On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 50 .603 --
Red Sox 71 56 .559 5.5
Blue Jays 67 60 .528 9.5
Orioles 56 71 .441 20.5
Devil Rays 52 76 .406 25.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 81 47 .633 --
White Sox 75 52 .591 5.5
Twins 74 52 .587 6.0
Indians 58 68 .460 22.0
Royals 46 83 .357 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 55 .567 --
Angels 67 61 .523 5.5
Rangers 66 63 .512 7.0
Mariners 58 69 .457 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 78 48 .619 --
Phillies 64 63 .504 14.5
Marlins 60 66 .476 18.0
Braves 59 67 .468 19.0
Nationals 54 73 .425 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 60 .524 --
Reds 67 61 .523 0.0
Brewers 62 65 .488 4.5
Astros 60 68 .469 7.0
Cubs 54 73 .425 12.5
Pirates 50 78 .391 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 61 .520 --
Padres 65 62 .512 1.0
D'backs 62 65 .488 4.0
Giants 62 66 .484 4.5
Rockies 59 68 .465 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Michael Cuddyer 4
2 Jason Bay 3
2 Luis Castillo 3
2 Ray Durham 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 2
2 Michael Barrett 1
2 Gary Bennett 1
2 Chris Burke 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Michael Cuddyer 4
1 Joe Mauer 4
1 Tomo Ohka 4
4 Jermaine Dye 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Chris Duffy 1
1 Jose Reyes 1
1 Ryan Spilborghs 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jered Weaver 1.20
2 Jarrod Washburn 1.12
3 Carlos Zambrano 1.00
4 Wandy Rodriguez 0.88
5 Tim Corcoran 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Boof Bonser 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Jon Garland 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jarrod Washburn 9
2 Wandy Rodriguez 7
2 CC Sabathia 7
2 Carlos Zambrano 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Akinori Otsuka 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 David Weathers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .361
2 Freddy Sanchez .346
3 Miguel Cabrera .341
4 Derek Jeter .335
5 Miguel Tejada .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 46
2 Ryan Howard 44
3 Alfonso Soriano 41
4 Travis Hafner 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 120
2 Ryan Howard 114
3 Travis Hafner 111
4 Justin Morneau 110
5 Albert Pujols 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 53
2 Chone Figgins 47
3 Juan Pierre 44
4 Carl Crawford 43
5 Hanley Ramirez 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 2.90
2 Brandon Webb 2.99
3 Johan Santana 3.03
4 Chris Carpenter 3.05
5 Justin Verlander 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 16
2 Jon Garland 15
2 Johan Santana 15
2 Justin Verlander 15
2 Chien-Ming Wang 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 192
2 Carlos Zambrano 180
3 Jake Peavy 169
3 John Smoltz 169
5 Aaron Harang 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 36
2 Francisco Rodriguez 35
3 Todd Jones 34
3 Jonathan Papelbon 34
5 Trevor Hoffman 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Duncan .452
2 Jason Kendall .431
3 Matt Diaz .409
4 Jason Bay .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 7
2 Johnny Damon 6
2 Carlos Delgado 6
2 Chris Duncan 6
2 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 19
2 Miguel Cabrera 18
2 Edwin Encarnacion 18
4 Johnny Damon 17
4 Travis Hafner 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Willy Taveras 8
3 Chris Duffy 7
4 Chone Figgins 6
4 Hanley Ramirez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Garland 0.38
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.38
3 Johan Santana 0.60
4 Brad Radke 0.75
5 Kyle Lohse 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Ryan Franklin 3
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Woody Williams 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 27
2 Scott Kazmir 24
2 Jake Peavy 24
2 John Smoltz 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Joe Borowski 6
2 Francisco Cordero 6
2 Bobby Jenks 6
2 Billy Wagner 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .417
2 Greg Norton .394
3 Chris Duncan .386
4 Jason Bartlett .385
4 Nick Markakis .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 12
1 Ryan Howard 12
1 David Ortiz 12
4 Johnny Damon 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 34
2 Jermaine Dye 31
3 Miguel Cabrera 30
4 Mark DeRosa 29
4 Justin Morneau 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 13
1 Jose Reyes 13
3 Carl Crawford 11
3 Dave Roberts 11
3 Willy Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Billingsley 1.24
2 Tom Gorzelanny 1.61
3 Jason Jennings 1.64
4 Jeremy Sowers 1.91
5 Greg Maddux 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 6
2 Jon Garland 5
3 A. J. Burnett 4
3 Ryan Franklin 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 46
2 Matt Cain 45
2 Andy Pettitte 45
4 Brett Myers 43
5 Ian Snell 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 12
2 Francisco Cordero 10
2 Bobby Jenks 10
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .344
2 Joe Mauer .338
3 Robinson Cano .336
4 Kenny Lofton .333
5 Derek Jeter .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 62
2 Ryan Howard 57
3 Travis Hafner 53
4 Jason Giambi 47
4 Alfonso Soriano 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 160
2 Ryan Howard 144
3 Travis Hafner 143
4 Jason Giambi 138
5 Andruw Jones 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 68
1 Jose Reyes 68
3 Juan Pierre 60
4 Carl Crawford 54
5 3 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.73
2 Brandon Webb 2.85
3 CC Sabathia 2.93
4 Justin Verlander 3.05
5 Roy Halladay 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
2 Joe Blanton 18
2 Jose Contreras 18
2 Johan Santana 18
2 Carlos Zambrano 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 241
2 Carlos Zambrano 223
3 Scott Kazmir 203
4 Curt Schilling 200
5 Aaron Harang 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 51
2 Todd Jones 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 45
4 Bobby Jenks 42
5 Mariano Rivera 41