On This Day

Saturday, October 7, 2006

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2006 Playoffs

Detroit wins series 3 - 1

New York Yankees 3
Detroit Tigers 8

St. Louis leads series 2 - 1

San Diego Padres 3
St. Louis Cardinals 1

New York wins series 3 - 0

New York Mets 9
Los Angeles Dodgers 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Kent 4
2 Shawn Green 3
2 Carlos Guillen 3
2 James Loney 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kent 1
1 Craig Monroe 1
1 Magglio Ordonez 1
1 Jorge Posada 1
1 So Taguchi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 James Loney 3
2 Russell Branyan 2
2 Shawn Green 2
2 Jeff Kent 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 David Eckstein 1
1 Rafael Furcal 1
1 Dave Roberts 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Young 1.50
2 Jeremy Bonderman 0.67
3 Jeff Suppan 0.33
4 Steve Trachsel 0.29
5 Jaret Wright 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Bonderman 1
1 Pedro Feliciano 1
1 Chris Young 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Young 9
2 Jeremy Bonderman 4
3 Takashi Saito 3
3 Jeff Suppan 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Kent .615
2 Carlos Guillen .571
3 Dave Roberts .545
4 Ronnie Belliard .500
4 2 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curtis Granderson 2
1 Craig Monroe 2
1 Justin Morneau 2
1 Frank Thomas 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marco Scutaro 6
2 Curtis Granderson 5
2 David Wright 5
4 Bobby Abreu 4
4 Sean Casey 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 2
1 Rafael Furcal 2
3 Ronnie Belliard 1
3 David Eckstein 1
3 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 0.00
1 Tom Glavine 0.00
1 Jeff Weaver 0.00
4 Kenny Rogers 0.93
5 Barry Zito 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Bonderman 1
1 Kiko Calero 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Pedro Feliciano 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kenny Rogers 9
1 Johan Santana 9
1 Chris Young 9
4 Chris Carpenter 7
5 Derek Lowe 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huston Street 2
1 Billy Wagner 2
3 Trevor Hoffman 1
3 Todd Jones 1
3 2 others tied 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