 Clayton Kershaw 224
3 Yovani Gallardo 222
4 Max Scherzer 220
5 David Price 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 46
2 Joel Hanrahan 42
2 Chris Perez 42
4 Jason Motte 39
4 2 others tied 39