On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 41 .606 --
Red Sox 64 42 .604 0.0
Blue Jays 57 50 .533 7.5
Orioles 49 60 .450 16.5
Devil Rays 44 64 .407 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 35 .673 --
White Sox 63 43 .594 8.5
Twins 61 45 .575 10.5
Indians 46 60 .434 25.5
Royals 38 69 .355 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 51 .528 --
Angels 55 52 .514 1.5
Rangers 54 54 .500 3.0
Mariners 53 54 .495 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 42 .604 --
Phillies 51 55 .481 13.0
Braves 50 56 .472 14.0
Marlins 50 57 .467 14.5
Nationals 48 60 .444 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 48 .547 --
Reds 55 52 .514 3.5
Astros 51 56 .477 7.5
Brewers 51 57 .472 8.0
Cubs 44 62 .415 14.0
Pirates 40 68 .370 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 55 52 .514 --
D'backs 54 52 .509 0.5
Dodgers 52 55 .486 3.0
Rockies 52 55 .486 3.0
Giants 52 56 .481 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 4
2 Jason Bartlett 3
2 Miguel Cabrera 3
2 David Dellucci 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
1 Mark Teixeira 2
5 29 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 4
1 Miguel Cabrera 4
1 David Dellucci 4
1 Jimmy Rollins 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Casey Blake 1
1 Willie Bloomquist 1
1 Andre Ethier 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jason Schmidt 1.43
2 Brad Penny 1.20
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.00
4 Brett Myers 0.89
5 4 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Kiko Calero 1
1 Jason Grilli 1
1 Felix Hernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jason Schmidt 10
2 Brett Myers 8
3 Brad Penny 6
4 Erik Bedard 5
4 6 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 Takashi Saito 1
1 Mike Stanton 1
1 Huston Street 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .365
2 Derek Jeter .355
3 Reed Johnson .352
4 Freddy Sanchez .347
5 Ichiro Suzuki .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 37
2 Ryan Howard 36
3 Alfonso Soriano 34
4 Carlos Beltran 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 105
2 Carlos Beltran 96
3 Lance Berkman 93
3 Ryan Howard 93
5 Andruw Jones 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 44
2 Chone Figgins 40
3 Juan Pierre 38
4 Corey Patterson 35
5 Ichiro Suzuki 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.96
2 Josh Johnson 2.52
3 Brandon Webb 2.74
4 Justin Verlander 2.79
5 Chris Carpenter 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 14
2 Josh Beckett 13
2 Roy Halladay 13
2 Mike Mussina 13
2 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 160
2 Carlos Zambrano 152
3 Aaron Harang 144
4 Jeremy Bonderman 140
5 2 tied 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 29
1 Todd Jones 29
1 Jonathan Papelbon 29
4 Trevor Hoffman 28
4 Jason Isringhausen 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .451
2 Howie Kendrick .450
3 Paul Lo Duca .444
4 Derek Jeter .442
5 Jason Bartlett .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 9
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Bill Hall 6
2 Manny Ramirez 6
5 11 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 18
1 Troy Glaus 18
1 Manny Ramirez 18
4 Aramis Ramirez 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 7
2 Felipe Lopez 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
4 Hanley Ramirez 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Maine 0.00
2 Jeremy Sowers 0.78
3 Roger Clemens 0.90
4 Jeff Francis 1.13
5 Chien-Ming Wang 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Tony Pena 3
1 Justin Verlander 3
1 Chien-Ming Wang 3
1 Carlos Zambrano 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Olsen 26
2 Brett Myers 23
2 Ian Snell 23
4 Francisco Liriano 22
4 John Smoltz 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 J. J. Putz 6
2 Chad Cordero 5
2 Ryan Dempster 5
2 Tom Gordon 5
2 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Lo Duca .418
2 Chase Utley .411
3 Derek Jeter .404
4 Scott Hatteberg .403
5 Justin Morneau .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 11
1 Juan Rivera 11
3 Jermaine Dye 10
3 Aramis Ramirez 10
3 Alfonso Soriano 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 32
2 David Ortiz 30
3 Ray Durham 26
3 Juan Rivera 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 13
2 Chone Figgins 12
3 Dave Roberts 11
4 Jose Reyes 10
5 Alfonso Soriano 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Maine 1.63
2 Jered Weaver 1.65
3 Justin Verlander 1.71
4 Erik Bedard 1.79
5 Jeff Francis 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 5
1 Chien-Ming Wang 5
1 Carlos Zambrano 5
4 Erik Bedard 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 45
2 Francisco Liriano 43
2 Scott Olsen 43
4 Erik Bedard 40
4 John Lackey 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Dempster 8
1 Trevor Hoffman 8
1 Joe Nathan 8
1 J. J. Putz 8
1 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .340
2 Joe Mauer .339
3 Victor Martinez .332
4 Freddy Sanchez .332
5 Chipper Jones .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 59
2 Ryan Howard 52
3 Manny Ramirez 47
4 Travis Hafner 45
4 Albert Pujols 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 165
2 Andruw Jones 140
3 Ryan Howard 136
3 Manny Ramirez 136
5 Travis Hafner 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 70
2 Chone Figgins 66
3 Juan Pierre 60
4 Carl Crawford 45
5 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.54
2 Brandon Webb 2.70
3 John Lackey 2.97
4 Jose Contreras 3.00
5 Roy Halladay 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Carlos Zambrano 19
3 Josh Beckett 18
3 Andy Pettitte 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 237
2 Carlos Zambrano 226
3 Jake Peavy 209
4 Scott Kazmir 207
5 Felix Hernandez 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 48
2 Francisco Rodriguez 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 44
4 Mariano Rivera 43
5 Derrick Turnbow 42