On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 49 .608 --
Red Sox 70 56 .556 6.5
Blue Jays 67 60 .528 10.0
Orioles 56 70 .444 20.5
Devil Rays 52 75 .409 25.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 81 46 .638 --
White Sox 74 52 .587 6.5
Twins 73 52 .584 7.0
Indians 57 68 .456 23.0
Royals 46 82 .359 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 55 .567 --
Angels 67 60 .528 5.0
Rangers 65 63 .508 7.5
Mariners 57 69 .452 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 77 48 .616 --
Phillies 64 62 .508 13.5
Marlins 60 66 .476 17.5
Braves 59 67 .468 18.5
Nationals 54 73 .425 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 59 .528 --
Reds 66 61 .520 1.0
Brewers 61 65 .484 5.5
Astros 60 67 .472 7.0
Cubs 53 73 .421 13.5
Pirates 49 78 .386 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 61 .520 --
Padres 65 62 .512 1.0
Giants 62 65 .488 4.0
D'backs 62 65 .488 4.0
Rockies 59 67 .468 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Geoff Blum 4
1 Hector Luna 4
1 Mike Sweeney 4
1 Mark Teahen 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 2
1 Joe Crede 2
3 Jason Bay 1
3 Wilson Betemit 1
3 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 4
1 Hector Luna 4
1 Mike Sweeney 4
4 Geoff Blum 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Kendall 2
1 Jose Reyes 2
3 Orlando Cabrera 1
3 Coco Crisp 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brett Myers 1.80
2 Esteban Loaiza 1.75
3 Roy Oswalt 1.40
4 Casey Fossum 1.33
5 Ben Sheets 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Shawn Camp 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Myers 9
2 Casey Fossum 8
2 Angel Guzman 8
4 Esteban Loaiza 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Geoff Geary 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .357
2 Freddy Sanchez .347
3 Miguel Cabrera .341
4 Derek Jeter .334
5 Miguel Tejada .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 45
2 Ryan Howard 44
3 Alfonso Soriano 41
4 Travis Hafner 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 119
2 Ryan Howard 113
3 Travis Hafner 111
4 Justin Morneau 108
5 Albert Pujols 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 52
2 Chone Figgins 47
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 Chris Carpenter 3.05
5 Justin Verlander 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 16
2 Johan Santana 15
2 Justin Verlander 15
2 Chien-Ming Wang 15
5 3 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 36
2 Francisco Rodriguez 35
3 Todd Jones 34
4 Trevor Hoffman 33
4 Jonathan Papelbon 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Duncan .467
2 Mark Teahen .424
3 Jason Kendall .423
4 Miguel Cabrera .411
5 Manny Ramirez .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edwin Encarnacion 7
2 Chris Duncan 6
2 Travis Hafner 6
2 Nick Markakis 6
2 Alfonso Soriano 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 20
2 Miguel Cabrera 18
3 Edwin Encarnacion 17
3 Travis Hafner 17
3 Jimmy Rollins 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Hanley Ramirez 7
2 Willy Taveras 7
4 Chris Duffy 6
4 Chone Figgins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.38
2 Jered Weaver 0.69
3 Brad Radke 0.75
4 Kyle Lohse 0.84
5 2 tied 0.95

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 Cordero 7
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
1 Billy Wagner 7
4 Joe Borowski 6
4 Bobby Jenks 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Bartlett .412
2 Luke Scott .410
3 Manny Ramirez .389
4 Nick Markakis .387
5 Mark Teahen .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 13
2 David Ortiz 12
3 Jermaine Dye 10
3 Travis Hafner 10
3 Alfonso Soriano 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 35
2 Miguel Cabrera 30
2 Travis Hafner 30
4 Mark DeRosa 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Billingsley 1.24
2 Tom Gorzelanny 1.61
3 Jason Jennings 1.64
4 Jeff Francis 1.83
5 Jeremy Sowers 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 6
2 A. J. Burnett 4
2 Doug Davis 4
2 Jon Garland 4
2 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 53
2 John Smoltz 46
3 Matt Cain 45
3 Andy Pettitte 45
5 Brett Myers 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 12
2 Francisco Cordero 10
2 Bobby Jenks 10
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
5 4 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .345
2 Robinson Cano .338
3 Joe Mauer .335
4 Kenny Lofton .334
5 Derek Jeter .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 61
2 Ryan Howard 58
3 Travis Hafner 53
4 Jason Giambi 47
4 Alfonso Soriano 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 160
2 Ryan Howard 146
3 Travis Hafner 143
4 Jason Giambi 138
5 Andruw Jones 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 68
2 Jose Reyes 67
3 Juan Pierre 60
4 Carl Crawford 55
5 Jimmy Rollins 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.64
2 Brandon Webb 2.85
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 7 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 248
2 Carlos Zambrano 216
3 Scott Kazmir 203
4 Jake Peavy 202
5 Curt Schilling 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 52
2 Todd Jones 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 45
4 Bobby Jenks 42
5 Mariano Rivera 41