On This Day

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 67 .584 --
Orioles 93 68 .578 1.0
Rays 89 72 .553 5.0
Blue Jays 72 89 .447 22.0
Red Sox 69 92 .429 25.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 74 .540 --
White Sox 84 77 .522 3.0
Royals 72 89 .447 15.0
Indians 68 93 .422 19.0
Twins 66 95 .410 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 68 .578 --
Rangers 93 68 .578 --
Angels 89 72 .553 4.0
Mariners 74 87 .460 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 97 64 .602 --
Braves 93 68 .578 4.0
Phillies 81 80 .503 16.0
Mets 73 88 .453 24.0
Marlins 69 92 .429 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 97 64 .602 --
Cardinals 87 74 .540 10.0
Brewers 83 78 .516 14.0
Pirates 79 82 .491 18.0
Cubs 60 101 .373 37.0
Astros 55 106 .342 42.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 67 .584 --
Dodgers 85 76 .528 9.0
D'backs 81 80 .503 13.0
Padres 75 86 .466 19.0
Rockies 63 98 .391 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Hairston 4
2 Everth Cabrera 3
2 Alcides Escobar 3
2 Aaron Hill 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darin Ruf 2
2 Joaquin Arias 1
2 Rob Brantly 1
2 Jason Castro 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Martin Maldonado 4
2 Aaron Hill 3
2 Raul Ibanez 3
2 Michael Saunders 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Starling Marte 2
2 Nori Aoki 1
2 Peter Bourjos 1
2 Pedro Ciriaco 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Shields 7.50
2 Jake Peavy 2.00
3 Miguel Gonzalez 1.75
4 Chris Volstad 1.20
5 2 tied 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Travis Blackley 1
1 Kevin Correia 1
1 Zach Duke 1
1 Chad Gaudin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 15
2 R. A. Dickey 8
2 Dan Haren 8
2 Jake Peavy 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Aroldis Chapman 1
1 Greg Holland 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melky Cabrera .346
2 Buster Posey .337
3 Miguel Cabrera .331
4 Andrew McCutchen .327
5 Mike Trout .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 44
2 Josh Hamilton 43
3 Edwin Encarnacion 42
4 Ryan Braun 41
4 2 others tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 139
2 Josh Hamilton 128
3 Chase Headley 113
4 Ryan Braun 112
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Trout 49
2 Rajai Davis 45
3 Everth Cabrera 43
4 Michael Bourn 40
4 Ben Revere 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Price 2.56
2 Clayton Kershaw 2.58
3 Justin Verlander 2.64
4 Jered Weaver 2.73
5 R. A. Dickey 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gio Gonzalez 21
2 R. A. Dickey 20
2 David Price 20
2 Jered Weaver 20
5 Johnny Cueto 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 239
2 R. A. Dickey 230
3 Max Scherzer 228
4 Felix Hernandez 223
4 James Shields 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 51
2 Fernando Rodney 47
3 Craig Kimbrel 42
3 Rafael Soriano 42
5 Jason Motte 41

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marco Scutaro .422
2 Ichiro Suzuki .409
3 Brandon Moss .404
4 Ryan Braun .393
4 2 others tied .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Davis 7
2 Miguel Cabrera 6
2 Mike Napoli 6
4 Matt Kemp 5
4 B. J. Upton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 16
1 Aaron Hill 16
3 Chris Davis 15
4 Nick Swisher 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 10
2 Ichiro Suzuki 7
3 Ryan Braun 6
4 Coco Crisp 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Tillman 0.64
2 Clayton Kershaw 0.69
3 Ryan Vogelsong 0.75
4 Justin Verlander 0.86
5 Mat Latos 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jaime Garcia 3
1 Miguel Gonzalez 3
1 Tommy Hunter 3
1 Hisashi Iwakuma 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 30
2 CC Sabathia 28
3 Felix Doubront 26
4 R. A. Dickey 25
5 4 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 8
2 John Axford 6
2 Jason Motte 6
4 Grant Balfour 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marco Scutaro .419
2 Ichiro Suzuki .378
3 Charlie Blackmon .368
4 Buster Posey .366
5 Ryan Braun .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 B. J. Upton 12
2 Miguel Cabrera 11
3 Adrian Beltre 10
3 Chris Davis 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Headley 30
2 Miguel Cabrera 28
3 Torii Hunter 27
4 Alfonso Soriano 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Everth Cabrera 18
2 Nori Aoki 9
2 Coco Crisp 9
2 Ben Revere 9
2 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 0.67
2 Mike Minor 0.87
3 Cliff Lee 1.24
4 Kris Medlen 1.26
5 Gio Gonzalez 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ronald Belisario 5
1 Lance Lynn 5
1 Justin Verlander 5
1 Barry Zito 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 47
2 Kris Medlen 46
3 Cole Hamels 44
4 Justin Verlander 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 13
2 Jim Johnson 10
2 Craig Kimbrel 10
4 Grant Balfour 9
4 2 others tied 9