On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 56 .576 --
Orioles 73 59 .553 3.0
Rays 72 61 .541 4.5
Red Sox 62 72 .463 15.0
Blue Jays 60 72 .455 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 60 .545 --
Tigers 71 61 .538 1.0
Royals 59 73 .447 13.0
Indians 56 77 .421 16.5
Twins 55 78 .414 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 78 54 .591 --
Athletics 75 57 .568 3.0
Angels 71 62 .534 7.5
Mariners 64 70 .478 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 80 52 .606 --
Braves 74 59 .556 6.5
Phillies 64 69 .481 16.5
Mets 63 70 .474 17.5
Marlins 59 74 .444 21.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 81 53 .604 --
Cardinals 72 61 .541 8.5
Pirates 70 62 .530 10.0
Brewers 64 68 .485 16.0
Cubs 51 81 .386 29.0
Astros 41 92 .308 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 58 .564 --
Dodgers 71 63 .530 4.5
D'backs 66 68 .493 9.5
Padres 62 72 .463 13.5
Rockies 54 77 .412 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Butler 4
1 Salvador Perez 4
3 Adrian Beltre 3
3 Miguel Cabrera 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Alvarez 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Robinson Cano 1
1 Chris Carter 1
1 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dexter Fowler 4
1 Joe Mauer 4
3 Matt Carpenter 3
3 Tyler Colvin 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yoenis Cespedes 2
1 Carlos Gomez 2
1 Dewayne Wise 2
4 Ryan Braun 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Niemann 4.00
2 Homer Bailey 2.25
3 Marco Estrada 2.00
4 Max Scherzer 1.80
5 A. J. Griffin 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Axford 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Mitchell Boggs 1
1 Jhoulys Chacin 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marco Estrada 10
2 Homer Bailey 9
2 Josh Beckett 9
2 A. J. Burnett 9
2 Max Scherzer 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Glen Perkins 2
2 Frank Francisco 1
2 Ernesto Frieri 1
2 Brandon League 1
2 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .346
3 Mike Trout .336
4 Miguel Cabrera .332
5 Buster Posey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 38
2 Ryan Braun 36
2 Edwin Encarnacion 36
2 Josh Hamilton 36
5 Curtis Granderson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 112
2 Miguel Cabrera 111
3 Josh Willingham 96
4 Prince Fielder 93
4 Albert Pujols 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 42
2 Rajai Davis 40
3 Michael Bourn 37
4 Juan Pierre 32
4 Shane Victorino 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cueto 2.48
2 Felix Hernandez 2.51
3 David Price 2.53
4 R. A. Dickey 2.63
5 Justin Verlander 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cueto 17
1 R. A. Dickey 17
1 Gio Gonzalez 17
4 David Price 16
4 Jered Weaver 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 204
2 Justin Verlander 198
3 Clayton Kershaw 192
4 Felix Hernandez 191
5 R. A. Dickey 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 41
2 Fernando Rodney 40
3 Rafael Soriano 35
4 Joel Hanrahan 34
5 2 tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adrian Beltre .446
2 Will Venable .439
3 Cameron Maybin .432
4 Albert Pujols .429
5 David Murphy .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 7
1 Hanley Ramirez 7
3 Aaron Hill 6
3 Giancarlo Stanton 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Beltre 15
1 Aramis Ramirez 15
1 Giancarlo Stanton 15
4 Ryan Howard 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 8
2 Dewayne Wise 7
3 Nori Aoki 5
3 Michael Bourn 5
3 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.00
2 Marco Estrada 0.50
3 Brett Anderson 0.64
3 Tommy Milone 0.64
5 R. A. Dickey 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Britton 3
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 Kyle Kendrick 3
1 Clayton Richard 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edwin Jackson 29
2 Marco Estrada 27
2 Clayton Kershaw 27
4 Max Scherzer 26
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 6
2 Grant Balfour 5
2 Aroldis Chapman 5
2 Jason Motte 5
2 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jon Jay .380
2 Buster Posey .378
3 Yadier Molina .377
4 Miguel Cabrera .371
5 Torii Hunter .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Giancarlo Stanton 10
2 Chase Headley 9
3 Adrian Beltre 8
3 Edwin Encarnacion 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 30
2 Josh Hamilton 28
2 Chase Headley 28
4 Hanley Ramirez 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 12
2 Mike Trout 11
3 Coco Crisp 10
3 Carlos Gomez 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.50
2 Felix Hernandez 1.65
3 Eric Stults 1.78
4 Max Scherzer 1.80
5 Cole Hamels 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yovani Gallardo 5
1 Clayton Richard 5
1 Max Scherzer 5
1 Adam Wainwright 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 53
2 Clayton Kershaw 49
3 Justin Verlander 46
4 A. J. Burnett 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 10
1 Jim Johnson 10
3 Rafael Betancourt 9
3 Jason Motte 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .348
2 Melky Cabrera .342
3 Matt Kemp .333
4 Buster Posey .330
5 Adrian Beltre .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 44
2 Josh Hamilton 42
3 Miguel Cabrera 39
3 Josh Willingham 39
5 3 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 131
1 Josh Hamilton 131
3 Josh Willingham 115
4 Ryan Braun 114
5 Adrian Beltre 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 51
2 Mike Trout 45
3 Dee Gordon 42
4 Coco Crisp 40
4 2 others tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 R. A. Dickey 2.51
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.61
3 Kyle Lohse 2.62
4 Johnny Cueto 2.65
5 Justin Verlander 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 21
2 R. A. Dickey 19
2 Matt Harrison 19
2 Jered Weaver 19
5 Madison Bumgarner 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 236
2 Justin Verlander 230
3 Clayton Kershaw 228
4 Yovani Gallardo 213
5 Stephen Strasburg 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 48
2 Joel Hanrahan 42
3 Jason Motte 40
3 Fernando Rodney 40
5 Chris Perez 39