On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 55 .601 --
Red Sox 75 65 .536 9.0
Blue Jays 73 67 .521 11.0
Orioles 61 78 .439 22.5
Devil Rays 56 84 .400 28.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 55 .607 --
Twins 80 58 .580 4.0
White Sox 80 59 .576 4.5
Indians 66 72 .478 18.0
Royals 52 89 .369 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 59 .576 --
Angels 75 65 .536 5.5
Rangers 72 69 .511 9.0
Mariners 66 73 .475 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 86 52 .623 --
Phillies 70 69 .504 16.5
Marlins 70 69 .504 16.5
Braves 66 73 .475 20.5
Nationals 61 78 .439 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 64 .536 --
Reds 69 71 .493 6.0
Astros 68 71 .489 6.5
Brewers 64 76 .457 11.0
Cubs 56 83 .403 18.5
Pirates 56 84 .400 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 65 .532 --
Padres 73 66 .525 1.0
Giants 70 70 .500 4.5
D'backs 65 74 .468 9.0
Rockies 63 76 .453 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shawn Green 6
2 Willy Aybar 4
2 Jose Reyes 4
2 Jim Thome 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Durham 2
1 Shawn Green 2
1 Jorge Posada 2
1 Brian Roberts 2
1 Mark Teixeira 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Posada 6
2 Mark Teixeira 5
3 Lance Berkman 4
3 Mark Kotsay 4
3 Derrek Lee 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Duffy 2
2 Jason Bartlett 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Orlando Cabrera 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.67
2 Rich Hill 1.83
3 Jose Contreras 1.80
4 Anibal Sanchez 1.50
5 Jonathan Sanchez 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Shawn Camp 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Hill 11
2 Jose Contreras 9
2 Jason Jennings 9
4 Randy Johnson 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Justin Duchscherer 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Seth McClung 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .345
2 Freddy Sanchez .344
3 Derek Jeter .344
4 Miguel Cabrera .334
5 Miguel Tejada .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 53
2 David Ortiz 47
3 Albert Pujols 44
3 Alfonso Soriano 44
5 Travis Hafner 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 134
2 David Ortiz 121
3 Travis Hafner 117
4 Lance Berkman 116
4 Albert Pujols 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 56
2 Juan Pierre 49
3 Carl Crawford 47
3 Chone Figgins 47
5 Hanley Ramirez 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.84
2 Chris Carpenter 2.97
3 Josh Johnson 2.99
4 Roy Oswalt 3.12
5 Brandon Webb 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 17
2 Jon Garland 16
2 Roy Halladay 16
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Chien-Ming Wang 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 219
2 Jake Peavy 188
2 Carlos Zambrano 188
4 Aaron Harang 184
5 John Smoltz 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 39
1 Francisco Rodriguez 39
3 Trevor Hoffman 37
4 Todd Jones 35
4 2 others tied 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garrett Atkins .473
2 Luis Castillo .439
3 Ryan Howard .438
4 Robinson Cano .421
5 Adam LaRoche .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 10
2 Mark Teixeira 7
3 Jermaine Dye 6
3 Torii Hunter 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 22
2 David Wright 18
3 Adam LaRoche 17
4 Jermaine Dye 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Freel 7
2 Jose Reyes 6
2 Alfonso Soriano 6
4 Juan Pierre 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Cain 0.00
2 Esteban Loaiza 0.38
3 Jeff Suppan 0.40
4 Roger Clemens 1.00
5 Rich Hill 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Capps 3
1 Esteban Loaiza 3
1 Derek Lowe 3
1 Cla Meredith 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 27
2 Brett Myers 26
3 Kevin Millwood 25
4 Roy Oswalt 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 J. J. Putz 6
2 Akinori Otsuka 5
2 Mike Stanton 5
4 Joe Borowski 4
4 9 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vladimir Guerrero .397
2 Jason Kendall .381
3 Matt Diaz .377
4 Robinson Cano .375
5 Rich Aurilia .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 15
2 Carlos Delgado 10
2 Jermaine Dye 10
2 Nick Markakis 10
2 Albert Pujols 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 35
2 Miguel Cabrera 29
2 Robinson Cano 29
4 Carlos Delgado 27
4 Albert Pujols 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 14
2 Hanley Ramirez 12
2 Willy Taveras 12
4 Ryan Freel 11
4 Jose Reyes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 1.19
2 Anibal Sanchez 1.32
3 Johan Santana 1.43
4 Kenny Rogers 1.58
5 Chuck James 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Esteban Loaiza 5
1 Derek Lowe 5
1 Johan Santana 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 51
2 Brett Myers 44
3 Jake Peavy 43
4 Kelvim Escobar 41
5 Daniel Cabrera 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 13
2 Joe Borowski 11
2 Billy Wagner 11
4 Bobby Jenks 9
4 Akinori Otsuka 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robinson Cano .348
2 Freddy Sanchez .342
3 Derek Jeter .336
4 Joe Mauer .335
5 Vladimir Guerrero .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 62
2 David Ortiz 57
3 Travis Hafner 51
4 Albert Pujols 49
5 Alfonso Soriano 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 158
2 David Ortiz 150
3 Travis Hafner 141
4 Lance Berkman 137
5 Albert Pujols 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Chone Figgins 61
3 Juan Pierre 60
4 Carl Crawford 54
5 Jimmy Rollins 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.69
2 Brandon Webb 2.91
3 CC Sabathia 3.03
4 Josh Johnson 3.04
5 Scott Kazmir 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
1 Johan Santana 20
3 Joe Blanton 19
4 Ervin Santana 18
4 Chien-Ming Wang 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 252
2 Carlos Zambrano 216
3 Aaron Harang 208
4 Jake Peavy 203
5 John Smoltz 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 50
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Bobby Jenks 44
4 Todd Jones 41
4 2 others tied 41