On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 41 .610 --
Red Sox 64 43 .598 1.0
Blue Jays 57 51 .528 8.5
Orioles 49 60 .450 17.0
Devil Rays 45 64 .413 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 36 .667 --
White Sox 63 43 .594 8.0
Twins 62 45 .579 9.5
Indians 47 60 .439 24.5
Royals 38 70 .352 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 51 .528 --
Angels 55 53 .509 2.0
Rangers 55 54 .505 2.5
Mariners 53 54 .495 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 43 .598 --
Phillies 52 55 .486 12.0
Marlins 51 57 .472 13.5
Braves 50 57 .467 14.0
Nationals 48 60 .444 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 49 .542 --
Reds 55 53 .509 3.5
Astros 51 57 .472 7.5
Brewers 51 57 .472 7.5
Cubs 45 63 .417 13.5
Pirates 41 68 .376 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 56 52 .519 --
D'backs 55 53 .509 1.0
Dodgers 53 55 .491 3.0
Rockies 52 55 .486 3.5
Giants 52 56 .481 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Coste 4
1 Stephen Drew 4
1 Matt Murton 4
1 Juan Pierre 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aaron Boone 1
1 Shin-Soo Choo 1
1 Stephen Drew 1
1 Jason Giambi 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stephen Drew 5
1 Matt Murton 5
3 Shin-Soo Choo 4
3 Jason Giambi 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ian Kinsler 3
2 Eric Byrnes 2
2 Chris Duffy 2
4 Jason Bay 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cole Hamels 3.00
2 Pedro Martinez 2.25
3 Brad Radke 1.20
4 Greg Maddux 1.00
5 Cory Lidle 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Juan Cruz 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 Clay Hensley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 12
2 Pedro Martinez 9
3 Tim Hudson 6
3 Brad Radke 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Jason Davis 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .366
2 Reed Johnson .355
3 Derek Jeter .354
4 Freddy Sanchez .346
5 Michael Barrett .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 37
2 Ryan Howard 36
3 Alfonso Soriano 34
4 Carlos Beltran 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 105
2 Carlos Beltran 96
3 Ryan Howard 94
4 Lance Berkman 93
4 Andruw Jones 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 44
2 Chone Figgins 40
3 Juan Pierre 38
4 Corey Patterson 35
5 Ichiro Suzuki 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.96
2 Josh Johnson 2.52
3 Brandon Webb 2.74
4 Justin Verlander 2.79
5 Chris Carpenter 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 14
2 Josh Beckett 13
2 Roy Halladay 13
2 Mike Mussina 13
2 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 160
2 Carlos Zambrano 152
3 Aaron Harang 144
4 Jeremy Bonderman 140
5 2 tied 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 29
1 Bobby Jenks 29
1 Todd Jones 29
1 Jonathan Papelbon 29
5 Jason Isringhausen 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .469
2 Jason Bartlett .444
3 Derek Jeter .442
4 Dmitri Young .432
5 3 tied .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 9
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Mark Teixeira 6
4 Jermaine Dye 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 18
1 Troy Glaus 18
1 Manny Ramirez 18
4 Aramis Ramirez 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 8
2 Felipe Lopez 6
3 Juan Pierre 5
3 Hanley Ramirez 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Maine 0.00
2 Jeremy Sowers 0.78
3 Jeff Francis 1.13
3 Jason Jennings 1.13
5 Roger Clemens 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Cory Lidle 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Tony Pena 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 31
2 Scott Olsen 26
3 Brett Myers 23
3 Ian Snell 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 5
1 Ryan Dempster 5
1 Todd Jones 5
1 Joe Nathan 5
1 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Barrett .418
2 Chase Utley .416
3 Scott Hatteberg .413
4 Derek Jeter .394
5 Paul Lo Duca .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Rivera 12
2 David Ortiz 11
3 Aramis Ramirez 10
3 Mark Teixeira 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 31
2 David Ortiz 30
3 Juan Rivera 29
4 Andruw Jones 27
5 Manny Ramirez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 13
2 Chone Figgins 12
2 Dave Roberts 12
4 Jose Reyes 9
4 Alfonso Soriano 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chien-Ming Wang 1.64
2 Justin Verlander 1.71
3 Roger Clemens 1.74
4 Jeff Francis 1.85
5 Francisco Liriano 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cory Lidle 5
1 Chien-Ming Wang 5
1 Carlos Zambrano 5
4 Jeremy Bonderman 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 46
2 Francisco Liriano 43
2 Scott Olsen 43
4 John Lackey 40
5 Andy Pettitte 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Ryan Dempster 8
2 J. J. Putz 8
2 Mariano Rivera 8
2 Billy Wagner 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .342
2 Joe Mauer .340
3 Freddy Sanchez .331
4 Victor Martinez .330
5 Chipper Jones .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 59
2 Ryan Howard 52
3 Travis Hafner 46
3 Manny Ramirez 46
5 Albert Pujols 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 165
2 Andruw Jones 141
3 Travis Hafner 136
3 Ryan Howard 136
5 Manny Ramirez 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 70
2 Chone Figgins 66
3 Juan Pierre 60
4 Carl Crawford 45
5 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.54
2 Brandon Webb 2.70
3 John Lackey 2.97
4 Jose Contreras 3.00
5 Roy Halladay 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
2 Josh Beckett 18
2 Andy Pettitte 18
2 Johan Santana 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 237
2 Carlos Zambrano 222
3 Scott Kazmir 207
4 Jake Peavy 200
5 Felix Hernandez 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 48
2 Francisco Rodriguez 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 45
4 Mariano Rivera 43
5 Derrick Turnbow 42