On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 47 .598 --
Red Sox 69 50 .580 2.0
Blue Jays 64 56 .533 7.5
Orioles 52 68 .433 19.5
Devil Rays 48 72 .400 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 78 42 .650 --
White Sox 71 48 .597 6.5
Twins 70 49 .588 7.5
Indians 53 66 .445 24.5
Royals 43 78 .355 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 52 .567 --
Rangers 62 59 .512 6.5
Angels 62 59 .512 6.5
Mariners 56 64 .467 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 48 .597 --
Phillies 59 60 .496 12.0
Marlins 56 64 .467 15.5
Braves 55 64 .462 16.0
Nationals 53 67 .442 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 56 .529 --
Reds 62 58 .517 1.5
Astros 57 63 .475 6.5
Brewers 57 63 .475 6.5
Cubs 52 68 .433 11.5
Pirates 46 75 .380 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 57 .529 --
D'backs 61 59 .508 2.5
Padres 60 60 .500 3.5
Rockies 58 62 .483 5.5
Giants 57 63 .475 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Bartlett 4
1 David Bell 4
3 Miguel Cabrera 3
3 Melky Cabrera 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 2
1 Edwin Encarnacion 2
1 Ben Johnson 2
4 Rich Aurilia 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 5
2 Alex Cintron 4
2 Nelson Cruz 4
2 Edwin Encarnacion 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 3
2 Kenny Lofton 2
2 Hanley Ramirez 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Pettitte 1.40
1 James Shields 1.40
3 Adam Bernero 1.20
4 Dan Haren 1.14
5 Chris Capuano 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Adam Bernero 1
1 Adam Eaton 1
1 Geremi Gonzalez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 8
2 Andy Pettitte 7
2 James Shields 7
4 Adam Bernero 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .361
2 Freddy Sanchez .346
3 Derek Jeter .340
4 Miguel Cabrera .337
5 Chipper Jones .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 42
2 Ryan Howard 41
3 Alfonso Soriano 38
4 Adam Dunn 36
4 Jim Thome 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 113
2 Ryan Howard 106
3 Travis Hafner 105
4 Justin Morneau 103
5 Andruw Jones 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 49
2 Chone Figgins 43
3 Juan Pierre 42
4 Carl Crawford 39
5 Hanley Ramirez 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 2.19
2 Brandon Webb 2.77
3 Josh Johnson 2.84
4 Jason Schmidt 3.00
5 Chris Carpenter 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 15
2 Johan Santana 14
2 Curt Schilling 14
2 Justin Verlander 14
5 9 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 187
2 Carlos Zambrano 167
3 Jeremy Bonderman 159
3 John Smoltz 159
5 Aaron Harang 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 33
1 Todd Jones 33
3 Jonathan Papelbon 32
4 Trevor Hoffman 31
4 2 others tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Bartlett .460
2 Matt Diaz .459
3 Kenny Lofton .455
4 Luke Scott .440
5 Mark DeRosa .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edwin Encarnacion 6
1 Vladimir Guerrero 6
1 Travis Hafner 6
1 Jimmy Rollins 6
1 Alfonso Soriano 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 22
2 Miguel Cabrera 21
3 Travis Hafner 19
4 Jimmy Rollins 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 8
2 Chris Duffy 7
3 Carl Crawford 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6
3 Jose Reyes 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.60
2 Cole Hamels 0.86
3 Greg Maddux 0.90
4 Chad Billingsley 1.00
5 Todd Wellemeyer 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Affeldt 3
1 Doug Davis 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Brad Penny 3
1 Brad Radke 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 27
1 Johan Santana 27
3 Andy Pettitte 23
4 Dan Haren 22
4 Javier Vazquez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huston Street 7
2 Francisco Cordero 6
2 Billy Wagner 6
4 Joe Borowski 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Bartlett .433
2 Luke Scott .422
3 Craig Monroe .374
4 Miguel Tejada .373
5 2 tied .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 12
2 Ryan Howard 11
3 David Ortiz 10
4 Bill Hall 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 30
1 Ryan Howard 30
3 Travis Hafner 29
4 Justin Morneau 28
4 Juan Rivera 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 12
1 Dave Roberts 12
3 Juan Pierre 10
3 Jose Reyes 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Sowers 1.25
2 John Maine 1.32
3 Jeff Francis 1.58
4 Chad Billingsley 2.00
5 CC Sabathia 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Dan Haren 5
1 Ricky Nolasco 5
1 Brad Radke 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 52
2 John Smoltz 43
3 Johan Santana 42
4 Andy Pettitte 41
5 Jeremy Bonderman 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Dempster 10
1 Mariano Rivera 10
1 Huston Street 10
1 Billy Wagner 10
5 5 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .343
2 Freddy Sanchez .335
3 Kenny Lofton .335
4 Derek Jeter .334
5 Robinson Cano .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 60
2 Ryan Howard 55
3 Travis Hafner 50
4 Jason Giambi 45
4 2 others tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 160
2 Travis Hafner 146
3 Ryan Howard 139
4 Andruw Jones 138
5 Lance Berkman 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Chone Figgins 65
3 Juan Pierre 58
4 Carl Crawford 51
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.62
2 CC Sabathia 2.81
3 Brandon Webb 2.81
4 Roy Halladay 3.20
5 John Lackey 3.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 19
1 Randy Johnson 19
1 Johan Santana 19
4 Joe Blanton 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 253
2 Carlos Zambrano 230
3 Chris Capuano 200
4 Andy Pettitte 198
4 John Smoltz 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 49
2 Todd Jones 48
3 Trevor Hoffman 44
4 Mariano Rivera 42
5 Ryan Dempster 41