On This Day

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 63 .577 --
Orioles 85 64 .570 1.0
Rays 80 70 .533 6.5
Red Sox 68 83 .450 19.0
Blue Jays 66 82 .446 19.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 81 68 .544 --
Tigers 79 70 .530 2.0
Royals 68 81 .456 13.0
Indians 62 88 .413 19.5
Twins 62 88 .413 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 89 60 .597 --
Athletics 85 64 .570 4.0
Angels 81 69 .540 8.5
Mariners 70 80 .467 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 91 58 .611 --
Braves 86 64 .573 5.5
Phillies 76 74 .507 15.5
Mets 66 83 .443 25.0
Marlins 66 84 .440 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 59 .607 --
Cardinals 80 70 .533 11.0
Brewers 77 72 .517 13.5
Pirates 74 75 .497 16.5
Cubs 58 92 .387 33.0
Astros 48 102 .320 43.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 87 63 .580 --
Dodgers 77 73 .513 10.0
D'backs 74 75 .497 12.5
Padres 72 78 .480 15.0
Rockies 58 91 .389 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Pierre 5
2 Chase Utley 4
3 Clint Barmes 3
3 Domonic Brown 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pablo Sandoval 2
2 Clint Barmes 1
2 Mike Baxter 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 5
2 Pablo Sandoval 4
2 Seth Smith 4
2 Nick Swisher 4
2 Chase Utley 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Starling Marte 2
1 Jayson Werth 2
3 Nori Aoki 1
3 Ryan Braun 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Yu Darvish 1.80
2 Zack Greinke 1.60
3 Phil Hughes 1.29
4 Jason Berken 1.25
4 Ross Detwiler 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burke Badenhop 1
1 Tyler Cloyd 1
1 Johnny Cueto 1
1 Yu Darvish 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yu Darvish 9
1 Phil Hughes 9
3 Zack Greinke 8
3 Anibal Sanchez 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Anthony Bass 1
1 Jason Motte 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Andrew McCutchen .339
3 Buster Posey .335
4 Miguel Cabrera .333
5 Mike Trout .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Josh Hamilton 42
2 Miguel Cabrera 41
3 Ryan Braun 40
3 Edwin Encarnacion 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 130
2 Josh Hamilton 123
3 Josh Willingham 110
4 Ryan Braun 105
4 Chase Headley 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 46
2 Rajai Davis 44
3 Michael Bourn 39
4 Ben Revere 37
4 Shane Victorino 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.58
2 R. A. Dickey 2.67
3 Clayton Kershaw 2.70
4 Kyle Lohse 2.71
5 Justin Verlander 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 19
2 Johnny Cueto 18
2 R. A. Dickey 18
2 David Price 18
2 Jered Weaver 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 224
2 Justin Verlander 223
3 Yu Darvish 214
4 Felix Hernandez 207
5 Clayton Kershaw 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 45
2 Fernando Rodney 43
3 Rafael Soriano 42
4 Craig Kimbrel 38
4 Jason Motte 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .514
2 Jean Segura .464
3 Rob Brantly .448
4 Marco Scutaro .434
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 6
1 Andrew McCutchen 6
1 B. J. Upton 6
4 Adrian Beltre 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 17
2 Alfonso Soriano 15
3 Miguel Cabrera 14
3 Curtis Granderson 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nori Aoki 6
1 Ryan Braun 6
1 Ichiro Suzuki 6
4 Everth Cabrera 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ian Kennedy 0.59
2 Wily Peralta 0.64
3 Lance Lynn 1.17
4 Yu Darvish 1.17
5 Jeremy Guthrie 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ronald Belisario 3
1 Kelvin Herrera 3
1 Phil Hughes 3
1 Lance Lynn 3
1 Barry Zito 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yu Darvish 26
2 Cole Hamels 24
3 Cliff Lee 23
4 Derek Holland 22
4 Kris Medlen 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 6
1 Rafael Soriano 6
3 Craig Kimbrel 5
3 Jason Motte 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adrian Beltre .379
2 Marco Scutaro .376
3 Buster Posey .370
4 Jamey Carroll .370
5 Ian Desmond .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 15
2 Miguel Cabrera 10
3 Edwin Encarnacion 9
3 Mark Reynolds 9
3 B. J. Upton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 30
2 Chase Headley 29
3 Alfonso Soriano 28
4 Adrian Beltre 27
5 Miguel Cabrera 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 12
1 Carlos Gomez 12
3 Nori Aoki 11
4 Jimmy Rollins 10
5 Ben Revere 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Medlen 0.60
2 Marco Estrada 1.23
3 Cliff Lee 1.29
4 Max Scherzer 1.42
5 Yu Darvish 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kris Medlen 5
2 Brett Anderson 4
2 Ronald Belisario 4
2 Yu Darvish 4
2 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kris Medlen 50
2 Max Scherzer 46
3 Chris Sale 44
4 Justin Verlander 43
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 13
2 Rafael Soriano 11
3 Jason Motte 10
3 Joe Nathan 10
5 3 tied 9