On This Day

Monday, May 8, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 11 .621 --
Red Sox 19 12 .613 0.0
Blue Jays 17 14 .548 2.0
Orioles 14 19 .424 6.0
Devil Rays 13 20 .394 7.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 22 9 .710 --
Tigers 20 12 .625 2.5
Indians 17 16 .515 6.0
Twins 13 19 .406 9.5
Royals 8 22 .267 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 18 15 .545 --
Athletics 16 15 .516 1.0
Angels 14 19 .424 4.0
Mariners 14 20 .412 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 10 .677 --
Phillies 17 14 .548 4.0
Braves 13 18 .419 8.0
Nationals 11 21 .344 10.5
Marlins 8 21 .276 12.0

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 21 11 .656 --
Cardinals 20 13 .606 1.5
Astros 19 13 .594 2.0
Brewers 16 16 .500 5.0
Cubs 14 17 .452 6.5
Pirates 9 24 .273 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 20 13 .606 --
D'backs 18 14 .563 1.5
Padres 17 15 .531 2.5
Dodgers 15 17 .469 4.5
Giants 15 17 .469 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Blalock 4
2 Brad Ausmus 3
2 Mike Cameron 3
2 Brian Giles 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Holliday 2
2 John Buck 1
2 Pedro Feliz 1
2 Jonny Gomes 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Cameron 3
1 Luis Castillo 3
1 Pedro Feliz 3
1 Brian Giles 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 3
2 Yuniesky Betancourt 2
3 Josh Barfield 1
3 Willie Bloomquist 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Halladay 1.20
2 Gil Meche 0.67
3 Greg Maddux 0.36
4 Noah Lowry 0.33
5 Chris Young 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Francis 1
1 Roy Halladay 1
1 John Koronka 1
1 Noah Lowry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Halladay 6
1 Gil Meche 6
3 Greg Maddux 4
4 Ezequiel Astacio 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Ambiorix Burgos 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Akinori Otsuka 1
1 J. J. Putz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rios .384
2 Miguel Tejada .371
3 Casey Blake .370
4 Victor Martinez .358
5 Vernon Wells .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 16
2 Carlos Lee 14
3 Jim Thome 13
4 Adam Dunn 12
4 Jonny Gomes 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 38
2 Lance Berkman 36
3 Jim Thome 32
4 Matt Holliday 31
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 11
1 Felipe Lopez 11
1 Juan Pierre 11
1 Jose Reyes 11
1 Ichiro Suzuki 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Contreras 1.41
2 Tom Glavine 1.94
3 Brandon Webb 2.05
4 Taylor Buchholz 2.16
4 John Thomson 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 Gustavo Chacin 5
1 Jose Contreras 5
1 Aaron Harang 5
1 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 48
1 Carlos Zambrano 48
3 Aaron Harang 45
3 Curt Schilling 45
5 Chris Capuano 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 12
2 Brad Lidge 11
3 Tom Gordon 10
3 Bobby Jenks 10
3 Derrick Turnbow 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Moises Alou .516
2 Shawn Green .460
3 Ben Broussard .459
4 Shea Hillenbrand .458
5 Mike Lowell .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Lee 6
1 Kevin Mench 6
1 Magglio Ordonez 6
4 Carlos Beltran 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 16
2 Ben Broussard 15
2 Travis Hafner 15
4 Jeff Francoeur 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 7
1 Johnny Damon 7
3 Chone Figgins 5
3 Felipe Lopez 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nate Robertson 0.63
2 Kevin Gregg 0.66
3 CC Sabathia 0.69
4 Doug Davis 0.73
5 Jae Weong Seo 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Cassidy 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Johan Santana 3
1 Jeff Suppan 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 30
2 Carlos Zambrano 27
3 John Smoltz 23
4 Curt Schilling 22
5 Cory Lidle 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 6
1 Jose Valverde 6
3 Tom Gordon 5
3 Derrick Turnbow 5
3 David Weathers 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Broussard .408
2 Alex Rios .384
3 Brad Ausmus .378
4 Moises Alou .377
5 Miguel Tejada .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 13
2 Carlos Lee 12
3 Jim Thome 11
4 Adam Dunn 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 32
2 Lance Berkman 30
3 Jason Giambi 29
3 Matt Holliday 29
3 Jim Thome 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Lopez 11
1 Juan Pierre 11
3 Carl Crawford 10
3 Ichiro Suzuki 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Contreras 1.16
2 Chris Carpenter 1.76
3 John Thomson 1.82
4 Derek Lowe 1.83
5 Tom Glavine 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 5
1 Aaron Harang 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 45
2 Carlos Zambrano 43
3 Aaron Harang 42
4 Curt Schilling 40
5 4 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 11
2 Tom Gordon 10
2 Bobby Jenks 10
4 Brad Lidge 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Young .347
2 Moises Alou .337
3 Placido Polanco .333
4 Victor Martinez .333
5 Todd Helton .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 56
2 David Ortiz 50
2 Albert Pujols 50
4 Adam Dunn 44
4 Alex Rodriguez 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 156
2 Andruw Jones 143
3 Mark Teixeira 142
4 Albert Pujols 134
5 Manny Ramirez 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 66
2 Jose Reyes 64
3 Chone Figgins 59
4 Scott Podsednik 51
5 Carl Crawford 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.02
2 Chris Carpenter 2.46
3 Andy Pettitte 2.71
4 Tom Glavine 2.74
5 Pedro Martinez 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 21
2 Chris Capuano 20
2 Chris Carpenter 20
2 Randy Johnson 20
5 Jose Contreras 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 227
2 Carlos Zambrano 213
3 Chris Carpenter 208
4 John Lackey 206
5 Doug Davis 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 48
2 Danys Baez 47
3 Mariano Rivera 46
3 Francisco Rodriguez 46
5 Derrick Turnbow 45