On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 48 .607 --
Red Sox 69 54 .561 5.5
Blue Jays 66 58 .532 9.0
Orioles 55 69 .444 20.0
Devil Rays 49 75 .395 26.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 79 45 .637 --
White Sox 73 50 .593 5.5
Twins 72 51 .585 6.5
Indians 56 67 .455 22.5
Royals 45 81 .357 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 54 .565 --
Angels 66 59 .528 4.5
Rangers 65 60 .520 5.5
Mariners 56 68 .452 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 75 48 .610 --
Phillies 61 62 .496 14.0
Braves 58 65 .472 17.0
Marlins 57 66 .463 18.0
Nationals 54 70 .435 21.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 57 .537 --
Reds 64 60 .516 2.5
Astros 59 65 .476 7.5
Brewers 59 65 .476 7.5
Cubs 53 70 .431 13.0
Pirates 47 77 .379 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 58 .532 --
Padres 62 62 .500 4.0
D'backs 62 62 .500 4.0
Giants 59 65 .476 7.0
Rockies 59 65 .476 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Giles 4
1 Aaron Rowand 4
3 Rocco Baldelli 3
3 Carl Crawford 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Giambi 2
1 Brandon Harper 2
3 Jason Bay 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 5
2 Brandon Harper 4
2 Abraham Nunez 4
2 Jhonny Peralta 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 2
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 Yuniesky Betancourt 1
2 Carl Crawford 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Aaron Harang 1.80
2 Orlando Hernandez 1.33
3 Roger Clemens 1.17
4 Chris Carpenter 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Benoit 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Brendan Donnelly 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Harang 9
2 Orlando Hernandez 8
2 Randy Wolf 8
4 Chris Carpenter 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Akinori Otsuka 1
1 Arthur Rhodes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .357
2 Freddy Sanchez .352
3 Derek Jeter .337
4 Miguel Cabrera .336
5 Nomar Garciaparra .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 44
2 Ryan Howard 43
3 Alfonso Soriano 40
4 Travis Hafner 38
5 Adam Dunn 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 117
2 Ryan Howard 111
3 Travis Hafner 110
4 Justin Morneau 107
5 Lance Berkman 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 50
2 Chone Figgins 46
3 Carl Crawford 43
3 Juan Pierre 43
5 Hanley Ramirez 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 2.84
2 Brandon Webb 2.93
3 Johan Santana 3.03
4 Jason Schmidt 3.03
5 Chris Carpenter 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 16
2 Johan Santana 15
3 Jon Garland 14
3 Randy Johnson 14
3 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 192
2 Carlos Zambrano 173
3 Aaron Harang 167
4 Jeremy Bonderman 163
5 Jake Peavy 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 35
2 Todd Jones 34
2 Francisco Rodriguez 34
4 Jonathan Papelbon 32
5 3 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Duncan .511
2 Kenny Lofton .462
3 Freddy Sanchez .457
4 Luke Scott .449
5 Matt Diaz .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Duncan 7
1 Edwin Encarnacion 7
3 Garrett Atkins 6
3 Johnny Damon 6
3 Alfonso Soriano 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edwin Encarnacion 18
2 Robinson Cano 17
2 Mark DeRosa 17
4 Garrett Atkins 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 10
2 Hanley Ramirez 8
3 Bobby Abreu 7
3 Kenny Lofton 7
3 Willy Taveras 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Haren 0.69
2 Chad Billingsley 0.75
3 Jon Lieber 1.13
4 Scott Proctor 1.35
5 Cole Hamels 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Kirk Saarloos 3
1 Johan Santana 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 24
1 Johan Santana 24
3 Jake Peavy 23
3 Andy Pettitte 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 8
2 Billy Wagner 7
3 Francisco Cordero 6
4 Joe Borowski 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .429
2 Miguel Tejada .402
3 Jason Bartlett .398
4 Manny Ramirez .394
5 Kenny Lofton .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 13
2 Ryan Howard 12
2 David Ortiz 12
4 Garrett Atkins 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Hafner 33
1 Ryan Howard 33
3 Manny Ramirez 31
4 Mark DeRosa 29
4 Justin Morneau 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 12
2 Carl Crawford 11
2 Dave Roberts 11
2 Willy Taveras 11
5 Jose Reyes 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Sowers 1.50
2 John Maine 1.62
3 Jason Jennings 1.64
4 Jeff Francis 1.83
5 Tom Gorzelanny 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Dan Haren 5
3 Joe Blanton 4
3 A. J. Burnett 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 53
2 Matt Cain 43
2 John Smoltz 43
4 Brett Myers 41
5 Johan Santana 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 11
3 Chad Cordero 9
3 Francisco Cordero 9
3 4 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .343
2 Joe Mauer .339
3 Kenny Lofton .338
4 Derek Jeter .335
5 Robinson Cano .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 60
2 Ryan Howard 57
3 Travis Hafner 53
4 Jason Giambi 47
4 2 others tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 158
2 Travis Hafner 149
3 Ryan Howard 144
4 Jason Giambi 137
5 2 tied 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 67
2 Jose Reyes 65
3 Juan Pierre 59
4 Carl Crawford 55
5 Rafael Furcal 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.64
2 Brandon Webb 2.82
3 CC Sabathia 2.84
4 Jason Schmidt 3.10
5 Roy Halladay 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
2 Jose Contreras 19
2 Johan Santana 19
4 Joe Blanton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 248
2 Carlos Zambrano 226
3 Scott Kazmir 205
4 Aaron Harang 202
5 Curt Schilling 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 52
2 Todd Jones 47
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Bobby Jenks 41
4 Mariano Rivera 41