On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 43 .606 --
Red Sox 65 46 .586 2.0
Blue Jays 59 54 .522 9.0
Orioles 51 63 .447 17.5
Devil Rays 47 67 .412 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 76 37 .673 --
White Sox 66 45 .595 9.0
Twins 66 46 .589 9.5
Indians 47 64 .423 28.0
Royals 39 73 .348 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 51 .549 --
Angels 59 54 .522 3.0
Rangers 56 58 .491 6.5
Mariners 55 57 .491 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 67 44 .604 --
Phillies 54 58 .482 13.5
Braves 52 60 .464 15.5
Marlins 52 60 .464 15.5
Nationals 49 63 .438 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 51 .545 --
Reds 58 55 .513 3.5
Astros 54 58 .482 7.0
Brewers 52 60 .464 9.0
Cubs 48 64 .429 13.0
Pirates 42 71 .372 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 58 54 .518 --
Dodgers 58 55 .513 0.5
D'backs 57 56 .504 1.5
Rockies 54 58 .482 4.0
Giants 54 59 .478 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Beltran 3
1 Wilson Betemit 3
1 Hank Blalock 3
1 Miguel Cabrera 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 Rich Aurilia 1
1 Wilson Betemit 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Markakis 4
1 Richie Sexson 4
3 Rich Aurilia 3
3 Emil Brown 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 2
1 Aaron Rowand 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Daniel Cabrera 1.17
2 Tim Hudson 1.00
3 Freddy Garcia 0.86
3 Cole Hamels 0.86
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Daniel Cabrera 1
1 Juan Cruz 1
1 Brendan Donnelly 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Hudson 8
2 Daniel Cabrera 7
3 Freddy Garcia 6
3 Cole Hamels 6
3 Paul Maholm 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Ambiorix Burgos 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .367
2 Reed Johnson .346
3 Derek Jeter .346
4 Freddy Sanchez .341
5 Chipper Jones .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 41
2 Ryan Howard 39
3 Alfonso Soriano 35
4 Albert Pujols 34
4 Jim Thome 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 110
2 Ryan Howard 101
3 Justin Morneau 99
4 Carlos Beltran 97
4 2 others tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 47
2 Chone Figgins 41
3 Juan Pierre 39
4 Corey Patterson 36
5 3 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 2.19
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 2 tied 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 31
2 Trevor Hoffman 30
2 Bobby Jenks 30
2 Jonathan Papelbon 30
5 Jason Isringhausen 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Bartlett .471
2 Paul Lo Duca .465
3 Jim Thome .452
4 Dave Roberts .442
5 Luke Scott .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 7
1 David Ortiz 7
3 Carlos Beltran 6
3 Craig Biggio 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 21
2 Jermaine Dye 18
2 Justin Morneau 18
4 Carlos Beltran 17
4 Juan Rivera 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 8
2 Jose Reyes 7
3 Felipe Lopez 6
3 Hanley Ramirez 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Maine 0.00
2 Kip Wells 0.75
3 Jason Jennings 1.17
4 Tom Gorzelanny 1.20
5 Joe Saunders 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Luke Hudson 3
1 Julio Mateo 3
1 Tony Pena 3
1 Carlos Silva 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 26
2 Cole Hamels 25
2 Ian Snell 25
4 John Smoltz 22
5 Scott Olsen 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huston Street 6
2 Ryan Dempster 5
2 Brian Fuentes 5
2 Todd Jones 5
2 5 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Lo Duca .410
2 Jason Bartlett .400
3 Adrian Gonzalez .398
4 Miguel Tejada .392
5 Justin Morneau .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 11
2 Adam LaRoche 10
2 David Ortiz 10
2 Aramis Ramirez 10
2 Mark Teixeira 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 30
1 Ryan Howard 30
3 Troy Glaus 28
4 Vladimir Guerrero 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 11
2 Chone Figgins 10
2 Juan Pierre 10
4 Coco Crisp 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Suppan 1.95
2 Roger Clemens 1.97
3 Erik Bedard 2.05
4 Ricky Nolasco 2.10
5 Chad Billingsley 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 4
1 Jon Garland 4
1 Cory Lidle 4
1 Ricky Nolasco 4
1 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 50
2 Scott Olsen 43
3 Andy Pettitte 42
4 Francisco Liriano 40
5 Johan Santana 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 9
1 J. J. Putz 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Ryan Dempster 8
4 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .342
2 Freddy Sanchez .332
3 Derek Jeter .331
4 Victor Martinez .329
5 Chipper Jones .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 63
2 Ryan Howard 55
3 Travis Hafner 48
4 Manny Ramirez 45
5 3 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 168
2 Ryan Howard 143
3 Andruw Jones 138
4 Travis Hafner 137
5 Lance Berkman 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 70
2 Chone Figgins 66
3 Juan Pierre 58
4 Carl Crawford 46
5 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.58
2 Brandon Webb 2.74
3 CC Sabathia 2.83
4 Scott Kazmir 3.18
5 John Lackey 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Curt Schilling 19
3 Josh Beckett 18
3 Andy Pettitte 18
3 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 243
2 Carlos Zambrano 226
3 Scott Kazmir 201
4 Jake Peavy 196
5 2 tied 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 48
2 Francisco Rodriguez 47
3 Trevor Hoffman 44
4 Mariano Rivera 42
5 2 tied 40