On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 42 .607 --
Red Sox 65 44 .596 1.0
Blue Jays 57 53 .518 9.5
Orioles 50 61 .450 17.0
Devil Rays 46 65 .414 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 36 .673 --
White Sox 65 43 .602 8.0
Twins 64 45 .587 9.5
Indians 47 62 .431 26.5
Royals 38 72 .345 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 51 .536 --
Angels 56 54 .509 3.0
Rangers 56 55 .505 3.5
Mariners 53 56 .486 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 65 44 .596 --
Phillies 53 56 .486 12.0
Marlins 51 59 .464 14.5
Braves 50 59 .459 15.0
Nationals 49 61 .445 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 50 .541 --
Reds 57 53 .518 2.5
Astros 53 57 .482 6.5
Brewers 52 58 .473 7.5
Cubs 46 64 .418 13.5
Pirates 42 69 .378 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 57 53 .518 --
Dodgers 55 55 .500 2.0
D'backs 55 55 .500 2.0
Rockies 54 55 .495 2.5
Giants 52 58 .473 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Castillo 4
1 Brian McCann 4
1 Luke Scott 4
4 Marlon Anderson 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brandon Phillips 2
2 Marlon Anderson 1
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brad Ausmus 4
1 Paul Konerko 4
1 Brandon Phillips 4
1 Juan Rivera 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Cabrera 1
1 Jamey Carroll 1
1 Coco Crisp 1
1 Jeff DaVanon 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Javier Vazquez 3.25
2 Adam Loewen 1.33
3 Casey Fossum 1.25
4 Jason Jennings 1.20
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Affeldt 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 13
2 Adam Loewen 8
3 Chad Billingsley 7
3 Dan Haren 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bray 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .365
2 Derek Jeter .350
3 Reed Johnson .349
4 Freddy Sanchez .339
5 Ichiro Suzuki .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 39
2 Ryan Howard 38
3 Albert Pujols 34
3 Alfonso Soriano 34
5 4 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 108
2 Ryan Howard 99
3 Carlos Beltran 97
3 Justin Morneau 97
5 Lance Berkman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 45
2 Chone Figgins 40
3 Juan Pierre 39
4 Corey Patterson 36
5 Ichiro Suzuki 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.96
2 Brandon Webb 2.74
3 Justin Verlander 2.79
4 Josh Johnson 2.85
5 Chris Carpenter 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 14
1 Justin Verlander 14
3 Josh Beckett 13
3 Roy Halladay 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 168
2 Carlos Zambrano 158
3 Jeremy Bonderman 146
3 Aaron Harang 146
5 Curt Schilling 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 30
1 Bobby Jenks 30
1 Todd Jones 30
1 Jonathan Papelbon 30
5 Jason Isringhausen 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Bartlett .480
2 Miguel Tejada .472
3 Paul Lo Duca .444
4 Derek Jeter .423
5 Justin Morneau .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 7
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Troy Glaus 6
2 Adam LaRoche 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 21
2 Justin Morneau 19
3 Carlos Beltran 18
3 Manny Ramirez 18
3 Juan Rivera 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 8
2 Felipe Lopez 6
3 Coco Crisp 5
3 Corey Patterson 5
3 Jose Reyes 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Sowers 0.78
2 Jason Jennings 1.17
3 Jeff Francis 1.50
4 Dan Haren 1.57
4 Chien-Ming Wang 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 31
2 Brett Myers 23
3 Orlando Hernandez 22
3 Francisco Liriano 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 6
2 Ryan Dempster 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Todd Jones 5
2 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .410
2 Paul Lo Duca .405
3 Adrian Gonzalez .404
4 Justin Morneau .398
5 Chase Utley .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 12
2 Juan Rivera 11
3 Ryan Howard 10
3 Adam LaRoche 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 32
1 David Ortiz 32
3 Troy Glaus 28
3 Ryan Howard 28
3 Juan Rivera 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 14
2 Dave Roberts 13
3 Chone Figgins 12
4 Coco Crisp 8
4 5 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chien-Ming Wang 1.64
2 Francisco Liriano 1.87
3 Erik Bedard 1.95
4 Roger Clemens 2.13
5 Jeff Suppan 2.16

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 44
2 Francisco Liriano 43
3 John Lackey 42
4 Carlos Zambrano 40
5 Jeremy Bonderman 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Ryan Dempster 8
3 Todd Jones 8
3 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .342
2 Derek Jeter .339
3 Victor Martinez .331
4 Freddy Sanchez .329
5 Chipper Jones .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 61
2 Ryan Howard 54
3 Travis Hafner 48
4 Troy Glaus 46
4 2 others tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 168
2 Ryan Howard 141
3 Andruw Jones 139
4 Travis Hafner 138
5 Manny Ramirez 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 71
2 Chone Figgins 65
3 Juan Pierre 61
4 Carl Crawford 45
5 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.62
2 Brandon Webb 2.70
3 Jose Contreras 3.07
4 CC Sabathia 3.08
5 Scott Kazmir 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Curt Schilling 19
3 Josh Beckett 18
3 Tom Glavine 18
3 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 245
2 Carlos Zambrano 228
3 Scott Kazmir 201
4 Jake Peavy 200
5 2 tied 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
2 Francisco Rodriguez 46
4 Mariano Rivera 43
5 Derrick Turnbow 40