On This Day

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

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2006 Playoffs

Oakland leads series 2 - 0

Oakland Athletics 5
Minnesota Twins 2

New York leads series 1 - 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 5
New York Mets 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Delgado 4
2 Marlon Anderson 2
2 Wilson Betemit 2
2 Michael Cuddyer 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Michael Cuddyer 1
1 Carlos Delgado 1
1 Cliff Floyd 1
1 Mark Kotsay 1
1 Justin Morneau 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 3
2 Carlos Delgado 2
2 Nomar Garciaparra 2
2 Mark Kotsay 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 1
1 Jose Reyes 1
1 Jason Tyner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Derek Lowe 0.75
2 John Maine 0.62
3 Boof Bonser 0.38
4 Esteban Loaiza 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kiko Calero 1
1 Guillermo Mota 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Derek Lowe 6
2 John Maine 5
3 Guillermo Mota 4
4 Boof Bonser 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huston Street 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi 1.000
2 Carlos Delgado .800
3 Dave Roberts .750
4 Ronnie Belliard .667
4 2 others tied .667

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 2
2 Michael Cuddyer 1
2 Carlos Delgado 1
2 Cliff Floyd 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Abreu 4
1 David Wright 4
3 Carlos Delgado 2
3 Nomar Garciaparra 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ronnie Belliard 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Rafael Furcal 1
1 Jason Giambi 1
1 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 0.00
1 Chan Ho Park 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 Rudy Seanez 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kiko Calero 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Guillermo Mota 1
1 B. J. Ryan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 9
2 Chris Carpenter 7
3 Derek Lowe 6
4 John Maine 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huston Street 2
2 Mariano Rivera 1
2 Billy Wagner 1

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

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

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

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

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

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 74 .543 --
Padres 88 74 .543 0.0
Giants 76 85 .472 11.5
Rockies 76 86 .469 12.0
D'backs 76 86 .469 12.0