On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 45 .602 --
Red Sox 67 48 .583 2.0
Blue Jays 63 54 .538 7.0
Orioles 51 66 .436 19.0
Devil Rays 47 70 .402 23.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 76 40 .655 --
White Sox 69 46 .600 6.5
Twins 67 49 .578 9.0
Indians 52 64 .448 24.0
Royals 41 76 .350 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 52 .552 --
Angels 60 57 .513 4.5
Rangers 60 58 .508 5.0
Mariners 56 60 .483 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 70 45 .609 --
Phillies 56 59 .487 14.0
Marlins 54 62 .466 16.5
Braves 53 62 .461 17.0
Nationals 51 65 .440 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 54 .534 --
Reds 60 57 .513 2.5
Astros 57 59 .491 5.0
Brewers 55 61 .474 7.0
Cubs 48 68 .414 14.0
Pirates 44 73 .376 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 56 .521 --
Padres 59 57 .509 1.5
D'backs 59 57 .509 1.5
Rockies 57 59 .491 3.5
Giants 54 62 .466 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Shealy 4
1 Mark Teahen 4
3 Carlos Beltran 3
3 Alberto Callaspo 3
3 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
2 Josh Barfield 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 Wilson Betemit 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Shealy 5
2 Mike Cameron 4
2 Matt Holliday 4
2 Jimmy Rollins 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Cabrera 2
1 Carl Crawford 2
1 Ryan Freel 2
1 Hanley Ramirez 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 CC Sabathia 1.67
2 Ben Sheets 1.33
3 John Maine 1.20
3 Odalis Perez 1.20
5 Jake Peavy 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Scott Downs 1
1 Pedro Feliciano 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 10
2 Jake Peavy 9
3 Ben Sheets 8
4 Mark Buehrle 7
4 Brad Penny 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .361
2 Freddy Sanchez .344
3 Derek Jeter .340
4 Miguel Cabrera .339
5 Reed Johnson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 41
2 Ryan Howard 40
3 Alfonso Soriano 37
4 Albert Pujols 35
4 Jim Thome 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 110
2 Ryan Howard 103
3 Justin Morneau 101
4 Lance Berkman 100
4 Travis Hafner 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 49
2 Chone Figgins 42
3 Juan Pierre 41
4 Corey Patterson 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 2.19
2 Josh Johnson 2.69
3 Brandon Webb 2.77
4 Justin Verlander 2.95
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 6 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 178
2 Carlos Zambrano 162
3 Aaron Harang 154
3 Jake Peavy 154
5 John Smoltz 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 32
2 Trevor Hoffman 31
2 Todd Jones 31
4 Jonathan Papelbon 30
4 Mariano Rivera 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Omar Vizquel .491
2 Mark DeRosa .456
3 Kenny Lofton .452
4 David Dellucci .439
5 Miguel Cabrera .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 7
1 David Ortiz 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Mark DeRosa 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 26
2 Ryan Howard 21
3 Jermaine Dye 17
3 Travis Hafner 17
3 Justin Morneau 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 8
1 Jose Reyes 8
3 Bobby Abreu 5
3 Coco Crisp 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.78
2 Brandon Backe 1.23
3 Todd Wellemeyer 1.35
4 Felix Hernandez 1.38
5 Greg Maddux 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Julio Mateo 3
1 Brad Penny 3
1 Joe Saunders 3
1 Jaret Wright 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 25
2 Andy Pettitte 24
2 CC Sabathia 24
2 Javier Vazquez 24
5 Matt Cain 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huston Street 7
2 Francisco Cordero 6
2 Billy Wagner 6
4 Brian Fuentes 5
4 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .418
2 Jason Bartlett .390
3 Scott Hatteberg .389
4 Omar Vizquel .387
5 David Dellucci .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 12
2 Aramis Ramirez 11
3 Adam LaRoche 10
3 David Ortiz 10
3 Alfonso Soriano 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 32
1 Ryan Howard 32
3 Carlos Beltran 30
4 Juan Rivera 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 11
1 Dave Roberts 11
3 Hanley Ramirez 10
3 Jose Reyes 10
5 Chone Figgins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Maine 1.27
2 Joe Saunders 1.67
3 Roger Clemens 1.89
4 Jeff Francis 2.03
5 Ricky Nolasco 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 5
2 Scott Downs 4
2 Jon Garland 4
2 Dan Haren 4
2 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 44
2 Cole Hamels 43
2 John Smoltz 43
4 Scott Olsen 41
4 Ian Snell 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Joe Nathan 10
3 Joe Borowski 9
3 J. J. Putz 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .339
2 Freddy Sanchez .333
3 Kenny Lofton .332
4 Robinson Cano .331
5 Derek Jeter .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 62
2 Ryan Howard 54
3 Travis Hafner 49
4 Alfonso Soriano 46
5 Manny Ramirez 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 165
2 Travis Hafner 143
3 Ryan Howard 139
4 Andruw Jones 137
5 Lance Berkman 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 71
2 Chone Figgins 65
3 Juan Pierre 57
4 Carl Crawford 48
5 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.61
2 CC Sabathia 2.81
3 Brandon Webb 2.81
4 Pedro Martinez 3.07
5 Jose Contreras 3.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Johan Santana 19
3 Josh Beckett 18
3 Joe Blanton 18
3 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 253
2 Carlos Zambrano 230
3 Jake Peavy 205
4 Scott Kazmir 202
5 Chris Capuano 199

Saves

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