On This Day

Monday, May 29, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 30 19 .612 --
Yankees 29 20 .592 1.0
Blue Jays 28 22 .560 2.5
Orioles 23 28 .451 8.0
Devil Rays 21 30 .412 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 16 .686 --
White Sox 33 17 .660 1.5
Indians 24 26 .480 10.5
Twins 23 27 .460 11.5
Royals 12 37 .245 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 24 .529 --
Athletics 23 28 .451 4.0
Angels 22 29 .431 5.0
Mariners 22 31 .415 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 31 19 .620 --
Braves 27 24 .529 4.5
Phillies 26 24 .520 5.0
Nationals 21 31 .404 11.0
Marlins 16 33 .327 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 33 18 .647 --
Reds 28 23 .549 5.0
Brewers 26 25 .510 7.0
Astros 26 26 .500 7.5
Cubs 19 31 .380 13.5
Pirates 17 34 .333 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 29 21 .580 --
Dodgers 29 22 .569 0.5
Rockies 27 24 .529 2.5
Giants 26 25 .510 3.5
Padres 26 25 .510 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Lo Duca 4
2 Jose Bautista 3
2 David Bell 3
2 Emil Brown 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Byrnes 2
1 Jim Thome 2
3 Jose Bautista 1
3 Jose Castillo 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ramon Martinez 5
2 Jim Thome 4
3 Sean Casey 3
3 Jose Castillo 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff DaVanon 1
1 Cliff Floyd 1
1 Mark Grudzielanek 1
1 Brandon Inge 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jason Jennings 1.40
2 John Rheinecker 1.20
3 Mike O'Connor 1.00
4 Dan Haren 0.90
5 John Lackey 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 1
1 Clay Condrey 1
1 Zach Duke 1
1 Seth Etherton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 9
2 Jason Jennings 7
2 John Lackey 7
4 John Rheinecker 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Bauer 1
1 Ambiorix Burgos 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rios .351
2 Joe Mauer .348
3 Derek Jeter .347
4 Miguel Cabrera .343
5 Shea Hillenbrand .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 25
2 Jim Thome 20
3 Ryan Howard 18
3 Alfonso Soriano 18
5 3 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 64
2 Jim Thome 49
3 Ryan Howard 47
3 Andruw Jones 47
3 David Ortiz 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 20
2 Jose Reyes 19
3 Scott Podsednik 18
4 Corey Patterson 17
5 4 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Contreras 1.83
2 Brandon Webb 2.18
3 Justin Verlander 2.55
4 Bronson Arroyo 2.58
5 Tom Glavine 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 8
1 Curt Schilling 8
1 Brandon Webb 8
4 Josh Beckett 7
4 7 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 80
1 Johan Santana 80
3 Carlos Zambrano 79
4 Aaron Harang 75
5 Scott Kazmir 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 18
2 Jason Isringhausen 17
3 Todd Jones 16
4 Derrick Turnbow 15
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .475
2 Brady Clark .474
3 Rob Mackowiak .444
4 Jeff Kent .429
5 Joe Mauer .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 10
2 Paul Konerko 7
3 Eric Byrnes 6
3 Ryan Howard 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 26
2 Ryan Howard 20
3 David Ortiz 16
3 Albert Pujols 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 8
1 Scott Podsednik 8
3 Corey Patterson 7
4 Hanley Ramirez 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Buehrle 0.00
2 Justin Verlander 0.38
3 CC Sabathia 0.50
4 Matt Cain 0.54
5 Jason Schmidt 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Jason Marquis 3
1 Ramon Ortiz 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 28
2 Aaron Harang 25
2 Scott Kazmir 25
2 Carlos Zambrano 25
5 Johan Santana 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 7
2 Jason Isringhausen 6
3 Jonathan Papelbon 5
4 Chad Cordero 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .412
2 Mark Loretta .404
3 Nomar Garciaparra .389
4 Shawn Green .384
5 Eric Byrnes .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 13
2 Albert Pujols 12
3 Jason Bay 11
3 Carlos Beltran 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 36
2 Jason Bay 33
2 Albert Pujols 33
4 Nomar Garciaparra 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 15
2 Scott Podsednik 14
3 Corey Patterson 11
3 Hanley Ramirez 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.92
2 Jason Schmidt 1.12
3 Barry Zito 1.32
4 Josh Johnson 1.52
5 Justin Verlander 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 6
2 Scott Kazmir 5
2 Justin Verlander 5
2 Brandon Webb 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 52
2 Aaron Harang 49
3 Scott Kazmir 48
3 Jake Peavy 48
5 Pedro Martinez 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 13
2 Jason Isringhausen 11
3 Jonathan Papelbon 9
3 Jose Valverde 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Young .340
2 Placido Polanco .331
3 Victor Martinez .329
4 Matt Holliday .327
5 Albert Pujols .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 55
2 Andruw Jones 52
3 David Ortiz 51
4 Manny Ramirez 46
5 Alex Rodriguez 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 161
2 Andruw Jones 147
3 Albert Pujols 142
4 Mark Teixeira 138
5 Manny Ramirez 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Juan Pierre 64
3 Chone Figgins 61
4 Carl Crawford 53
5 Scott Podsednik 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.51
2 Tom Glavine 2.76
3 Johan Santana 2.80
4 Pedro Martinez 2.82
5 Roy Oswalt 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 20
2 Chris Capuano 19
2 Randy Johnson 19
4 Chris Carpenter 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 227
2 Carlos Zambrano 222
3 Jake Peavy 215
4 Randy Johnson 206
5 2 tied 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 49
2 Francisco Rodriguez 47
2 Derrick Turnbow 47
4 Brad Lidge 46
5 Chad Cordero 44