On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 57 .571 --
Orioles 74 59 .556 2.0
Rays 73 61 .545 3.5
Red Sox 62 73 .459 15.0
Blue Jays 60 73 .451 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 61 .541 --
Tigers 72 61 .541 --
Royals 60 73 .451 12.0
Indians 56 78 .418 16.5
Twins 55 79 .410 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 79 54 .594 --
Athletics 76 57 .571 3.0
Angels 71 63 .530 8.5
Mariners 65 70 .481 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 81 52 .609 --
Braves 75 59 .560 6.5
Phillies 64 70 .478 17.5
Mets 64 70 .478 17.5
Marlins 59 75 .440 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 53 .607 --
Cardinals 72 62 .537 9.5
Pirates 70 63 .526 11.0
Brewers 65 68 .489 16.0
Cubs 51 82 .383 30.0
Astros 41 93 .306 40.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 58 .567 --
Dodgers 72 63 .533 4.5
D'backs 66 69 .489 10.5
Padres 62 73 .459 14.5
Rockies 55 77 .417 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alexi Amarista 5
2 Chase Headley 4
3 Tony Abreu 3
3 Elvis Andrus 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 2
2 Jason Bay 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Jeff Bianchi 1
2 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 6
2 Jason Bay 4
2 Mark Reynolds 4
4 Tony Abreu 3
4 13 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 2
1 Rickie Weeks 2
3 Elvis Andrus 1
3 Nori Aoki 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stephen Strasburg 3.00
2 Justin Verlander 1.83
3 Bud Norris 1.50
4 Hisashi Iwakuma 1.40
5 Chris Capuano 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 1
1 Jose Arredondo 1
1 Ronald Belisario 1
1 Tim Collins 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 11
2 Stephen Strasburg 9
3 Hisashi Iwakuma 7
3 Chris Sale 7
5 7 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Tyler Clippard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .344
3 Mike Trout .333
4 Miguel Cabrera .331
5 Buster Posey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 38
2 Ryan Braun 37
2 Edwin Encarnacion 37
2 Josh Hamilton 37
5 Curtis Granderson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 113
2 Miguel Cabrera 111
3 Josh Willingham 96
4 Ryan Braun 95
4 Edwin Encarnacion 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 42
2 Rajai Davis 40
3 Michael Bourn 38
4 Juan Pierre 32
4 2 others tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cueto 2.48
2 Felix Hernandez 2.51
3 David Price 2.54
4 R. A. Dickey 2.63
5 Justin Verlander 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 209
2 Max Scherzer 204
3 Stephen Strasburg 195
4 Clayton Kershaw 192
5 Felix Hernandez 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 41
2 Fernando Rodney 40
3 Rafael Soriano 35
4 Aroldis Chapman 34
4 Joel Hanrahan 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cameron Maybin .478
2 David Murphy .468
3 Will Venable .429
4 Adrian Beltre .421
5 Jeff Keppinger .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 8
2 Edwin Encarnacion 6
3 Pedro Alvarez 5
3 Aaron Hill 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 17
2 Adrian Beltre 16
3 Ryan Howard 15
4 Jonathan Lucroy 14
4 Mitch Moreland 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 7
2 Michael Bourn 6
2 Dewayne Wise 6
4 Nori Aoki 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.00
1 Eric Stults 0.00
3 Hisashi Iwakuma 0.47
4 Marco Estrada 0.50
5 Tommy Milone 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 3
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 Derek Holland 3
1 Kyle Kendrick 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 29
2 Marco Estrada 27
2 Clayton Kershaw 27
4 Max Scherzer 26
5 Chris Sale 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 5
1 Rafael Betancourt 5
1 Aroldis Chapman 5
1 Greg Holland 5
1 5 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dexter Fowler .377
1 Yadier Molina .377
3 Buster Posey .368
4 Dustin Pedroia .364
5 Miguel Cabrera .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 10
1 Giancarlo Stanton 10
3 Adrian Beltre 9
3 Edwin Encarnacion 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 32
1 Chase Headley 32
3 Ryan Howard 27
3 Hanley Ramirez 27
5 Josh Hamilton 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.50
2 Felix Hernandez 1.65
3 Hisashi Iwakuma 1.66
4 Eric Stults 1.69
5 Max Scherzer 1.80

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 Justin Verlander 57
2 Max Scherzer 53
3 Clayton Kershaw 49
4 Chris Sale 48
5 4 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 11
2 Rafael Betancourt 10
2 Jim Johnson 10
4 Greg Holland 9
4 4 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .347
2 Melky Cabrera .343
3 Buster Posey .329
4 Yadier Molina .329
5 Adrian Beltre .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 45
2 Josh Hamilton 43
3 Adrian Beltre 39
3 Miguel Cabrera 39
3 2 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 132
2 Miguel Cabrera 130
3 Ryan Braun 115
3 Josh Willingham 115
5 Adrian Beltre 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 50
2 Mike Trout 45
3 Coco Crisp 41
4 Rajai Davis 40
4 2 others tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 R. A. Dickey 2.45
2 Johnny Cueto 2.48
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.61
4 Kyle Lohse 2.62
5 David Price 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 236
2 Justin Verlander 235
3 Clayton Kershaw 228
4 Stephen Strasburg 219
5 Yovani Gallardo 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 48
2 Joel Hanrahan 41
3 Jason Motte 40
3 Fernando Rodney 40
5 2 tied 38