2006 AL Standings and League Leaders

 September 10, 2006

  There's only 3 weeks left in the 2006 MLB season. The New York Yankees (92-49) have the best record in the AL and lead the Central Division by 18 games over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankee's magic # to win the division is 3. The Los Angeles Angels (76-67) lead the AL West by 5.5 games over the Seattle Mariners. Their magic # is 15.

   Over in the AL Central division there's a good pennant race going on. The Chicago White Sox ((85-58) lead the Central by 2.5 games over the Minnesota Twins. My Detroit Tigers have continued to struggle in September (4-6). The Tigers are in 3rd place 4.5 games behind the White Sox, and are 2nd, behind Minnesota, in the running for the Wild Card spot.

  Among the League Leaders are Chicago's duo of Jim Thome (48 HR, 119 RBI) and Jermaine Dye (47 HR, 119 RBI).  They are 1st and 2nd in the HR and RBI categories. Boston's David Ortiz (48 HR) is tied with Thome for most HR and LA's Vlad Guerrero (122 RBI) leads in RBI. Minnesota's Joe Maur (.353) is leading in BA. Minnesota's Johan Santana and Toronto's Roy Halladay lead all pitchers in Wins with 21. They're also 2nd and 3rd in ERA while Santana is tops in K's with 235. 

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       92  49  .652 ----     3    85  56 .603   97  65 .599
2006 Toronto TOA             75  68  .524 18.0          74  69 .517   87  75 .537
2006 Boston BOA              67  76  .469 26.0          76  67 .531   86  76 .531
2006 Baltimore BAA           65  77  .458 27.5          62  80 .437   70  92 .432
2006 Tampa Bay TBA           58  85  .406 35.0          57  86 .399   61 101 .377
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        85  58  .594 ----    18    82  61 .573   90  72 .556
2006 Minnesota MNA           82  60  .577  2.5          83  59 .585   96  66 .593
2006 Detroit DEA             81  63  .563  4.5          86  58 .597   95  67 .586
2006 Cleveland CLA           62  80  .437 22.5          68  74 .479   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         55  89  .382 30.5          54  90 .375   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     76  67  .531 ----    15    77  66 .538   89  73 .549
2006 Seattle SEA             70  72  .493  5.5          68  74 .479   78  84 .481
2006 Oakland OAA             67  75  .472  8.5          82  60 .577   93  69 .574
2006 Texas TEA               66  78  .458 10.5          73  71 .507   80  82 .494
 
 
AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Minnesota MNA           82  60  .577 ----    18  
2006 Detroit DEA             81  63  .563  2.0        
2006 Toronto TOA             75  68  .524  7.5        
2006 Seattle SEA             70  72  .493 12.0        
2006 Oakland OAA             67  75  .472 15.0        
2006 Boston BOA              67  76  .469 15.5        
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     65   77  .458 37-36 28-41 19-24 46-53  2- 5 14-27     1-9     Lost 7
BOA     67   76  .469 35-38 32-38 27-21 40-55  2- 5 14-25     6-4     Won 4
CHA     85   58  .594 46-28 39-30 28-30 57-28  5- 8 19-21     6-4     Lost 1
CLA     62   80  .437 27-41 35-39 25-29 37-51  8- 7 16-24     5-5     Won 1
DEA     81   63  .563 39-31 42-32 26-23 55-40 10- 5 17-15     4-6     Lost 2
KCA     55   89  .382 32-40 23-49 14-28 41-61  5- 4 15-15     1-9     Lost 6
LAA     76   67  .531 38-33 38-34 26-20 50-47  5- 4 23-13     7-3     Lost 1
MNA     82   60  .577 45-26 37-34 24-29 58-31  6- 4 21-23     5-5     Won 2
NYA     92   49  .652 43-25 49-24 30-16 62-33  8- 3 26-14     9-1     Won 9
OAA     67   75  .472 35-36 32-39 14-21 53-54  4- 5 14-20     5-5     Lost 1
SEA     70   72  .493 36-36 34-36 13-26 57-46  1- 7 10-17     5-5     Lost 1
TBA     58   85  .406 34-40 24-45 15-25 43-60  5- 7 25-16     5-5     Won 1
TEA     66   78  .458 38-33 28-45 13-27 53-51  7- 5 18-20     7-3     Won 1
TOA     75   68  .524 40-31 35-37 29-13 46-55  3- 4 22-13     4-6     Won 1
TOTAL 1001  997  .501
HOME   525  474  .526
ROAD   476  523  .476
LEFT   303  332  .477
RIGHT  698  665  .512
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA     14-12 10-17 14-14 15-11 11-15  1- 8   29-33  27-35   9- 9   761   784  -23
BOA     13-12 13-13  9-17 14-13 12-18  6- 3   25-34  32-34  10- 8   753   770  -17
CHA     16- 8 17-11 16-11 12-13 18-11  6- 4   38-29  34-24  13- 5   808   669 +139
CLA     12-13 10-17  9-17 11-15 15-13  5- 5   31-35  24-34   7-11   664   740  -76
DEA     17- 8 14-14 22- 5 15-10  9-20  4- 6   32-34  34-26  15- 3   803   682 +121
KCA      7-15 13-16 13-14 10-17 11-19  1- 8   25-37  21-43   9- 9   663   892 -229
LAA     11-14 15-13 13-13 14-12 16-13  7- 2   26-17  42-40   8-10   655   631  +24
MNA     12-12 18-10 16-10 13-13 18-10  5- 5   37-28  36-23   9- 9   746   662  +84
NYA     16- 7 15-13 17- 9 16- 9 19-11  9- 0   36-17  46-24  10- 8   864   679 +185
OAA      7-17 16-13  9-17 13-14 18- 9  4- 5   23-24  37-40   7-11   729   718  +11
SEA     15-11 13-16 16-10  9-15 13-15  4- 5   23-25  37-39  10- 8   630   663  -33
TBA      8-17 12-16  8-19 11-15 15-13  4- 5   21-38  32-34   5-13   629   819 -190
TEA      8-17 13-15 14-13 13-13 12-17  6- 3   19-25  39-43   8-10   737   785  -48
TOA     15- 8 17-12 13-14 14-12 13-16  3- 6   36-25  31-33   8-10   747   706  +41
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 American League                 Date: 9/10/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYA  92  49    J.Mauer   MNA .353  D.Ortiz   BOA   48  V.Guerrer LAA  122
2006 TOA  75  68    M.Grudzie KCA .352  J.Thome   CHA   48  J.Dye     CHA  119
2006 BOA  67  76    M.Tejada  BAA .350  J.Dye     CHA   47  J.Thome   CHA  119
2006 BAA  65  77    D.Jeter   NYA .344  V.Guerrer LAA   41  A.Rodrigu NYA  117
2006 TBA  58  85    J.Kendall OAA .335  OTHERS TIED W   39  D.Ortiz   BOA  114
 
2006 CHA  85  58    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 MNA  82  60    J.Santana MNA   21  J.Nathan  MNA   41  C.Sabathi CLA 2.83
2006 DEA  81  63    R.Hallada TOA   21  M.Rivera  NYA   40  R.Hallada TOA 2.88
2006 CLA  62  80    K.Rogers  DEA   18  B.Jenks   CHA   38  J.Santana MNA 2.95
2006 KCA  55  89    R.Johnson NYA   18  B.Ryan    TOA   37  J.Lackey  LAA 3.30
                    OTHERS TIED W   15  F.Rodrigu LAA   35  C.Lee     CLA 3.39
2006 LAA  76  67
2006 SEA  70  72    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 OAA  67  75    B.Broussa SEA   24  C.Crawfor TBA   47  J.Santana MNA  235
2006 TEA  66  78    G.Sizemor CLA   13  S.Podsedn CHA   41  J.Bonderm DEA  208
                    OTHERS TIED W   10  C.Figgins LAA   39  R.Johnson NYA  188
                                        I.Suzuki  SEA   35  J.Lackey  LAA  171
                                        C.Patters BAA   34  S.Kazmir  TBA  170 

2006 NL Standings and League Leaders

 September 10, 2006

   The 2006 MLB season is coming into the home stretch.  The San Diego Padres (92-50) have the best record in the NL. But they lead the NL West by only 6.5 games over the Los Angeles Dodgers. That's because the Dodgers (86-57) have the 3rd best record in the NL and have the Wild Card spot pretty much locked up. 

  The New York Mets (86-57) lead the NL East by 10 games over Philadelphia (76-67) and their magic number to win the division is 10. The Houston Astros (80-62) lead the NL Central by 11 games over the struggling St. Louis Cardinals. Their magic # is also 10. 

  Among the NL League Leaders, the Phillie's Ryan Howard stands out. Howard (58 hr) is closing in on 60 HR's and has 151 RBI. He leads in both categories by a large margin. The Florida Marlins young 3rd baseman Miguel Cabrerra leads the NL in hitting with a .368 BA. The Mets Jose Reyes leads the league in SB with 62. In the pitching categories Cardinal Chris Carpenter leads the NL in Wins with 18 and has the top ERA (2.20).  The Padres Trevor Hoffman leads in Saves with 46. Cincinnati's Aaron Harang leads in K's with 206.

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       86  56  .606 ----    10    88  54 .620   97  65 .599
2006 Philadelphia PHN        76  67  .531 10.5          72  71 .503   85  77 .525
2006 Atlanta ATN             73  69  .514 13.0          69  73 .486   79  83 .488
2006 Florida FLN             66  77  .462 20.5          72  71 .503   78  84 .481
2006 Washington WAN          53  90  .371 33.5          61  82 .427   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Houston HON             80  62  .563 ----    10    70  72 .493   82  80 .506
2006 St. Louis SLN           69  73  .486 11.0          75  67 .528   83  78 .516
2006 Cincinnati CIN          69  74  .483 11.5          71  72 .497   80  82 .494
2006 Chicago (NL) CHN        64  79  .448 16.5          56  87 .392   66  96 .407
2006 Milwaukee MLN           60  83  .420 20.5          65  78 .455   75  87 .463
2006 Pittsburgh PIN          60  84  .417 21.0          58  86 .403   67  95 .414
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 San Diego SDN           92  50  .648 ----    14    74  68 .521   88  74 .543
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     86  57  .601  6.5          76  67 .531   88  74 .543
2006 Arizona ARN             77  66  .538 15.5          68  75 .476   76  86 .469
2006 Colorado CON            68  75  .476 24.5          67  76 .469   76  86 .469
2006 San Francisco SFN       61  82  .427 31.5          72  71 .503   76  85 .472
 
 
NL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     86  57  .601 ----    11  
2006 Arizona ARN             77  66  .538  9.0        
2006 Philadelphia PHN        76  67  .531 10.0        
2006 Atlanta ATN             73  69  .514 12.5        
2006 St. Louis SLN           69  73  .486 16.5        
2006 Cincinnati CIN          69  74  .483 17.0        
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ARN     77   66  .538 32-39 45-27 19-15 58-51  8- 4 19-19     8-2     Won 2
ATN     73   69  .514 33-35 40-34 20-14 53-55  9-10 26-23     3-7     Lost 1
CHN     64   79  .448 35-35 29-44 19-27 45-52 10- 8 23-22     8-2     Won 1
CIN     69   74  .483 39-35 30-39 27-16 42-58  8- 7 24-32     8-2     Won 7
CON     68   75  .476 34-37 34-38 14-11 54-64  4- 9 25-14     7-3     Won 4
FLN     66   77  .462 33-39 33-38 23-15 43-62  9- 7 21-22     4-6     Won 1
HON     80   62  .563 43-28 37-34 18-14 62-48 11- 5 21-20     7-3     Won 1
LAN     86   57  .601 42-29 44-28 22- 9 64-48 10- 8 24-15     7-3     Won 1
MLN     60   83  .420 34-40 26-43 12-21 48-62  7- 7 18-25     3-7     Lost 1
NYN     86   56  .606 45-28 41-28 23-17 63-39  8- 3 25-21     3-7     Lost 1
PHN     76   67  .531 38-36 38-31 25-12 51-55  3- 6 18-18     6-4     Lost 1
PIN     60   84  .417 33-36 27-48 22-23 38-61  5-15 21-25     2-8     Lost 8
SDN     92   50  .648 47-28 45-22 18-13 74-37 11- 4 24-12     6-4     Lost 1
SFN     61   82  .427 33-39 28-43 15-17 46-65  5- 6 17-22     2-8     Won 1
SLN     69   73  .486 38-30 31-43 26-26 43-47  7-10 22-25     3-7     Lost 2
WAN     53   90  .371 32-37 21-53 17-24 36-66  2- 6 24-28     3-7     Lost 5
TOTAL 1140 1144  .499
HOME   591  551  .518
ROAD   549  593  .481
LEFT   320  274  .539
RIGHT  820  870  .485
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
ARN     17- 8 14-13 12-16 19- 6  7-21  8- 2   29-30  39-30   9- 6   759   684  +75
ATN     14-10 13-16 19- 8  6-18 18-10  3- 7   30-31  35-31   8- 7   672   677   -5
CHN     16- 7 12-17  8-19  8-18 12-16  8- 2   38-37  22-31   4-11   727   762  -35
CIN     11-14 13-15 14-13 12-13 11-18  8- 1   36-35  25-32   8- 7   683   701  -18
CON     11-14 11-17 16-10  7-19 16-12  7- 3   24-39  36-29   8- 7   677   748  -71
FLN     11-11 14-15  8-17 17-12 12-16  4- 6   34-25  25-41   7-11   634   714  -80
HON     13-11 19-11 12-14 13-12 18-11  5- 3   39-25  32-28   9- 9   698   623  +75
LAN     12-13 20- 8 15-11 14-12 18-10  7- 3   33-28  44-23   9- 6   772   673  +99
MLN     11-14  7-21 15-13 12-13 12-16  3- 6   34-36  19-39   7- 8   662   736  -74
NYN     14-10 19- 9 16-11 15-10 19- 9  3- 7   37-20  40-30   9- 6   760   581 +179
PHN     10-14 13-15 17-10 16- 9 14-15  6- 4   29-34  36-26  11- 7   836   723 +113
PIN      8-18 19- 8  9-19 11-14 11-17  2- 8   30-39  25-35   5-10   645   797 -152
SDN     18- 6 13-16 17- 9 19- 7 20- 8  5- 4   45-19  39-24   8- 7   642   534 +108
SFN      8-16 13-16 13-13 11-16 14-14  2- 7   24-39  30-35   7- 8   649   726  -77
SLN     13-12 16-12  9-16 15-11 13-15  3- 7   31-36  32-28   6- 9   683   669  +14
WAN      8-17 11-18 10-17 11-14 10-17  3- 7   20-40  24-41   9- 9   624   764 -140
 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 National League                 Date: 9/10/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYN  86  56    M.Cabrera FLN .368  R.Howard  PHN   58  R.Howard  PHN  151
2006 PHN  76  67    J.Drew    LAN .349  C.Beltran NYN   49  C.Delgado NYN  115
2006 ATN  73  69    F.Sanchez PIN .340  A.Pujols  SLN   45  M.Hollida CON  111
2006 FLN  66  77    T.Helton  CON .331  A.Dunn    CIN   43  C.Beltran NYN  111
2006 WAN  53  90    A.Laroche ATN .331  A.Ramirez CHN   40  A.Ramirez CHN  109
 
2006 HON  80  62    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 SLN  69  73    C.Carpent SLN   18  T.Hoffman SDN   46  C.Carpent SLN 2.20
2006 CIN  69  74    R.Oswalt  HON   16  B.Fuentes CON   42  R.Oswalt  HON 2.29
2006 CHN  64  79    OTHERS TIED W   15  B.Wagner  NYN   39  B.Webb    ARN 2.54
2006 MLN  60  83                        T.Saito   LAN   38  C.Hensley SDN 2.86
2006 PIN  60  84                        B.Lidge   HON   35  J.Peavy   SDN 3.22
 
2006 SDN  92  50    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 LAN  86  57    M.Hollida CON   16  J.Reyes   NYN   61  A.Harang  CIN  206
2006 ARN  77  66    J.Rollins PHN   13  J.Pierre  CHN   58  C.Zambran CHN  198
2006 CON  68  75    M.Murton  CHN   11  D.Roberts SDN   49  J.Smoltz  ATN  195
2006 SFN  61  82    K.Matsui  CON    9  R.Furcal  LAN   47  J.Peavy   SDN  194
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  F.Lopez   WAN   45  OTHERS TIED W  182

2006 AL Game : NY @ BAL.

 September 8, 2021

   The red-hot New York Yankees came from behind tonight to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 11-9. The Yankees scored 5 runs in the 9th inning to come away with the Win, their 90th of the season. It was NY's 7th Win in a row and 9th in their last 10. Baltimore's Jay Gibbons hit 3 homeruns in the game, driving in 5 runs in a losing effort. 

Event Codes:  G I
BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (AL) Yankees At 2006 Baltimore Orioles       9/8/2006
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon CF          5  1  2  2 .258     B.Roberts 2B        3  1  1  2 .281  
  D.Jeter SS          5  1  2  0 .346     M.Mora 3B           4  0  0  0 .282  
  B.Abreu RF          3  1  0  0 .292     N.Markakis RF       5  1  1  1 .315  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      5  0  1  1 .317     M.Tejada SS         5  2  2  1 .351  
  J.Giambi DH         4  2  1  1 .257     J.Gibbons DH        5  3  3  5 .289  
  J.Posada C          4  2  2  0 .274     K.Millar 1B         3  1  1  0 .302  
  R.Cano 2B           4  2  2  1 .360     D.Newhan CF         5  1  1  0 .292  
  C.Wilson 1B         5  1  3  5 .220     R.Hernandez C       4  0  1  0 .268  
  M.Cabrera LF        4  1  3  1 .298     B.Fahey LF          3  0  1  0 .246  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39 11 16 11                 Totals      37  9 11  9
 
 
Yankees......... 0 2 0  2 2 0  0 0 5  - 11 16  1
Orioles......... 3 1 0  1 0 0  3 0 1  -  9 11  1
 
Yankees (90-49)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Lidle                   6      10   8   7   3   6   3 129   6.10
D.Rasner WIN(3-0)         2       0   0   0   1   1   0  31   3.75
M.Rivera SAVE(39th)       1       1   1   1   1   0   1  16   2.91
Totals                    9      11   9   8   5   7   4
 
Orioles (65-75)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Bedard                  4      11   6   6   1   3   0  75   5.10
S.Rleal                   1 2/3   0   0   0   3   1   0  23   5.14
T.Williams                0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  14   5.14
C.Britton                 0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.18
C.Ray LOSS(2-3) BS(7th)   2       4   5   0   1   0   2  33   4.35
Totals                    9      16  11   6   7   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,569 DATE- Friday, September 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Jerry Meals
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9  Orioles: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Orioles: 3
ERRORS- R.Cano, C.Ray
DOUBLES- D.Jeter(32nd), A.Rodriguez(25th), J.Posada-2(24th), R.Cano(33rd),
         C.Wilson(6th), M.Cabrera(24th)
HOME RUNS- J.Damon(26th), C.Wilson(3rd), N.Markakis(14th), J.Gibbons-3(15th)
RBIs- J.Damon-2(88th), A.Rodriguez(117st), J.Giambi(93rd), R.Cano(66th),
      C.Wilson-5(18th), M.Cabrera(63rd), B.Roberts-2(56th), N.Markakis(59th),
      M.Tejada(111st), J.Gibbons-5(56th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Jeter(32nd), B.Roberts(22nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Giambi, B.Roberts
WALKS- J.Damon, D.Jeter, B.Abreu-2, J.Posada, R.Cano, M.Cabrera, B.Roberts,
       K.Millar-2, R.Hernandez, B.Fahey
HIT BY PITCH- M.Mora
STRIKE OUTS- B.Abreu, A.Rodriguez, J.Giambi, C.Wilson, B.Roberts, M.Mora-2,
             K.Millar-2, D.Newhan, R.Hernandez
GIDP- D.Jeter-2, B.Abreu, D.Newhan
WILD PITCHES- C.Lidle
2-out RBI- M.Tejada, J.Gibbons-2, C.Wilson-5, M.Cabrera, J.Damon-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Damon-2, N.Markakis-2, C.Wilson, A.Rodriguez, B.Abreu
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 5 for 14  Orioles: 3 for 7
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Derek Jeter robbed Jay Gibbons of a base hit.
 
In a great finish the blistering-hot New York (AL) Yankees came back in the
top of the ninth and held on to win over the Baltimore Orioles by a score of
11 to 9 at Camden Yards.
 
New York (AL) came up with the deciding runs in the top of the 9th inning when
they scored 5 runs on 4 hits.  The key at-bat was by Craig Wilson who
deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he lofted a three-run bomb.
This was a game of many highs and lows for the home town fans, as the lead
kept changing - 5 times in all.  
 
The win went to Darrell Rasner(3-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. Mariano
Rivera got the save, his 39th.  Chris Ray(2-3) was given the loss in relief.
He was a hard-luck loser as he did not allow an earned run in his 2 innings
of work.  
 
'The only way this one could have been better', said Rasner, 'was if we had
played it at home.'