This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days of the 2017 regular season, through games of Sunday, October 1. Here is an explanation of this weekly feature.
Comment of the week: It’s pretty easy to guess who’ll be the Players and Pitchers of the Month: José Ramírez, J.D. Martinez, Justin Verlander, and Stephen Strasburg, right? Also, note that eight of the playoff teams were in the top five in won-lost record in their leagues over the past 30 days. Only one was in the bottom five.
I teach skiing in the winter. On the last day of classes, we instructors all say to each other, “See you next winter.” Being a realist, I add, “assuming I’m not dead.” This feature will return in mid-May 2018, assuming I’m not dead.
American League Team W-L 1. Cleveland 24- 4 2. Houston 21- 8 3. New York 20- 8 4. Oakland 17-11 5. Boston 16-11 Worst Team W-L 1. Detroit 6-22 2. Baltimore 6-21 3. Texas 11-17 4. Los Angeles 11-16 Seattle 11-16 Batting Average 1. Ramirez, Cle .415 2. Gonzalez, Hou .363 3. Garcia, Chi .359 4. Castellanos, Det .358 5. Cain, KC .356 On Base Percentage 1. Ramirez, Cle .474 2. Judge, NY .470 3. Gonzalez, Hou .440 4. Ellsbury, NY .439 5. Lowrie, Oak .421 Slugging Percentage 1. Ramirez, Cle .915 2. Judge, NY .907 3. Olson, Oak .813 4. Donaldson, Tor .724 5. Castellanos, Det .651 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Ramirez, Cle 1.389 2. Judge, NY 1.377 3. Olson, Oak 1.200 4. Donaldson, Tor 1.134 5. Davis, Oak 1.037 Worst OPS 1. Engel, Chi .454 2. Bradley, Bos .517 3. Davidson, Chi .520 4. Machado, Bal .545 5. Simmons, LA .553 Home Runs 1. Judge, NY 15 2. Olson, Oak 13 3. Donaldson, Tor 10 4. Escobar, Min 9 Ramirez, Cle 9 Runs 1. Judge, NY 29 2. Dozier, Min 27 3. Lindor, Cle 24 4. Altuve, Hou 23 5. Two with 22 RBI 1. Judge, NY 31 2. Encarnacion, Cle 27 3. Castellanos, Det 25 Escobar, Min 25 Gregorius, NY 25 Stolen Bases 1. Anderson, Chi 9 2. Merrifield, KC 8 3. Ellsbury, NY 6 Trout, LA 6 5. Three with 5 Saves 1. Allen, Cle 8 2. Giles, Hou 7 3. Chapman, NY; Colome, 6 TB; Minaya, Chi;Minor, KC; Treinen, Oak ERA 1. Kluber, Cle 0.84 2. Odorizzi, TB 1.03 3. Verlander, Hou 1.06 4. Carrasco, Cle 1.51 5. Mengden, Oak 1.54 Worst ERA 1. Porcello, Bos 5.93 2. Anderson, Tor 5.86 3. Hamels, Tex 5.13 4. Tanaka, NY 4.99 5. Perez, Tex 4.50 FIP 1. Carrasco, Cle 1.98 2. Kluber, Cle 2.02 3. Severino, NY 2.09 4. Verlander, Hou 2.69 5. Happ, Tor 2.72 WHIP 1. Verlander, Hou 0.65 2. Severino, NY 0.70 3. Odorizzi, TB 0.72 4. Kluber, Cle 0.79 5. Mengden, Oak 0.83 Strikeouts 1. Kluber, Cle 50 2. Sale, Bos 44 3. Carrasco, Cle 43 Verlander, Hou 43 5. Tanaka, NY 39
National League Team W-L 1. Chicago 18-10 2. Arizona 16-11 3. Washington 16-12 4. Milwaukee 15-12 5. Col, Phi, SL 15-13 Worst Team W-L 1. Cincinnati 10-17 2. Miami 11-17 3. Los Angeles 12-17 New York 12-17 5. San Diego 12-16 Batting Average 1. Martinez, Ari .398 2. Panik, SF .391 3. Cabrera, NY .371 4. Gonzalez, Col .370 5. Votto, Cin .363 On Base Percentage 1. Votto, Cin .482 2. Gonzalez, Col .477 3. Lucroy, Col .466 4. Panik, SF .4388 5. Hernandez, Phi .4386 Slugging Percentage 1. Martinez, Ari .959 2. Gonzalez, Col .753 3. Santana, Mil .663 4. Cabrera, NY .607 5. Arenado, Col .604 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Martinez, Ari 1.392 2. Gonzalez, Col 1.231 3. Santana, Mil 1.047 4. Arenado, Col 1.041 5. Cabrera, NY 1.038 Worst OPS 1. Parra, Col .522 2. Suarez, Cin .528 3. Duvall, Cin .531 4. Goldschmidt, Ari .558 5. Swanson, Atl .601 Home Runs 1. Martinez, Ari 16 2. Santana, Mil 8 Stanton, Mia 8 4. Five with 7 Runs 1. Martinez, Ari 24 2. Gonzalez, Col 21 3. Gordon, Mia; 20 Hernandez, Phi; Stanton, Mia; Pham, SL RBI 1. Martinez, Ari 35 2. Williams, Phi 25 3. Hoskins, Phi 23 4. Stanton, Mia 22 5. Two with 21 Stolen Bases 1. Gordon, Mia 12 2. Marte, Pit 8 Pham, SL 8 Reyes, NY 8 Turner, Was 8 Saves 1. Doolittle, Was 8 Neris, Phi 8 3. Hand, SD 7 Knebel, Mil 7 5. Five with 5 ERA 1. Strasburg, Was 0.83 2. Hill, LA 1.86 3. Hendricks, Chi 2.01 4. Anderson, Mil 2.06 5. Quintana, Chi 2.51 Worst ERA 1. Straily, Mia 6.60 2. Marquez, Col 5.28 3. Weaver, SL 5.17 4. Cole, Pit 5.10 5. Lynn, SL 5.02 FIP 1. Strasburg, Was 1.54 2. Quintana, Chi 1.98 3. Gray, Col 2.73 Chacin, SD 2.73 5. Gohara, Atl 2.78 WHIP 1. Hill, LA 0.76 2. Strasburg, Was 0.80 3. Quintana, Chi 0.96 4. Samardzija, SF 0.97 5. Ray, Ari 0.98 Strikeouts 1. Ray, Ari 48 2. Nola, Phi 43 3. Hill, LA 40 Strasburg, Was 40 5. Gray, Col 39
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