On This Day

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 9 .591 --
Yankees 11 9 .550 1.0
Blue Jays 11 9 .550 1.0
Orioles 12 11 .522 1.5
Devil Rays 9 13 .409 4.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 7 .667 --
Tigers 13 9 .591 1.5
Indians 12 10 .545 2.5
Twins 9 12 .429 5.0
Royals 5 15 .250 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 12 10 .545 --
Rangers 11 11 .500 1.0
Athletics 10 12 .455 2.0
Mariners 9 14 .391 3.5

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 14 7 .667 --
Phillies 9 12 .429 5.0
Braves 9 12 .429 5.0
Nationals 7 15 .318 7.5
Marlins 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 6 .714 --
Cardinals 15 7 .682 0.5
Reds 15 7 .682 0.5
Cubs 12 8 .600 2.5
Brewers 12 10 .545 3.5
Pirates 5 18 .217 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 12 10 .545 --
Giants 11 10 .524 0.5
D'backs 11 11 .500 1.0
Dodgers 10 12 .455 2.0
Padres 8 13 .381 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Broussard 4
2 Luis Castillo 3
2 Michael Cuddyer 3
2 Brad Hawpe 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Broussard 2
2 Garrett Atkins 1
2 Angel Berroa 1
2 Michael Cuddyer 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Broussard 8
2 Garrett Atkins 3
2 Jim Edmonds 3
2 Victor Martinez 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Corey Patterson 2
2 Michael Cuddyer 1
2 Lew Ford 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johan Santana 1.25
2 Aaron Cook 0.71
3 Kris Benson 0.67
3 Paul Byrd 0.67
3 Mark Hendrickson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kris Benson 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 10
2 Josh Beckett 6
3 Aaron Cook 5
4 Kris Benson 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .424
2 Derek Jeter .408
3 Vernon Wells .400
4 Victor Martinez .386
5 Michael Young .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 12
2 Jonny Gomes 10
3 Carlos Delgado 9
3 Morgan Ensberg 9
3 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 29
2 Lance Berkman 24
3 Edwin Encarnacion 23
3 Andruw Jones 23
3 Vernon Wells 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 10
2 Ryan Freel 8
3 Felipe Lopez 7
3 Juan Pierre 7
3 Brian Roberts 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.99
2 Jose Contreras 1.55
3 Mike Maroth 1.85
4 Chris Carpenter 1.91
5 Brandon Webb 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 4
1 Erik Bedard 4
1 Gustavo Chacin 4
1 Greg Maddux 4
1 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orlando Hernandez 35
2 Chris Capuano 34
3 Carlos Zambrano 33
4 John Patterson 32
5 Curt Schilling 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 9
2 Francisco Rodriguez 8
2 Derrick Turnbow 8
4 Brad Lidge 7
5 8 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .474
2 Ben Broussard .471
3 Brad Ausmus .469
4 Derek Jeter .457
5 Luis Castillo .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Morgan Ensberg 8
1 Albert Pujols 8
3 Carlos Delgado 7
3 Jonny Gomes 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mench 20
2 Albert Pujols 19
3 Brandon Phillips 18
3 Vernon Wells 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 8
2 Brian Roberts 7
3 Juan Pierre 5
3 David Wright 5
5 12 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.60
2 John Thomson 0.75
3 Jose Contreras 1.20
4 Chris Carpenter 1.23
5 Brett Myers 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Cordero 3
1 David Cortes 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 Sidney Ponson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Sheets 25
2 Carlos Zambrano 23
3 Felix Hernandez 22
3 Curt Schilling 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 5
1 Brad Lidge 5
1 Jonathan Papelbon 5
4 Danys Baez 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Young .343
2 Albert Pujols .334
3 Moises Alou .333
4 Placido Polanco .331
5 Todd Helton .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 57
2 David Ortiz 49
3 Albert Pujols 48
4 Alex Rodriguez 46
5 Derrek Lee 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 151
2 Andruw Jones 142
3 Mark Teixeira 140
4 Albert Pujols 131
4 Manny Ramirez 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Juan Pierre 62
3 Chone Figgins 61
4 Scott Podsednik 54
5 Carl Crawford 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.11
2 Andy Pettitte 2.53
3 Chris Carpenter 2.57
4 Roy Oswalt 2.83
5 Dontrelle Willis 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Capuano 21
1 Chris Carpenter 21
1 Roy Oswalt 21
4 Dontrelle Willis 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Carpenter 226
2 Johan Santana 221
3 John Lackey 211
4 Carlos Zambrano 208
5 2 tied 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 49
2 Danys Baez 46
2 Derrick Turnbow 46
4 Chad Cordero 45
5 2 tied 44