On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 61 .561 --
Orioles 78 61 .561 --
Rays 76 63 .547 2.0
Blue Jays 63 75 .457 14.5
Red Sox 63 77 .450 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 75 63 .543 --
Tigers 73 65 .529 2.0
Royals 62 77 .446 13.5
Indians 59 80 .424 16.5
Twins 57 82 .410 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 83 56 .597 --
Athletics 78 60 .565 4.5
Angels 76 63 .547 7.0
Mariners 67 73 .479 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 86 53 .619 --
Braves 80 60 .571 6.5
Phillies 67 71 .486 18.5
Mets 65 74 .468 21.0
Marlins 62 78 .443 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 56 .600 --
Cardinals 74 65 .532 9.5
Pirates 72 66 .522 11.0
Brewers 69 70 .496 14.5
Cubs 53 86 .381 30.5
Astros 43 96 .309 40.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 61 .561 --
Dodgers 74 66 .529 4.5
D'backs 69 71 .493 9.5
Padres 65 75 .464 13.5
Rockies 56 81 .409 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian McCann 4
1 Justin Upton 4
3 Ryan Braun 3
3 Adam Eaton 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Kubel 2
2 Jay Bruce 1
2 Ronny Cedeno 1
2 Yunel Escobar 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Anthony Gose 5
2 Brian McCann 4
3 Josh Hamilton 3
3 Jason Kubel 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Revere 2
2 Bryan Anderson 1
2 Everth Cabrera 1
2 Miguel Cairo 1
2 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Yu Darvish 2.00
2 Chris Archer 1.83
3 Jeff Samardzija 1.80
4 Chris Sale 1.00
4 C. J. Wilson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Adams 1
1 Brett Anderson 1
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Ronald Belisario 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Archer 11
2 Jeff Samardzija 9
3 Yu Darvish 8
4 Bruce Chen 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Brandon League 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .341
3 Mike Trout .329
4 Miguel Cabrera .328
5 Buster Posey .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 40
2 Ryan Braun 38
2 Adam Dunn 38
2 Edwin Encarnacion 38
5 Miguel Cabrera 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 119
2 Miguel Cabrera 116
3 Josh Willingham 102
4 Ryan Braun 100
5 Chase Headley 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 44
2 Rajai Davis 40
3 Michael Bourn 38
4 Jose Reyes 35
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.54
2 Johnny Cueto 2.58
3 R. A. Dickey 2.64
4 Felix Hernandez 2.67
5 Clayton Kershaw 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 R. A. Dickey 18
1 Gio Gonzalez 18
3 Johnny Cueto 17
3 David Price 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 213
2 Justin Verlander 212
3 Clayton Kershaw 201
4 Stephen Strasburg 197
5 Yu Darvish 196

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Aramis Ramirez .408
2 Jamey Carroll .405
2 Logan Forsythe .405
4 Prince Fielder .400
5 John Mayberry .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 9
2 Jay Bruce 7
3 Adrian Beltre 6
3 Josh Hamilton 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 20
2 Mark Reynolds 17
3 Jay Bruce 16
4 Ryan Braun 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 8
2 Jose Reyes 7
3 Dewayne Wise 6
4 Everth Cabrera 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wandy Rodriguez 0.00
2 Brett Anderson 0.47
3 Ricky Nolasco 0.56
4 Zack Britton 0.60
5 Anibal Sanchez 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 3
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 Cole De Vries 3
1 R. A. Dickey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Samardzija 27
1 Max Scherzer 27
3 Clayton Kershaw 26
4 Yu Darvish 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 7
2 Greg Holland 6
2 Joe Nathan 6
4 Luke Gregerson 5
4 Tom Wilhelmsen 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dexter Fowler .375
2 Adrian Beltre .368
3 Jeff Keppinger .364
4 Luis Cruz .362
5 Miguel Cabrera .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bruce 12
1 Mark Reynolds 12
3 Adrian Beltre 11
3 Chase Headley 11
3 Giancarlo Stanton 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 36
2 Jay Bruce 28
2 Alfonso Soriano 28
4 Ryan Braun 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 11
1 Anthony Gose 11
3 Everth Cabrera 10
3 Rajai Davis 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.60
2 Brett Anderson 0.69
3 Zack Britton 0.94
4 Max Scherzer 1.26
5 Kyle Kendrick 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kris Medlen 6
2 Bronson Arroyo 5
2 Max Scherzer 5
4 Mike Adams 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 53
2 Clayton Kershaw 51
3 Jeff Samardzija 50
4 Chris Sale 47
5 Justin Verlander 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 10
1 Rafael Soriano 10
3 John Axford 9
3 Greg Holland 9
3 4 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .348
2 Miguel Cabrera .341
3 Yadier Molina .331
4 Adrian Beltre .329
5 Joey Votto .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 46
2 Ryan Braun 44
3 Adrian Beltre 42
4 Miguel Cabrera 39
4 2 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 133
2 Miguel Cabrera 126
3 Josh Willingham 118
4 Ryan Braun 116
5 Adrian Beltre 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 48
2 Mike Trout 47
3 Coco Crisp 42
3 Ben Revere 42
5 Rajai Davis 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Cueto 2.53
2 R. A. Dickey 2.54
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.57
4 Kyle Lohse 2.70
5 Jered Weaver 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 22
2 R. A. Dickey 18
2 Matt Harrison 18
2 Jered Weaver 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 239
2 Justin Verlander 230
3 Clayton Kershaw 227
4 Yovani Gallardo 218
5 Stephen Strasburg 217

Saves

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