2006 AL Final League Leaders

 October 2, 2006

    2nd year player Robinson Cano of the NY Yankees won the AL batting title with a .373 BA. Boston's David Ortiz (55) outdistanced the White Sox' bash duo of Jim Thome (53) and Jermaine Dye (49) for the Home Run Crown. LA's Vladimeer Guerrero (140) won the RBI Crown. TB's Carl Crawford (56) won the Stolen Base title. 

  Minnesota's Johann Santana (24-7, 2.87 ERA, 259 K) was the top pitcher in the AL. Toronto's Roy Halladay, Detroit's Kenny Rogers, and NY's Randy Johnson were other 20 game winners in the league. Relief pitching was a priority this year and 5 pitchers saved 40 or games. Toronto's BJ Ryan (1-1, 41 S, 1.00 ERA, 72 IP) was probably the best of that group. 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 American League                 Date: 10/2/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYA 107  55    R.Cano    NYA .373  D.Ortiz   BOA   55  V.Guerrer LAA  140
2006 TOA  83  79    J.Mauer   MNA .358  J.Thome   CHA   53  D.Ortiz   BOA  133
2006 BOA  77  85    M.Grudzie KCA .348  J.Dye     CHA   49  J.Thome   CHA  132
2006 BAA  72  90    M.Tejada  BAA .346  V.Guerrer LAA   48  A.Rodrigu NYA  130
2006 TBA  66  96    D.Jeter   NYA .345  N.Swisher OAA   44  M.Tejada  BAA  128
 
2006 DEA  96  66    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 MNA  94  68    J.Santana MNA   24  B.Jenks   CHA   43  C.Sabathi CLA 2.70
2006 CHA  93  69    R.Hallada TOA   22  J.Nathan  MNA   43  J.Santana MNA 2.87
2006 CLA  70  92    K.Rogers  DEA   20  M.Rivera  NYA   43  R.Hallada TOA 2.90
2006 KCA  60 102    R.Johnson NYA   20  B.Ryan    TOA   41  J.Lackey  LAA 3.12
                    J.Bonderm DEA   19  J.Putz    SEA   40  M.Mussina NYA 3.49
2006 LAA  86  76
2006 SEA  80  82    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 OAA  78  84    N.Markaki BAA   20  C.Crawfor TBA   56  J.Santana MNA  259
2006 TEA  74  88    C.Gomez   BAA   19  C.Figgins LAA   48  J.Bonderm DEA  237
                    B.Broussa SEA   17  S.Podsedn CHA   41  R.Johnson NYA  210
                    K.Johjima SEA   14  I.Suzuki  SEA   41  J.Lackey  LAA  203
                    OTHERS TIED W   11  D.Jeter   NYA   38  F.Liriano MNA  183

2006 NL Final Standings

 October 2, 2006

   The San Diego Padres (103-59) were the best team in the NL during this 2006 As Played replay. While their offense was modest, their pitching was phenomenal. They were the last team to clinch a division title in the NL only because of the fine season the Los Angeles Dodgers had. The Dodgers chased the Padres all year and end up with a Wild Card berth in the post season. 

   The New York Mets (99-63) won the NL East easily over a powerful Philadelphia Phillies (952 RS) team. The Mets had a great balance of hitting and pitching, leading to their NL best Run Differential of +221. The Houston Astro's (94-68) were the easy winners of the NL Central. They outperformed their actual record by 12 games while the actual winners of the Central in 2006, the St. Louis Cardinals (78-83), had a disappointing season losing 5 more than actual. 

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       99  63  .611 ----  *WON*   97  65 .599   97  65 .599
2006 Philadelphia PHN        85  77  .525 14.0          85  77 .525   85  77 .525
2006 Atlanta ATN             83  79  .512 16.0          79  83 .488   79  83 .488
2006 Florida FLN             74  88  .457 25.0          78  84 .481   78  84 .481
2006 Washington WAN          61 101  .377 38.0          71  91 .438   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Houston HON             94  68  .580 ----  *WON*   82  80 .506   82  80 .506
2006 St. Louis SLN           78  83  .484 15.5          83  78 .516   83  78 .516
2006 Cincinnati CIN          77  85  .475 17.0          80  82 .494   80  82 .494
2006 Chicago (NL) CHN        75  87  .463 19.0          66  96 .407   66  96 .407
2006 Pittsburgh PIN          69  93  .426 25.0          67  95 .414   67  95 .414
2006 Milwaukee MLN           68  94  .420 26.0          75  87 .463   75  87 .463
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 San Diego SDN          103  59  .636 ----  *WON*   88  74 .543   88  74 .543
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     97  65  .599  6.0          88  74 .543   88  74 .543
2006 Arizona ARN             84  78  .519 19.0          76  86 .469   76  86 .469
2006 Colorado CON            75  87  .463 28.0          76  86 .469   76  86 .469
2006 San Francisco SFN       71  90  .441 31.5          76  85 .472   76  85 .472
 
 
NL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     97  65  .599 ----  *WON* 
2006 Philadelphia PHN        85  77  .525 12.0        
2006 Arizona ARN             84  78  .519 13.0        
2006 Atlanta ATN             83  79  .512 14.0        
2006 St. Louis SLN           78  83  .484 18.5        
2006 Cincinnati CIN          77  85  .475 20.0        
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ARN     84   78  .519 35-46 49-32 21-19 63-59  9- 5 22-19     2-8     Lost 5
ATN     83   79  .512 38-43 45-36 22-19 61-60  9-10 26-30     5-5     Lost 4
CHN     75   87  .463 42-39 33-48 21-31 54-56 10- 8 26-23     8-2     Won 3
CIN     77   85  .475 41-40 36-45 31-17 46-68 10- 7 26-34     4-6     Won 2
CON     75   87  .463 37-44 38-43 15-14 60-73  4-11 26-18     2-8     Lost 5
FLN     74   88  .457 36-45 38-43 27-21 47-67  9-10 26-24     5-5     Lost 1
HON     94   68  .580 51-30 43-38 23-15 71-53 11- 7 25-24     7-3     Won 3
LAN     97   65  .599 48-33 49-32 24-11 73-54 11- 8 26-16     7-3     Won 1
MLN     68   94  .420 35-46 33-48 14-25 54-69  7- 7 19-27     3-7     Won 1
NYN     99   63  .611 49-32 50-31 28-19 71-44 10- 3 27-23     6-4     Won 4
PHN     85   77  .525 42-39 43-38 29-16 56-61  4- 6 19-19     5-5     Won 1
PIN     69   93  .426 38-43 31-50 24-25 45-68  7-16 25-26     6-4     Lost 2
SDN    103   59  .636 49-32 54-27 20-14 83-45 12- 5 25-15     7-3     Won 5
SFN     71   90  .441 37-44 34-46 18-19 53-71  6- 6 18-24     7-3     Lost 1
SLN     78   83  .484 44-36 34-47 28-29 50-54  7-10 24-26     3-7     Lost 1
WAN     61  101  .377 37-44 24-57 20-27 41-74  2- 7 26-29     4-6     Lost 3

 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
ARN     17- 8 14-13 12-16 19- 6  7-21 15-14   34-41  41-31   9- 6   855   798  +57
ATN     14-10 13-16 19- 8  6-18 18-10 13-17   36-37  39-35   8- 7   783   771  +12
CHN     16- 7 12-17  8-19  8-18 12-16 19-10   43-41  28-35   4-11   826   884  -58
CIN     11-14 13-15 14-13 12-13 11-18 16-12   42-42  27-36   8- 7   777   791  -14
CON     11-14 11-17 16-10  7-19 16-12 14-15   30-45  37-35   8- 7   773   853  -80
FLN     11-11 14-15  8-17 17-12 12-16 12-17   40-35  27-42   7-11   722   822 -100
HON     13-11 19-11 12-14 13-12 18-11 19- 9   46-31  39-28   9- 9   785   674 +111
LAN     12-13 20- 8 15-11 14-12 18-10 18-11   42-32  46-27   9- 6   885   781 +104
MLN     11-14  7-21 15-13 12-13 12-16 11-17   41-41  20-45   7- 8   755   842  -87
NYN     14-10 19- 9 16-11 15-10 19- 9 16-14   48-26  42-31   9- 6   873   652 +221
PHN     10-14 13-15 17-10 16- 9 14-15 15-14   36-39  38-31  11- 7   952   827 +125
PIN      8-18 19- 8  9-19 11-14 11-17 11-17   34-44  30-39   5-10   723   896 -173
SDN     18- 6 13-16 17- 9 19- 7 20- 8 16-13   51-24  44-28   8- 7   736   613 +123
SFN      8-16 13-16 13-13 11-16 14-14 12-15   30-45  34-37   7- 8   730   805  -75
SLN     13-12 16-12  9-16 15-11 13-15 12-17   37-44  35-30   6- 9   756   745  +11
WAN      8-17 11-18 10-17 11-14 10-17 11-18   25-48  27-44   9- 9   719   885 -166

LEAGUE GRAND TOTALS (primary report) FOR 2006 National League
  
TEAM                   AVG    AB    R     H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   SB   CS    E
2006 Los Angeles(NL)  .282  5648  885  1590  300  55  170  841  143   49  131
2006 Chicago (NL)     .281  5763  826  1619  323  55  190  790  112   28  125
2006 Arizona          .281  5700  855  1600  372  43  189  814   57   26  108
2006 Philadelphia     .280  5664  952  1588  328  52  234  907   69   28   94
2006 Colorado         .271  5614  773  1520  333  57  153  733   68   43  100
2006 New York (NL)    .267  5620  873  1498  329  42  239  829  121   42  103
2006 St. Louis        .265  5593  756  1483  298  33  175  714   44   20   71
2006 San Diego        .264  5548  736  1467  342  35  152  705  127   35   88
2006 Florida          .263  5615  722  1477  300  54  169  693  111   58  110
2006 Pittsburgh       .262  5683  723  1491  338  18  154  683   35   24  102
2006 Houston          .262  5582  785  1464  289  25  178  750   71   35   67
2006 Cincinnati       .260  5543  777  1442  318  17  224  742  111   35  138
2006 San Francisco    .260  5493  730  1427  323  62  176  701   55   20   85
2006 Atlanta          .257  5599  783  1441  349  28  200  749   42   20   86
2006 Milwaukee        .257  5586  755  1436  318  19  186  722   53   20  134
2006 Washington       .252  5466  719  1379  300  22  162  680  124   51  121
--------------------  ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         .267 8971712650 23922 5160 617 295112053 1343  534 1663
 
 
TEAM                   ERA   W   L      IP     H    R   ER   HR   BB    SO OAVG
2006 San Diego        3.50 103  59  1470.2  1306  613  572  164  433  1073 .239
2006 New York (NL)    3.63  99  63  1467.1  1344  652  592  150  502  1194 .244
2006 Houston          3.91  94  68  1475.0  1408  674  641  174  503  1180 .253
2006 St. Louis        4.25  78  83  1452.2  1469  745  686  174  542   967 .265
2006 Los Angeles(NL)  4.29  97  65  1469.2  1514  781  701  185  531  1055 .266
2006 Atlanta          4.30  83  79  1469.0  1512  771  702  160  601  1055 .269
2006 Cincinnati       4.33  77  85  1449.2  1526  791  697  202  508  1113 .270
2006 Florida          4.49  74  88  1455.1  1494  822  726  164  668  1149 .266
2006 Arizona          4.57  84  78  1454.1  1501  798  738  187  522  1100 .267
2006 San Francisco    4.66  71  90  1428.0  1472  805  740  152  643   953 .269
2006 Milwaukee        4.72  68  94  1450.0  1504  842  760  195  529  1151 .267
2006 Philadelphia     4.75  85  77  1449.0  1559  827  764  226  514  1219 .276
2006 Colorado         4.94  75  87  1443.1  1614  853  792  171  577   958 .285
2006 Chicago (NL)     4.94  75  87  1461.1  1475  884  802  232  730  1267 .262
2006 Pittsburgh       5.07  69  93  1474.0  1664  896  830  170  666  1146 .289
2006 Washington       5.20  61 101  1423.1  1565  885  823  209  631   984 .280
-------------------- ----- --- --- ------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         4.4712931297 23292.2 239271263911566 2915 9100 17564 .267

2006 NL Final League Leaders

 October 2, 2006

   Florida Marlin Miguel Cabrera (.366 BA) won the NL Batting Title. Philadelphia's Ryan Howard had a phenomenal season hitting a league best 68 HR while having 175 RBI.  Howard won the Crowns in both categories. NY's Jose Reyes (65) narrowly edged Chicago's Juan Pierre (64) for the Stolen Base title.

   St. Louis Cardinal Chris Carpenter (22-4, 2.13 ERA, 204K, 229 IP) was the top pitcher in the NL. Houston's Roy Oswalt (19-3, 2.06 ERA, 214 IP) was a very close 2nd. San Diego's Trevor Hoffman (56 Saves) headed a fine group of closers this season in the NL. 5 players finished with 40+ saves.

Final League Leaders for the 2006 National League              Date: 10/2/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYN  99  63    M.Cabrera FLN .366  R.Howard  PHN   68  R.Howard  PHN  175
2006 PHN  85  77    J.Drew    LAN .349  C.Beltran NYN   57  A.Dunn    CIN  130
2006 ATN  83  79    N.Garciap LAN .335  A.Dunn    CIN   54  A.Ramirez CHN  129
2006 FLN  74  88    F.Sanchez PIN .334  A.Pujols  SLN   50  C.Beltran NYN  129
2006 WAN  61 101    T.Helton  CON .332  OTHERS TIED W   45  OTHERS TIED W  124
 
2006 HON  94  68    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 SLN  78  83    C.Carpent SLN   22  T.Hoffman SDN   53  R.Oswalt  HON 2.06
2006 CIN  77  85    R.Oswalt  HON   19  T.Saito   LAN   46  C.Carpent SLN 2.13
2006 CHN  75  87    J.Peavy   SDN   18  B.Fuentes CON   45  B.Webb    ARN 2.78
2006 PIN  69  93    J.Smoltz  ATN   17  B.Wagner  NYN   45  C.Hensley SDN 2.94
2006 MLN  68  94    OTHERS TIED W   16  B.Lidge   HON   42  J.Johnson FLN 3.16
 
2006 SDN 103  59    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 LAN  97  65    M.Lamb    HON   14  J.Reyes   NYN   65  A.Harang  CIN  240
2006 ARN  84  78    A.Dunn    CIN   10  J.Pierre  CHN   64  J.Smoltz  ATN  226
2006 CON  75  87    D.Uggla   FLN   10  D.Roberts SDN   56  C.Zambran CHN  225
2006 SFN  71  90    S.Moore   CHN    9  R.Furcal  LAN   54  J.Peavy   SDN  224
                    R.Durham  SFN    9  F.Lopez   WAN   50  C.Carpent SLN  204

2006 AL Games: Detroit clinches the AL Central

 October 1, 2006

The Detroit Tigers clinched the pennant in the AL Central on the last day of the regular season. Detroit defeated the KC Royals 5-2 while the Chicago White Sox were defeating the Minnesota Twins 7-4. Jeremy Bonderman won his 19th game of the season while striking out 8 batters. The Twins are the Wild Card winners in the AL.

KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
Royals.......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
Tigers.......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  3 0    -  5  7  0
Win:Bonderman(19-10) Loss:Peralta(3-4) Save:Jones(15th)
 

CHICAGO (AL) AT MINNESOTA
White Sox....... 2 0 0  1 0 0  0 4 0  -  7 11  0
Twins........... 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 1 0  -  4  5  1
Win:Haeger(3-0) Loss:Silva(7-9) Save:Jenks(43rd)
Homeruns- J.Thome(53rd), R.Mackowiak(5th), R.White(7th), J.Bartlett(4th)

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             96  66  .593 ----  *WON*   95  67 .586   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           94  68  .580  2.0          96  66 .593   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        93  69  .574  3.0          90  72 .556   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           70  92  .432 26.0          78  84 .481   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         60 102  .370 36.0          62 100 .383   62 100 .383

2006 AL Games and Central Division Standings

 September 30, 2006

    The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-2 tonight while the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-4. Detroit and Minnesota are guaranteed at least the Wild Card spot. Because both Detroit and Minnesota are guaranteed playoff spots, if they end up tied for 1st place, the Twins will get the AL Central title due to their 12-7 record against the Tigers this season. The Chicago White Sox are out of the playoff picture. They can only be spoilers now.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             95  66  .590 ----    1     95  66 .590   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           94  67  .580   1.0         96  65 .593   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        92  69  .574   3.0         90  71 .556   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           69  92  .432  26.0         77  84 .481   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         60 101  .373  35.0         61 100 .379   62 100 .383

AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Minnesota MNA           94  67  .580 ----    1
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        92  69  .574  2.0        
2006 Toronto TOA             83  78  .512 11.0        
2006 Seattle SEA             80  81  .494 14.0        
2006 Oakland OAA             77  84  .481 17.0        
2006 Boston BOA              76  85  .475 18.0        

2006 AL Central Games and Standings: Chi. @ Min , KC @ Det.

 September 29, 2006

  The Detroit Tigers won their game tonight against the Kansas City Royals while the Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins in extra innings. With 2 games left in the regular season (baring a tie) the Tigers have assured themselves at least the Wild Card spot.

CHICAGO (AL) AT MINNESOTA
White Sox....... 0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 1  2 -  6 12  0
Twins........... 0 2 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  0 -  4 13  0
Win:Thornton(6-3) Loss:Guerrier(4-1) Save:Jenks(42nd)
Homeruns- P.Konerko(37th), T.Hunter(32nd)
 
Paul Konerko left the yard and had 3 RBI at Metrodome where the Chicago (AL)
White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins in 10 innings by the score of 6 to 4.
 
The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings.  Chicago (AL) won the
hard fought contest in the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Jim Thome
started the attack as he lined a single.  Konerko stepped up next and he
clubbed a two-run home run.  Chicago (AL) banged out 12 hits on the night.
 
The winning pitcher was Matt Thornton(6-3) who allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3
innings. Bobby Jenks earned the save, his 42nd.  Matt Guerrier(4-1) was the
losing pitcher in relief.  
 

 
KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  7  1
Tigers.......... 1 4 1  0 1 1  1 1    - 10 13  1
Win:Ledezma(4-3) Loss:Hernandez(4-14)
Homeruns- C.Granderson(28th)
 
The league door-mat Kansas City Royals pitching coach might be looking for a
new job soon.  His team allowed 10 runs while Wil Ledezma(4-3)with help from
the bullpen surrendered 2 runs to Kansas City in a laugher.
 
Kansas City fell behind quickly as the Detroit offense came through in the
first inning plating one baserunner.  The Detroit offense was great, scoring
in 7 of the 9 innings.  
 
Runelvys Hernandez(4-14) was given the loss.  He allowed 4 hits and 2 walks in
1 and 1/3 innings.
 

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             94  66  .588 ----     2    95  65 .594   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           93  67  .581  1.0          95  65 .594   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        92  68  .575  2.0          89  71 .556   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           69  91  .431 25.0          76  84 .475   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         60 100  .375 34.0          60 100 .375   62 100 .383

AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Minnesota MNA           93  67  .581 ----     2  
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        92  68  .575  1.0        
2006 Toronto TOA             83  77  .519 10.0        
2006 Seattle SEA             79  81  .494 14.0        
2006 Oakland OAA             76  84  .475 17.0        
2006 Boston BOA              75  85  .469 18.0        

2006 AL Central Standings

 September 28, 2006

   The 2006 MLB season heads into the last weekend of the season. All the division races have been decided except for the AL Central. With Detroit losing yesterday and the Minnesota Twins winning, the Central now finds both teams tied for 1st place. The Chicago White Sox are only 2 GB and they conclude the regular season with 3 games against the Twins. The Tigers will finish at home with 3 games against the Kansas City Royals. 

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Minnesota MNA           93  66  .585 ----     4    95  64 .597   96  66 .593
2006 Detroit DEA             93  66  .585 ----          95  64 .597   95  67 .586
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        91  68  .572  2.0          88  71 .553   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           69  90  .434 24.0          75  84 .472   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         60  99  .377 33.0          59 100 .371   62 100 .383