On This Day

Friday, July 21, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 59 36 .621 --
Yankees 55 39 .585 3.5
Blue Jays 54 42 .563 5.5
Orioles 44 54 .449 16.5
Devil Rays 40 57 .412 20.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 31 .677 --
White Sox 58 37 .611 6.5
Twins 55 40 .579 9.5
Indians 42 53 .442 22.5
Royals 34 62 .354 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 46 .521 --
Rangers 50 47 .515 0.5
Angels 48 48 .500 2.0
Mariners 45 51 .469 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 58 38 .604 --
Braves 45 51 .469 13.0
Phillies 44 50 .468 13.0
Marlins 43 52 .453 14.5
Nationals 41 56 .423 17.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 41 .568 --
Reds 51 46 .526 4.0
Astros 46 51 .474 9.0
Brewers 46 51 .474 9.0
Cubs 37 58 .389 17.0
Pirates 35 63 .357 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 50 46 .521 --
Giants 50 47 .515 0.5
D'backs 49 47 .510 1.0
Dodgers 47 50 .485 3.5
Rockies 45 50 .474 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 David Bell 4
1 Yuniesky Betancourt 4
1 Milton Bradley 4
1 Jimmy Rollins 4
1 Rondell White 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 2
2 Garrett Atkins 1
2 Jorge Cantu 1
2 Chris Coste 1
2 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Cantu 5
2 Michael Cuddyer 4
2 Troy Glaus 4
2 Jose Valentin 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Roberts 2
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
3 Melky Cabrera 1
3 Alex Escobar 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Olsen 1.38
2 A. J. Burnett 0.86
2 Casey Fossum 0.86
4 Paul Maholm 0.83
5 John Maine 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Casey Fossum 1
1 Runelvys Hernandez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Olsen 11
2 John Smoltz 7
3 A. J. Burnett 6
3 Casey Fossum 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Bauer 1
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .381
2 Freddy Sanchez .356
3 Ichiro Suzuki .345
4 Derek Jeter .339
5 Nomar Garciaparra .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 33
2 Jim Thome 32
3 Ryan Howard 31
3 Albert Pujols 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 91
2 Andruw Jones 88
3 Lance Berkman 85
4 Albert Pujols 83
5 Jim Thome 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 40
2 Chone Figgins 37
3 Juan Pierre 36
4 Carl Crawford 32
4 Ichiro Suzuki 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.94
2 Josh Johnson 2.49
3 Brandon Webb 2.51
4 Justin Verlander 2.77
5 Chris Carpenter 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 12
1 Roy Halladay 12
1 Curt Schilling 12
1 Justin Verlander 12
5 9 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 152
2 Carlos Zambrano 141
3 Curt Schilling 130
4 Aaron Harang 129
4 Scott Kazmir 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 29
2 Jason Isringhausen 27
3 Bobby Jenks 26
4 Trevor Hoffman 25
4 Todd Jones 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Barrett .514
2 Chipper Jones .512
3 Yuniesky Betancourt .452
4 David Bell .450
5 3 tied .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 7
2 Ray Durham 6
3 Andruw Jones 5
3 Chipper Jones 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 16
1 Andruw Jones 16
1 Brian McCann 16
4 Ray Durham 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 10
2 Chone Figgins 9
3 Brian Roberts 6
4 Rafael Furcal 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Anibal Sanchez 0.00
2 Jeff Suppan 0.64
3 Erik Bedard 0.69
3 Justin Verlander 0.69
5 Brandon Webb 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Bonderman 3
1 Pedro Feliciano 3
1 Cory Lidle 3
1 Braden Looper 3
1 Carlos Zambrano 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Lackey 27
2 Andy Pettitte 24
3 John Smoltz 23
3 Carlos Zambrano 23
5 Scott Olsen 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 5
2 Mike Gonzalez 4
2 Eddie Guardado 4
2 Jorge Julio 4
2 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .452
2 Josh Barfield .415
3 Andre Ethier .402
4 Justin Morneau .402
5 Joe Mauer .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 13
2 Ray Durham 10
2 Jim Thome 10
4 Travis Hafner 9
4 Juan Rivera 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 31
2 Ray Durham 28
3 Andruw Jones 27
3 Manny Ramirez 27
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 12
2 Chone Figgins 11
3 Jose Reyes 10
3 Ichiro Suzuki 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 0.50
2 Justin Verlander 1.59
3 Francisco Liriano 1.65
4 John Lackey 1.93
5 Jon Lester 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 5
1 Francisco Liriano 5
1 Carlos Zambrano 5
4 Josh Beckett 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Francisco Liriano 48
2 Curt Schilling 44
3 Johan Santana 43
4 John Lackey 41
5 Carlos Zambrano 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 8
1 Trevor Hoffman 8
1 Joe Nathan 8
1 Mariano Rivera 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .343
2 Joe Mauer .339
3 Freddy Sanchez .334
4 Derek Jeter .334
5 Nomar Garciaparra .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 57
2 Ryan Howard 48
3 Jason Giambi 47
4 Andruw Jones 46
4 2 others tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 154
2 Andruw Jones 143
3 David Wright 134
4 Vladimir Guerrero 130
5 Manny Ramirez 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 70
2 Chone Figgins 68
3 Juan Pierre 64
4 Carl Crawford 48
5 Alfonso Soriano 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.43
2 Brandon Webb 2.62
3 John Lackey 2.86
4 Tom Glavine 2.98
5 Carlos Zambrano 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 19
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Ervin Santana 19
1 Johan Santana 19
1 Curt Schilling 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 244
2 Carlos Zambrano 231
3 Scott Kazmir 214
4 Jake Peavy 212
5 2 tied 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 50
2 Francisco Rodriguez 47
3 Brad Lidge 43
4 Derrick Turnbow 42
5 2 tied 41