On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 15 .605 --
Yankees 23 15 .605 --
Blue Jays 22 17 .564 1.5
Orioles 19 22 .463 5.5
Devil Rays 16 24 .400 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 26 13 .667 --
Tigers 26 13 .667 --
Indians 19 21 .475 7.5
Twins 17 23 .425 9.5
Royals 10 27 .270 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 19 .513 --
Rangers 20 19 .513 --
Angels 17 23 .425 3.5
Mariners 17 24 .415 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 24 15 .615 --
Phillies 22 17 .564 2.0
Braves 20 20 .500 4.5
Nationals 13 27 .325 11.5
Marlins 11 27 .289 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 15 .625 --
Reds 23 17 .575 2.0
Astros 22 19 .537 3.5
Brewers 21 19 .525 4.0
Cubs 17 22 .436 7.5
Pirates 13 27 .325 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 23 18 .561 --
D'backs 22 18 .550 0.5
Rockies 22 19 .537 1.0
Dodgers 21 20 .512 2.0
Giants 21 20 .512 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Giles 4
2 Ray Durham 3
2 Jermaine Dye 3
2 Geoff Jenkins 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Freddie Bynum 1
1 Eric Byrnes 1
1 Tony Clark 1
1 David Dellucci 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Giles 7
2 Chipper Jones 5
3 Ray Durham 4
3 Travis Hafner 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
2 Casey Blake 1
2 Reed Johnson 1
2 Chipper Jones 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johan Santana 2.40
2 Casey Janssen 1.50
3 Sean Marshall 1.20
4 Brad Penny 1.17
5 John Smoltz 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Jose Capellan 1
1 Jon Garland 1
1 Casey Janssen 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 12
2 John Smoltz 8
3 Brad Penny 7
4 Sean Marshall 6
4 Tim Wakefield 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Casey Blake .366
2 Alex Rios .362
3 Miguel Tejada .356
4 Brian McCann .354
5 Derek Jeter .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 19
2 Jim Thome 16
3 Carlos Lee 15
4 Jonny Gomes 14
5 7 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 48
2 Lance Berkman 40
2 Jim Thome 40
4 Travis Hafner 39
4 Andruw Jones 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Lopez 16
2 Scott Podsednik 15
3 Jose Reyes 14
3 Dave Roberts 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Contreras 1.41
2 John Thomson 1.87
3 Chris Carpenter 1.98
4 Mike Maroth 2.18
5 Bronson Arroyo 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddy Garcia 6
1 Tom Glavine 6
1 Scott Kazmir 6
1 Mike Mussina 6
1 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 70
2 Pedro Martinez 62
2 Carlos Zambrano 62
4 Aaron Harang 58
5 2 tied 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 14
2 Tom Gordon 13
3 Jason Isringhausen 12
3 Bobby Jenks 12
3 2 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Loretta .444
2 Matt Holliday .442
3 Felipe Lopez .426
3 Hanley Ramirez .426
5 Mark Ellis .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 7
2 Pedro Feliz 6
2 Jim Thome 6
4 Casey Blake 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Francoeur 18
2 Miguel Cabrera 17
2 Pedro Feliz 17
2 Khalil Greene 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 9
2 Felipe Lopez 7
2 Scott Podsednik 7
4 Carl Crawford 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carlos Zambrano 0.39
2 Chan Ho Park 0.41
3 Brett Tomko 0.90
3 Barry Zito 0.90
5 Scott Kazmir 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Cassidy 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Scott Kazmir 3
1 Mark Mulder 3
1 Chien-Ming Wang 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 33
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 John Smoltz 28
4 Aaron Harang 25
5 Carlos Zambrano 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 6
2 Tom Gordon 5
2 Jason Isringhausen 5
2 Jose Valverde 5
2 Tyler Walker 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shea Hillenbrand .404
2 Shawn Green .402
3 Brian McCann .400
4 Scott Podsednik .371
5 Damian Miller .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 11
1 Miguel Tejada 11
3 Morgan Ensberg 10
3 Ryan Howard 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 31
2 Travis Hafner 28
2 Ryan Howard 28
2 Kevin Mench 28
2 Jim Thome 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 14
2 Felipe Lopez 12
2 Dave Roberts 12
4 Chone Figgins 11
5 Kenny Lofton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Contreras 1.17
2 Scott Kazmir 1.69
3 Barry Zito 1.77
4 Bronson Arroyo 1.80
4 Chris Carpenter 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 58
2 Pedro Martinez 53
3 Carlos Zambrano 44
4 Aaron Harang 41
4 John Smoltz 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 11
2 Jose Valverde 10
3 Tom Gordon 9
3 Jason Isringhausen 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Young .347
2 Moises Alou .340
3 Placido Polanco .329
4 Derrek Lee .329
5 Albert Pujols .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 51
1 Albert Pujols 51
3 David Ortiz 50
4 Alex Rodriguez 45
5 5 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 156
2 Mark Teixeira 143
3 Andruw Jones 142
4 Albert Pujols 136
5 Travis Hafner 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Chone Figgins 63
3 Juan Pierre 62
4 Scott Podsednik 51
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.16
2 Chris Carpenter 2.37
3 Pedro Martinez 2.77
4 Andy Pettitte 2.78
5 Tom Glavine 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 21
2 Chris Capuano 19
2 Chris Carpenter 19
2 Jose Contreras 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 241
2 Carlos Zambrano 218
3 Chris Carpenter 210
4 Jake Peavy 205
5 2 tied 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 48
2 Danys Baez 47
3 Brad Lidge 46
4 Francisco Rodriguez 45
4 Derrick Turnbow 45