On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 53 .595 --
Red Sox 71 62 .534 8.0
Blue Jays 69 64 .519 10.0
Orioles 60 72 .455 18.5
Devil Rays 52 81 .391 27.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 83 50 .624 --
White Sox 78 54 .591 4.5
Twins 76 55 .580 6.0
Indians 63 69 .477 19.5
Royals 49 85 .366 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 56 .579 --
Angels 70 64 .522 7.5
Rangers 68 66 .507 9.5
Mariners 63 70 .474 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 82 49 .626 --
Phillies 67 65 .508 15.5
Marlins 65 67 .492 17.5
Braves 63 68 .481 19.0
Nationals 55 77 .417 27.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 61 .534 --
Reds 67 67 .500 4.5
Astros 65 68 .489 6.0
Brewers 62 71 .466 9.0
Cubs 54 79 .406 17.0
Pirates 53 81 .396 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 62 .534 --
Padres 68 65 .511 3.0
Giants 65 68 .489 6.0
D'backs 64 69 .481 7.0
Rockies 61 71 .462 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Theriot 5
2 Jose Castillo 4
2 Derek Jeter 4
2 Jacque Jones 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Michael Cuddyer 2
1 Travis Hafner 2
1 Jose Valentin 2
4 Eliezer Alfonzo 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 5
2 Freddy Sanchez 4
3 Michael Cuddyer 3
3 Adam LaRoche 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jermaine Dye 2
1 Dave Roberts 2
3 Josh Barfield 1
3 Jason Bay 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.80
2 Dave Bush 1.33
3 Boof Bonser 1.14
4 Tim Corcoran 0.88
5 Luke Hudson 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Jon Garland 1
1 Jason Grilli 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
2 Boof Bonser 8
2 Barry Zito 8
4 Tim Corcoran 7
4 Aaron Harang 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Joe Nelson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .350
2 Freddy Sanchez .347
3 Derek Jeter .339
4 Miguel Cabrera .338
5 Miguel Tejada .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 David Ortiz 47
3 Alfonso Soriano 43
4 Travis Hafner 42
5 3 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 127
2 David Ortiz 121
3 Travis Hafner 116
4 Carlos Beltran 111
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 54
2 Chone Figgins 47
3 Carl Crawford 45
3 Juan Pierre 45
5 Hanley Ramirez 42

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 Jon Garland 16
1 Roy Halladay 16
1 Chien-Ming Wang 16
4 Johan Santana 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 196
2 Carlos Zambrano 187
3 John Smoltz 176
4 Aaron Harang 175
5 Jake Peavy 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 38
2 Francisco Rodriguez 37
3 Trevor Hoffman 35
3 Todd Jones 35
5 Jonathan Papelbon 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adam LaRoche .476
2 Carlos Delgado .444
3 Vladimir Guerrero .436
4 Jason Kendall .429
5 Barry Bonds .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 8
1 Jermaine Dye 8
1 Nick Markakis 8
4 Travis Hafner 7
4 Ryan Howard 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 22
2 Ryan Howard 21
3 Robinson Cano 18
3 Jermaine Dye 18
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Willy Taveras 8
3 Hanley Ramirez 6
4 Rocco Baldelli 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.00
1 Daniel Cabrera 0.00
3 Matt Cain 0.47
4 Roger Clemens 0.90
5 Derek Lowe 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Franklin 3
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3
1 Steve Trachsel 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .403
2 Miguel Cabrera .393
3 Luke Scott .389
4 Adam LaRoche .387
5 Vladimir Guerrero .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Hafner 13
1 Ryan Howard 13
3 David Ortiz 12
4 Jermaine Dye 11
4 Alfonso Soriano 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 40
2 Miguel Cabrera 35
3 Travis Hafner 31
4 Jermaine Dye 30
5 Carlos Delgado 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 12
1 Hanley Ramirez 12
1 Willy Taveras 12
4 Chris Duffy 11
4 Jose Reyes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 1.48
2 Chad Billingsley 1.50
3 Derek Lowe 1.69
4 Clay Hensley 1.82
5 CC Sabathia 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Dan Haren 5
1 Steve Trachsel 5
4 A. J. Burnett 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 47
2 Andy Pettitte 44
2 John Smoltz 44
4 Dan Haren 43
4 CC Sabathia 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robinson Cano .346
2 Freddy Sanchez .343
3 Joe Mauer .336
4 Brian McCann .332
5 Derek Jeter .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 60
2 David Ortiz 59
3 Travis Hafner 53
4 Alfonso Soriano 48
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 155
2 David Ortiz 152
3 Travis Hafner 142
4 Lance Berkman 137
5 Andruw Jones 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Chone Figgins 65
3 Juan Pierre 56
4 Carl Crawford 54
5 Dave Roberts 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.77
2 CC Sabathia 2.84
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 Jon Garland 18
2 Ervin Santana 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 239
2 Carlos Zambrano 224
3 Curt Schilling 206
4 Aaron Harang 202
5 Jake Peavy 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 52
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Todd Jones 44
4 Bobby Jenks 43
5 Mariano Rivera 41