May 1, 2006
The first month of the 2006 MLB season is in the books. The New York Yankees (16-7 1st place AL East) are off to the best start in the AL. My Detroit Tigers (17-8) have also gotten off to a great start. They lead the AL Central and the Seattle Mariners (15-11) lead the AL West. The Chicago White Sox (16-8) are right behind my Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays (15-8) are right behind the Yankees.
Boston's David Ortiz (10 HR, 24 RBI), Cleveland's Jim Thome (9 HR, 29 RBI), and Seattle's Richie Sexton (10 HR, 23 RBI) are hitters worth mentioning off to fast starts on the season. Baltimore's Miguel Tejada (.410 BA) is the only batter over .400. Boston's Tim Wakefield (5-0, 2.18 ERA) heads a list of league leading pitchers including Detroit's Kenny Rogers (5-1) and Chicago's Javier Vasquez (4-0, 0.87 ERA).
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2006 American League
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
2006 New York (AL) NYA 16 7 .696 ---- 139 13 10 .565 97 65 .599
2006 Toronto TOA 15 8 .652 1.0 12 11 .522 87 75 .537
2006 Baltimore BAA 14 12 .538 3.5 13 13 .500 70 92 .432
2006 Boston BOA 13 12 .520 4.0 14 11 .560 86 76 .531
2006 Tampa Bay TBA 8 17 .320 9.0 11 14 .440 61 101 .377
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
2006 Detroit DEA 17 8 .680 ---- 138 16 9 .640 95 67 .586
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA 16 8 .667 .5 17 7 .708 90 72 .556
2006 Minnesota MNA 12 12 .500 4.5 9 15 .375 96 66 .593
2006 Cleveland CLA 12 13 .480 5.0 13 12 .520 78 84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA 7 15 .318 8.5 5 17 .227 62 100 .383
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
2006 Seattle SEA 15 11 .577 ---- 134 11 15 .423 78 84 .481
2006 Los Angeles(AL) LAA 11 14 .440 3.5 12 13 .480 89 73 .549
2006 Texas TEA 8 17 .320 6.5 13 12 .520 80 82 .494
2006 Oakland OAA 7 17 .292 7.0 12 12 .500 93 69 .574
AL Wild Card Standings WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA 16 8 .667 ---- 139
2006 Toronto TOA 15 8 .652 .5
2006 Baltimore BAA 14 12 .538 3.0
2006 Boston BOA 13 12 .520 3.5
2006 Minnesota MNA 12 12 .500 4.0
2006 Cleveland CLA 12 13 .480 4.5
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BAA 14 12 .538 10- 6 4- 6 1- 6 13- 6 1- 1 3- 5 4-6 Lost 1
BOA 13 12 .520 5- 5 8- 7 7- 3 6- 9 0- 0 0- 1 6-4 Won 5
CHA 16 8 .667 8- 4 8- 4 5- 4 11- 4 1- 1 4- 3 8-2 Won 3
CLA 12 13 .480 7- 5 5- 8 5- 6 7- 7 3- 0 4- 3 6-4 Won 3
DEA 17 8 .680 7- 3 10- 5 3- 1 14- 7 1- 0 3- 2 6-4 Won 1
KCA 7 15 .318 5- 8 2- 7 1- 5 6-10 0- 1 3- 1 3-7 Lost 1
LAA 11 14 .440 3- 9 8- 5 5- 2 6-12 1- 2 5- 5 4-6 Lost 3
MNA 12 12 .500 6- 3 6- 9 2- 3 10- 9 0- 1 2- 5 5-5 Lost 1
NYA 16 7 .696 8- 4 8- 3 5- 4 11- 3 0- 1 3- 4 5-5 Lost 1
OAA 7 17 .292 5- 7 2-10 0- 3 7-14 0- 0 0- 2 3-7 Won 1
SEA 15 11 .577 10- 6 5- 5 4- 4 11- 7 0- 1 1- 1 4-6 Won 1
TBA 8 17 .320 3- 7 5-10 2- 7 6-10 0- 0 3- 2 3-7 Lost 3
TEA 8 17 .320 6- 7 2-10 2- 5 6-12 1- 1 1- 2 4-6 Lost 4
TOA 15 8 .652 11- 3 4- 5 5- 4 10- 4 1- 0 5- 1 8-2 Won 1
TOTAL 171 171 .500
HOME 94 77 .550
ROAD 77 94 .450
LEFT 47 57 .452
RIGHT 124 114 .521
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA 14-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7- 9 7- 3 0- 0 167 133 +34
BOA 13-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 8- 7 5- 5 0- 0 151 141 +10
CHA 16- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 8- 7 8- 1 0- 0 137 99 +38
CLA 12-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7- 6 5- 7 0- 0 111 130 -19
DEA 17- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 8- 4 9- 4 0- 0 141 95 +46
KCA 7-15 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 5- 9 2- 6 0- 0 87 132 -45
LAA 11-14 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 5- 4 6-10 0- 0 82 112 -30
MNA 12-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 5- 7 7- 5 0- 0 115 108 +7
NYA 16- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 6- 5 10- 2 0- 0 143 86 +57
OAA 7-17 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 5- 8 2- 9 0- 0 101 130 -29
SEA 15-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 8- 2 7- 9 0- 0 120 108 +12
TBA 8-17 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 5-14 3- 3 0- 0 79 138 -59
TEA 8-17 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 4- 8 4- 9 0- 0 98 138 -40
TOA 15- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 13- 4 2- 4 0- 0 132 114 +18
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 American League Date: 5/1/2006
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYA 16 7 M.Tejada BAA .410 D.Ortiz BOA 10 J.Thome CHA 29
2006 TOA 15 8 S.Stewart MNA .391 R.Sexson SEA 10 J.Gibbons BAA 25
2006 BAA 14 12 D.Jeter NYA .385 M.Ramirez BOA 9 G.Sheffie NYA 25
2006 BOA 13 12 R.Cano NYA .382 J.Dye CHA 9 D.Ortiz BOA 24
2006 TBA 8 17 I.Suzuki SEA .378 J.Thome CHA 9 R.Sexson SEA 23
2006 DEA 17 8 WINS SAVES ERA
2006 CHA 16 8 T.Wakefie BOA 5 B.Ryan TOA 9 J.Vazquez CHA 0.87
2006 MNA 12 12 K.Rogers DEA 5 B.Jenks CHA 8 S.Kazmir TBA 2.09
2006 CLA 12 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 F.Rodrigu LAA 7 R.Hallada TOA 2.13
2006 KCA 7 15 M.Rivera NYA 7 T.Wakefie BOA 2.18
J.Putz SEA 7 R.Johnson NYA 2.60
2006 SEA 15 11
2006 LAA 11 14 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
2006 TEA 8 17 I.Suzuki SEA 13 I.Suzuki SEA 11 S.Kazmir TBA 50
2006 OAA 7 17 A.Gonzale BOA 12 C.Figgins LAA 9 J.Bonderm DEA 46
S.Stewart MNA 11 D.Jeter NYA 7 C.Schilli BOA 39
G.Matthew TEA 11 C.Crawfor TBA 6 V.Padilla TEA 36
L.Overbay TOA 9 OTHERS TIED W 4 D.Cabrera BAA 35
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BOA 10 at TBA 0 CHA-Vazquez(4-0, 0.87) at CLA-Lee(2-2, 2.94)
CHA 4 at LAA 0 KCA-Hernand(0-1, 5.40) at DEA-Bonderm(3-1, 3.89)
MNA 5 at DEA 9 NYA-Wang(4-1, 2.83) at BOA-Wakefie(5-0, 2.18)
OAA 3 at KCA 1 OAA-Zito(1-1, 3.07) at LAA-Carrasc(1-2, 3.24)
SEA 13 at BAA 4 SEA-Pineiro(3-2, 4.56) at MNA-Baker(2-0, 5.06)
TOA 4 at NYA 1 TEA-Loe(2-2, 4.62) at TBA-McClung(0-5, 5.40)
TEA 1 at CLA 3 TOA-Lilly(2-0, 5.40) at BAA-Bedard(3-1, 2.70)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Sexson SEA BAA 5 2 4 4 0 0 2 0
M.Ramirez BOA TBA 2 4 1 1 3 0 1 0
M.Lowell BOA TBA 4 1 1 5 0 1 1 0
R.Ibanez SEA BAA 5 3 2 2 0 0 1 0
C.Shelton DEA MNA 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
C.Schilling BOA TBA 8.0 5 0 0 2 8 0 W
M.Mussina NYA TOA 7.2 3 0 0 2 6 0
F.Cabrera CLA TEA 3.1 1 0 0 2 7 0 W
B.Tallet TOA NYA 3.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 W
J.Garland CHA LAA 6.0 4 0 0 3 3 0 W
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
L.Overbay TOA .400 30 12 12 4 5 J.Garland CHA 14 6 0 3 6 0 200
J.Thome CHA .343 35 12 12 5 5 J.Lackey LAA 15 9 2 3 13 1 200
A.Gonzalez BOA .542 24 13 7 4 2 W.Eyre MNA 7 3 0 1 3 0 100
J.Varitek BOA .423 26 11 7 7 2 V.Padilla TEA 15 8 2 5 10 0 100
A.Rodriguez NYA .310 29 9 5 9 3 A.Burnett TOA 9 3 0 4 4 0 100
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Pena BOA .148 27 4 1 0 0 K.Lohse MNA 5 10 9 1 7 3 020
S.Podsednik CHA .167 36 6 1 0 0 C.Fossum TBA 10 16 12 8 6 3 020
A.Boone CLA .125 24 3 0 2 0 J.Weaver LAA 6 12 8 0 5 3 010
C.Blake CLA .219 32 7 0 1 0 J.Koronka TEA 7 9 8 0 5 3 010
J.Gomes TBA .094 32 3 2 3 0 S.McClung TBA 10 14 9 8 9 2 020
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
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