On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 30 20 .600 --
Yankees 30 20 .600 0.0
Blue Jays 29 22 .569 1.5
Orioles 24 28 .462 7.0
Devil Rays 21 31 .404 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 17 .673 --
White Sox 33 18 .647 1.5
Indians 25 26 .490 9.5
Twins 23 28 .451 11.5
Royals 13 37 .260 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 28 24 .538 --
Athletics 23 29 .442 5.0
Angels 23 29 .442 5.0
Mariners 22 32 .407 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 31 20 .608 --
Phillies 27 24 .529 4.0
Braves 27 25 .519 4.5
Nationals 21 32 .396 11.0
Marlins 17 33 .340 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 33 19 .635 --
Reds 28 24 .538 5.0
Astros 27 26 .509 6.5
Brewers 26 26 .500 7.0
Cubs 20 31 .392 12.5
Pirates 18 34 .346 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 30 21 .588 --
Dodgers 30 22 .577 0.5
Padres 27 25 .519 3.5
Rockies 27 25 .519 3.5
Giants 26 26 .500 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Melky Cabrera 4
1 Jose Castillo 4
1 Bobby Crosby 4
1 Freddy Sanchez 4
1 Reggie Sanders 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vernon Wells 3
2 Jose Castillo 2
2 Troy Glaus 2
2 Lance Niekro 2
2 Corey Patterson 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Castillo 6
2 Miguel Cabrera 4
2 Jacque Jones 4
2 Andy Phillips 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cintron 1
1 Craig Counsell 1
1 Coco Crisp 1
1 Chone Figgins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Young 2.67
2 Brett Myers 1.20
3 Anthony Reyes 1.17
4 Victor Santos 1.00
5 Noah Lowry 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Gustavo Chacin 1
1 Elmer Dessens 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Young 8
2 Josh Beckett 7
2 Anthony Reyes 7
4 Jorge De La Rosa 6
4 Brett Myers 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Ambiorix Burgos 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rios .352
2 Joe Mauer .352
3 Miguel Cabrera .346
4 Freddy Sanchez .342
5 Derek Jeter .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 25
2 Jim Thome 20
3 Ryan Howard 18
3 Alfonso Soriano 18
5 4 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 64
2 Jim Thome 49
3 Andruw Jones 48
4 Ryan Howard 47
4 David Ortiz 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 20
1 Jose Reyes 20
3 Corey Patterson 18
3 Scott Podsednik 18
5 Chone Figgins 17

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 Tom Gordon 15
4 Derrick Turnbow 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brady Clark .463
2 Matt Holliday .462
3 Kenny Lofton .457
4 Joe Mauer .447
5 Mark Loretta .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 10
2 Eric Byrnes 7
2 Paul Konerko 7
4 Jose Castillo 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 27
2 Ryan Howard 20
3 Bobby Abreu 18
4 Jose Castillo 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 8
1 Corey Patterson 8
3 Scott Podsednik 7
3 Jose Reyes 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 0.00
2 Justin Verlander 0.38
3 Matt Cain 0.54
4 Josh Johnson 0.66
5 CC Sabathia 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Jason Marquis 3
1 Ramon Ortiz 3
1 Mariano Rivera 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 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 7
2 Jason Isringhausen 6
3 Jonathan Papelbon 5
3 Chris Ray 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Loretta .404
2 Matt Holliday .389
3 Shawn Green .388
4 Nomar Garciaparra .387
5 Eric Byrnes .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 13
2 Jason Bay 11
2 Carlos Beltran 11
2 Troy Glaus 11
2 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 36
2 Jason Bay 34
3 Albert Pujols 32
4 Miguel Cabrera 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 15
2 Scott Podsednik 14
3 Corey Patterson 12
4 Chone Figgins 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 1.12
2 CC Sabathia 1.20
3 Barry Zito 1.32
4 Josh Johnson 1.52
5 Justin Verlander 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Scott Kazmir 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 52
2 Scott Kazmir 48
2 Jake Peavy 48
4 Pedro Martinez 47
5 Carlos Zambrano 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 13
2 Jason Isringhausen 10
3 Tom Gordon 9
3 Jose Valverde 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Young .340
2 Placido Polanco .329
3 Victor Martinez .328
4 Albert Pujols .327
5 Todd Helton .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 55
2 Andruw Jones 52
3 David Ortiz 49
4 Manny Ramirez 46
5 Alex Rodriguez 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 157
2 Andruw Jones 147
3 Albert Pujols 142
4 Manny Ramirez 136
5 Mark Teixeira 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 70
2 Juan Pierre 65
3 Chone Figgins 62
4 Carl Crawford 53
5 Scott Podsednik 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.47
2 Johan Santana 2.80
3 Tom Glavine 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 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 48
1 Francisco Rodriguez 48
3 Derrick Turnbow 47
4 Brad Lidge 46
5 2 tied 43