On This Day

Friday, September 8, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 56 .597 --
Red Sox 75 66 .532 9.0
Blue Jays 73 68 .518 11.0
Orioles 62 78 .443 21.5
Devil Rays 56 85 .397 28.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 56 .606 --
Twins 81 59 .579 4.0
White Sox 81 60 .574 4.5
Indians 67 73 .479 18.0
Royals 53 89 .373 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 59 .579 --
Angels 76 65 .539 5.5
Rangers 72 70 .507 10.0
Mariners 67 73 .479 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 87 53 .621 --
Phillies 72 69 .511 15.5
Marlins 70 71 .496 17.5
Braves 67 73 .479 20.0
Nationals 61 80 .433 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 65 .536 --
Reds 70 71 .496 5.5
Astros 69 71 .493 6.0
Brewers 64 77 .454 11.5
Pirates 57 85 .401 19.0
Cubs 56 85 .397 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 66 .532 --
Padres 73 67 .521 1.5
Giants 71 70 .504 4.0
D'backs 66 75 .468 9.0
Rockies 65 76 .461 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Konerko 4
1 Carlos Quentin 4
1 Nick Swisher 4
4 Rich Aurilia 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 2
1 Javier Valentin 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Byrnes 4
1 Conor Jackson 4
1 Magglio Ordonez 4
1 David Ortiz 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 2
1 Grady Sizemore 2
3 Alex Cintron 1
3 Coco Crisp 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Oswalt 1.50
2 Odalis Perez 1.43
3 Kevin Millwood 1.40
4 Matt Cain 1.25
5 Hung-Chih Kuo 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cha-Seung Baek 1
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Ambiorix Burgos 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Odalis Perez 10
2 Byung-Hyun Kim 9
2 Roy Oswalt 9
4 Erik Bedard 8
4 Freddy Garcia 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Joe Nelson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .348
2 Derek Jeter .343
3 Freddy Sanchez .341
4 Miguel Cabrera .339
5 Miguel Tejada .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 56
2 David Ortiz 47
3 Albert Pujols 44
3 Alfonso Soriano 44
5 Travis Hafner 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 138
2 David Ortiz 125
3 Justin Morneau 118
4 Travis Hafner 117
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 56
2 Juan Pierre 49
3 Carl Crawford 47
3 Chone Figgins 47
5 Hanley Ramirez 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.84
2 Chris Carpenter 2.97
3 Brandon Webb 3.14
4 Roy Oswalt 3.15
5 Justin Verlander 3.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 17
2 Jon Garland 16
2 Roy Halladay 16
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 219
2 Jake Peavy 190
3 Carlos Zambrano 188
4 Aaron Harang 184
5 John Smoltz 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 40
2 Bobby Jenks 39
3 Trevor Hoffman 37
4 Todd Jones 35
4 2 others tied 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Howard .500
2 Garrett Atkins .481
3 Adam LaRoche .449
4 Derek Jeter .415
5 Richie Sexson .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 12
2 Albert Pujols 6
2 Mark Teixeira 6
2 Frank Thomas 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 24
2 Frank Thomas 17
3 Matt Holliday 16
3 Adam LaRoche 16
3 David Wright 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 8
2 Ryan Freel 7
3 Chris Duffy 5
3 Juan Pierre 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Cain 0.00
2 Jeff Suppan 0.40
3 Mark Redman 0.56
4 Esteban Loaiza 0.60
5 Roger Clemens 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cha-Seung Baek 3
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Derek Lowe 3
1 Cla Meredith 3
1 Ryan Wagner 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 27
2 Kevin Millwood 25
2 Roy Oswalt 25
4 Roy Halladay 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 5
1 J. J. Putz 5
1 Francisco Rodriguez 5
1 Mike Stanton 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vladimir Guerrero .396
2 Adam LaRoche .391
3 Jason Kendall .380
4 Rich Aurilia .378
4 Richie Sexson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 17
2 Carlos Delgado 10
2 Jermaine Dye 10
2 Albert Pujols 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 37
2 Miguel Cabrera 30
3 Robinson Cano 29
4 Garrett Atkins 27
4 Carlos Delgado 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 13
2 Chris Duffy 12
2 Willy Taveras 12
4 Ryan Freel 11
4 Hanley Ramirez 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.47
2 Anibal Sanchez 1.32
3 Johan Santana 1.43
4 Kenny Rogers 1.58
5 Matt Cain 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Derek Lowe 5
1 Johan Santana 5
4 A. J. Burnett 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 51
2 Jake Peavy 45
3 Roy Oswalt 42
4 Ben Sheets 41
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 Joe Borowski 10
2 Billy Wagner 10
4 Bobby Jenks 9
4 Akinori Otsuka 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robinson Cano .344
2 Freddy Sanchez .341
3 Joe Mauer .340
4 Derek Jeter .336
5 Brian McCann .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 63
2 David Ortiz 56
3 Travis Hafner 50
4 Albert Pujols 48
4 Alfonso Soriano 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 159
2 David Ortiz 151
3 Travis Hafner 139
4 Lance Berkman 136
5 Justin Morneau 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 66
2 Chone Figgins 61
3 Juan Pierre 59
4 Carl Crawford 51
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.69
2 Brandon Webb 2.93
3 Scott Kazmir 3.08
4 CC Sabathia 3.12
5 Justin Verlander 3.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
1 Johan Santana 20
3 Joe Blanton 19
4 Ervin Santana 18
4 Chien-Ming Wang 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 252
2 Carlos Zambrano 216
3 Jake Peavy 205
4 Aaron Harang 201
5 John Smoltz 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 Bobby Jenks 44
4 Billy Wagner 41
5 2 tied 40