On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 60 .562 --
Orioles 77 60 .562 --
Rays 75 62 .547 2.0
Red Sox 63 75 .457 14.5
Blue Jays 61 75 .449 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 74 62 .544 --
Tigers 73 63 .537 1.0
Royals 61 76 .445 13.5
Indians 58 79 .423 16.5
Twins 56 81 .409 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 82 55 .599 --
Athletics 76 60 .559 5.5
Angels 74 63 .540 8.0
Mariners 67 71 .486 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 85 52 .620 --
Braves 78 60 .565 7.5
Phillies 66 71 .482 19.0
Mets 65 72 .474 20.0
Marlins 61 77 .442 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 55 .601 --
Cardinals 74 63 .540 8.5
Pirates 72 64 .529 10.0
Brewers 67 70 .489 15.5
Cubs 51 86 .372 31.5
Astros 42 95 .307 40.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 60 .562 --
Dodgers 73 65 .529 4.5
D'backs 68 70 .493 9.5
Padres 64 74 .464 13.5
Rockies 56 80 .412 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Blackmon 4
2 Lorenzo Cain 3
2 Anthony Rizzo 3
2 Donovan Solano 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 2
2 Robert Andino 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Chris Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Reynolds 3
1 Kurt Suzuki 3
1 Matt Wieters 3
1 Ryan Zimmerman 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lorenzo Cain 2
2 Nori Aoki 1
2 Ryan Braun 1
2 Ian Desmond 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jordan Zimmermann 1.50
2 Scott Feldman 1.00
2 Josh Johnson 1.00
4 Jason Hammel 0.75
5 Marco Estrada 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Adams 1
1 Tim Hudson 1
1 Josh Johnson 1
1 Darren O'Day 1
1 Jordan Zimmermann 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jordan Zimmermann 9
2 Josh Johnson 7
3 Scott Feldman 6
3 Jason Hammel 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Kimbrel 1
1 Joe Nathan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .345
3 Miguel Cabrera .330
4 Mike Trout .330
5 Buster Posey .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 39
2 Adam Dunn 38
3 Ryan Braun 37
3 Edwin Encarnacion 37
5 Miguel Cabrera 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 116
1 Josh Hamilton 116
3 Ryan Braun 99
4 Josh Willingham 98
5 Adrian Gonzalez 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 44
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 2.64
5 Justin Verlander 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 R. A. Dickey 18
1 Gio Gonzalez 18
3 Johnny Cueto 17
3 David Price 17
5 Jered Weaver 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 209
2 Max Scherzer 204
3 Clayton Kershaw 201
4 R. A. Dickey 195
4 Stephen Strasburg 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fernando Rodney 42
2 Jim Johnson 41
3 Rafael Soriano 36
4 Aroldis Chapman 35
5 3 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jamey Carroll .450
2 Adrian Beltre .429
3 Chris Iannetta .417
4 Andre Ethier .412
5 Dustin Pedroia .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 8
1 Mark Reynolds 8
3 Jay Bruce 6
3 Adam LaRoche 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 17
2 Adrian Beltre 16
2 Chase Headley 16
2 Mark Reynolds 16
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
1 Carlos Gomez 6
1 Jose Reyes 6
1 Dewayne Wise 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.00
1 Hisashi Iwakuma 0.00
3 Eric Stults 0.47
4 Ricky Nolasco 0.56
5 Max Scherzer 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Britton 3
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 R. A. Dickey 3
1 Zack Greinke 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 29
2 Edwin Jackson 26
2 Clayton Kershaw 26
4 Jeff Samardzija 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 6
2 John Axford 5
2 Greg Holland 5
2 Rafael Soriano 5
2 Tom Wilhelmsen 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dexter Fowler .377
2 Luis Cruz .370
3 Dustin Pedroia .366
4 Brandon Belt .364
5 Jon Jay .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 12
2 Adrian Beltre 11
2 Jay Bruce 11
2 Giancarlo Stanton 11
5 Josh Hamilton 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 34
2 Adrian Gonzalez 27
3 Adrian Beltre 26
3 Jay Bruce 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nori Aoki 10
1 Coco Crisp 10
1 Rajai Davis 10
1 Carlos Gomez 10
1 Will Venable 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.23
2 Max Scherzer 1.03
3 Hisashi Iwakuma 1.09
4 Gio Gonzalez 1.87
5 Zack Britton 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Dempster 5
1 Gio Gonzalez 5
1 Kris Medlen 5
1 Max Scherzer 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 51
2 Jeff Samardzija 47
3 Max Scherzer 44
4 Edwin Jackson 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 10
1 Greg Holland 10
1 Fernando Rodney 10
1 Rafael Soriano 10
5 4 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .347
2 Miguel Cabrera .343
3 Yadier Molina .331
4 Adrian Beltre .331
5 Joey Votto .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 45
2 Ryan Braun 43
3 Adrian Beltre 42
4 Miguel Cabrera 39
4 2 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 130
2 Miguel Cabrera 127
3 Ryan Braun 115
3 Josh Willingham 115
5 Adrian Beltre 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 49
2 Mike Trout 47
3 Coco Crisp 41
3 Ben Revere 41
5 Rajai Davis 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 R. A. Dickey 2.46
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.57
3 Johnny Cueto 2.57
4 Kyle Lohse 2.70
5 Jered Weaver 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 R. A. Dickey 19
3 Matt Harrison 18
3 Jered Weaver 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 235
2 Max Scherzer 230
3 Clayton Kershaw 227
4 Stephen Strasburg 215
5 R. A. Dickey 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 48
2 Fernando Rodney 42
3 Joel Hanrahan 39
3 Jason Motte 39
5 2 tied 38