On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 48 .603 --
Red Sox 69 53 .566 4.5
Blue Jays 65 58 .528 9.0
Orioles 55 68 .447 19.0
Devil Rays 49 74 .398 25.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 79 44 .642 --
White Sox 73 49 .598 5.5
Twins 71 51 .582 7.5
Indians 55 67 .451 23.5
Royals 45 80 .360 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 54 .561 --
Angels 65 59 .524 4.5
Rangers 64 60 .516 5.5
Mariners 56 67 .455 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 74 48 .607 --
Phillies 60 62 .492 14.0
Braves 58 64 .475 16.0
Marlins 56 66 .459 18.0
Nationals 54 69 .439 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 57 .533 --
Reds 63 60 .512 2.5
Brewers 59 64 .480 6.5
Astros 58 65 .472 7.5
Cubs 53 69 .434 12.0
Pirates 47 76 .382 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 58 .528 --
D'backs 62 61 .504 3.0
Padres 61 62 .496 4.0
Giants 59 64 .480 6.0
Rockies 59 64 .480 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Broussard 4
1 Andre Ethier 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Adrian Beltre 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eliezer Alfonzo 1
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Garrett Atkins 1
1 Jason Bay 1
1 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 5
1 Kevin Millar 5
1 David Ross 5
4 Jason Bay 4
4 Jorge Posada 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Melky Cabrera 1
2 Royce Clayton 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Daniel Cabrera 1.43
2 Cole Hamels 1.17
3 Greg Maddux 1.00
3 Brad Radke 1.00
3 Claudio Vargas 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Bush 1
1 Daniel Cabrera 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Daniel Cabrera 10
2 Cole Hamels 7
2 John Lackey 7
2 Paul Maholm 7
2 Barry Zito 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Tom Mastny 1
1 Akinori Otsuka 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .357
2 Freddy Sanchez .355
3 Miguel Cabrera .337
4 Derek Jeter .335
5 Miguel Tejada .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 43
1 David Ortiz 43
3 Alfonso Soriano 40
4 Travis Hafner 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 116
2 Ryan Howard 111
3 Travis Hafner 109
4 Justin Morneau 106
5 Lance Berkman 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 50
2 Chone Figgins 45
3 Juan Pierre 43
4 Carl Crawford 42
5 Hanley Ramirez 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 2.19
2 Josh Johnson 2.84
3 Brandon Webb 2.93
4 Jason Schmidt 3.03
5 Chris Carpenter 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 15
2 Jon Garland 14
2 Randy Johnson 14
2 Johan Santana 14
2 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 187
2 Carlos Zambrano 173
3 Jake Peavy 162
4 Jeremy Bonderman 159
4 John Smoltz 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 35
2 Todd Jones 34
2 Francisco Rodriguez 34
4 Jonathan Papelbon 32
5 2 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .520
2 Chris Duncan .500
3 Matt Diaz .488
4 Kenny Lofton .475
5 Freddy Sanchez .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edwin Encarnacion 7
2 Garrett Atkins 6
2 Johnny Damon 6
2 Chris Duncan 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edwin Encarnacion 18
2 Robinson Cano 17
2 Mark DeRosa 17
2 Travis Hafner 17
5 Garrett Atkins 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Hanley Ramirez 8
3 Bobby Abreu 7
3 Kenny Lofton 7
3 Willy Taveras 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Billingsley 1.00
2 Jon Lieber 1.13
3 Jae Weong Seo 1.29
4 Cole Hamels 1.35
4 Dan Haren 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Affeldt 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
5 46 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 24
2 Jake Peavy 23
2 Andy Pettitte 23
4 Cole Hamels 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .444
2 Miguel Tejada .408
3 Jason Bartlett .398
4 Manny Ramirez .390
5 Kenny Lofton .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aramis Ramirez 13
2 Ryan Howard 12
3 David Ortiz 11
4 Garrett Atkins 10
4 Alfonso Soriano 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 33
2 Travis Hafner 32
3 Manny Ramirez 31
4 Mark DeRosa 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 13
2 Dave Roberts 12
3 Willy Taveras 11
4 Carl Crawford 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Jennings 1.42
2 Jeremy Sowers 1.50
3 John Maine 1.62
4 Jeff Francis 1.83
5 Tom Gorzelanny 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Dan Haren 5
3 Joe Blanton 4
3 A. J. Burnett 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 53
2 Matt Cain 43
2 John Smoltz 43
4 Johan Santana 42
4 Carlos Zambrano 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 11
3 Todd Jones 10
4 Chad Cordero 9
4 5 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .346
2 Kenny Lofton .339
3 Joe Mauer .339
4 Robinson Cano .335
5 Derek Jeter .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 59
2 Ryan Howard 57
3 Travis Hafner 52
4 Manny Ramirez 47
4 Alfonso Soriano 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 157
2 Travis Hafner 148
3 Ryan Howard 144
4 Andruw Jones 135
4 Manny Ramirez 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Chone Figgins 66
3 Juan Pierre 59
4 Carl Crawford 54
5 3 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.68
2 Brandon Webb 2.82
3 CC Sabathia 2.84
4 Jason Schmidt 3.10
5 Roy Halladay 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
2 Jose Contreras 19
3 Joe Blanton 18
3 Andy Pettitte 18
3 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 243
2 Carlos Zambrano 226
3 Scott Kazmir 205
4 Curt Schilling 197
5 Jake Peavy 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 52
2 Todd Jones 48
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Mariano Rivera 42
5 Bobby Jenks 41