2006 AL Game: NY @ KC

 September 5, 2006

  The New York Yankees pounded the Kansas City Royals 23-8 tonight at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Robinson Cano led the NY attack by going 4 for 5 with 6 RBI. KC used 9 pitchers in the game trying to stop the brutal assault by the Yankees. The 23 runs scored by NY is 2nd most in a game by any team in the AL this season. The 31 combined runs scored in the game is the most by 2 teams.

Event Codes:  G
BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (AL) Yankees At 2006 Kansas City Royals      9/5/2006
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon CF          6  2  1  2 .258     D.Dejesus CF        6  0  2  2 .320  
  D.Jeter DH          5  5  3  2 .348     M.Grudzielanek 2B   5  1  3  0 .355  
  B.Abreu RF          4  4  2  3 .299     M.Teahen 3B         4  0  0  1 .293  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      5  3  3  1 .314     M.Sweeney DH        5  0  1  1 .253  
  J.Posada C          6  1  1  1 .272     E.Brown LF          4  2  2  0 .315  
  R.Cano 2B           5  2  4  6 .354     R.Shealy 1B         4  1  0  0 .239  
  C.Wilson 1B         6  2  2  4 .198     S.Costa RF          3  0  0  0 .222  
  M.Cabrera LF        6  2  2  0 .293   A-P.Bako PH,C         1  0  1  0 .198  
  N.Green SS          5  2  2  2 .136   D-J.Keppinger PH      0  1  0  0 .250  
                                          J.Buck C            3  2  2  2 .214  
                                        B-A.Berroa PH         1  0  1  1 .254  
                                        C-E.German RF         1  0  1  0 .297  
                                          A.Blanco SS         5  1  2  1 .365  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      48 23 20 21                 Totals      42  8 15  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Costa In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Buck In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Berroa In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bako In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 5 4 4  0 9 0  0 1 0  - 23 20  1
Royals.......... 1 1 0  2 2 0  1 0 1  -  8 15  3
 
Yankees (88-49)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Mussina WIN(12-4)       6 1/3  13   7   5   2   2   1 132   3.46
R.Villone                 2 1/3   2   1   1   1   4   0  42   4.50
B.Bruney                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.79
Totals                    9      15   8   6   3   7   1
 
Royals (55-85)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.De La Rosa LOSS(2-3)    0 2/3   3   5   5   2   1   1  31   6.07
R.Braun                   1 1/3   5   5   5   1   0   2  40  33.00
J.Diaz                    0 1/3   1   3   3   2   0   1  20  81.00
M.Wood                    1 2/3   5   3   2   0   0   0  42   6.24
J.Gobble                  0 2/3   1   2   0   0   1   0  16   5.36
A.Sisco                   0       1   3   3   2   0   0  12   4.33
S.Dohmann                 0       1   1   1   0   0   1   2   8.46
J.Nelson                  3       1   1   0   0   4   0  38   3.25
T.Wellemeyer              1 1/3   2   0   0   0   2   0  15   8.50
Totals                    9      20  23  15   7   8   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,248 DATE- Tuesday, September 5th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez, Hunter Wendelstedt
T- 3:24
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6  Royals:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Royals: 0
ERRORS- R.Cano, M.Teahen, E.German, A.Blanco
DOUBLES- D.Jeter(31st), J.Posada(22nd), M.Cabrera-2(23rd), N.Green(5th),
         M.Sweeney(10th), E.Brown(44th), A.Blanco(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Damon(25th), B.Abreu(5th), R.Cano(17th), C.Wilson(2nd),
           N.Green(1st), J.Buck(9th)
RBIs- J.Damon-2(86th), D.Jeter-2(47th), B.Abreu-3(32nd), A.Rodriguez(116st),
      J.Posada(78th), R.Cano-6(62nd), C.Wilson-4(13th), N.Green-2(8th),
      D.Dejesus-2(49th), M.Teahen(68th), M.Sweeney(30th), J.Buck-2(37th),
      A.Berroa(63rd), A.Blanco(10th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Cano, M.Teahen
WALKS- J.Damon, D.Jeter-2, B.Abreu-2, A.Rodriguez, N.Green, E.Brown, R.Shealy,
       J.Keppinger
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter, B.Abreu, J.Posada-3, R.Cano, C.Wilson, M.Cabrera,
             D.Dejesus, M.Grudzielanek, M.Teahen-2, M.Sweeney, R.Shealy,
             A.Blanco
WILD PITCHES- J.Diaz-2
2-out RBI- R.Cano-5, C.Wilson-4, M.Sweeney, J.Posada, D.Dejesus, J.Damon,
           D.Jeter-2, B.Abreu-3, J.Buck-2, A.Blanco
RLISP 2-out- N.Green, E.Brown, M.Teahen-2, C.Wilson-2, J.Posada, D.Dejesus-3,
             D.Jeter
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 10 for 20  Royals: 7 for 16
 
Robinson Cano had 4 hits and 6 RBI as the indomitable New York (AL) Yankees
destroyed the lifeless Kansas City Royals by a score of 23 to 8 at Kauffman
Stadium.
 
Cano was really in 'the zone'.  He delivered a base-hit plating two runs in
the 1st inning, smashed a two-run homer in the 2nd inning, ripped a single
which brought home a run in the 3rd inning and slapped a one-base hit in the
8th inning.  New York (AL) bats were very productive in the 1st inning when
they had 5 runs on 4 hits and the 5th inning which saw them score 9 runs on 6
hits.  Due to a poorly pitched ballgame, scoring in 6 different innings was
still not enough for Kansas City to come away with the victory.  
 
Mike Mussina(12-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 7 runs. Jorge De La Rosa(2-3) was given the loss.  He surrendered 3
hits and 2 walks in 2/3 of an inning.  
 
New York (AL) continued their winnings ways improving their record to a
division leading 88-49.  They are 8-2 in their last ten games.  Buddy Bell
was unhappy with his club's recent performance.  'We can't keep losing games'
he said.  'It gets to be embarrassing after a while.'

2006 NL Game: SF @ Chi.

 September 2, 2006

  The ball was flying out of Wrigley Field today and when the dust finally settled the Chicago Cubs had defeated the San Francisco Giants 12-10 in 11 innings. There were a total of 11 homeruns hit in the slugfest. The Cubs Jacque Jones hit 3 bombs, good for 5 RBI and SF's Barry Bonds hit 3 of his own, good for 6 RBI.

  The game was tied at 9 after 9 innings. In the 11th inning the Giants scored a run for a 10-9 lead. Then in the bottom of the 11th Matt Murton homered to tie it at 10 before Jones hit his 3rd of the game. It was a 2-run blast and the Cubs walked away with a 12-10 victory.

Event Codes:  G I
BOXSCORE: 2006 San Francisco Giants At 2006 Chicago (NL) Cubs        9/2/2006
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Winn CF           6  2  2  0 .263     J.Pierre CF         6  2  1  1 .285  
  O.Vizquel SS        5  1  2  0 .281     F.Bynum 2B          4  0  1  0 .301  
  S.Hillenbrand 1B    6  2  2  2 .173   E-M.Murton PH,2B      2  1  1  1 .289  
  B.Bonds LF          6  3  4  6 .269     A.Ramirez 3B        6  2  3  2 .291  
  R.Durham 2B         6  0  2  0 .274     D.Lee 1B            5  1  2  1 .267  
  M.Alou RF           5  1  1  0 .296     J.Jones RF          6  3  3  5 .278  
  V.Chulk P           0  0  0  0 ----     M.Barrett C         5  1  1  0 .317  
  M.Stanton P         0  0  0  0 .000     A.Pagan LF          4  1  1  2 .398  
  S.Kline P           0  0  0  0 .000     R.Cedeno SS         4  0  1  0 .277  
  S.Munter P          0  0  0  0 .000     B.Howry P           0  0  0  0 .000  
G-M.Sweeney PH        1  0  1  0 .265   F-G.Soto PH           1  0  1  0 .667  
  A.Benitez P         0  0  0  0 .000     R.Novoa P           0  0  0  0 .500  
  P.Feliz 3B          5  1  3  2 .277     S.Marshall P        1  0  0  0 .333  
  E.Alfonzo C         5  0  1  0 .257   A-J.Mabry PH          1  0  0  0 .263  
  M.Cain P            3  0  0  0 .196     L.Walrond P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Wright P          0  0  0  0 .472     D.Aardsma P         0  0  0  0 .000  
D-J.Ellison RF        1  0  0  0 .200   B-H.Blanco PH         1  1  1  0 .273  
                                          S.Eyre P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-R.Theriot SS        1  0  0  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      49 10 18 10                 Totals      47 12 16 12
 
A-Pinch Hit For Marshall In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Aardsma In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Eyre In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Wright In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bynum In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Howry In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Munter In 11th Inning
 
Giants.......... 2 0 4  0 0 0  3 0 0  0 1 - 10 18  1
Cubs............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 6 2  0 3 - 12 16  1
 
Giants (59-77)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Cain                    7 1/3   7   4   4   1   7   1 136   3.58
J.Wright                  0 2/3   3   3   3   0   0   2  23   6.20
V.Chulk                   0       0   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.35
M.Stanton BS(2nd)         0 2/3   1   1   1   0   0   1  15   4.24
S.Kline                   0 2/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  29   5.05
S.Munter                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4  15.30
A.Benitez L(3-6) BS(6th)  0 1/3   3   3   3   0   0   2   8   5.57
Totals                   10 1/3  16  12  12   2   8   6
 
Cubs (58-77)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Marshall                5       8   6   4   0   0   3  92   7.41
L.Walrond                 1 1/3   4   3   3   0   2   1  38   7.71
D.Aardsma                 1 2/3   0   0   0   1   3   0  27   3.60
S.Eyre                    0 2/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  18   3.90
B.Howry                   1 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  23   3.70
R.Novoa WIN(4-5)          1       2   1   1   0   1   1  31   4.38
Totals                   11      18  10   8   1   8   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,409 DATE- Saturday, September 2nd 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Brian Runge, Paul Emmel, Bruce Froemming, Mike Winters
T- 3:55
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 9  Cubs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0  Cubs: 1
ERRORS- P.Feliz, F.Bynum
DOUBLES- R.Winn(27th), M.Sweeney(26th), A.Ramirez(36th), H.Blanco(15th)
HOME RUNS- S.Hillenbrand(3rd), B.Bonds-3(20th), P.Feliz(27th), M.Murton(13th),
           A.Ramirez(36th), J.Jones-3(28th), A.Pagan(6th)
RBIs- S.Hillenbrand-2(14th), B.Bonds-6(76th), P.Feliz-2(77th), J.Pierre(61st),
      M.Murton(48th), A.Ramirez-2(100th), D.Lee(21st), J.Jones-5(80th),
      A.Pagan-2(28th)
SACRIFICE HITS- O.Vizquel, M.Cain
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Lee
WALKS- P.Feliz, A.Pagan, R.Theriot
STRIKE OUTS- S.Hillenbrand, R.Durham-2, M.Alou-2, M.Cain-2, J.Ellison,
             F.Bynum-3, A.Ramirez-2, J.Jones-2, S.Marshall
GIDP- R.Durham
WILD PITCHES- M.Stanton
2-out RBI- B.Bonds-2, P.Feliz-2, J.Jones-2, A.Pagan-2, A.Ramirez-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Winn, A.Ramirez, D.Lee, M.Alou, O.Vizquel, J.Pierre-2, P.Feliz
TEAM RISP- Giants: 3 for 9  Cubs: 2 for 6
 
Jacque Jones smashed 3 homeruns and had 5 RBI at Wrigley Field as the Chicago
(NL) Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants in 11 innings 12 to 10.
 
The score was tied at 9 after nine.  Finally, Chicago (NL) prevailed in the
11th inning.  Matt Murton got things rolling when he smashed a bases-empty
'big-fly'.  After an out was recorded, Derrek Lee stepped in and he delivered
a single.  Jones then bombed a two-run dinger giving Chicago (NL) the victory
and sending the 36,409 home-town fans home happy.  Chicago (NL) rapped out 16
hits for the afternoon.  
 
The win went to Roberto Novoa(4-5) who allowed 1 run in 1 inning. The losing
pitcher was Armando Benitez(3-6) in relief.  He gave up 3 runs and 3 hits in
1/3 of an inning.  
 

2006 AL Standings

 September 1, 2006

  The month of August is in the books. The 2006 MLB season is into the stretch run. The New York Yankees lead the AL East by a large margin and have the best overall record in the AL. My Detroit Tigers had a horrible month in August going a league worst 9-20. The Tigers gave up 1st place in the AL Central to the Chicago White Sox and find themselves in 3rd place. 

   The LA Angels are in 1st in the AL West but the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's aren't too far behind them. The Minnesota Twins currently hold the Wild Card Spot with my Tigers just 1 GB. 

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       83  49  .629 ----    18    79  53 .598   97  65 .599
2006 Toronto TOA             72  62  .537 12.0          69  65 .515   87  75 .537
2006 Baltimore BAA           64  69  .481 19.5          60  73 .451   70  92 .432
2006 Boston BOA              61  73  .455 23.0          72  62 .537   86  76 .531
2006 Tampa Bay TBA           54  80  .403 30.0          53  81 .396   61 101 .377
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        79  54  .594 ----    29    78  55 .586   90  72 .556
2006 Minnesota MNA           77  55  .583  1.5          77  55 .583   96  66 .593
2006 Detroit DEA             77  57  .575  2.5          83  51 .619   95  67 .586
2006 Cleveland CLA           57  75  .432 21.5          63  69 .477   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         54  81  .400 26.0          49  86 .363   62 100 .383
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Los Angeles(AL) LAA     69  65  .515 ----    27    70  64 .522   89  73 .549
2006 Seattle SEA             66  67  .496  2.5          63  70 .474   78  84 .481
2006 Oakland OAA             63  70  .474  5.5          77  56 .579   93  69 .574
2006 Texas TEA               60  75  .444  9.5          69  66 .511   80  82 .494
 
 
AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Minnesota MNA           77  55  .583 ----    29  
2006 Detroit DEA             77  57  .575  1.0        
2006 Toronto TOA             72  62  .537  6.0        
2006 Seattle SEA             66  67  .496 11.5        
2006 Baltimore BAA           64  69  .481 13.5        
2006 Oakland OAA             63  70  .474 14.5        
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     64   69  .481 37-33 27-36 19-24 45-45  2- 5 14-26     3-7     Lost 3
BOA     61   73  .455 29-35 32-38 23-21 38-52  1- 5 13-25     3-7     Lost 5
CHA     79   54  .594 44-26 35-28 26-27 53-27  5- 7 18-19     6-4     Lost 1
CLA     57   75  .432 27-41 30-34 24-28 33-47  8- 6 16-21     5-5     Lost 1
DEA     77   57  .575 36-28 41-29 25-20 52-37  9- 4 15-13     4-6     Won 1
KCA     54   81  .400 31-35 23-46 14-26 40-55  5- 4 14-14     3-7     Lost 2
LAA     69   65  .515 33-32 36-33 24-19 45-46  4- 4 20-12     6-4     Lost 1
MNA     77   55  .583 42-25 35-30 23-28 54-27  5- 4 20-22     7-3     Won 2
NYA     83   49  .629 40-25 43-24 27-16 56-33  8- 3 25-14     5-5     Lost 1
OAA     63   70  .474 32-33 31-37 12-20 51-50  3- 4 13-17     9-1     Won 5
SEA     66   67  .496 35-34 31-33 13-23 53-44  1- 5 10-16     4-6     Won 1
TBA     54   80  .403 30-35 24-45 13-25 41-55  4- 6 23-15     6-4     Won 1
TEA     60   75  .444 36-32 24-43 11-26 49-49  5- 5 15-20     4-6     Won 3
TOA     72   62  .537 39-29 33-33 29-10 43-52  3- 3 21-12     5-5     Won 2
TOTAL  936  932  .501

 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA     14-12 10-17 14-14 15-11 11-15  0- 0   29-30  26-30   9- 9   724   718   +6
BOA     13-12 13-13  9-17 14-13 12-18  0- 0   23-33  28-32  10- 8   697   726  -29
CHA     16- 8 17-11 16-11 12-13 18-11  0- 0   34-26  32-23  13- 5   733   624 +109
CLA     12-13 10-17  9-17 11-15 15-13  0- 0   29-33  21-31   7-11   607   683  -76
DEA     17- 8 14-14 22- 5 15-10  9-20  0- 0   31-31  31-23  15- 3   761   643 +118
KCA      7-15 13-16 13-14 10-17 11-19  0- 0   24-35  21-37   9- 9   630   813 -183
LAA     11-14 15-13 13-13 14-12 16-13  0- 0   26-17  35-38   8-10   618   610   +8
MNA     12-12 18-10 16-10 13-13 18-10  0- 0   34-27  34-19   9- 9   700   610  +90
NYA     16- 7 15-13 17- 9 16- 9 19-11  0- 0   33-17  40-24  10- 8   777   633 +144
OAA      7-17 16-13  9-17 13-14 18- 9  0- 0   22-22  34-37   7-11   670   669   +1
SEA     15-11 13-16 16-10  9-15 13-15  0- 0   22-23  34-36  10- 8   590   628  -38
TBA      8-17 12-16  8-19 11-15 15-13  0- 0   21-38  28-29   5-13   596   764 -168
TEA      8-17 13-15 14-13 13-13 12-17  0- 0   15-23  37-42   8-10   698   747  -49
TOA     15- 8 17-12 13-14 14-12 13-16  0- 0   35-23  29-29   8-10   716   660  +56
 
 

2006 AL League Leaders

 September 1, 2006

   It's the last full month of play in the 2006 MLB season. Here are the current league leaders in the AL:

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 American League                 Date: 9/1/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYA  83  49    M.Tejada  BAA .360  D.Ortiz   BOA   46  V.Guerrer LAA  117
2006 TOA  72  62    J.Mauer   MNA .360  J.Thome   CHA   44  A.Rodrigu NYA  114
2006 BAA  64  69    M.Grudzie KCA .352  J.Dye     CHA   43  J.Dye     CHA  112
2006 BOA  61  73    A.Rios    TOA .349  V.Guerrer LAA   39  D.Ortiz   BOA  111
2006 TBA  54  80    D.Jeter   NYA .341  OTHERS TIED W   38  J.Thome   CHA  111
 
2006 CHA  79  54    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 MNA  77  55    J.Santana MNA   21  J.Nathan  MNA   38  R.Hallada TOA 2.81
2006 DEA  77  57    R.Hallada TOA   20  M.Rivera  NYA   37  J.Santana MNA 2.81
2006 CLA  57  75    K.Rogers  DEA   17  B.Jenks   CHA   36  C.Sabathi CLA 3.06
2006 KCA  54  81    R.Johnson NYA   17  B.Ryan    TOA   36  C.Lee     CLA 3.14
                    J.Bonderm DEA   15  F.Rodrigu LAA   33  J.Lackey  LAA 3.21
2006 LAA  69  65
2006 SEA  66  67    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 OAA  63  70    B.Broussa SEA   18  C.Crawfor TBA   45  J.Santana MNA  217
2006 TEA  60  75    E.Perez   SEA   13  S.Podsedn CHA   36  J.Bonderm DEA  194
                    P.Ozuna   CHA   12  C.Figgins LAA   36  R.Johnson NYA  180
                    J.Mauer   MNA   12  C.Patters BAA   34  S.Kazmir  TBA  170
                    E.Chavez  OAA   12  I.Suzuki  SEA   32  OTHERS TIED W  167
 

2006 NL Standings

 September 1, 2006

  We're in the stretch run in the 2006 MLB season. The 1st place team in the NL West, the San Diego Padres, have the best record in the NL. The New York Mets lead the NL East and the Houston Astros lead the NL Central. All 3 teams have a pretty firm hold on their positions and only a complete collapse would find the final Standings different from what they are now. The LA Dodgers have a good grip on the Wild Card spot. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2006 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 New York (NL) NYN       83  49  .629 ----    18    82  50 .621   97  65 .599
2006 Atlanta ATN             70  62  .530 13.0          63  69 .477   79  83 .488
2006 Philadelphia PHN        70  63  .526 13.5          67  66 .504   85  77 .525
2006 Florida FLN             62  71  .466 21.5          65  68 .489   78  84 .481
2006 Washington WAN          50  83  .376 33.5          56  77 .421   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Houston HON             75  59  .560 ----    22    66  68 .493   82  80 .506
2006 St. Louis SLN           66  66  .500  8.0          71  61 .538   83  78 .516
2006 Cincinnati CIN          61  73  .455 14.0          67  67 .500   80  82 .494
2006 Pittsburgh PIN          58  76  .433 17.0          53  81 .396   67  95 .414
2006 Milwaukee MLN           57  77  .425 18.0          62  72 .463   75  87 .463
2006 Chicago (NL) CHN        56  77  .421 18.5          54  79 .406   66  96 .407
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 San Diego SDN           87  46  .654 ----    22    68  65 .511   88  74 .543
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     79  54  .594  8.0          71  62 .534   88  74 .543
2006 Arizona ARN             69  64  .519 18.0          64  69 .481   76  86 .469
2006 Colorado CON            61  72  .459 26.0          62  71 .466   76  86 .469
2006 San Francisco SFN       59  75  .440 28.5          66  68 .493   76  85 .472
 
 
NL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     79  54  .594 ----    22  
2006 Atlanta ATN             70  62  .530  8.5        
2006 Philadelphia PHN        70  63  .526  9.0        
2006 Arizona ARN             69  64  .519 10.0        
2006 St. Louis SLN           66  66  .500 12.5        
2006 Florida FLN             62  71  .466 17.0        
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ARN     69   64  .519 29-38 40-26 18-14 51-50  7- 4 18-19     1-9     Lost 6
ATN     70   62  .530 32-33 38-29 20-11 50-51  9- 8 25-21     7-3     Won 2
CHN     56   77  .421 29-34 27-43 16-26 40-51  6- 8 22-22     3-7     Lost 1
CIN     61   73  .455 33-35 28-38 23-16 38-57  8- 7 22-32     1-9     Lost 4
CON     61   72  .459 30-37 31-35 14-11 47-61  4- 8 24-13     6-4     Won 2
FLN     62   71  .466 30-35 32-36 20-15 42-56  9- 7 21-22     5-5     Won 2
HON     75   59  .560 40-28 35-31 17-12 58-47 10- 5 19-19     8-2     Won 3
LAN     79   54  .594 41-27 38-27 19- 9 60-45  7- 8 22-13     7-3     Won 6
MLN     57   77  .425 31-34 26-43 11-19 46-58  7- 5 18-23     4-6     Lost 3
NYN     83   49  .629 42-24 41-25 23-13 60-36  8- 2 24-19     6-4     Lost 2
PHN     70   63  .526 33-35 37-28 24-10 46-53  3- 6 15-17     7-3     Won 3
PIN     58   76  .433 33-36 25-40 22-21 36-55  5-14 20-22     3-7     Won 1
SDN     87   46  .654 44-25 43-21 18-11 69-35 11- 4 23-12     8-2     Won 5
SFN     59   75  .440 32-37 27-38 15-14 44-61  5- 5 17-21     6-4     Lost 2
SLN     66   66  .500 37-28 29-38 25-25 41-41  7- 8 21-22     4-6     Lost 2
WAN     50   83  .376 29-34 21-49 17-23 33-60  1- 6 23-28     3-7     Lost 3
TOTAL 1063 1067  .499
HOME   545  520  .512
ROAD   518  547  .486
LEFT   302  250  .547
RIGHT  761  817  .482
 

TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
ARN     17- 8 14-13 12-16 19- 6  7-21  0- 0   29-30  31-28   9- 6   691   644  +47
ATN     14-10 13-16 19- 8  6-18 18-10  0- 0   28-26  34-29   8- 7   632   618  +14
CHN     16- 7 12-17  8-19  8-18 12-16  0- 0   34-37  18-29   4-11   658   712  -54
CIN     11-14 13-15 14-13 12-13 11-18  0- 0   33-35  20-31   8- 7   622   669  -47
CON     11-14 11-17 16-10  7-19 16-12  0- 0   21-36  32-29   8- 7   600   692  -92
FLN     11-11 14-15  8-17 17-12 12-16  0- 0   31-24  24-36   7-11   593   659  -66
HON     13-11 19-11 12-14 13-12 18-11  0- 0   37-24  29-26   9- 9   662   584  +78
LAN     12-13 20- 8 15-11 14-12 18-10  0- 0   32-26  38-22   9- 6   719   631  +88
MLN     11-14  7-21 15-13 12-13 12-16  0- 0   33-34  17-35   7- 8   623   690  -67
NYN     14-10 19- 9 16-11 15-10 19- 9  0- 0   35-19  39-24   9- 6   722   531 +191
PHN     10-14 13-15 17-10 16- 9 14-15  0- 0   25-30  34-26  11- 7   780   681  +99
PIN      8-18 19- 8  9-19 11-14 11-17  0- 0   28-31  25-35   5-10   607   738 -131
SDN     18- 6 13-16 17- 9 19- 7 20- 8  0- 0   41-17  38-22   8- 7   593   487 +106
SFN      8-16 13-16 13-13 11-16 14-14  0- 0   23-37  29-30   7- 8   605   663  -58
SLN     13-12 16-12  9-16 15-11 13-15  0- 0   30-34  30-23   6- 9   642   620  +22
WAN      8-17 11-18 10-17 11-14 10-17  0- 0   20-40  21-34   9- 9   582   701 -119
 

2006 NL League Leaders

 September 1, 2006

It's the last full month of the 2006 MLB season. Here are the NL league leaders: 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 National League                 Date: 9/1/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYN  83  49    M.Cabrera FLN .372  R.Howard  PHN   52  R.Howard  PHN  141
2006 ATN  70  62    J.Drew    LAN .350  C.Beltran NYN   46  C.Delgado NYN  110
2006 PHN  70  63    N.Garciap LAN .342  A.Pujols  SLN   41  C.Beltran NYN  105
2006 FLN  62  71    F.Sanchez PIN .342  A.Dunn    CIN   39  A.Ramirez CHN   98
2006 WAN  50  83    S.Rolen   SLN .332  C.Delgado NYN   37  M.Cabrera FLN   96
 
2006 HON  75  59    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 SLN  66  66    C.Carpent SLN   17  T.Hoffman SDN   44  C.Carpent SLN 2.12
2006 CIN  61  73    R.Oswalt  HON   16  B.Fuentes CON   39  P.Martine NYN 2.29
2006 PIN  58  76    T.Glavine NYN   15  B.Wagner  NYN   37  R.Oswalt  HON 2.29
2006 MLN  57  77    OTHERS TIED W   14  T.Saito   LAN   35  B.Webb    ARN 2.51
2006 CHN  56  77                        B.Lidge   HON   33  C.Hensley SDN 2.88
 
2006 SDN  87  46    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 LAN  79  54    R.Paulino PIN   12  J.Reyes   NYN   59  C.Zambran CHN  194
2006 ARN  69  64    W.Aybar   ATN    9  J.Pierre  CHN   55  J.Smoltz  ATN  189
2006 CON  61  72    R.Furcal  LAN    9  D.Roberts SDN   48  J.Peavy   SDN  187
2006 SFN  59  75    P.Wilson  SLN    9  A.Soriano WAN   43  A.Harang  CIN  186
                    D.Roberts SDN    9  R.Furcal  LAN   42  C.Carpent SLN  168
 

2006 AL Game: Bsn. @ Oak.

 July 28, 2006

   The Oakland A's may be the biggest disappointment in the AL this season, but they didn't disappoint the hometown fans tonight. The A's pounded the Red Sox 25-3, the most runs scored in a game by any team in the AL this year. Frank Thomas blasted 2 homeruns good for 6 RBI and Marco Scutaro drove in 7 runs for Oakland. After scoring 9 runs in the first 2 innings, the A's put up a 10 spot in the 3rd. 

Event Codes:  F G
BOXSCORE: 2006 Boston Red Sox At 2006 Oakland A's                   8/28/2006
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          5  1  2  0 .269     J.Kendall C         6  2  2  0 .322  
  A.Cora SS           5  0  1  0 .254     B.Kielty LF         6  3  2  3 .265  
  M.Loretta DH        4  0  3  0 .303     M.Bradley RF        4  2  0  0 .242  
  K.Youkilis LF       4  1  1  0 .271     F.Thomas DH         6  5  5  6 .252  
  E.Hinske RF         4  0  3  1 .294     J.Payton CF         6  4  4  4 .297  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  1  1  2 .255     E.Chavez 3B         6  4  4  1 .313  
  J.Lopez C           4  0  1  0 .269     N.Swisher 1B        3  4  2  1 .263  
  C.Pena 1B           4  0  1  0 .250     M.Scutaro SS        4  1  3  7 .290  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  1  0 .143     M.Ellis 2B          3  0  0  2 .217  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  3 14  3                 Totals      44 25 22 24
 
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0  -  3 14  1
A's............. 6 310  0 0 2  3 1    - 25 22  0
 
Red Sox (61-70)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Gabbard LOSS(1-1)       0       4   6   6   4   0   0  38  18.00
M.Timlin                  1 2/3   2   3   3   1   0   0  33   5.89
M.Delcarmen               1       9  10  10   2   1   1  63   7.51
K.Foulke                  2       3   0   0   1   0   0  39   5.60
B.Corey                   3 1/3   4   6   5   3   0   1  57   4.15
Totals                    8      22  25  24  11   1   2
 
A's (61-70)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Loaiza WIN(5-12)        7       9   2   2   0   2   1 103   8.09
B.Halsey                  2       5   1   1   0   1   0  46   4.95
Totals                    9      14   3   3   0   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,853 DATE- Monday, August 28th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Hunter Wendelstedt, Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez
T- 3:43
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 8  A's:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  A's: 2
ERRORS- A.Cora
DOUBLES- E.Hinske(12th), E.Chavez-2(29th), M.Scutaro(19th)
TRIPLES- J.Payton(2nd), M.Scutaro(7th)
HOME RUNS- M.Lowell(15th), F.Thomas-2(27th)
RBIs- E.Hinske(32nd), M.Lowell-2(68th), B.Kielty-3(48th), F.Thomas-6(75th),
      J.Payton-4(48th), E.Chavez(69th), N.Swisher(102nd), M.Scutaro-7(44th),
      M.Ellis-2(40th)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Cora
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Ellis-2
WALKS- B.Kielty, M.Bradley-2, F.Thomas, J.Payton, N.Swisher-3, M.Scutaro-2,
       M.Ellis
HIT BY PITCH- J.Kendall, M.Bradley
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crisp, J.Lopez, C.Pena, M.Ellis
GIDP- A.Cora, M.Lowell, M.Scutaro
2-out RBI- N.Swisher, M.Scutaro-2, F.Thomas-2, J.Payton-2, M.Lowell-2, E.Hinske
RLISP 2-out- B.Kielty-2, C.Pena, J.Kendall-2, E.Chavez, J.Payton, M.Bradley,
             M.Lowell, A.Cora
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 1 for 8  A's: 12 for 25
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Carlos Pena robbed Bobby Kielty of a base hit.
 
Frank Thomas smacked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Oakland A's crushed the
Boston Red Sox 25 to 3.
 
Thomas enjoyed a big evening at the plate.  He ripped a single which plated a
run in the 1st inning, lofted a three-run 'big-fly' in the 3rd inning,
slapped a one-base hit plating a run in the 3rd inning, stroked a single in
the 5th inning and hit a bases-empty home run in the 8th inning.  Oakland
bats were hot in the 1st inning which saw them plate 6 runs on 4 hits and the
3rd inning which saw them score 10 runs on 9 hits.  Offensively, Oakland was
a juggernaut.  They scored in 6 separate innings.  
 
The win went to Esteban Loaiza(5-12) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. Kason
Gabbard(1-1) was the losing pitcher.  Oakland continued their winnings ways
improving their record to 61-70.  They are 8-2 in their last ten games.  With
the loss, Boston has a record of 4-6 lately, 61-70 overall.

2006 NL Game of Note: Chi. @ Min.

 July 25, 2006

 Minnesota's Johan Santana (20-6) became MLB's first 20 game winner when the Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 tonight. Santana pitched a no-hitter into the 6th inning and only allowed 1 unearned run while getting his 20th Win. 

MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO (AL)
Twins........... 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  3  9  2
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  1  0
Win:Santana(20-6) Loss:Contreras(11-8) Save:Nathan(37th)
Homeruns- L.Castillo(3rd), J.Morneau(34th)
 
Johan Santana carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning as the Minnesota Twins
defeated the Chicago (AL) White Sox by a score of 3 to 1 at US Cellular
Field.
 
Santana(20-6) looked very much in control throughout the night.  He was stingy
on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and 3 walks in 7 innings.  The left-handed
Santana lost his chance for a no-hitter when Pablo Ozuna singled with nobody
out in the 6th inning.  Minnesota managed 9 hits in their victory.  
 
Joe Nathan recorded his 37th save.  The losing pitcher was Jose
Contreras(11-8).  Minnesota now has a record of 74-54.  With the loss,
Chicago (AL) has a record of 7-3 lately, 77-52 overall.
 
CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Castillo-G, Punto-F, Mauer-Si, Cuddyer-Si, Morneau-K
BOT 1- Ozuna-G, Iguchi-G, Dye-G
TOP 2- Hunter-K, White-Si, Tyner-F, Bartlett-G
BOT 2- Konerko-F, Crede-K, Gload-E-P , Uribe-K
TOP 3- Castillo-HR, Punto-K, Mauer-L, Cuddyer-Si, PkOff
BOT 3- Mackowiak-F, Alomar-K, Ozuna-F
TOP 4- Morneau-HBP, Hunter-K, White-P, Tyner-Si, Bartlett-G
BOT 4- Iguchi-W, Dye-W, Konerko-F, Crede-P, Gload-G
TOP 5- Castillo-G, Punto-L, Mauer-F
BOT 5- Uribe-L, Mackowiak-F, Alomar-P
TOP 6- Cuddyer-W, Morneau-HR, Hunter-G, White-F, Tyner-K
BOT 6- Ozuna-Si, Iguchi-G, Dye-E-SS, Konerko-G, Crede-K
TOP 7- Bartlett-F, Castillo-F, Punto-K
BOT 7- Gload-K, Cintron-L, Mackowiak-F
TOP 8- Mauer-F, Cuddyer-Si, Morneau-L, Hunter-F
BOT 8- Anderson-W, Pierzynski-F, Iguchi-K, Dye-G
TOP 9- White-G, Tyner-G, Bartlett-Si, SB(Bartlett), Castillo-K
BOT 9- Konerko-W, WP, Crede-F, Gload-G, Podsednik-K