On This Day

Monday, August 21, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 48 .610 --
Red Sox 69 55 .556 6.5
Blue Jays 66 59 .528 10.0
Orioles 55 69 .444 20.5
Devil Rays 50 75 .400 26.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 80 45 .640 --
White Sox 73 51 .589 6.5
Twins 72 51 .585 7.0
Indians 56 67 .455 23.0
Royals 45 81 .357 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 54 .568 --
Angels 66 59 .528 5.0
Rangers 65 61 .516 6.5
Mariners 56 68 .452 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 75 48 .610 --
Phillies 62 62 .500 13.5
Braves 59 65 .476 16.5
Marlins 58 66 .468 17.5
Nationals 54 71 .432 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 57 .537 --
Reds 65 60 .520 2.0
Brewers 59 65 .476 7.5
Astros 59 66 .472 8.0
Cubs 53 71 .427 13.5
Pirates 47 78 .376 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 59 .528 --
Padres 63 62 .504 3.0
D'backs 62 63 .496 4.0
Giants 60 65 .480 6.0
Rockies 59 65 .476 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Aurilia 4
1 Jacque Jones 4
1 Jason Kendall 4
1 Greg Norton 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aubrey Huff 2
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 Hank Blalock 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Kielty 4
2 Rich Aurilia 3
2 Hank Blalock 3
2 Sean Casey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
2 Melky Cabrera 1
2 Brandon Inge 1
2 Dave Roberts 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 2.50
2 Noah Lowry 2.00
3 Andy Pettitte 1.00
4 Billy Traber 0.88
5 James Shields 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Dan Haren 1
1 Cory Lidle 1
1 Jon Lieber 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 10
1 John Smoltz 10
3 Livan Hernandez 7
3 James Shields 7
3 Billy Traber 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Justin Duchscherer 1
1 Kyle Farnsworth 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .357
2 Freddy Sanchez .349
3 Miguel Cabrera .339
4 Derek Jeter .336
5 Manny Ramirez .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 44
2 Ryan Howard 43
3 Alfonso Soriano 41
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 103

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
2 Justin Verlander 15
4 Jon Garland 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 192
2 Carlos Zambrano 173
3 John Smoltz 169
4 Aaron Harang 167
5 Jeremy Bonderman 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 35
2 Todd Jones 34
2 Francisco Rodriguez 34
4 Trevor Hoffman 32
4 Jonathan Papelbon 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Duncan .511
2 Kenny Lofton .442
2 Manny Ramirez .442
4 Freddy Sanchez .429
5 Miguel Cabrera .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Duncan 7
1 Edwin Encarnacion 7
3 Alfonso Soriano 6
4 Garrett Atkins 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 17
1 Mark DeRosa 17
1 Jimmy Rollins 17
4 Edwin Encarnacion 16
4 Travis Hafner 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 10
2 Kenny Lofton 7
2 Hanley Ramirez 7
2 Willy Taveras 7
5 Chone Figgins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Billingsley 1.06
2 Andy Pettitte 1.27
3 Kyle Lohse 1.35
3 Claudio Vargas 1.35
5 Cole Hamels 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Franklin 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 27
2 Johan Santana 24
2 John Smoltz 24
4 Cole Hamels 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 8
2 Billy Wagner 7
3 Joe Borowski 6
3 Francisco Cordero 6
5 Bobby Jenks 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .412
2 Jason Bartlett .406
3 Manny Ramirez .390
4 Miguel Tejada .388
5 Kenny Lofton .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 12
2 David Ortiz 11
2 Aramis Ramirez 11
2 Alfonso Soriano 11
5 Travis Hafner 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 33
2 Travis Hafner 32
3 Mark DeRosa 29
3 Justin Morneau 29
3 Manny Ramirez 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Sowers 1.50
2 Jason Jennings 1.64
3 Jeff Francis 1.83
4 Tom Gorzelanny 1.85
5 CC Sabathia 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 6
2 Jon Garland 5
3 Joe Blanton 4
3 Doug Davis 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 53
2 John Smoltz 46
3 Andy Pettitte 45
4 Brett Myers 41
5 Johan Santana 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .341
2 Kenny Lofton .338
3 Joe Mauer .337
4 Derek Jeter .334
5 Robinson Cano .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 60
2 Ryan Howard 57
3 Travis Hafner 52
4 Jason Giambi 47
4 2 others tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 158
2 Travis Hafner 147
3 Ryan Howard 144
4 Jason Giambi 137
5 3 tied 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 67
2 Jose Reyes 65
3 Juan Pierre 59
4 Carl Crawford 55
5 Jimmy Rollins 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.64
2 Brandon Webb 2.82
3 CC Sabathia 2.84
4 Justin Verlander 3.05
5 Jason Schmidt 3.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 248
2 Carlos Zambrano 226
3 John Smoltz 202
4 Andy Pettitte 200
4 Curt Schilling 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 51
2 Todd Jones 47
3 Trevor Hoffman 44
4 Bobby Jenks 41
4 Mariano Rivera 41