On This Day

Saturday, April 29, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 10 .583 --
Yankees 12 10 .545 1.0
Blue Jays 12 10 .545 1.0
Orioles 13 12 .520 1.5
Devil Rays 10 14 .417 4.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 7 .696 --
Tigers 15 9 .625 1.5
Indians 13 11 .542 3.5
Twins 9 14 .391 7.0
Royals 5 16 .238 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 12 .500 --
Angels 12 12 .500 0.0
Athletics 11 12 .478 0.5
Mariners 10 15 .400 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 16 7 .696 --
Phillies 9 14 .391 7.0
Braves 9 14 .391 7.0
Nationals 8 16 .333 8.5
Marlins 6 15 .286 9.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 17 7 .708 --
Cardinals 16 8 .667 1.0
Astros 15 8 .652 1.5
Cubs 13 9 .591 3.0
Brewers 13 11 .542 4.0
Pirates 7 18 .280 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 14 10 .583 --
Giants 13 10 .565 0.5
Dodgers 12 12 .500 2.0
D'backs 11 13 .458 3.0
Padres 8 15 .348 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jonny Gomes 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
3 Garrett Atkins 3
3 Marlon Byrd 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Damon 2
1 Prince Fielder 2
1 Carlos Guillen 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Guillen 5
2 Jason Giambi 4
2 J. J. Hardy 4
4 Garrett Atkins 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Roberts 2
2 Willie Bloomquist 1
2 Jamey Carroll 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Cruz 1.50
1 Cory Lidle 1.50
3 Aaron Harang 1.00
4 Kevin Millwood 0.88
5 John Thomson 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Miguel Asencio 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Doug Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Harang 7
1 Kevin Millwood 7
3 Cory Lidle 6
3 Andy Pettitte 6
3 John Thomson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .434
2 Vernon Wells .391
3 Omar Vizquel .390
4 Derek Jeter .388
5 Luis Castillo .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 14
2 Jonny Gomes 11
3 Chris Shelton 10
3 Jim Thome 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 32
2 Lance Berkman 27
3 Jason Giambi 25
3 Vernon Wells 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 11
2 Felipe Lopez 9
2 Brian Roberts 9
4 Ryan Freel 8
4 Juan Pierre 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Thomson 1.32
2 Greg Maddux 1.35
3 Jose Contreras 1.45
4 Chris Carpenter 1.80
5 Mike Maroth 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Erik Bedard 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orlando Hernandez 35
2 Chris Capuano 34
3 Aaron Harang 33
3 Cory Lidle 33
3 2 others tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .527
2 Derek Jeter .478
3 Luis Castillo .471
4 Ben Broussard .457
5 Shea Hillenbrand .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 10
2 Morgan Ensberg 8
3 Jonny Gomes 7
3 Kevin Mench 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mench 22
1 Brandon Phillips 22
1 Albert Pujols 22
4 Edwin Encarnacion 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Roberts 9
2 Jose Reyes 8
3 Chone Figgins 6
4 Johnny Damon 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Thomson 0.96
2 Jose Contreras 1.16
3 Taylor Buchholz 1.23
4 Chris Carpenter 1.29
4 3 others tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 3
1 Francisco Cordero 3
1 David Cortes 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Sheets 25
2 Pedro Martinez 24
3 Orlando Hernandez 21
3 Cory Lidle 21
3 John Patterson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 6
2 Brad Lidge 5
2 Jonathan Papelbon 5
2 David Weathers 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Young .344
2 Moises Alou .337
3 Albert Pujols .334
4 Placido Polanco .333
5 Victor Martinez .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 56
2 Albert Pujols 50
3 David Ortiz 49
4 Alex Rodriguez 45
5 Morgan Ensberg 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 151
2 Mark Teixeira 142
3 Andruw Jones 141
4 Albert Pujols 133
5 Manny Ramirez 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Chone Figgins 61
4 Scott Podsednik 54
5 Carl Crawford 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.11
2 Chris Carpenter 2.50
3 Andy Pettitte 2.70
4 Dontrelle Willis 2.84
5 Pedro Martinez 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 21
2 Chris Capuano 20
2 Chris Carpenter 20
4 Jose Contreras 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 221
2 Chris Carpenter 217
3 Doug Davis 208
3 Carlos Zambrano 208
5 2 tied 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 48
1 Francisco Rodriguez 48
3 Chad Cordero 45
3 Derrick Turnbow 45
3 Bob Wickman 45