Interesting League Leader Stats
Mariners Closer Tom Wilhelmsen has an 0.47 ERA in 18 games pitched. He is 5th in the American League in Saves.
Mariano Rivera leads the American League in Saves with 16 during his final big league season. Jason Grilli leads the Majors in Saves with 17 in his 11 season as a big leaguer.
Miguel Cabrera is leading the American League in Batting Average and RBI. He has 11 Home Runs and that is one behind the four players tied with 12 atop the Home Run leader board. Cabrera could win another triple crown if he continues hitting at this pace.
A Brewer is leading the National League in batting, but it’s not Ryan Braun. Shortstop Jean Segura is leading the National in batting with a .364 average and teammate Carlos Gomez is 3rd in the league with a .336 average.
Justin Upton leads the National League in Home Runs with 14 but only his 28 RBIs to go with it.
Boston pitchers Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester are tied for 4th in the AL with 6 Wins. Neither pitcher has suffered a loss this season.
M’s pitchers Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma are in the top 5 of AL ERA leaders. Hernandez is 3rd with a 2.07 and Iwakuma is 5th with a 2.37.
A National pitcher is leading the NL in Wins,but it’s not the usual suspects of Stephen Strasburg or Gio Gonzalez. Jordan Zimmerman is leading the NL in Wins with 7.
Matt Moore has won 8 games to lead the American League. Teammate James Loney is 2nd in the AL in batting with a .348 average
Mark Reynolds in tied for 1st in Home Runs (12) and 3rd in RBI (37) in the AL. Chris Davis has similar stats he is tied for 1st with (12) Home Runs and 2nd in RBI (40) in the AL. Paul Goldschmidt is having a similar season in the Nation League. Goldschmidt is 2nd in the NL in Home Runs (12) and 3rd in RBI (35) in the NL.
All-Former Oakland A’s Roster (Current Players
C- Kurt Suzuki
1B- Chris Carter
2B- Mark Ellis
SS- Marco Scutaro
3B- Eric Chavez
LF- Josh Willingham
CF- David DeJesus
RF- Nick Swisher
DH- Jonny Gomes
SP- Tim Hudson
SP- Gio Gonzalez
SP- Dan Haren
SP- Barry Zito
SP- Trevor Cahil
Bullpen
Andrew Bailey
Huston Street
Santiago Casilla
Craig Breslow
Henry Rodriguez
Brad Ziegler
Joe Blanton
Bench
INF- Cliff Pennington
UT- Scott Hairston
INF- Miguel Tejada
1B/DH- Jason Giambi
All-Former Tampa Bay Rays Roster (Current Players)
C- John Jaso
1B- Carlos Pena
2B- Elliot Johnson
SS- Reid Brignac
3B- Ty Wigginton
LF- Carl Crawford
CF- B.J. Upton
RF- Delmon Young
DH- Jonny Gomes
SP- James Shields
SP- Matt Garza
SP- Wade Davis
SP- Scott Kazmir
SP- Edwin Jackson
Bullpen
Rafael Soriano
Grant Balfour
Joaquin Benoit
J.P. Howelll
Randy Choate
Dale Thayer
Jason Hammel
Bench
OF- Justin Ruggiano
UT- Eric Hinske
C- Dioner Navarro
SS- Nick Green
All-Former Angels Roster (Current Players)
C- Mike Napoli
1B- Mark Teixeira
2B- Maicer Izturis
SS- Jean Segura
3B- Kevin Frandsen
LF- Vernon Wells
CF- Torii Hunter
RF- Sean Rodriugez
DH- Kendrys Morales
SP- Zack Greinke
SP- Dan Haren
SP- Ervin Santana
SP- Joe Saunders
SP- John Lackey
Bullpen
Fernando Rodney
Darren Oliver
Jordan Walden
Latroy Hawkins
Kevin Gregg
Jon Garland
Scott Kazmir
Tyler Chatwood
Bench
C- Jose Molina
Utility- Alexi Amarista
1B- Casey Kotchman
All-Former Blue Jays Roster (Current Players)
C- John Buck
1B- Lyle Overbay
2B- Aaron Hill
SS- Marco Scutaro
3B- Jayson Nix
LF- Travis Snider
CF- Vernon Wells
RF- Alex Rios
DH- Kelley Johnson
SP- Roy Halladay
SP- A.J. Burnett
SP- Carlos Villanueva
SP- Shaun Marcum
SP- Ted Lilly
Bullpen
Brandon League
Kevin Gregg
Brandon Lyon
Jason Frasor
Marc Rzepczynski
Scott Downs
Octavio Dotel
Bench
C- Jose Molina
OF- Dewayne Wise
INF- John McDonald
OF- Reed Johnson
All-Former Orioles Roster (Current Players)
C- Ramon Hernandez
1B- Mark Reynolds
2B- Jerry Hairston Jr.
SS- Miguel Tejada
3B- Ty Wigginton
LF- Endy Chavez
CF- Felix Pie
RF- Jose Bautista
DH- Luke Scott
SP- Jeremy Guthrie
SP- Joe Saunders
SP- Erik Bedard
SP- Bruce Chen
SP- Rich Hill
Bullpen
Kevin Gregg
Koji Uehara
Alfredo Simon
Mike Gonzalez
Matt Albers
David Hernandez
Latroy Hawkins
Bench
INF- Cesar Isturis
INF- Robert Andino
C- Guillermo Quiroz
Utility- Justin Turner
All-Former Yankees Roster (Current Players)
C- Russell Martin
1B- Jason Giambi
2B- Miguel Cairo
SS- Ramiro Pena
3B- Eric Chavez
LF- Alfonso Soriano
CF- Melky Cabrera
RF- Nick Swisher
DH- Jesus Montero
SP- A.J. Burnett
SP- Ian Kennedy
SP- Ted Lilly
SP- Bartolo Colon
SP- Freddy Garcia
Bullpen
Rafael Soriano
Tyler Clippard
Luis Ayala
Phil Coke
Mark Melancon
Kyle Farnsworth
Hector Noesi
Bench
INF- Eric Hinske
OF- Chris Dickerson
1B/DH- Lance Berkman
Utility player- Jerry Hairston Jr.
All-Former Red Sox Roster (Current players)
C- Victor Martinez
1B- Adrian Gonzalez
2B- Marco Scutaro
SS- Jed Lowrie
3B- Kevin Youkilis
LF- Josh Reddick
CF- Carl Crawford
RF- Cody Ross
DH- Adrian Beltre
SP- Josh Beckett
SP- Justin Masterson
SP- Daisuke Matsuzaka
SP- Bartolo Colon
SP- Aaron Cook
Bullpen
Jonathan Papelbon
Javier Lopez
Scott Atchison
Matt Albers
Michael Bowden
Rich Hill
Erik Bedard
Bench
Adam Laroche
Kelly Shoppach
Coco Crisp
Jason Bay
Stat notes from the A’s 10-8 win over the Angels in 19 innings
-The game lasted 6 hours and 32 minutes.
-A’s bullpen pitched 14 1/3 innings with Brett Anderson logging 5 1/3 innings of relief. The Angels bullpen pitched 12 2/3 innings with Jerome Williams logging 6 innings of relief.
-Pitcher Jerry Blevins had an at-bat for the A’s in the game.
-Albert Pujols and Brandon Moss each hit 2 home runs in the game. they hit the 3rd and 4th home run of the season. Pujols had 4 hits, 3 runs, 3 RBI and a walk in the contest.
-Brendan Harris, Howie Kendrick and Jed Lowrie each had 9 at-bats in the game.
-The Angels had a 6-1 lead going into the 6th inning.
-Albert Pujols (4), Mark Trumbo (3), Howie Kendrick (2), Brendan Harris (2), Josh Donaldson (3), Brandon Moss (3), Jed Lowrie (2), Seth Smith (2) and Chris Young (2) all had multi-hit games.
-Adam Rosales (6 at-bats), Derek Norris (5 at-bats) and Chris Young (4 at-bats) came into the game as pinch hitters.
-Josh Hamilton 0-8 and Chris Iannetta 0-6 are the only starters that played the whole game without a hit.
-There was a combined 11 two out RBIs in the game (Pujols, Trumbo 2, Shuck, Jaso, Moss 3, Young,Cespedes and Rosales).
-4 players had multiple RBIs in the game (Moss 4, Pujols 3, Trumbo 3 and Donaldson 2).
Top 5 catchers in baseball
1. Buster Posey- In two full seasons in the majors, he has helped the Giants win a World Series title in each of them. Last season, he won the NL MVP award, the Hank Aaron award and batting title. He calls a great game for his pitchers and the team has finished in the top 5 ERA in 2010 and 2012.
2. Joe Mauer- Mauer is the only catcher to win three batting titles in his career. He is another MVP award winners and is off to a good start this season with a .302 batting average. Mauer is a good game caller, but will must likely move over to first base in the coming years to prevent injury.
3. Yadier Molina- Molina is the first catcher on this list to not win an MVP award. His offensive numbers have improved as he put up career high numbers in: batting average, hits, runs, home runs, RBI, .OBP, .SLG, OPS and WAR last season. He is the best game caller and defensive catcher in the game going today.
4. Matt Wieters- Wieters is coming into his zone. He is the youngest player on this list and his not reached his full potential yet. That being said he possess very good power at the plate and is one of the catalysts on one of the best young offenses in the game. Last season, the Orioles had 12 different pitchers start a game and finished the year off with a 3.90 ERA. Wieters showed that he can call a good game even with rotation changes going on over the year.
5. Russell Martin- This pick is probably going to surprise a lot of people. Martin helped the Yankees staff finish the season with a 3.85 ERA last year. New York had a number of pitchers go on the DL during the year and Martin was the glue that kept the staff together. He is a great game caller and has pretty decent defensive ability. The only knock on his game is his offensive skills. Last season, he did hit 21 home runs, but only batted .211 for the season. Russell is now in the process of helping the Pirates make it to the Postseason for the first time since the early 90s.
