On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 52 .597 --
Red Sox 71 59 .546 6.5
Blue Jays 69 61 .531 8.5
Orioles 59 71 .454 18.5
Devil Rays 52 79 .397 26.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 82 49 .626 --
Twins 76 53 .589 5.0
White Sox 76 54 .585 5.5
Indians 60 69 .465 21.0
Royals 47 85 .356 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 56 .569 --
Angels 69 62 .527 5.5
Rangers 67 65 .508 8.0
Mariners 61 69 .469 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 79 49 .617 --
Phillies 65 64 .504 14.5
Marlins 63 66 .488 16.5
Braves 61 68 .473 18.5
Nationals 55 75 .423 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 60 .535 --
Reds 67 64 .511 3.0
Astros 63 68 .481 7.0
Brewers 62 68 .477 7.5
Cubs 54 76 .415 15.5
Pirates 50 81 .382 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 62 .523 --
Padres 66 64 .508 2.0
Giants 65 66 .496 3.5
D'backs 63 67 .485 5.0
Rockies 61 69 .469 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Robinson Cano 4
1 Juan Encarnacion 4
1 Brian McCann 4
1 Alfonso Soriano 4
1 Bernie Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derek Jeter 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
3 David Bell 1
3 Gary Bennett 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Williams 6
2 Gary Bennett 4
2 Lance Berkman 4
2 Raul Ibanez 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 2
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
1 Vernon Wells 2
4 Rocco Baldelli 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Capuano 2.25
2 Matt Cain 1.50
3 Dan Haren 1.33
4 Aaron Cook 1.00
4 Vicente Padilla 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cha-Seung Baek 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 12
2 Matt Cain 9
2 Chris Capuano 9
4 Vicente Padilla 8
5 Kevin Gregg 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Akinori Otsuka 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 Takashi Saito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .356
2 Freddy Sanchez .346
3 Miguel Cabrera .340
4 Derek Jeter .337
5 Matt Holliday .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 47
2 Ryan Howard 46
3 Alfonso Soriano 41
4 Travis Hafner 39
5 4 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 121
1 David Ortiz 121
3 Travis Hafner 112
4 Lance Berkman 110
4 Justin Morneau 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 54
2 Chone Figgins 47
3 Juan Pierre 45
4 Carl Crawford 43
5 Hanley Ramirez 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 2.90
2 Chris Carpenter 2.96
3 Brandon Webb 2.99
4 Johan Santana 3.01
5 Roy Halladay 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 16
2 Jon Garland 15
2 Johan Santana 15
2 Justin Verlander 15
2 Chien-Ming Wang 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 196
2 Carlos Zambrano 180
3 John Smoltz 176
4 Jake Peavy 174
5 Jeremy Bonderman 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 36
1 Francisco Rodriguez 36
3 Trevor Hoffman 34
3 Todd Jones 34
3 Jonathan Papelbon 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Norton .438
2 Vladimir Guerrero .436
3 Matt Diaz .422
4 Jason Kendall .411
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 8
2 Carlos Delgado 7
2 Nick Markakis 7
4 Miguel Cabrera 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 19
1 Robinson Cano 19
3 Johnny Damon 18
3 Ryan Howard 18
5 Carlos Delgado 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 Carl Crawford 7
3 Chris Duffy 6
3 Alfonso Soriano 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Garland 0.38
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.38
3 Matt Cain 0.47
4 Clay Hensley 0.50
5 Jered Weaver 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Franklin 3
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3
1 Jeremy Sowers 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 24
1 Dan Haren 24
3 Brett Myers 23
3 John Smoltz 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Joe Borowski 5
2 Akinori Otsuka 5
2 Billy Wagner 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .408
2 Luke Scott .398
3 Nick Markakis .388
4 Miguel Cabrera .387
5 Greg Norton .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 14
2 David Ortiz 13
3 Jermaine Dye 12
4 Johnny Damon 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 40
2 Miguel Cabrera 34
3 Jermaine Dye 32
4 Mark DeRosa 29
4 Travis Hafner 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 14
2 Hanley Ramirez 13
2 Jose Reyes 13
4 Carl Crawford 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Billingsley 1.50
2 Tom Gorzelanny 1.61
3 CC Sabathia 1.85
4 Clay Hensley 2.02
5 Jeremy Sowers 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Dan Haren 5
3 Chad Billingsley 4
3 A. J. Burnett 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 47
2 Andy Pettitte 45
3 John Smoltz 44
4 Dan Haren 43
4 Brett Myers 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 11
3 Francisco Cordero 10
3 Bobby Jenks 10
5 Joe Borowski 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .345
2 Robinson Cano .344
3 Joe Mauer .341
4 Kenny Lofton .329
5 Derek Jeter .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 63
2 Ryan Howard 59
3 Travis Hafner 50
4 Lance Berkman 47
4 2 others tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 160
2 Ryan Howard 150
3 Jason Giambi 140
3 Travis Hafner 140
5 Lance Berkman 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Chone Figgins 65
3 Juan Pierre 58
4 Carl Crawford 53
5 Alfonso Soriano 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.72
2 Brandon Webb 2.85
3 CC Sabathia 2.88
4 Scott Kazmir 3.07
5 Roy Halladay 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 19
2 Joe Blanton 18
2 Jose Contreras 18
2 Ervin Santana 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 245
2 Carlos Zambrano 223
3 John Smoltz 204
4 Curt Schilling 202
5 Jake Peavy 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Todd Jones 44
4 Bobby Jenks 41
4 Mariano Rivera 41