On This Day

Friday, August 18, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 48 .600 --
Red Sox 69 52 .570 3.5
Blue Jays 65 57 .533 8.0
Orioles 54 68 .443 19.0
Devil Rays 49 73 .402 24.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 79 43 .648 --
White Sox 72 49 .595 6.5
Twins 71 50 .587 7.5
Indians 54 67 .446 24.5
Royals 45 79 .363 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 54 .557 --
Angels 64 59 .520 4.5
Rangers 63 60 .512 5.5
Mariners 56 66 .459 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 73 48 .603 --
Phillies 59 62 .488 14.0
Braves 57 64 .471 16.0
Marlins 56 65 .463 17.0
Nationals 54 68 .443 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 56 .537 --
Reds 62 60 .508 3.5
Astros 58 64 .475 7.5
Brewers 58 64 .475 7.5
Cubs 52 69 .430 13.0
Pirates 47 75 .385 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 58 .525 --
Padres 61 61 .500 3.0
D'backs 61 61 .500 3.0
Giants 59 63 .484 5.0
Rockies 59 63 .484 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Abreu 6
1 Johnny Damon 6
1 Mark Loretta 6
4 Manny Ramirez 5
4 Mark Teahen 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Damon 2
2 Garrett Atkins 1
2 Michael Barrett 1
2 Ronnie Belliard 1
2 35 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Damon 7
2 Robinson Cano 5
2 Ryan Zimmerman 5
4 Derek Jeter 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Rocco Baldelli 1
1 Jason Bartlett 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jered Weaver 1.75
2 Esteban Loaiza 1.40
3 Kevin Millwood 1.33
4 Casey Fossum 1.11
5 Jason Marquis 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Kris Benson 1
1 Ambiorix Burgos 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Casey Fossum 10
2 Esteban Loaiza 7
2 Jered Weaver 7
4 Felix Hernandez 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Joe Nelson 1
1 Akinori Otsuka 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .360
2 Freddy Sanchez .351
3 Derek Jeter .338
4 Miguel Cabrera .334
5 Albert Pujols .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 43
2 Ryan Howard 42
3 Alfonso Soriano 39
4 Adam Dunn 36
4 3 others tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 115
2 Travis Hafner 108
2 Ryan Howard 108
4 Justin Morneau 106
5 Lance Berkman 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 50
2 Chone Figgins 45
3 Carl Crawford 42
3 Juan Pierre 42
5 Hanley Ramirez 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 2.19
2 Josh Johnson 2.84
3 Brandon Webb 2.93
4 Jason Schmidt 3.03
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
2 Chien-Ming Wang 14

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 Francisco Rodriguez 33
4 Jonathan Papelbon 32
5 2 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .500
1 Luke Scott .500
3 Kenny Lofton .476
4 Chris Duncan .444
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Damon 7
1 Edwin Encarnacion 7
3 Ryan Howard 6
3 David Ortiz 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 22
2 Edwin Encarnacion 17
2 Travis Hafner 17
4 Johnny Damon 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Hanley Ramirez 8
3 Kenny Lofton 7
4 Bobby Abreu 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cole Hamels 0.64
2 Chad Billingsley 1.00
3 Jon Lieber 1.13
4 Tom Gorzelanny 1.29
4 3 others tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Affeldt 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Doug Davis 3
1 Dan Haren 3
5 43 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 27
2 Matt Cain 24
3 Jake Peavy 23
3 Andy Pettitte 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Francisco Cordero 6
2 Huston Street 6
2 Billy Wagner 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .438
2 Jason Bartlett .404
3 Miguel Tejada .388
4 Manny Ramirez .383
5 Nick Markakis .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 13
2 Ryan Howard 11
2 David Ortiz 11
4 Garrett Atkins 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 31
1 Travis Hafner 31
3 Ryan Howard 30
4 Manny Ramirez 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 13
2 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 John Maine 1.62
3 Jeff Francis 1.63
4 Tom Gorzelanny 1.85
5 Jason Jennings 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 5
1 Brad Radke 5
3 Joe Blanton 4
3 A. J. Burnett 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 11
2 Todd Jones 10
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
4 Chad Cordero 9
4 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .343
2 Joe Mauer .341
3 Kenny Lofton .336
4 Derek Jeter .334
5 Robinson Cano .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 59
2 Ryan Howard 56
3 Travis Hafner 51
4 Manny Ramirez 46
4 Alfonso Soriano 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 156
2 Travis Hafner 149
3 Ryan Howard 141
4 Andruw Jones 137
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 3 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.68
2 Brandon Webb 2.82
3 CC Sabathia 2.84
4 Jason Schmidt 3.10
5 Roy Halladay 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Randy Johnson 19
3 Joe Blanton 18
3 Andy Pettitte 18
3 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 243
2 Carlos Zambrano 220
3 Scott Kazmir 205
4 Jake Peavy 204
5 Curt Schilling 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 51
2 Todd Jones 49
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Mariano Rivera 42
5 Bobby Jenks 40