Daily Baseball Update: 6/28

Historical Individual Seasons: Jimmy Foxx 1932
Stat Line: 58 HR, 169 RBI, .364 AVG, 3 SB.  Age 24.
Though he was only 24 years old, Foxx was in his eighth major league season and well established as one of the best players in the league, having won two World Series and thrice hitting 30 home runs.  In 1932, he took it to a whole new level, hitting 58 home runs, knocking in 169 RBI, and batting .364 to barely miss the Triple Crown.  His 58 home runs blew away 37 year old Babe Ruth's 41 and his 169 RBI blew away Lou Gehrig's and teammate Al Simmons' 151.  His average of .364 just missed Dale Alexander's .367, though Alexander had just 464 at bats and would not qualify under today's standards (In 1933, Foxx did win the Triple Crown despite having lower numbers in all three categories: 48 HR, 163 RBI, .356 AVG).  Aside from Triple Crown numbers, Foxx's .749 slugging percentage easily topped Babe Ruth's .661 while his 1.218 OPS set down Ruth's 1.150.  Foxx led the AL in runs scored at 151, and just missed tying Chuck Klein for the major league lead by one.  Foxx also walked 116 times, which was bettered only by Babe Ruth's 130.  Foxx's .469 on-base percentage was again only topped by Ruth's .489.  His 100 extra base hits led the AL and his 438 total bases led all of baseball.  After the season, Foxx won the AL MVP award with 75 points, beating Lou Gehrig's 50 points and Heinie Manush's 41.

News
Rockies outfielder Michael Cuddyer extended his hitting streak to 24 games, setting a new Rockies record by beating Dante Bichette's 23.
Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

Game Scores
Diamondbacks (42-36) beat the Nationals (39-39) 3-2 (11 innings).
Red Sox (48-33) beat the Blue Jays (39-39) 7-4.
Rangers (46-33) beat the Yankees (42-36) 2-0.
Dodgers (36-42) beat the Phillies (38-42) 6-4.
Cubs (33-44) beat the Brewers (32-45) 7-2.
Angels (36-43) beat the Tigers (42-35) 3-1 (10 innings).
Rays didn't play.
Top Scorer: Cubs beat the Brewers 7-2, Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 7-4, and Orioles beat the Indians 7-3.

Standings
AL East: Red Sox (48-33, .593 WPCT).  AL Central: Tigers (42-35, .545).  AL West: Rangers (46-33, .582).
NL East: Braves (45-34, .570).  NL Central: Cardinals and Pirates (48-30, .615).  NL West: Diamondbacks (42-36, .538).
AL Wild Cards: A's (46-34, .575) and Orioles (44-36, .550).  NL Wild Cards: Cardinals/Pirates (48-30, .615) and Reds (45-34, .570).
Bottom Team: Marlins (27-50, .351).  Longest W Streak: Pirates and Dodgers, 6 games.  Longest L Streak: Giants, 4 games.

League Leaders
Offensive: AVG: Miguel Cabrera (Tigers), .368 (112-304).  Home runs: Chris Davis (Orioles), 28.  RBI: Miguel Cabrera, 78.  Stolen bases: Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox), 32.
Pitching: Wins: Max Scherzer (Tigers) and Jordan Zimmermann (Nationals), 11.  K's: Yu Darvish (Rangers), 143.  ERA: Clay Buchholz (Red Sox), 1.71 (84.1 innings, 16 earned runs).  Saves: Jim Johnson (Orioles), 27.

Top Performers
Offensive: Lonnie Chisenhall (Indians): 3-4, double, home run (4), 2 RBI, run, AVG up .018 from .217 to .235, hitting streak to 5 games (8-18, .444 AVG).
Pitching: Derek Holland (Rangers): Win (6-4), 9 shutout innings, 2 hits, 2 walks, 7 K's (97), ERA drop: 0.29 runs from 3.43 to 3.14.
Worst Pitching Performance: Chien-Ming Wang (Blue Jays): Loss (1-1), 1.2 innings, 7 earned runs, 6 hits, 2 walks, 0 K's, ERA jump: 2.63 runs from 2.61 to 5.24.

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Teams followed in this update: Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers
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HR: home runs.  RBI: runs batted in.  AVG: batting average.  SB: stolen bases.  ERA: earned run average. WHIP: walks/hits per innings pitched.  K's: strikeouts. WPCT: winning percentage
Zack Silverman