On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 63 .568 --
Orioles 84 64 .568 --
Rays 78 70 .527 6.0
Red Sox 68 81 .456 16.5
Blue Jays 66 79 .455 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 81 66 .551 --
Tigers 78 69 .531 3.0
Royals 66 81 .449 15.0
Indians 61 87 .412 20.5
Twins 61 87 .412 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 87 60 .592 --
Athletics 84 63 .571 3.0
Angels 81 67 .547 6.5
Mariners 70 79 .470 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 89 57 .610 --
Braves 85 64 .570 5.5
Phillies 74 74 .500 16.0
Mets 66 81 .449 23.5
Marlins 66 83 .443 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 89 59 .601 --
Cardinals 78 70 .527 11.0
Brewers 75 72 .510 13.5
Pirates 74 73 .503 14.5
Cubs 58 90 .392 31.0
Astros 48 100 .324 41.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 63 .574 --
Dodgers 76 71 .517 8.5
D'backs 73 74 .497 11.5
Padres 71 77 .480 14.0
Rockies 58 89 .395 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dustin Ackley 3
1 Erick Aybar 3
1 Miguel Cabrera 3
1 Carlos Gomez 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 2
2 Gordon Beckham 1
2 John Buck 1
2 Lonnie Chisenhall 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 6
2 Ben Zobrist 4
3 Ryan Hanigan 3
4 Nori Aoki 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Braun 3
2 Nori Aoki 1
2 Erick Aybar 1
2 Jay Bruce 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erasmo Ramirez 1.50
2 Fernando Abad 1.00
2 Yovani Gallardo 1.00
2 Jeremy Hellickson 1.00
2 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Homer Bailey 1
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Felix Doubront 1
1 Darin Downs 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeremy Hellickson 7
2 Fernando Abad 6
2 Yovani Gallardo 6
2 Ian Kennedy 6
2 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Jason Motte 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .339
3 Miguel Cabrera .333
4 Buster Posey .333
5 Mike Trout .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 42
2 Ryan Braun 40
2 Miguel Cabrera 40
2 Edwin Encarnacion 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 129
2 Josh Hamilton 123
3 Josh Willingham 106
4 Ryan Braun 104
4 Chase Headley 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 46
2 Rajai Davis 44
3 Michael Bourn 39
4 Ben Revere 36
5 3 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.54
2 R. A. Dickey 2.67
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.70
4 Kyle Lohse 2.71
5 Chris Sale 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 19
2 R. A. Dickey 18
2 David Price 18
2 Jered Weaver 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 224
2 Justin Verlander 218
3 Clayton Kershaw 206
4 Yu Darvish 205
4 R. A. Dickey 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 44
2 Fernando Rodney 43
3 Rafael Soriano 40
4 Craig Kimbrel 37
5 3 tied 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Brantly .448
2 Marco Scutaro .444
3 Erick Aybar .431
4 Derek Jeter .400
5 Darwin Barney .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 7
2 B. J. Upton 6
2 Rickie Weeks 6
4 Adrian Beltre 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 18
2 Alfonso Soriano 16
3 Mark Reynolds 15
4 Curtis Granderson 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 7
2 Nori Aoki 5
2 Ryan Braun 5
2 Anthony Gose 5
2 Jimmy Rollins 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Minor 0.48
2 Clayton Kershaw 0.64
3 Barry Zito 0.69
4 Chris Sale 0.75
5 Yu Darvish 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelvin Herrera 3
2 Mike Adams 2
2 Henderson Alvarez 2
2 Homer Bailey 2
2 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Lee 23
2 Tim Lincecum 21
3 Gio Gonzalez 20
3 Tommy Hanson 20
3 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 6
2 Luke Gregerson 5
2 Craig Kimbrel 5
2 Joe Nathan 5
2 Rafael Soriano 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cameron Maybin .398
2 Marco Scutaro .371
3 Erick Aybar .370
3 Logan Forsythe .370
5 Adrian Beltre .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 14
2 Giancarlo Stanton 10
3 Miguel Cabrera 9
3 Edwin Encarnacion 9
3 Mark Reynolds 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 28
1 Alfonso Soriano 28
3 Adrian Beltre 25
3 Miguel Cabrera 25
3 Ryan Howard 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 13
2 Nori Aoki 10
2 Carlos Gomez 10
2 Jimmy Rollins 10
5 Dewayne Wise 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.73
2 Cliff Lee 1.29
3 Max Scherzer 1.42
4 Marco Estrada 1.52
5 Yu Darvish 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Dempster 5
2 Brett Anderson 4
2 Yovani Gallardo 4
2 Gio Gonzalez 4
2 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 46
2 Kris Medlen 44
3 Cliff Lee 42
4 Clayton Kershaw 41
5 Yovani Gallardo 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 11
2 Rafael Soriano 10
2 Tom Wilhelmsen 10
4 Joe Nathan 9
5 7 tied 8