On This Day

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 12 .625 --
Yankees 18 12 .600 1.0
Blue Jays 17 15 .531 3.0
Orioles 15 19 .441 6.0
Devil Rays 13 21 .382 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 23 9 .719 --
Tigers 20 13 .606 3.5
Indians 17 17 .500 7.0
Twins 14 19 .424 9.5
Royals 9 22 .290 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 15 .531 --
Rangers 18 16 .529 0.0
Mariners 15 20 .429 3.5
Angels 14 20 .412 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 11 .656 --
Phillies 18 14 .563 3.0
Braves 14 18 .438 7.0
Nationals 12 21 .364 9.5
Marlins 8 22 .267 12.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 21 12 .636 --
Cardinals 21 13 .618 0.5
Astros 19 14 .576 2.0
Brewers 17 16 .515 4.0
Cubs 14 18 .438 6.5
Pirates 10 24 .294 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 20 14 .588 --
D'backs 18 15 .545 1.5
Padres 17 16 .515 2.5
Dodgers 16 17 .485 3.5
Giants 16 17 .485 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grudzielanek 4
2 Yuniesky Betancourt 3
2 John Buck 3
2 Royce Clayton 3
2 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Guillen 2
1 Justin Morneau 2
3 Michael Barrett 1
3 Hank Blalock 1
3 38 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Justin Morneau 6
2 John Buck 4
2 Jeff Kent 4
2 Jim Thome 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jamey Carroll 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 Carl Crawford 1
1 Mark Ellis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.67
2 Tony Armas 1.33
3 Freddy Garcia 1.20
3 Brett Myers 1.20
3 Jason Schmidt 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 10
2 Felix Hernandez 8
3 Josh Beckett 7
3 Dan Haren 7
5 6 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Francisco Liriano 1
1 Chris Ray 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rios .384
2 Casey Blake .372
3 Miguel Tejada .365
4 Vernon Wells .356
5 Michael Young .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 17
2 Carlos Lee 15
3 Jim Thome 14
4 Carlos Delgado 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 41
2 Lance Berkman 36
2 Jim Thome 36
4 Jason Giambi 32
4 Matt Holliday 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 12
2 Felipe Lopez 11
2 Juan Pierre 11
2 Jose Reyes 11
2 Ichiro Suzuki 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Contreras 1.41
2 John Thomson 1.88
3 Tom Glavine 1.94
4 Brandon Webb 2.05
5 Taylor Buchholz 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 Gustavo Chacin 5
1 Jose Contreras 5
1 Freddy Garcia 5
1 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 52
2 Johan Santana 48
2 Carlos Zambrano 48
4 Aaron Harang 45
4 Curt Schilling 45

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Broussard .459
2 Michael Cuddyer .450
3 Shea Hillenbrand .442
4 Shawn Green .431
5 Mike Lowell .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Lee 7
1 Magglio Ordonez 7
3 Matt Holliday 6
3 Kevin Mench 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Hafner 17
2 Jim Thome 16
3 Lance Berkman 15
3 Ben Broussard 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 8
2 Johnny Damon 7
3 Scott Podsednik 6
4 Chone Figgins 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.00
2 CC Sabathia 0.69
3 Sean Marshall 0.89
4 Jeff Francis 0.90
5 Claudio Vargas 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Cassidy 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Johan Santana 3
1 Jason Schmidt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 30
2 Pedro Martinez 24
3 John Smoltz 23
4 Curt Schilling 22
4 Jason Schmidt 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 6
2 Derrick Turnbow 5
2 Jose Valverde 5
4 Ambiorix Burgos 4
4 10 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brad Ausmus .389
2 Alex Rios .388
3 Moises Alou .369
4 Miguel Tejada .368
5 Brian Roberts .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 14
2 Carlos Lee 13
3 Jim Thome 12
4 Jason Giambi 11
5 6 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 35
2 Jim Thome 32
3 Jason Giambi 31
4 Matt Holliday 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Contreras 1.16
2 John Thomson 1.56
3 Brandon Webb 1.82
4 Derek Lowe 1.83
5 Chris Carpenter 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 5
1 Freddy Garcia 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 46
2 Johan Santana 45
3 Daniel Cabrera 39
3 Felix Hernandez 39
5 Carlos Zambrano 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Young .351
2 Moises Alou .338
3 Placido Polanco .336
4 Victor Martinez .329
5 Albert Pujols .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 55
2 Albert Pujols 51
3 David Ortiz 49
4 Adam Dunn 44
4 Manny Ramirez 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 153
2 Mark Teixeira 141
3 Andruw Jones 140
4 Albert Pujols 135
4 Manny Ramirez 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 64
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Chone Figgins 59
4 Scott Podsednik 52
5 Carl Crawford 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.02
2 Chris Carpenter 2.43
3 Tom Glavine 2.65
4 Pedro Martinez 2.78
5 Roy Oswalt 2.84

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 Chris Carpenter 214
3 Carlos Zambrano 208
4 John Lackey 206
5 Doug Davis 203

Saves

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