On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 60 .605 --
Red Sox 81 71 .533 11.0
Blue Jays 80 72 .526 12.0
Orioles 66 86 .434 26.0
Devil Rays 58 94 .382 34.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 91 61 .599 --
Twins 90 61 .596 0.5
White Sox 85 67 .559 6.0
Indians 70 81 .464 20.5
Royals 58 94 .382 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 63 .583 --
Angels 82 70 .539 6.5
Rangers 77 76 .503 12.0
Mariners 73 79 .480 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 92 59 .609 --
Phillies 79 73 .520 13.5
Marlins 75 77 .493 17.5
Braves 74 78 .487 18.5
Nationals 66 86 .434 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 70 .533 --
Reds 74 78 .487 7.0
Astros 73 78 .483 7.5
Brewers 69 83 .454 12.0
Pirates 65 87 .428 16.0
Cubs 62 91 .405 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 79 72 .523 --
Dodgers 79 73 .520 0.5
Giants 75 76 .497 4.0
D'backs 72 79 .477 7.0
Rockies 71 81 .467 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddy Sanchez 4
2 Yuniesky Betancourt 3
2 Alberto Callaspo 3
2 Michael Cuddyer 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dontrelle Willis 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Josh Bard 1
2 Jose Bautista 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Torii Hunter 4
1 Luke Scott 4
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Duffy 2
2 Milton Bradley 1
2 Eric Byrnes 1
2 Orlando Cabrera 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brett Myers 1.33
2 Carlos Villanueva 1.25
3 Cha-Seung Baek 1.00
3 Roger Clemens 1.00
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cha-Seung Baek 1
1 Jeremy Bonderman 1
1 Boof Bonser 1
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Myers 12
2 Roger Clemens 6
2 Oliver Perez 6
2 Les Walrond 6
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 B. J. Ryan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .346
2 Joe Mauer .344
3 Derek Jeter .339
4 Robinson Cano .339
5 Miguel Cabrera .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 57
2 David Ortiz 50
3 Albert Pujols 46
4 Alfonso Soriano 45
5 Jermaine Dye 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 140
2 David Ortiz 130
3 Albert Pujols 128
4 Justin Morneau 125
5 Lance Berkman 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 57
2 Carl Crawford 54
3 Juan Pierre 53
4 Hanley Ramirez 50
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 3.05
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 8 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 237
2 Aaron Harang 198
3 Jake Peavy 197
4 Jeremy Bonderman 196
5 Carlos Zambrano 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 44
2 Trevor Hoffman 40
2 Bobby Jenks 40
4 Billy Wagner 39
5 Todd Jones 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Matthews .473
2 Ramon Hernandez .463
3 Chris Gomez .450
4 Geoff Jenkins .447
5 Adrian Gonzalez .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 7
2 Rafael Furcal 6
3 Rocco Baldelli 5
3 Torii Hunter 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 20
2 Torii Hunter 19
2 Frank Thomas 19
4 Garrett Atkins 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Duffy 9
2 Carl Crawford 7
3 Hanley Ramirez 6
4 Felipe Lopez 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 0.50
2 Nate Robertson 0.60
3 Carlos Villanueva 0.69
4 Zach Duke 0.78
5 Freddy Garcia 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 3
1 Ted Lilly 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 Dontrelle Willis 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Hill 27
2 A. J. Burnett 24
2 Ben Sheets 24
4 Erik Bedard 23
4 Oliver Perez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salomon Torres 7
2 Huston Street 6
3 Tom Gordon 5
3 Francisco Rodriguez 5
3 Billy Wagner 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garrett Atkins .422
2 Ryan Howard .384
3 Barry Bonds .384
4 Ramon Hernandez .371
5 Robinson Cano .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 14
2 Frank Thomas 12
3 Torii Hunter 11
4 Jermaine Dye 10
4 Albert Pujols 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 35
2 Albert Pujols 30
3 Carlos Delgado 29
3 Matt Holliday 29
3 Ryan Howard 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Duffy 12
2 Carl Crawford 11
2 Hanley Ramirez 11
4 Juan Pierre 10
4 Alfonso Soriano 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Suppan 0.86
2 Rich Hill 1.26
3 Johan Santana 1.49
4 Kenny Rogers 1.54
5 Chris Carpenter 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Capps 5
1 Esteban Loaiza 5
1 Roy Oswalt 5
4 Bronson Arroyo 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Myers 47
2 Johan Santana 45
2 Ben Sheets 45
4 Roy Oswalt 43
5 Kevin Millwood 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 10
1 Salomon Torres 10
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 J. J. Putz 9
5 3 tied 8