On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 57 .612 --
Red Sox 79 69 .534 11.5
Blue Jays 78 70 .527 12.5
Orioles 63 85 .426 27.5
Devil Rays 57 91 .385 33.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 89 59 .601 --
Twins 87 61 .588 2.0
White Sox 84 64 .568 5.0
Indians 69 78 .469 19.5
Royals 58 91 .389 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 62 .578 --
Angels 80 69 .537 6.0
Rangers 75 74 .503 11.0
Mariners 70 78 .473 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 90 57 .612 --
Phillies 76 72 .514 14.5
Marlins 74 74 .500 16.5
Braves 71 77 .480 19.5
Nationals 64 84 .432 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 68 .537 --
Reds 73 75 .493 6.5
Astros 71 76 .483 8.0
Brewers 67 81 .453 12.5
Pirates 62 87 .416 18.0
Cubs 60 89 .403 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 70 .527 --
Padres 77 70 .524 0.5
Giants 74 74 .500 4.0
D'backs 71 77 .480 7.0
Rockies 68 80 .459 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Melky Cabrera 4
1 Chone Figgins 4
1 Albert Pujols 4
1 Mark Teixeira 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 Robinson Cano 1
1 David Dellucci 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 4
1 Mark Teixeira 4
1 Frank Thomas 4
4 Mike Cameron 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfredo Amezaga 1
1 Garrett Atkins 1
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Hill 3.33
2 Cole Hamels 1.57
3 Chris Carpenter 1.29
4 Orlando Hernandez 1.00
5 Jason Hirsh 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 11
2 Rich Hill 10
3 Chris Carpenter 9
4 Mark Hendrickson 8
4 John Smoltz 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Kyle Farnsworth 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .344
2 Derek Jeter .343
3 Freddy Sanchez .340
4 Miguel Cabrera .340
5 Robinson Cano .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 56
2 David Ortiz 48
3 Albert Pujols 45
3 Alfonso Soriano 45
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 139
2 David Ortiz 128
3 Justin Morneau 123
3 Albert Pujols 123
5 Lance Berkman 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 57
2 Carl Crawford 52
3 Juan Pierre 51
4 Hanley Ramirez 49
5 Chone Figgins 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.77
2 Chris Carpenter 2.79
3 Brandon Webb 2.92
4 Roy Oswalt 3.06
5 Josh Johnson 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 18
2 Jon Garland 17
2 Randy Johnson 17
2 Chien-Ming Wang 17
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 237
2 Jeremy Bonderman 194
3 Aaron Harang 193
3 John Smoltz 193
5 Jake Peavy 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 42
2 Bobby Jenks 40
3 Trevor Hoffman 38
3 Billy Wagner 38
5 Todd Jones 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Howard .460
2 Adam Lind .429
3 Esteban German .415
4 Albert Pujols .412
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 8
2 Ryan Howard 7
3 Rocco Baldelli 6
3 Albert Pujols 6
3 Chase Utley 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 21
2 Robinson Cano 18
3 Matt Holliday 15
3 Ryan Shealy 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 7
2 Chris Duffy 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
2 Hanley Ramirez 6
2 Alfonso Soriano 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Cain 0.00
2 Rob Tejeda 0.44
3 Gustavo Chacin 0.69
4 Bronson Arroyo 0.72
5 3 tied 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Matt Capps 3
1 Chuck James 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 30
2 Rich Hill 27
3 Javier Vazquez 26
4 Ben Sheets 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salomon Torres 8
2 Joe Nathan 5
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
2 Huston Street 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Howard .386
2 Hanley Ramirez .386
3 Garrett Atkins .385
4 Adam LaRoche .383
5 Vladimir Guerrero .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 15
2 Carlos Delgado 12
2 Frank Thomas 12
4 Jermaine Dye 11
4 Torii Hunter 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 36
2 Carlos Delgado 34
3 Ryan Howard 33
4 Frank Thomas 32
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 13
2 Willy Taveras 12
3 Hanley Ramirez 11
3 Alfonso Soriano 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Cain 0.21
2 Rich Hill 1.26
3 Orlando Hernandez 1.42
4 Johan Santana 1.45
5 Chuck James 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 5
1 Matt Capps 5
1 Chuck James 5
4 Bronson Arroyo 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 50
2 Matt Cain 43
2 Ben Sheets 43
4 Chris Carpenter 42
4 Kevin Millwood 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Billy Wagner 10
3 Akinori Otsuka 9
4 Joe Borowski 8
4 3 others tied 8