On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 52 .594 --
Red Sox 71 58 .550 5.5
Blue Jays 68 61 .527 8.5
Orioles 58 71 .450 18.5
Devil Rays 52 78 .400 25.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 81 49 .623 --
Twins 76 52 .594 4.0
White Sox 75 54 .581 5.5
Indians 60 68 .469 20.0
Royals 47 84 .359 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 55 .574 --
Angels 69 61 .531 5.5
Rangers 66 65 .504 9.0
Mariners 60 69 .465 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 79 49 .617 --
Phillies 65 64 .504 14.5
Marlins 62 66 .484 17.0
Braves 60 68 .469 19.0
Nationals 55 74 .426 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 60 .531 --
Reds 67 63 .515 2.0
Brewers 62 67 .481 6.5
Astros 62 68 .477 7.0
Cubs 54 75 .419 14.5
Pirates 50 80 .385 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 62 .519 --
Padres 66 63 .512 1.0
Giants 64 66 .492 3.5
D'backs 63 66 .488 4.0
Rockies 60 69 .465 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Endy Chavez 4
1 Howie Kendrick 4
3 Gary Bennett 3
3 Frank Catalanotto 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Ryan Howard 4
3 Carlos Delgado 3
3 Carlos Lee 3
5 26 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Tyner 2
2 Alfredo Amezaga 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 2.33
2 Chris Carpenter 1.67
3 Roy Halladay 1.40
4 Gil Meche 1.17
5 Oliver Perez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Willie Eyre 1
1 Pedro Feliciano 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Halladay 7
1 Gil Meche 7
1 Oliver Perez 7
1 John Smoltz 7
1 Dontrelle Willis 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Justin Duchscherer 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Tom Mastny 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .356
2 Freddy Sanchez .345
3 Miguel Cabrera .341
4 Derek Jeter .334
5 Miguel Tejada .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 121
2 David Ortiz 120
3 Travis Hafner 112
4 Justin Morneau 110
5 Carlos Beltran 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 54
2 Chone Figgins 47
3 Juan Pierre 44
4 Carl Crawford 43
5 Hanley Ramirez 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 2.90
2 Chris Carpenter 2.96
3 Brandon Webb 2.99
4 Johan Santana 3.01
5 Roy Halladay 3.12

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 196
2 Carlos Zambrano 180
3 John Smoltz 176
4 Jeremy Bonderman 172
5 Jake Peavy 169

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Norton .484
2 Matt Diaz .455
3 Vladimir Guerrero .442
4 Jason Kendall .439
5 Chris Duncan .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 8
2 Johnny Damon 7
2 Carlos Delgado 7
2 Ryan Howard 7
2 Nick Markakis 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 20
1 Johnny Damon 20
3 Ryan Howard 19
4 Miguel Cabrera 18
5 Carlos Delgado 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Willy Taveras 8
3 Chris Duffy 7
3 Hanley Ramirez 7
5 Omar Vizquel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Garland 0.38
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.38
3 Clay Hensley 0.50
4 Kyle Lohse 0.60
5 Anibal Sanchez 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Franklin 3
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Jeremy Sowers 3
1 Woody Williams 3
1 Randy Wolf 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 24
2 Brett Myers 23
2 CC Sabathia 23
2 John Smoltz 23
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Billy Wagner 6
3 Joe Borowski 5
3 Francisco Cordero 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Scott .410
2 Matt Diaz .403
3 Miguel Cabrera .396
4 Greg Norton .394
5 2 tied .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 14
2 Jermaine Dye 12
2 David Ortiz 12
4 Johnny Damon 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 41
2 Miguel Cabrera 33
3 Jermaine Dye 31
4 Mark DeRosa 29
4 Travis Hafner 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 13
1 Jose Reyes 13
1 Willy Taveras 13
4 Dave Roberts 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Billingsley 1.24
2 Tom Gorzelanny 1.61
3 CC Sabathia 1.85
4 Jake Peavy 1.89
5 Clay Hensley 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Dan Haren 5
3 Joe Blanton 4
3 A. J. Burnett 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 45
1 Andy Pettitte 45
3 John Smoltz 44
4 Brett Myers 43
5 Cole Hamels 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 11
3 Francisco Cordero 10
3 Bobby Jenks 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Sanchez .343
2 Joe Mauer .338
3 Robinson Cano .337
4 Kenny Lofton .330
5 Miguel Cabrera .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 62
2 Ryan Howard 59
3 Travis Hafner 52
4 Jermaine Dye 47
4 2 others tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 160
2 Ryan Howard 150
3 Travis Hafner 143
4 Jason Giambi 140
5 Andruw Jones 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Chone Figgins 66
3 Juan Pierre 59
4 Carl Crawford 54
5 3 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.72
2 Brandon Webb 2.85
3 CC Sabathia 2.93
4 Scott Kazmir 3.07
5 Roy Halladay 3.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 245
2 Carlos Zambrano 223
3 John Smoltz 204
4 Curt Schilling 202
5 2 tied 200

Saves

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