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Sunday, October 1, 2006

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2006 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 3, 2006

Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins

Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees

St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 65 .599 --
Blue Jays 87 75 .537 10.0
Red Sox 86 76 .531 11.0
Orioles 70 92 .432 27.0
Devil Rays 61 101 .377 36.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 96 66 .593 --
Tigers 95 67 .586 1.0
White Sox 90 72 .556 6.0
Indians 78 84 .481 18.0
Royals 62 100 .383 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 69 .574 --
Angels 89 73 .549 4.0
Rangers 80 82 .494 13.0
Mariners 78 84 .481 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 97 65 .599 --
Phillies 85 77 .525 12.0
Braves 79 83 .488 18.0
Marlins 78 84 .481 19.0
Nationals 71 91 .438 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 78 .516 --
Astros 82 80 .506 1.5
Reds 80 82 .494 3.5
Brewers 75 87 .463 8.5
Pirates 67 95 .414 16.5
Cubs 66 96 .407 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 74 .543 --
Padres 88 74 .543 --
Giants 76 85 .472 11.5
Rockies 76 86 .469 12.0
D'backs 76 86 .469 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adrian Gonzalez 4
1 Carlos Guillen 4
3 Garrett Atkins 3
3 Lance Berkman 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chad Tracy 2
2 Garrett Atkins 1
2 Craig Counsell 1
2 Chris Duncan 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 4
2 Emil Brown 3
2 Ronny Cedeno 3
2 Gabe Kapler 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfredo Amezaga 1
1 Garrett Atkins 1
1 Miguel Cairo 1
1 Robinson Cano 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Devern Hansack 6.00
2 Brett Myers 1.40
3 Javier Vazquez 0.88
4 Jason Hammel 0.80
5 2 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Chad Gaudin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jason Hammel 8
2 Cliff Lee 7
2 Brett Myers 7
2 Jason Schmidt 7
2 Javier Vazquez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beimel 1
1 Scott Downs 1
1 Ron Flores 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .347
2 Freddy Sanchez .344
3 Derek Jeter .343
4 Robinson Cano .342
5 Miguel Cabrera .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 58
2 David Ortiz 54
3 Albert Pujols 49
4 Alfonso Soriano 46
5 Lance Berkman 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 149
2 David Ortiz 137
2 Albert Pujols 137
4 Lance Berkman 136
5 Justin Morneau 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 64
2 Carl Crawford 58
2 Juan Pierre 58
4 Chone Figgins 52
5 Hanley Ramirez 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.77
2 Roy Oswalt 2.98
3 Chris Carpenter 3.09
4 Josh Johnson 3.10
5 Brandon Webb 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 19
1 Chien-Ming Wang 19
3 Jon Garland 18
4 Freddy Garcia 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 245
2 Aaron Harang 216
3 Jake Peavy 215
4 John Smoltz 211
5 Carlos Zambrano 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Bobby Jenks 41
4 Billy Wagner 40
5 B. J. Ryan 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Helms .459
2 Chris Gomez .457
3 Juan Rivera .425
4 Jeff Baker .415
5 Garrett Atkins .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 7
2 Adrian Beltre 6
2 Matt Holliday 6
2 Raul Ibanez 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 19
2 Andruw Jones 17
2 Brian McCann 17
2 Aramis Ramirez 17
5 6 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 7
1 Juan Pierre 7
1 Jose Reyes 7
1 Dave Roberts 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Sampson 0.67
2 Marty McLeary 0.75
3 Roger Clemens 1.06
4 John Lackey 1.20
5 Chris Young 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 Chad Gaudin 3
1 Aaron Harang 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 31
2 Brett Myers 24
3 A. J. Burnett 23
3 Aaron Harang 23
3 Jake Peavy 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 8
2 B. J. Ryan 6
3 Francisco Rodriguez 5
3 Takashi Saito 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Gomez .425
2 Geoff Jenkins .409
3 Carlos Guillen .392
4 Ryan Howard .385
5 Garrett Atkins .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 11
2 Matt Holliday 10
2 Torii Hunter 10
2 Albert Pujols 10
2 Chase Utley 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 35
2 Matt Holliday 34
3 Aramis Ramirez 30
4 Adrian Beltre 29
4 Torii Hunter 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 13
1 Juan Pierre 13
3 Chris Duffy 12
4 Felipe Lopez 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rob Tejeda 1.70
2 Johan Santana 1.78
3 Roy Oswalt 1.85
4 Anibal Sanchez 1.88
5 Rich Hill 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 5
1 Anibal Sanchez 5
1 Woody Williams 5
4 Bronson Arroyo 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 57
2 Rich Hill 50
3 A. J. Burnett 45
3 Ben Sheets 45
5 Brett Myers 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salomon Torres 12
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
3 Francisco Rodriguez 10
4 B. J. Ryan 9
5 6 tied 8