On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 53 32 .624 --
Yankees 50 35 .588 3.0
Blue Jays 48 39 .552 6.0
Orioles 40 49 .449 15.0
Devil Rays 38 50 .432 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 59 28 .678 --
White Sox 56 31 .644 3.0
Twins 47 38 .553 11.0
Indians 40 46 .465 18.5
Royals 31 55 .360 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 42 .517 --
Rangers 44 43 .506 1.0
Angels 42 45 .483 3.0
Mariners 42 46 .477 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 52 36 .591 --
Phillies 39 47 .453 12.0
Marlins 38 47 .447 12.5
Braves 39 49 .443 13.0
Nationals 38 51 .427 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 47 39 .547 --
Reds 45 43 .511 3.0
Brewers 44 45 .494 4.5
Astros 43 45 .489 5.0
Cubs 33 54 .379 14.5
Pirates 30 59 .337 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 47 40 .540 --
Dodgers 45 42 .517 2.0
Rockies 44 42 .512 2.5
Giants 45 43 .511 2.5
D'backs 42 45 .483 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Michael Barrett 4
1 Chone Figgins 4
1 Cliff Floyd 4
1 Aaron Hill 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Jason Bay 1
2 Mark Bellhorn 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Valentin 7
2 Cliff Floyd 5
3 Yorvit Torrealba 4
3 Chad Tracy 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cora 2
1 Chone Figgins 2
1 Juan Pierre 2
1 Brian Roberts 2
5 22 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.43
2 Chris Young 1.29
3 Jered Weaver 1.25
4 Brandon Webb 1.20
5 2 tied 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Josh Johnson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Chris Young 9
3 Dave Bush 8
3 Aaron Harang 8
3 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .383
2 Freddy Sanchez .361
3 Nomar Garciaparra .360
4 Ichiro Suzuki .347
5 Derek Jeter .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 31
2 Jim Thome 30
3 Albert Pujols 29
4 Ryan Howard 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 86
2 Lance Berkman 79
3 Jim Thome 76
4 Travis Hafner 74
4 Albert Pujols 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 39
2 Carl Crawford 32
3 Chone Figgins 31
3 Corey Patterson 31
5 Juan Pierre 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.83
2 Josh Johnson 2.21
3 Brandon Webb 2.65
4 Jason Schmidt 2.69
5 Johan Santana 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 11
1 Tom Glavine 11
1 Roy Halladay 11
1 Jason Marquis 11
1 Kenny Rogers 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 131
2 Scott Kazmir 125
3 Carlos Zambrano 124
4 Aaron Harang 120
5 Jake Peavy 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 26
1 Bobby Jenks 26
1 Jonathan Papelbon 26
4 Trevor Hoffman 24
4 B. J. Ryan 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .489
2 Nick Markakis .471
2 Mike Piazza .471
4 Joe Mauer .462
5 Andre Ethier .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 10
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Ray Durham 6
2 Jason Giambi 6
2 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 22
2 Ray Durham 18
3 Juan Uribe 17
4 Andre Ethier 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 8
2 Jose Reyes 7
3 Scott Podsednik 6
4 Bobby Crosby 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Verlander 0.60
2 Jered Weaver 0.64
3 Geremi Gonzalez 0.66
3 Darren Oliver 0.66
5 Francisco Liriano 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 3
1 Tim Corcoran 3
1 Chad Cordero 3
1 Josh Fogg 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Francisco Liriano 28
2 Scott Kazmir 25
3 John Lackey 24
4 Curt Schilling 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Armando Benitez 4
2 Bobby Jenks 4
2 Todd Jones 4
2 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Justin Morneau .419
2 Jose Reyes .412
3 Andre Ethier .410
4 Joe Mauer .409
5 Alex Gonzalez .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 14
2 Justin Morneau 12
3 Carlos Beltran 11
4 Jason Giambi 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Justin Morneau 35
1 David Ortiz 35
3 Lance Berkman 32
4 David Wright 31
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 16
2 Carl Crawford 11
3 Chone Figgins 10
3 Juan Pierre 10
5 Ichiro Suzuki 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.23
2 Erik Bedard 1.58
3 Jeremy Bonderman 1.73
4 Johan Santana 1.77
5 Scott Olsen 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Liriano 6
1 Zach Miner 6
1 Steve Trachsel 6
4 Erik Bedard 5
4 Mark Redman 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Francisco Liriano 52
2 Erik Bedard 47
2 Jeremy Bonderman 47
4 Chris Young 46
5 Scott Kazmir 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Joe Borowski 9
2 Bobby Jenks 9
2 B. J. Ryan 9
2 Huston Street 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .343
2 Victor Martinez .341
3 Joe Mauer .339
4 Freddy Sanchez .336
5 Todd Helton .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 57
2 Jason Giambi 49
3 Ryan Howard 48
3 Albert Pujols 48
5 Manny Ramirez 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 161
2 Andruw Jones 135
3 Manny Ramirez 132
4 Lance Berkman 129
4 2 others tied 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 74
2 Chone Figgins 68
3 Juan Pierre 62
4 Carl Crawford 52
5 Scott Podsednik 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.22
2 Tom Glavine 2.84
3 John Lackey 2.86
4 Carlos Zambrano 2.99
5 Chris Carpenter 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 20
2 Chris Capuano 19
2 Randy Johnson 19
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 226
2 Carlos Zambrano 225
3 Scott Kazmir 219
4 Jake Peavy 210
5 Chris Capuano 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 50
2 Francisco Rodriguez 48
3 Brad Lidge 45
3 Derrick Turnbow 45
5 Mariano Rivera 44