On This Day

Friday, August 11, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 45 .598 --
Red Sox 66 48 .579 2.0
Blue Jays 62 54 .534 7.0
Orioles 51 65 .440 18.0
Devil Rays 47 69 .405 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 76 39 .661 --
White Sox 68 46 .596 7.5
Twins 67 48 .583 9.0
Indians 50 64 .439 25.5
Royals 41 74 .357 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 52 .548 --
Angels 60 56 .517 3.5
Rangers 59 58 .504 5.0
Mariners 56 59 .487 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 69 45 .605 --
Phillies 56 58 .491 13.0
Marlins 54 61 .470 15.5
Braves 53 61 .465 16.0
Nationals 51 64 .443 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 53 .539 --
Reds 59 57 .509 3.5
Astros 57 58 .496 5.0
Brewers 54 61 .470 8.0
Cubs 48 67 .417 14.0
Pirates 43 73 .371 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 56 .517 --
Padres 58 57 .504 1.5
D'backs 58 57 .504 1.5
Rockies 56 59 .487 3.5
Giants 54 61 .470 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Pujols 4
2 Jason Bay 3
2 Lance Berkman 3
2 Yuniesky Betancourt 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edwin Encarnacion 2
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Garrett Atkins 1
2 Rocco Baldelli 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 6
2 Raul Ibanez 4
3 Garrett Atkins 3
3 Edwin Encarnacion 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 2
2 Jamey Carroll 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 Alex Escobar 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Pettitte 2.50
2 John Smoltz 1.60
3 A. J. Burnett 1.25
3 Jose Contreras 1.25
5 Josh Johnson 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Fernando Cabrera 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 10
1 Andy Pettitte 10
3 Kyle Lohse 8
3 John Smoltz 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .365
2 Derek Jeter .343
3 Freddy Sanchez .340
4 Reed Johnson .340
5 Miguel Cabrera .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 41
2 Ryan Howard 39
3 Alfonso Soriano 36
4 Jim Thome 35
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 110
2 Ryan Howard 102
3 Justin Morneau 101
4 Andruw Jones 99
5 Lance Berkman 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 49
2 Chone Figgins 42
3 Juan Pierre 41
4 Corey Patterson 37
5 4 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 2.19
2 Josh Johnson 2.69
3 Brandon Webb 2.74
4 Justin Verlander 2.95
5 Jason Schmidt 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 14
1 Curt Schilling 14
1 Justin Verlander 14
4 Josh Beckett 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 178
2 Carlos Zambrano 162
3 Aaron Harang 154
4 John Smoltz 153
5 Jeremy Bonderman 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 31
1 Todd Jones 31
3 Trevor Hoffman 30
3 Jonathan Papelbon 30
5 3 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Omar Vizquel .472
2 Mark DeRosa .456
3 Luke Scott .449
4 Paul Lo Duca .426
5 Kenny Lofton .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 7
1 David Ortiz 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Mark DeRosa 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 26
2 Ryan Howard 21
3 Jermaine Dye 17
3 Justin Morneau 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 8
2 Hanley Ramirez 6
2 Dave Roberts 6
4 Bobby Abreu 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Casey Fossum 0.00
2 CC Sabathia 0.60
3 Todd Wellemeyer 1.35
4 Felix Hernandez 1.42
5 Jake Peavy 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Luke Hudson 3
1 Julio Mateo 3
1 Joe Saunders 3
5 51 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 25
1 Andy Pettitte 25
3 Javier Vazquez 24
4 John Smoltz 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 6
1 Huston Street 6
1 Billy Wagner 6
4 Francisco Cordero 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .413
2 Jason Bartlett .388
3 Scott Hatteberg .384
4 Omar Vizquel .382
5 Manny Ramirez .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 11
1 Aramis Ramirez 11
3 Adam LaRoche 10
3 David Ortiz 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 31
1 Ryan Howard 31
3 Carlos Beltran 29
4 Justin Morneau 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 11
1 Dave Roberts 11
3 Jose Reyes 10
4 Chone Figgins 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Saunders 1.67
2 Roger Clemens 1.89
3 Jeff Francis 2.03
4 Ricky Nolasco 2.10
5 Chad Billingsley 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 4
1 Jon Garland 4
1 Dan Haren 4
1 Cory Lidle 4
1 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 44
2 Cole Hamels 43
2 John Smoltz 43
4 Jeremy Bonderman 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 10
1 Mariano Rivera 10
3 Joe Borowski 9
3 J. J. Putz 9
5 7 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .341
2 Derek Jeter .334
3 Victor Martinez .331
4 Kenny Lofton .330
5 Freddy Sanchez .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 62
2 Ryan Howard 53
3 Travis Hafner 49
4 Manny Ramirez 45
4 Alfonso Soriano 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 165
2 Travis Hafner 140
3 Ryan Howard 138
4 Andruw Jones 137
5 Lance Berkman 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 72
2 Chone Figgins 66
3 Juan Pierre 58
4 Carl Crawford 46
5 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.61
2 Brandon Webb 2.74
3 CC Sabathia 2.88
4 Pedro Martinez 3.07
5 Jose Contreras 3.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Andy Pettitte 19
1 Johan Santana 19
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 253
2 Carlos Zambrano 230
3 Scott Kazmir 202
4 Chris Capuano 199
5 Curt Schilling 197

Saves

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