On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 49 .605 --
Red Sox 69 56 .552 6.5
Blue Jays 67 59 .532 9.0
Orioles 56 69 .448 19.5
Devil Rays 51 75 .405 25.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 81 45 .643 --
White Sox 73 52 .584 7.5
Twins 72 52 .581 8.0
Indians 56 68 .452 24.0
Royals 46 81 .362 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 55 .563 --
Angels 67 59 .532 4.0
Rangers 65 62 .512 6.5
Mariners 57 68 .456 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 76 48 .613 --
Phillies 63 62 .504 13.5
Braves 59 66 .472 17.5
Marlins 59 66 .472 17.5
Nationals 54 72 .429 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 58 .532 --
Reds 66 60 .524 1.0
Brewers 60 65 .480 6.5
Astros 59 67 .468 8.0
Cubs 53 72 .424 13.5
Pirates 48 78 .381 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 60 .524 --
Padres 64 62 .508 2.0
D'backs 62 64 .492 4.0
Giants 61 65 .484 5.0
Rockies 59 66 .472 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Estrada 4
1 Mark Teahen 4
3 Henry Blanco 3
3 Travis Hafner 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Markakis 3
2 Adrian Beltre 2
2 Carlos Delgado 2
2 Albert Pujols 2
5 23 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 7
2 Carlos Delgado 5
3 Scott Hatteberg 4
4 Bobby Abreu 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marco Scutaro 2
1 Mark Teahen 2
3 Orlando Cabrera 1
3 Coco Crisp 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Adam Loewen 1.75
1 Jake Peavy 1.75
3 Scott Kazmir 1.60
4 Cha-Seung Baek 1.00
5 Matt Cain 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Shawn Camp 1
1 Chris Capuano 1
1 Aaron Heilman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 8
2 Matt Cain 7
2 Adam Loewen 7
2 Jake Peavy 7
5 Cha-Seung Baek 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .359
2 Freddy Sanchez .348
3 Miguel Cabrera .338
4 Derek Jeter .336
5 Miguel Tejada .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 44
2 Ryan Howard 43
3 Alfonso Soriano 41
4 Adam Dunn 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 117
2 Ryan Howard 112
3 Travis Hafner 110
4 Justin Morneau 107
5 Albert Pujols 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 50
2 Chone Figgins 46
3 Juan Pierre 44
4 Carl Crawford 43
5 Hanley Ramirez 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 2.90
2 Brandon Webb 2.99
3 Johan Santana 3.03
4 Jason Schmidt 3.03
5 Chris Carpenter 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 16
2 Johan Santana 15
2 Justin Verlander 15
4 Jon Garland 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 192
2 Carlos Zambrano 173
3 Jake Peavy 169
3 John Smoltz 169
5 Aaron Harang 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 35
1 Francisco Rodriguez 35
3 Todd Jones 34
4 Trevor Hoffman 33
5 Jonathan Papelbon 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Duncan .500
2 Matt Holliday .447
3 Manny Ramirez .432
4 Matt Diaz .422
5 Freddy Sanchez .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edwin Encarnacion 7
1 Nick Markakis 7
3 Chris Duncan 6
3 Alfonso Soriano 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edwin Encarnacion 18
2 Robinson Cano 17
2 Mark DeRosa 17
4 Travis Hafner 16
4 Jimmy Rollins 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Hanley Ramirez 8
3 Willy Taveras 7
4 Chris Duffy 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.61
2 Kyle Lohse 0.84
3 Chris Capuano 0.95
3 Kenny Rogers 0.95
5 Chad Billingsley 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Ryan Franklin 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 27
2 Scott Kazmir 24
2 Jake Peavy 24
2 Johan Santana 24
2 John Smoltz 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 8
2 Joe Borowski 7
2 Francisco Cordero 7
2 Billy Wagner 7
5 Bobby Jenks 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .412
2 Nick Markakis .393
3 Jason Bartlett .392
3 Manny Ramirez .392
5 Chris Duncan .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 12
2 David Ortiz 11
2 Alfonso Soriano 11
4 Carlos Beltran 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 34
2 Mark DeRosa 29
2 Travis Hafner 29
2 Justin Morneau 29
2 Manny Ramirez 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 13
2 Dave Roberts 12
3 Carl Crawford 11
3 Willy Taveras 11
5 Jose Reyes 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Jennings 1.64
2 Jeff Francis 1.83
3 Tom Gorzelanny 1.85
4 Jeremy Sowers 1.91
5 Jake Peavy 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 6
2 Jon Garland 5
3 A. J. Burnett 4
3 Doug Davis 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 53
2 John Smoltz 46
3 Matt Cain 45
3 Andy Pettitte 45
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
1 Billy Wagner 11
3 Francisco Cordero 10
4 Joe Borowski 9
4 4 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .343
2 Joe Mauer .336
3 Kenny Lofton .335
4 Robinson Cano .333
5 Derek Jeter .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 60
2 Ryan Howard 57
3 Travis Hafner 52
4 Jason Giambi 47
4 Alfonso Soriano 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 158
2 Ryan Howard 145
3 Travis Hafner 143
4 Jason Giambi 137
5 2 tied 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 67
2 Jose Reyes 65
3 Juan Pierre 60
4 Carl Crawford 55
5 Jimmy Rollins 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.64
2 Brandon Webb 2.87
3 CC Sabathia 2.91
4 Justin Verlander 3.05
5 Roy Halladay 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
2 Johan Santana 19
3 Joe Blanton 18
3 Jose Contreras 18
5 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 248
2 Carlos Zambrano 226
3 Scott Kazmir 203
4 Jake Peavy 202
5 Curt Schilling 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 52
2 Todd Jones 47
3 Trevor Hoffman 45
4 Bobby Jenks 41
4 Mariano Rivera 41