MLB Season History - 2012

2012 MLB Leaders
BATTING AVERAGE 1. Melky Cabrera .346 2. Joey Votto .337 3. Buster Posey .336 4. Miguel Cabrera .330 5. Andrew McCutchen .327 Complete Leaders	HOME RUNS 1. Miguel Cabrera 44 2. Josh Hamilton 43 3. Curtis Granderson 43 4. Edwin Encarnacion 42 5. Adam Dunn 41 Complete Leaders	RUNS BATTED IN 1. Miguel Cabrera 139 2. Josh Hamilton 128 3. Chase Headley 115 4. Ryan Braun 112 5. Edwin Encarnacion 110 Complete Leaders
WINS 1. Gio Gonzalez 21 2. R.A. Dickey 20 3. Jered Weaver 20 4. David Price 20 5. Johnny Cueto 19 Complete Leaders	STRIKEOUTS 1. Justin Verlander 239 2. Max Scherzer 231 3. R.A. Dickey 230 4. Clayton Kershaw 229 5. Felix Hernandez 223 Complete Leaders	ERA 1. Clayton Kershaw 2.53 2. David Price 2.56 3. Justin Verlander 2.64 4. R.A. Dickey 2.73 5. Johnny Cueto 2.78 Complete Leaders

2012 American League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-NY Yankees	95	67	.586	--	51-30	44-37	804	668	+136
y-Baltimore	93	69	.574	2	47-34	46-35	712	705	+7
Tampa Bay	90	72	.556	5	46-35	44-37	697	577	+120
Toronto	73	89	.451	22	41-40	32-49	716	784	-68
Boston	69	93	.426	26	34-47	35-46	734	806	-72
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Detroit	88	74	.543	--	50-31	38-43	726	670	+56
Chicago Sox	85	77	.525	3	45-36	40-41	748	676	+72
Kansas City	72	90	.444	16	37-44	35-46	676	746	-70
Cleveland	68	94	.420	20	37-44	31-50	667	845	-178
Minnesota	66	96	.407	22	31-50	35-46	701	832	-131
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Oakland	94	68	.580	--	50-31	44-37	713	614	+99
y-Texas	93	69	.574	1	50-31	43-38	808	707	+101
LA Angels	89	73	.549	5	46-35	43-38	767	699	+68
Seattle	75	87	.463	19	40-41	35-46	619	651	-32
2012 National League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Washington	98	64	.605	--	50-31	48-33	731	594	+137
y-Atlanta	94	68	.580	4	48-33	46-35	700	600	+100
Philadelphia	81	81	.500	17	40-41	41-40	684	680	+4
NY Mets	74	88	.457	24	36-45	38-43	650	709	-59
Miami	69	93	.426	29	38-43	31-50	609	724	-115
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Cincinnati	97	65	.599	--	50-31	47-34	669	588	+81
y-St. Louis	88	74	.543	9	50-31	38-43	765	648	+117
Milwaukee	83	79	.512	14	49-32	34-47	776	733	+43
Pittsburgh	79	83	.488	18	45-36	34-47	651	674	-23
Chicago Cubs	61	101	.377	36	38-43	23-58	613	759	-146
Houston	55	107	.340	42	35-46	20-61	583	794	-211
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-San Francisco	94	68	.580	--	48-33	46-35	718	649	+69
LA Dodgers	86	76	.531	8	45-36	41-40	637	597	+40
Arizona	81	81	.500	13	41-40	40-41	734	688	+46
San Diego	76	86	.469	18	42-39	34-47	651	710	-59
Colorado	64	98	.395	30	35-46	29-52	758	890	-132

2012 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 10, 2012	NL 8, AL 0	Kauffman Stadium	Kansas City, MO	40,933	Matt Cain	Justin Verlander	Melky Cabrera
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2012 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	San Francisco Giants defeated Detroit Tigers	4-0
League Championship Series	Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees	4-0
League Championship Series	San Francisco Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals	4-3
League Divisional Series	Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics	3-2
League Divisional Series	New York Yankees defeated Baltimore Orioles	3-2
League Divisional Series	St. Louis Cardinals defeated Washington Nationals	3-2
League Divisional Series	San Francisco Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds	3-2
Wild Card Game	Baltimore Orioles defeated Texas Rangers	1-0
Wild Card Game	St. Louis Cardinals defeated Atlanta Braves	1-0
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2012 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
Miguel Cabrera	DET	AL MVP
Buster Posey	SF	NL MVP
David Price	TB	AL Cy Young
R.A. Dickey	NYM	NL Cy Young
Bob Melvin	OAK	AL Manager of the Year
Davey Johnson	WSH	NL Manager of the Year
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2012 Draft Picks
	PLAYER	POS	TEAM
1	Carlos Correa	SS	Houston Astros
2	Byron Buxton	CF	Minnesota Twins
3	Mike Zunino	C	Seattle Mariners
4	Kevin Gausman	RHP	Baltimore Orioles
5	Kyle Zimmer	RHP	Kansas City Royals
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2012 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
9/28/2012	Homer Bailey	CIN	PIT	1-0	NL
8/15/2012	Felix Hernandez	SEA	TB	1-0	AL	Perfect Game
6/13/2012	Matt Cain	SF	HOU	10-0	NL	Perfect Game
6/8/2012	Kevin Millwood (6)	SEA	LAD	1-0	AL	Combined
6/8/2012	Brandon League (0.2)	SEA	LAD	1-0	AL	Combined
6/8/2012	Tom Wilhelmsen (1)	SEA	LAD	1-0	AL	Combined
6/8/2012	Charlie Furbush (0.2)	SEA	LAD	1-0	AL	Combined
6/8/2012	Stephen Pryor (0.1)	SEA	LAD	1-0	AL	Combined
6/8/2012	Lucas Luetge (0.1)	SEA	LAD	1-0	AL	Combined
6/1/2012	Johan Santana	NYM	STL	8-0	NL
5/2/2012	Jered Weaver	LAA	MIN	9-0	AL
4/21/2012	Philip Humber	CHW	SEA	4-0	AL	Perfect Game
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Glossary

• x - Clinched Division
• y - Clinched Wild Card
• * - Clinched Best League Record