On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 48 .593 --
Red Sox 69 50 .580 1.5
Blue Jays 65 56 .537 6.5
Orioles 53 68 .438 18.5
Devil Rays 48 73 .397 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 79 42 .653 --
White Sox 72 48 .600 6.5
Twins 70 50 .583 8.5
Indians 54 66 .450 24.5
Royals 43 79 .352 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 52 .567 --
Angels 63 59 .516 6.0
Rangers 62 60 .508 7.0
Mariners 56 65 .463 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 72 48 .600 --
Phillies 59 61 .492 13.0
Braves 56 64 .467 16.0
Marlins 56 64 .467 16.0
Nationals 53 68 .438 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 64 56 .533 --
Reds 62 59 .512 2.5
Astros 58 63 .479 6.5
Brewers 57 64 .471 7.5
Cubs 52 68 .433 12.0
Pirates 46 75 .380 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 57 .529 --
D'backs 61 60 .504 3.0
Padres 60 61 .496 4.0
Rockies 59 62 .488 5.0
Giants 58 63 .479 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Beltran 4
2 Carl Crawford 3
2 Johnny Damon 3
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
2 Josh Barfield 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Barfield 4
1 Carlos Delgado 4
1 Nick Markakis 4
4 Pedro Feliz 3
4 Vladimir Guerrero 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 3
2 Russell Branyan 1
2 Chone Figgins 1
2 Todd Helton 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Kazmir 2.00
1 Oscar Villarreal 2.00
3 Jake Peavy 1.60
4 Matt Cain 1.14
4 Rodrigo Lopez 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 10
2 Matt Cain 8
2 Rodrigo Lopez 8
2 Jake Peavy 8
5 Kelvim Escobar 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .359
2 Freddy Sanchez .346
3 Derek Jeter .338
4 Miguel Cabrera .337
5 Reed Johnson .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 42
1 David Ortiz 42
3 Alfonso Soriano 38
4 Adam Dunn 36
4 Jim Thome 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 113
2 Ryan Howard 108
3 Travis Hafner 105
4 Justin Morneau 104
5 Lance Berkman 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 50
2 Chone Figgins 44
3 Carl Crawford 42
3 Juan Pierre 42
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 2.19
2 Josh Johnson 2.84
3 Brandon Webb 2.93
4 Jason Schmidt 3.00
5 Chris Carpenter 3.09

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 Jake Peavy 162
4 Jeremy Bonderman 159
4 John Smoltz 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 34
1 Todd Jones 34
3 Jonathan Papelbon 32
3 Francisco Rodriguez 32
5 2 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .486
2 Kenny Lofton .462
3 Luke Scott .449
4 Chris Duncan .429
5 Jason Bartlett .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edwin Encarnacion 6
1 Vladimir Guerrero 6
1 Ryan Howard 6
4 Lance Berkman 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 23
2 Miguel Cabrera 17
3 Edwin Encarnacion 16
3 Travis Hafner 16
3 Justin Morneau 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Chris Duffy 7
2 Hanley Ramirez 7
4 Kenny Lofton 6
4 Jose Reyes 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.60
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 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Doug Davis 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Brad Radke 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 27
1 Johan Santana 27
3 Matt Cain 24
4 Jake Peavy 23
4 Andy Pettitte 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 6
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 Huston Street 6
4 Joe Borowski 5
4 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .426
2 Jason Bartlett .423
3 Craig Monroe .382
4 Miguel Cabrera .376
5 Miguel Tejada .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 12
2 Ryan Howard 11
3 David Ortiz 10
4 Juan Rivera 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 31
2 Ryan Howard 30
3 Travis Hafner 28
4 Justin Morneau 27
4 Juan Rivera 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 12
1 Dave Roberts 12
3 Jose Reyes 11
4 Carl Crawford 10
4 Juan Pierre 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Sowers 1.25
2 Jeff Francis 1.58
3 John Maine 1.62
4 Chad Billingsley 2.00
5 CC Sabathia 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Dan Haren 5
1 Brad Radke 5
4 Chad Billingsley 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 46
2 Matt Cain 43
2 John Smoltz 43
4 Johan Santana 42
5 Andy Pettitte 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Dempster 10
1 Todd Jones 10
1 Francisco Rodriguez 10
1 Huston Street 10
1 Billy Wagner 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .341
2 Freddy Sanchez .337
3 Derek Jeter .335
4 Kenny Lofton .335
5 Robinson Cano .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 58
2 Ryan Howard 56
3 Travis Hafner 50
4 Lance Berkman 45
4 3 others tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 156
2 Travis Hafner 146
3 Ryan Howard 141
4 Andruw Jones 138
5 Lance Berkman 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Chone Figgins 66
3 Juan Pierre 58
4 Carl Crawford 54
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.62
2 CC Sabathia 2.81
3 Brandon Webb 2.93
4 Jason Schmidt 3.08
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 Scott Kazmir 205
4 Jake Peavy 204
5 Chris Capuano 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 50
2 Todd Jones 49
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Mariano Rivera 42
5 2 tied 40