On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 46 .603 --
Red Sox 68 50 .576 3.0
Blue Jays 64 55 .538 7.5
Orioles 51 68 .429 20.5
Devil Rays 47 72 .395 24.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 78 41 .655 --
White Sox 71 47 .602 6.5
Twins 69 49 .585 8.5
Indians 53 65 .449 24.5
Royals 42 78 .350 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 52 .563 --
Angels 62 58 .517 5.5
Rangers 61 59 .508 6.5
Mariners 56 63 .471 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 47 .602 --
Phillies 58 60 .492 13.0
Braves 55 63 .466 16.0
Marlins 55 64 .462 16.5
Nationals 52 67 .437 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 55 .534 --
Reds 61 58 .513 2.5
Astros 57 62 .479 6.5
Brewers 56 63 .471 7.5
Cubs 51 68 .429 12.5
Pirates 46 74 .383 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 56 .533 --
Padres 60 59 .504 3.5
D'backs 60 59 .504 3.5
Rockies 58 61 .487 5.5
Giants 56 63 .471 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Izturis 4
1 Cory Sullivan 4
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 Eliezer Alfonzo 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Reyes 3
2 Rod Barajas 1
2 Jose Bautista 1
2 Yuniesky Betancourt 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Reyes 4
1 Marco Scutaro 4
1 Nick Swisher 4
4 Johnny Damon 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 2
2 Chris Burke 1
2 Eric Byrnes 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Astacio 2.50
2 Chad Billingsley 2.25
2 Johan Santana 2.25
4 Chris Carpenter 1.50
5 Jeremy Bonderman 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 9
1 Johan Santana 9
3 Jeremy Bonderman 8
4 Erik Bedard 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Joe Nelson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .362
2 Freddy Sanchez .345
3 Derek Jeter .343
4 Chipper Jones .335
5 Reed Johnson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 41
1 David Ortiz 41
3 Alfonso Soriano 38
4 Jim Thome 36
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 111
2 Ryan Howard 106
3 Travis Hafner 105
4 Justin Morneau 103
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 49
2 Chone Figgins 43
3 Juan Pierre 42
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 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 15
2 Johan Santana 14
2 Curt Schilling 14
2 Justin Verlander 14
5 9 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 187
2 Carlos Zambrano 167
3 Jeremy Bonderman 159
4 Aaron Harang 158
5 Jake Peavy 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 33
1 Todd Jones 33
3 Trevor Hoffman 31
3 Jonathan Papelbon 31
3 2 others tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .471
1 Luke Scott .471
3 Kenny Lofton .458
4 Mark DeRosa .423
4 Omar Vizquel .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 6
1 Travis Hafner 6
1 Ryan Howard 6
1 Jimmy Rollins 6
1 Alfonso Soriano 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 21
2 Travis Hafner 19
2 Ryan Howard 19
4 Jimmy Rollins 17
5 Miguel Cabrera 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Duffy 6
1 Hanley Ramirez 6
1 Jose Reyes 6
4 Bobby Abreu 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.78
2 Cole Hamels 0.86
3 Greg Maddux 0.90
4 Chad Billingsley 1.00
5 Todd Wellemeyer 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Affeldt 3
1 Doug Davis 3
1 Rich Hill 3
1 Brad Penny 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 27
1 Johan Santana 27
3 Andy Pettitte 24
3 CC Sabathia 24
5 Matt Cain 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .432
2 Kenny Lofton .400
3 Jason Bartlett .396
4 Howie Kendrick .386
5 Omar Vizquel .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 12
2 Ryan Howard 11
3 Alfonso Soriano 10
4 Bill Hall 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 31
2 Carlos Beltran 29
2 Mark DeRosa 29
2 Travis Hafner 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 12
1 Dave Roberts 12
3 Hanley Ramirez 10
3 Jose Reyes 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Maine 1.32
2 Jeff Francis 1.58
3 Joe Saunders 1.67
4 Chad Billingsley 2.00
5 Jeremy Sowers 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 5
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Ricky Nolasco 5
1 Brad Radke 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 52
2 Brett Myers 43
3 Johan Santana 42
4 Scott Olsen 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Ryan Dempster 10
2 Joe Nathan 10
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
2 2 others tied 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .343
2 Kenny Lofton .336
3 Derek Jeter .335
4 Freddy Sanchez .334
5 Robinson Cano .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 60
2 Ryan Howard 55
3 Travis Hafner 50
4 Jason Giambi 45
4 2 others tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 160
2 Travis Hafner 146
3 Ryan Howard 139
4 Andruw Jones 137
5 Lance Berkman 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Chone Figgins 65
3 Juan Pierre 58
4 Carl Crawford 48
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.62
2 CC Sabathia 2.81
3 Brandon Webb 2.81
4 Jose Contreras 3.19
5 Roy Halladay 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Randy Johnson 19
1 Johan Santana 19
4 Joe Blanton 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 253
2 Carlos Zambrano 230
3 Aaron Harang 200
4 Curt Schilling 199
5 Felix Hernandez 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 49
2 Todd Jones 48
3 Trevor Hoffman 44
4 Mariano Rivera 43
5 Ryan Dempster 41