On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 43 .609 --
Red Sox 65 47 .580 3.0
Blue Jays 60 54 .526 9.0
Orioles 51 64 .443 18.5
Devil Rays 47 68 .409 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 76 38 .667 --
Twins 67 46 .593 8.5
White Sox 66 46 .589 9.0
Indians 48 64 .429 27.0
Royals 40 73 .354 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 52 .544 --
Angels 59 55 .518 3.0
Rangers 57 58 .496 5.5
Mariners 56 57 .496 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 68 44 .607 --
Phillies 55 58 .487 13.5
Braves 52 61 .460 16.5
Marlins 52 61 .460 16.5
Nationals 50 63 .442 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 52 .540 --
Reds 59 55 .518 2.5
Astros 55 58 .487 6.0
Brewers 53 60 .469 8.0
Cubs 48 65 .425 13.0
Pirates 42 72 .368 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 58 55 .513 --
Dodgers 58 56 .509 0.5
D'backs 58 56 .509 0.5
Rockies 55 58 .487 3.0
Giants 54 60 .474 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Castillo 4
1 Mark DeRosa 4
1 Carlos Lee 4
4 Endy Chavez 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark DeRosa 2
1 Aubrey Huff 2
1 Mike Piazza 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 6
1 Aubrey Huff 6
3 Jim Edmonds 4
4 Bobby Abreu 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 3
2 Eric Byrnes 1
2 Shin-Soo Choo 1
2 Shane Costa 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johan Santana 1.67
2 Dave Bush 1.50
3 Chuck James 1.20
3 Roy Oswalt 1.20
5 5 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Affeldt 1
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Dave Bush 1
1 Scott Dohmann 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 10
2 Aaron Harang 7
2 Jake Westbrook 7
4 Dave Bush 6
4 10 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Jorge Julio 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .369
2 Derek Jeter .346
3 Reed Johnson .342
4 Freddy Sanchez .342
5 Miguel Cabrera .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 41
2 Ryan Howard 39
3 Alfonso Soriano 35
4 Adam Dunn 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 110
2 Ryan Howard 102
3 Justin Morneau 101
4 Andruw Jones 98
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 48
2 Chone Figgins 41
3 Juan Pierre 40
4 Corey Patterson 37
5 4 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 2.19
2 Brandon Webb 2.74
3 Justin Verlander 2.79
4 Josh Johnson 2.85
5 Jason Schmidt 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 14
1 Curt Schilling 14
1 Justin Verlander 14
4 Josh Beckett 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 178
2 Carlos Zambrano 162
3 Aaron Harang 153
4 Jeremy Bonderman 151
5 2 tied 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 31
2 Trevor Hoffman 30
2 Bobby Jenks 30
2 Jonathan Papelbon 30
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Omar Vizquel .462
2 Paul Lo Duca .442
3 Jason Bartlett .431
4 Luke Scott .429
5 Dave Roberts .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Biggio 7
1 Ryan Howard 7
1 David Ortiz 7
4 Adrian Beltre 5
4 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 22
2 Mark DeRosa 20
2 Justin Morneau 20
4 Jermaine Dye 19
5 Juan Rivera 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 8
1 Dave Roberts 8
3 Hanley Ramirez 7
4 Luis Castillo 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Maine 0.00
2 Kip Wells 0.75
3 Tom Gorzelanny 1.20
4 Jason Jennings 1.29
4 Joe Saunders 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Luke Hudson 3
1 Julio Mateo 3
1 Carlos Silva 3
5 46 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 26
2 Cole Hamels 25
3 John Smoltz 22
4 Scott Olsen 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 6
1 J. J. Putz 6
1 Huston Street 6
1 Billy Wagner 6
5 5 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adrian Gonzalez .392
2 Jason Bartlett .391
3 Justin Morneau .385
4 Scott Hatteberg .382
5 Paul Lo Duca .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 11
2 Adam LaRoche 10
2 David Ortiz 10
2 Aramis Ramirez 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 31
2 Carlos Beltran 29
3 Justin Morneau 28
4 Vladimir Guerrero 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 11
2 Juan Pierre 10
3 Jose Reyes 9
4 Luis Castillo 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Suppan 1.95
2 Roger Clemens 1.97
3 Jeff Francis 2.03
4 Ricky Nolasco 2.10
5 Chad Billingsley 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 4
1 Jon Garland 4
1 Cory Lidle 4
1 Ricky Nolasco 4
1 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 43
2 Jeremy Bonderman 40
2 Francisco Liriano 40
2 Johan Santana 40
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 10
1 Mariano Rivera 10
3 J. J. Putz 9
4 Ryan Dempster 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .346
2 Derek Jeter .333
3 Victor Martinez .332
3 Freddy Sanchez .332
5 Nomar Garciaparra .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 62
2 Ryan Howard 55
3 Travis Hafner 48
4 Manny Ramirez 46
5 4 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 166
2 Ryan Howard 144
3 Andruw Jones 139
4 Travis Hafner 137
5 2 tied 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 71
2 Chone Figgins 66
3 Juan Pierre 59
4 Carl Crawford 46
5 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.61
2 Brandon Webb 2.74
3 CC Sabathia 2.83
4 Scott Kazmir 3.18
5 Jose Contreras 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Johan Santana 19
1 Curt Schilling 19
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 253
2 Carlos Zambrano 230
3 Scott Kazmir 201
4 Aaron Harang 198
5 Jake Peavy 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 48
2 Francisco Rodriguez 47
3 Trevor Hoffman 44
4 Mariano Rivera 42
5 3 tied 40