On This Day

Monday, September 3, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 58 .567 --
Orioles 75 59 .560 1.0
Rays 74 61 .548 2.5
Red Sox 62 74 .456 15.0
Blue Jays 60 74 .448 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 73 61 .545 --
Tigers 72 62 .537 1.0
Royals 60 74 .448 13.0
Indians 57 78 .422 16.5
Twins 55 80 .407 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 80 54 .597 --
Athletics 76 58 .567 4.0
Angels 72 63 .533 8.5
Mariners 66 70 .485 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 82 52 .612 --
Braves 76 59 .563 6.5
Phillies 65 70 .481 17.5
Mets 64 71 .474 18.5
Marlins 60 75 .444 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 54 .603 --
Cardinals 73 62 .541 8.5
Pirates 70 64 .522 11.0
Brewers 65 69 .485 16.0
Cubs 51 83 .381 30.0
Astros 42 93 .311 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 58 .570 --
Dodgers 73 63 .537 4.5
D'backs 66 70 .485 11.5
Padres 62 74 .456 15.5
Rockies 55 78 .414 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Cruz 4
2 Brandon Crawford 3
2 Chris Iannetta 3
2 Garrett Jones 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gordon Beckham 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Jay Bruce 1
1 Jamey Carroll 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Abreu 3
1 Gordon Beckham 3
1 Chase Headley 3
1 Chris Iannetta 3
1 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alejandro De Aza 2
1 Dustin Pedroia 2
3 Mike Baxter 1
3 Quintin Berry 1
3 25 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kris Medlen 2.40
2 Tyler Cloyd 2.25
3 Yu Darvish 1.50
4 Andrew Werner 1.33
5 Clay Buchholz 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tyler Cloyd 1
1 Yu Darvish 1
1 Ross Detwiler 1
1 Edgar Gonzalez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kris Medlen 12
2 Tyler Cloyd 9
2 J. A. Happ 9
4 Clay Buchholz 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phillippe Aumont 1
1 Steve Cishek 1
1 Tyler Clippard 1
1 Jason Motte 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .341
3 Mike Trout .332
4 Miguel Cabrera .331
5 Buster Posey .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 114
2 Miguel Cabrera 111
3 Ryan Braun 96
3 Josh Willingham 96
5 Edwin Encarnacion 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 43
2 Rajai Davis 40
3 Michael Bourn 38
4 Jose Reyes 33
5 3 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Felix Hernandez 2.51
2 David Price 2.54
3 Johnny Cueto 2.58
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
1 Fernando Rodney 41
3 Rafael Soriano 35
4 Aroldis Chapman 34
4 Joel Hanrahan 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Murphy .447
2 Chris Iannetta .439
3 Adrian Beltre .439
4 Jeff Keppinger .425
5 Cameron Maybin .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 9
2 Edwin Encarnacion 6
2 Hanley Ramirez 6
4 Jay Bruce 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Beltre 17
1 Aramis Ramirez 17
3 Chase Headley 16
4 Ryan Howard 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 7
2 Dewayne Wise 6
3 Nori Aoki 5
3 Michael Bourn 5
3 8 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 R. A. Dickey 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 3
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 Derek Holland 3
1 Kris Medlen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 29
2 Kris Medlen 28
3 Marco Estrada 27
3 Clayton Kershaw 27
5 Max Scherzer 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Wilhelmsen 6
2 John Axford 5
2 Aroldis Chapman 5
2 Greg Holland 5
2 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Cruz .374
2 Dustin Pedroia .371
3 David Murphy .369
4 Jon Jay .364
5 Brandon Belt .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Headley 11
2 Adrian Beltre 10
2 Giancarlo Stanton 10
4 Jay Bruce 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 35
2 Adrian Gonzalez 31
3 Ryan Howard 27
4 Josh Hamilton 26
4 Hanley Ramirez 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.40
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 Kris Medlen 5
1 Max Scherzer 5
1 Adam Wainwright 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 57
2 Max Scherzer 53
3 Clayton Kershaw 49
4 Chris Sale 48
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rafael Betancourt 10
1 Aroldis Chapman 10
1 Jim Johnson 10
1 Jason Motte 10
5 3 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .346
2 Melky Cabrera .344
3 Buster Posey .330
4 Yadier Molina .328
5 Adrian Beltre .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 45
2 Josh Hamilton 44
3 Adrian Beltre 40
4 Edwin Encarnacion 39
4 Josh Willingham 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 132
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Ryan Braun 116
4 Josh Willingham 115
5 Adrian Beltre 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 50
2 Mike Trout 46
3 Coco Crisp 41
3 Ben Revere 41
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 R. A. Dickey 2.45
2 Johnny Cueto 2.57
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.61
4 Kyle Lohse 2.62
5 Jered Weaver 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 21
2 Matt Harrison 19
3 Madison Bumgarner 18
3 R. A. Dickey 18
3 Jered Weaver 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 Fernando Rodney 41
3 Joel Hanrahan 40
3 Jason Motte 40
5 2 tied 38