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.'

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