On This Day

Monday, August 28, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 52 .597 --
Red Sox 71 60 .542 7.0
Blue Jays 69 62 .527 9.0
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 61 69 .469 20.5
Royals 47 85 .356 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 56 .573 --
Angels 69 63 .523 6.5
Rangers 67 65 .508 8.5
Mariners 62 69 .473 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 49 .620 --
Phillies 65 65 .500 15.5
Marlins 64 66 .492 16.5
Braves 61 68 .473 19.0
Nationals 55 75 .423 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 60 .535 --
Reds 67 65 .508 3.5
Astros 63 68 .481 7.0
Brewers 62 69 .473 8.0
Cubs 54 77 .412 16.0
Pirates 51 81 .386 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 62 .527 --
Padres 66 65 .504 3.0
Giants 65 66 .496 4.0
D'backs 64 67 .489 5.0
Rockies 61 69 .469 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Byrnes 4
2 Chris Duffy 3
2 Andre Ethier 3
2 Reed Johnson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russell Branyan 2
2 Jason Bay 1
2 Pat Burrell 1
2 Eric Byrnes 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Byrnes 4
2 Jason Bay 3
2 Russell Branyan 3
2 Todd Hollandsworth 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Freel 2
2 Alfredo Amezaga 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kelvim Escobar 1.29
2 Josh Johnson 0.88
3 Ben Sheets 0.86
4 Felix Hernandez 0.80
5 Esteban Loaiza 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Felix Hernandez 1
1 Josh Johnson 1
1 Esteban Loaiza 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kelvim Escobar 9
2 Josh Johnson 7
3 Ben Sheets 6
4 Angel Guzman 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Tom Mastny 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .356
2 Freddy Sanchez .349
3 Miguel Cabrera .337
4 Derek Jeter .337
5 Reed Johnson .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 122
2 David Ortiz 121
3 Travis Hafner 113
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 2.87
2 Chris Carpenter 2.96
3 Johan Santana 3.01
4 Brandon Webb 3.02
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 Carl Crawford .429
2 Jason Kendall .421
3 Vladimir Guerrero .418
4 Chris Duncan .405
5 Michael Cuddyer .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 7
1 Jermaine Dye 7
1 Nick Markakis 7
4 Johnny Damon 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 19
1 Carlos Delgado 19
3 Johnny Damon 18
4 Ryan Howard 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 8
2 Carl Crawford 7
3 Chris Duffy 6
3 Alfonso Soriano 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.00
1 Daniel Cabrera 0.00
3 Jon Garland 0.38
4 Matt Cain 0.47
5 Clay Hensley 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Franklin 3
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3
1 Randy Wolf 3
5 42 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 24
1 Dan Haren 24
3 John Smoltz 23
4 Kelvim Escobar 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
2 Joe Borowski 5
2 Akinori Otsuka 5
4 Francisco Cordero 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .408
2 Greg Norton .397
3 Endy Chavez .391
4 Nick Markakis .389
5 Luke Scott .380

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 Travis Hafner 30
5 Mark DeRosa 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 14
2 Hanley Ramirez 13
2 Jose Reyes 13
4 Chris Duffy 11
5 Carl Crawford 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 1.48
2 Chad Billingsley 1.50
3 Tom Gorzelanny 1.61
4 Clay Hensley 1.82
5 CC Sabathia 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Dan Haren 5
3 A. J. Burnett 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 47
2 Andy Pettitte 44
2 John Smoltz 44
4 Dan Haren 43
5 Cole Hamels 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robinson Cano .346
2 Freddy Sanchez .345
3 Joe Mauer .341
4 Kenny Lofton .328
5 Derek Jeter .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 62
2 Ryan Howard 60
3 Travis Hafner 50
4 Lance Berkman 47
4 Jason Giambi 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 157
2 Ryan Howard 151
3 Travis Hafner 141
4 Jason Giambi 139
5 Lance Berkman 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Chone Figgins 65
3 Juan Pierre 56
4 Carl Crawford 53
5 Alfonso Soriano 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.72
2 CC Sabathia 2.88
3 Josh Johnson 2.93
4 Brandon Webb 2.97
5 Scott Kazmir 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 19
2 Joe Blanton 18
2 Ervin Santana 18
2 Johan Santana 18
2 Carlos Zambrano 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 245
2 Carlos Zambrano 223
3 Curt Schilling 202
4 Jake Peavy 201
5 Scott Kazmir 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Todd Jones 43
4 Bobby Jenks 41
4 Mariano Rivera 41