On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 15 .605 --
Yankees 23 16 .590 0.5
Blue Jays 23 17 .575 1.0
Orioles 19 22 .463 5.5
Devil Rays 17 24 .415 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 13 .675 --
White Sox 26 14 .650 1.0
Indians 20 21 .488 7.5
Twins 17 24 .415 10.5
Royals 10 28 .263 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 19 .525 --
Rangers 21 19 .525 0.0
Angels 17 24 .415 4.5
Mariners 17 25 .405 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 24 16 .600 --
Phillies 22 18 .550 2.0
Braves 21 20 .512 3.5
Nationals 14 27 .341 10.5
Marlins 11 28 .282 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 15 .634 --
Reds 24 17 .585 2.0
Astros 22 19 .537 4.0
Brewers 22 19 .537 4.0
Cubs 17 23 .425 8.5
Pirates 13 28 .317 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 23 18 .561 --
D'backs 22 18 .550 0.5
Rockies 22 19 .537 1.0
Dodgers 21 20 .512 2.0
Giants 21 20 .512 2.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason LaRue 4
1 Ichiro Suzuki 4
3 David Bell 3
3 Jose Castillo 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Francoeur 2
2 Reggie Abercrombie 1
2 Marlon Anderson 1
2 Rod Barajas 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 4
2 Jeff Francoeur 3
2 Chipper Jones 3
4 Russ Adams 2
4 21 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 2
1 Julio Lugo 2
3 Freddie Bynum 1
3 David Eckstein 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jorge Sosa 1.33
2 Kerry Wood 1.20
3 Vicente Padilla 1.00
4 Roy Halladay 0.70
4 Scott Olsen 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Belisle 1
1 Jason Frasor 1
1 Mark Hendrickson 1
1 Cliff Lee 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jorge Sosa 8
2 Roy Halladay 7
2 Cliff Lee 7
2 Scott Olsen 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Coffey 1
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Casey Blake .370
2 Miguel Tejada .356
3 Alex Rios .356
4 Brian McCann .353
5 Vernon Wells .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 19
2 Jim Thome 16
3 Carlos Lee 15
4 Jonny Gomes 14
5 8 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 48
2 Lance Berkman 40
2 Jim Thome 40
4 Travis Hafner 39
4 Andruw Jones 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Lopez 16
2 Scott Podsednik 15
3 Chone Figgins 14
3 Jose Reyes 14
3 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Contreras 1.41
2 John Thomson 1.87
3 Chris Carpenter 1.98
4 Mike Maroth 2.18
5 Bronson Arroyo 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kenny Rogers 7
2 Freddy Garcia 6
2 Tom Glavine 6
2 Scott Kazmir 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 70
2 Pedro Martinez 62
2 Carlos Zambrano 62
4 Aaron Harang 58
5 2 tied 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 14
2 Tom Gordon 13
2 Jason Isringhausen 13
2 Derrick Turnbow 13
5 3 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Loretta .490
2 Shane Victorino .457
3 Mark Ellis .419
4 Felipe Lopez .418
5 Matt Holliday .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 7
2 Jeff Francoeur 6
2 Jim Thome 6
4 Carlos Beltran 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Francoeur 20
2 Miguel Cabrera 17
2 Khalil Greene 17
4 Nomar Garciaparra 16
4 Jim Thome 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 8
2 Scott Podsednik 7
3 Felipe Lopez 6
4 Carl Crawford 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carlos Zambrano 0.39
2 Chan Ho Park 0.41
3 Tony Armas 0.69
4 Brett Tomko 0.90
4 Barry Zito 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Scott Kazmir 3
1 Mark Mulder 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3
1 Chien-Ming Wang 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 33
2 Aaron Harang 25
3 Carlos Zambrano 24
4 John Smoltz 23
5 Jake Peavy 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 7
2 Jason Isringhausen 6
2 Tyler Walker 6
4 Tom Gordon 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Broussard .414
2 Brian McCann .413
3 Shea Hillenbrand .404
4 Shawn Green .402
5 Ichiro Suzuki .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 10
1 Kevin Mench 10
1 Albert Pujols 10
1 Alfonso Soriano 10
1 Miguel Tejada 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mench 29
1 Albert Pujols 29
3 Jeff Francoeur 28
3 Ryan Howard 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 14
2 Chone Figgins 12
2 Felipe Lopez 12
2 Dave Roberts 12
5 Kenny Lofton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brett Tomko 1.36
2 Jeff Francis 1.60
3 Scott Kazmir 1.69
4 Nate Robertson 1.71
5 Barry Zito 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 58
2 Pedro Martinez 45
3 Carlos Zambrano 44
4 Aaron Harang 41
4 John Smoltz 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 12
2 Jose Valverde 10
3 Tom Gordon 9
3 Jason Isringhausen 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Young .348
2 Moises Alou .343
3 Placido Polanco .331
4 Victor Martinez .326
5 Sean Casey .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 51
2 Andruw Jones 50
2 David Ortiz 50
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 3 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 154
2 Mark Teixeira 142
3 Andruw Jones 141
4 Albert Pujols 134
5 2 tied 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Chone Figgins 64
3 Juan Pierre 62
4 Scott Podsednik 50
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.16
2 Chris Carpenter 2.37
3 Johan Santana 2.68
4 Pedro Martinez 2.77
5 Andy Pettitte 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 20
2 Chris Capuano 19
2 Chris Carpenter 19
2 Jose Contreras 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 236
2 Carlos Zambrano 218
3 Chris Carpenter 210
4 John Lackey 206
5 Jake Peavy 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 49
2 Danys Baez 47
3 Derrick Turnbow 46
4 Brad Lidge 45
4 Francisco Rodriguez 45