On This Day

Friday, August 4, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 41 .613 --
Red Sox 65 43 .602 1.0
Blue Jays 57 52 .523 9.5
Orioles 49 61 .445 18.0
Devil Rays 45 65 .409 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 36 .670 --
White Sox 64 43 .598 8.0
Twins 63 45 .583 9.5
Indians 47 61 .435 25.5
Royals 38 71 .349 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 51 .532 --
Rangers 56 54 .509 2.5
Angels 55 54 .505 3.0
Mariners 53 55 .491 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 44 .593 --
Phillies 53 55 .491 11.0
Marlins 51 58 .468 13.5
Braves 50 58 .463 14.0
Nationals 49 60 .450 15.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 50 .537 --
Reds 56 53 .514 2.5
Astros 52 57 .477 6.5
Brewers 52 57 .477 6.5
Cubs 45 64 .413 13.5
Pirates 42 68 .382 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 56 53 .514 --
D'backs 55 54 .505 1.0
Dodgers 54 55 .495 2.0
Rockies 53 55 .491 2.5
Giants 52 57 .477 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Xavier Nady 4
1 Chad Tracy 4
3 Carl Crawford 3
3 Prince Fielder 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Troy Glaus 2
1 David Ortiz 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Lance Berkman 1
3 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 5
2 Troy Glaus 4
3 Johnny Estrada 3
3 Justin Morneau 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
2 Marlon Anderson 1
2 Ryan Church 1
2 Coco Crisp 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Gorzelanny 1.75
2 Johan Santana 1.14
3 Derek Lowe 1.00
3 James Shields 1.00
5 Anibal Sanchez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roman Colon 1
1 Doug Davis 1
1 Jeff Francis 1
1 Jon Garland 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 8
2 Tom Gorzelanny 7
2 Roy Halladay 7
2 Orlando Hernandez 7
2 James Shields 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .365
2 Reed Johnson .354
3 Derek Jeter .352
4 Freddy Sanchez .344
5 Ichiro Suzuki .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 39
2 Ryan Howard 37
3 Alfonso Soriano 34
4 Carlos Beltran 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 107
2 Carlos Beltran 97
3 Ryan Howard 96
4 Lance Berkman 94
4 Justin Morneau 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 45
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 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 14
1 Justin Verlander 14
3 Josh Beckett 13
3 Roy Halladay 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 168
2 Carlos Zambrano 158
3 Jeremy Bonderman 146
3 Aaron Harang 146
5 Curt Schilling 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 30
1 Todd Jones 30
1 Jonathan Papelbon 30
4 Trevor Hoffman 29
5 Jason Isringhausen 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .472
2 Derek Jeter .453
3 Jason Bartlett .447
4 Justin Morneau .434
5 Dmitri Young .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 8
2 David Ortiz 7
3 Carlos Beltran 6
3 Troy Glaus 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Troy Glaus 20
2 Carlos Beltran 18
2 Ryan Howard 18
4 David Ortiz 17
4 Manny Ramirez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 7
2 Felipe Lopez 6
3 Jose Reyes 5
4 Luis Castillo 4
4 10 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Maine 0.00
2 Jeremy Sowers 0.78
3 Jason Jennings 1.13
4 Roger Clemens 1.29
5 Jeff Francis 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Cory Lidle 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 31
2 Scott Olsen 26
3 Brett Myers 23
4 Orlando Hernandez 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 5
1 Brian Fuentes 5
1 Tom Gordon 5
1 Todd Jones 5
1 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Barrett .413
2 Scott Hatteberg .403
3 Justin Morneau .398
4 Paul Lo Duca .398
5 Milton Bradley .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 12
2 Aramis Ramirez 10
2 Juan Rivera 10
2 Mark Teixeira 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 32
2 David Ortiz 31
3 Troy Glaus 27
4 Andruw Jones 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 13
2 Chone Figgins 12
2 Dave Roberts 12
4 Rafael Furcal 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chien-Ming Wang 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 1.74
3 Francisco Liriano 1.87
4 Erik Bedard 1.95
5 Jeff Francis 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Cory Lidle 5
1 Chien-Ming Wang 5
1 Carlos Zambrano 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 44
2 Francisco Liriano 43
3 John Lackey 42
4 Carlos Zambrano 40
5 Jeremy Bonderman 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Ryan Dempster 8
3 Todd Jones 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .342
2 Derek Jeter .342
3 Victor Martinez .333
4 Freddy Sanchez .332
5 Chipper Jones .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 61
2 Ryan Howard 53
3 Travis Hafner 47
4 Troy Glaus 46
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 167
2 Andruw Jones 140
3 Ryan Howard 138
4 Travis Hafner 137
5 2 tied 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 71
2 Chone Figgins 65
3 Juan Pierre 60
4 Carl Crawford 45
5 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.62
2 Brandon Webb 2.70
3 Jose Contreras 3.00
4 CC Sabathia 3.08
5 Scott Kazmir 3.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 245
2 Carlos Zambrano 228
3 Scott Kazmir 201
4 Jake Peavy 200
5 Curt Schilling 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 49
2 Francisco Rodriguez 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 45
4 Mariano Rivera 44
5 Derrick Turnbow 41