On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 59 .563 --
Orioles 76 59 .563 --
Rays 75 61 .551 1.5
Red Sox 63 74 .460 14.0
Blue Jays 60 75 .444 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 73 62 .541 --
Tigers 72 63 .533 1.0
Royals 61 74 .452 12.0
Indians 58 78 .426 15.5
Twins 56 80 .412 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 80 55 .593 --
Athletics 76 59 .563 4.0
Angels 73 63 .537 7.5
Mariners 66 71 .482 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 83 52 .615 --
Braves 76 60 .559 7.5
Phillies 65 71 .478 18.5
Mets 64 72 .471 19.5
Marlins 60 76 .441 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 54 .606 --
Cardinals 74 62 .544 8.5
Pirates 71 64 .526 11.0
Brewers 66 69 .489 16.0
Cubs 51 84 .378 31.0
Astros 42 94 .309 40.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 59 .566 --
Dodgers 73 64 .533 4.5
D'backs 67 70 .489 10.5
Padres 63 74 .460 14.5
Rockies 56 78 .418 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Aaron Hill 5
2 Brock Holt 4
2 Adam LaRoche 4
2 Andrew McCutchen 4
2 Jayson Werth 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam LaRoche 2
2 Elvis Andrus 1
2 Nori Aoki 1
2 Brandon Belt 1
2 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ian Desmond 4
1 Chris Parmelee 4
1 Mark Reynolds 4
4 Nori Aoki 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dustin Ackley 1
1 Jose Altuve 1
1 Daniel Descalso 1
1 Chris Dickerson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wandy Rodriguez 1.40
2 Zack Britton 1.33
3 Tommy Hanson 1.14
4 Clayton Kershaw 1.12
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Britton 1
1 Alex Cobb 1
1 Josh Collmenter 1
1 Scott Diamond 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 9
2 Zack Britton 8
2 Tommy Hanson 8
2 Edwin Jackson 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Luke Gregerson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andrew McCutchen .347
2 Melky Cabrera .346
3 Mike Trout .333
4 Miguel Cabrera .330
5 Buster Posey .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 114
2 Miguel Cabrera 113
3 Ryan Braun 98
3 Josh Willingham 98
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 43
2 Rajai Davis 40
3 Michael Bourn 38
4 Jose Reyes 34
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 Clayton Kershaw 201
4 Stephen Strasburg 195
5 Felix Hernandez 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 42
2 Jim Johnson 41
3 Aroldis Chapman 35
3 Rafael Soriano 35
5 2 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adrian Beltre .439
2 Chris Iannetta .432
3 Jamey Carroll .419
4 Andre Ethier .400
4 3 others tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 7
2 Dustin Pedroia 6
2 Jose Reyes 6
4 Nori Aoki 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.00
2 Hisashi Iwakuma 0.47
2 Eric Stults 0.47
4 Marco Estrada 0.50
5 R. A. Dickey 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 3
1 Zack Britton 3
1 Zack Greinke 3
1 Derek Holland 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 29
2 Kris Medlen 28
3 Marco Estrada 27
4 Edwin Jackson 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 6
1 Aroldis Chapman 6
1 Greg Holland 6
4 Jason Motte 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .385
2 Brandon Belt .371
3 Jon Jay .369
4 Yadier Molina .368
5 Dexter Fowler .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Giancarlo Stanton 11
2 Adrian Beltre 10
2 Jay Bruce 10
2 Chase Headley 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 35
2 Adrian Gonzalez 32
3 Ryan Howard 27
4 Alfonso Soriano 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.40
2 Hisashi Iwakuma 1.66
2 Eric Stults 1.66
4 Max Scherzer 1.80
5 Zack Britton 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yovani Gallardo 5
1 Kris Medlen 5
1 Max Scherzer 5
4 Bronson Arroyo 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 57
2 Max Scherzer 53
3 Edwin Jackson 51
3 Clayton Kershaw 51
5 Chris Sale 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .345
2 Melky Cabrera .345
3 Yadier Molina .330
4 Matt Kemp .328
5 Adrian Beltre .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 129
2 Miguel Cabrera 126
3 Josh Willingham 116
4 Ryan Braun 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 Rajai Davis 40

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 235
2 Max Scherzer 230
3 Clayton Kershaw 227
4 Stephen Strasburg 219
5 Yovani Gallardo 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 48
2 Fernando Rodney 42
3 Joel Hanrahan 40
3 Jason Motte 40
5 Chris Perez 38