On This Day

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 59 .604 --
Red Sox 81 69 .540 9.5
Blue Jays 79 70 .530 11.0
Orioles 64 85 .430 26.0
Devil Rays 57 92 .383 33.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 89 60 .597 --
Twins 88 61 .591 1.0
White Sox 84 65 .564 5.0
Indians 69 79 .466 19.5
Royals 58 92 .387 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 62 .581 --
Angels 80 70 .533 7.0
Rangers 76 74 .507 11.0
Mariners 71 78 .477 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 90 58 .608 --
Phillies 77 72 .517 13.5
Marlins 74 75 .497 16.5
Braves 72 77 .483 18.5
Nationals 65 84 .436 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 68 .537 --
Reds 73 76 .490 7.0
Astros 71 77 .480 8.5
Brewers 67 82 .450 13.0
Pirates 63 87 .420 17.5
Cubs 61 89 .407 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 78 70 .527 --
Dodgers 78 71 .523 0.5
Giants 74 74 .500 4.0
D'backs 71 78 .477 7.5
Rockies 69 80 .463 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Gomez 4
1 Ramon Hernandez 4
3 Henry Blanco 3
3 Endy Chavez 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Lieberthal 2
1 Ryan Theriot 2
3 Jeff Baker 1
3 Lance Berkman 1
3 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sean Casey 3
1 Chris Gomez 3
1 Kenji Johjima 3
1 Jacque Jones 3
1 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Coco Crisp 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
3 Jason Bay 1
3 Alex Cintron 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Davis 2.33
2 Jeff Francis 1.67
2 Tim Hudson 1.67
4 Derek Lowe 1.12
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 1
1 Kevin Barry 1
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Bryan Corey 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Derek Lowe 9
2 Doug Davis 7
2 Mike Mussina 7
2 Kyle Snyder 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Timlin 2
2 Justin Duchscherer 1
2 Tom Gordon 1
2 Matt Guerrier 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 57
2 David Ortiz 49
3 Albert Pujols 45
3 Alfonso Soriano 45
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 140
2 David Ortiz 129
3 Justin Morneau 123
3 Albert Pujols 123
5 Lance Berkman 122

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 6 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 237
2 Jeremy Bonderman 194
2 Carlos Zambrano 194
4 Aaron Harang 193
4 John Smoltz 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 42
2 Bobby Jenks 40
3 Trevor Hoffman 39
4 Billy Wagner 38
5 Todd Jones 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adam Lind .471
2 Ryan Howard .457
3 Chris Gomez .444
3 Ramon Hernandez .444
5 Bengie Molina .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 8
1 Frank Thomas 8
3 Albert Pujols 6
4 Rocco Baldelli 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 21
2 Robinson Cano 19
3 Jorge Posada 16
3 Ryan Shealy 16
5 Alex Rodriguez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Duffy 7
2 Carl Crawford 6
2 Felipe Lopez 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
2 Hanley Ramirez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Cain 0.00
2 Rob Tejeda 0.44
3 Bronson Arroyo 0.72
4 Zach Duke 0.78
5 3 tied 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Chuck James 3
1 Ted Lilly 3
1 Cla Meredith 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 30
2 Rich Hill 27
3 Javier Vazquez 26
4 Kevin Millwood 23
4 Brandon Webb 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salomon Torres 8
2 Joe Nathan 5
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
2 Huston Street 5
2 Mike Timlin 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Delmon Young .400
2 Hanley Ramirez .381
3 Ryan Howard .380
4 Garrett Atkins .380
5 Adam LaRoche .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 15
2 Frank Thomas 13
3 Torii Hunter 11
4 Carlos Delgado 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 36
2 Frank Thomas 35
3 Ryan Howard 32
4 Carlos Delgado 30
5 Albert Pujols 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Duffy 11
1 Hanley Ramirez 11
1 Alfonso Soriano 11
1 Willy Taveras 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Cain 0.25
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 Capps 5
1 Chuck James 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Matt Cain 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 50
2 Daniel Cabrera 44
3 Chris Carpenter 42
3 Kevin Millwood 42
5 Rich Hill 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 10
1 Billy Wagner 10
3 Akinori Otsuka 9
3 Salomon Torres 9
5 4 tied 8