On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 53 .598 --
Red Sox 72 62 .537 8.0
Blue Jays 69 65 .515 11.0
Orioles 60 73 .451 19.5
Devil Rays 53 81 .396 27.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 83 51 .619 --
White Sox 78 55 .586 4.5
Twins 77 55 .583 5.0
Indians 63 69 .477 19.0
Royals 49 86 .363 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 56 .579 --
Angels 70 64 .522 7.5
Rangers 69 66 .511 9.0
Mariners 63 70 .474 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 82 50 .621 --
Phillies 67 66 .504 15.5
Marlins 65 68 .489 17.5
Braves 63 69 .477 19.0
Nationals 56 77 .421 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 61 .538 --
Reds 67 67 .500 5.0
Astros 66 68 .493 6.0
Brewers 62 72 .463 10.0
Cubs 54 79 .406 17.5
Pirates 53 81 .396 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 62 .534 --
Padres 68 65 .511 3.0
Giants 66 68 .493 5.5
D'backs 64 69 .481 7.0
Rockies 62 71 .466 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Delmon Young 4
2 Marlon Anderson 3
2 Jamey Carroll 3
2 Endy Chavez 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alfredo Amezaga 1
1 Garrett Atkins 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Alex Cora 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lowell 3
1 Nick Markakis 3
3 Bobby Abreu 2
3 Eliezer Alfonzo 2
3 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfredo Amezaga 1
1 Jason Bartlett 1
1 Coco Crisp 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johan Santana 1.83
2 Randy Johnson 1.60
3 Adam Eaton 1.00
4 Andy Pettitte 0.83
5 Roy Halladay 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Delcarmen 1
1 Adam Eaton 1
1 Jeff Francis 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 11
2 Randy Johnson 8
3 Daniel Cabrera 7
3 Adam Eaton 7
5 Roy Halladay 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Seth McClung 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .350
2 Freddy Sanchez .347
3 Derek Jeter .340
4 Miguel Cabrera .338
5 Miguel Tejada .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
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 128
2 David Ortiz 121
3 Travis Hafner 116
4 Carlos Beltran 112
5 Lance Berkman 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 55
2 Chone Figgins 47
3 Carl Crawford 45
3 Juan Pierre 45
5 Hanley Ramirez 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 2.87
2 Johan Santana 2.95
3 Chris Carpenter 2.96
4 Brandon Webb 3.02
5 CC Sabathia 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 16
1 Roy Halladay 16
1 Johan Santana 16
1 Chien-Ming Wang 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 207
2 Carlos Zambrano 187
3 John Smoltz 178
4 Jeremy Bonderman 177
5 Aaron Harang 175

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Delgado .463
2 Barry Bonds .452
3 Vladimir Guerrero .431
4 Xavier Nady .426
5 Adam LaRoche .422

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 22
1 Ryan Howard 22
3 Jermaine Dye 19
4 Robinson Cano 17
4 Nick Markakis 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 8
2 Carl Crawford 6
2 Jose Reyes 6
4 Hanley Ramirez 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.00
2 Matt Cain 0.47
3 Noah Lowry 0.53
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 Daniel Cabrera 24
1 Matt Cain 24
3 Kelvim Escobar 22
4 Brett Myers 21
5 4 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .406
2 Vladimir Guerrero .393
3 Luke Scott .389
4 Endy Chavez .384
5 Miguel Cabrera .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 14
2 Travis Hafner 13
3 Alfonso Soriano 11
4 Jermaine Dye 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 41
2 Miguel Cabrera 32
3 Jermaine Dye 30
3 Travis Hafner 30
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 13
2 Carl Crawford 12
2 Jose Reyes 12
2 Willy Taveras 12
5 Chris Duffy 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 1.48
2 Chad Billingsley 1.50
3 Kenny Rogers 1.64
4 Derek Lowe 1.69
5 Clay Hensley 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Steve Trachsel 5
3 A. J. Burnett 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 49
2 Matt Cain 47
2 Johan Santana 47
4 John Smoltz 46
5 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 .342
3 Joe Mauer .334
4 Brian McCann .332
5 Vladimir Guerrero .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 61
2 David Ortiz 59
3 Travis Hafner 53
4 Alfonso Soriano 48
5 Lance Berkman 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 156
2 David Ortiz 152
3 Travis Hafner 142
4 Lance Berkman 138
5 Andruw Jones 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Chone Figgins 64
3 Juan Pierre 56
4 Carl Crawford 54
5 Dave Roberts 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.72
2 CC Sabathia 2.84
3 Josh Johnson 2.93
4 Scott Kazmir 2.96
5 Brandon Webb 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
2 Johan Santana 19
3 Joe Blanton 18
3 Jon Garland 18
3 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 250
2 Carlos Zambrano 224
3 Aaron Harang 202
3 Curt Schilling 202
5 John Smoltz 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 52
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Bobby Jenks 43
3 Todd Jones 43
5 Mariano Rivera 42