Bonds sets another record

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's scores--

Redsox 1, Padres 0
Yankees 2, Rockies 1
BlueJays 7, Dodgers 1
Diamondbacks 8, Orioles 1
Giants 7, Devil Rays 3
Braves 4, Tigers 3 (10)
Marlins 7, Indians 5
Cubs 7, Cardinals 3
Royals 4, Expos 2
Twins 2, Mets 1
Whitesox 14, Phillies 11
Astros 1, Mariners 0
A's 10, Reds 6
Brewers 1, Angels 0 (17)
Pirates at Rangers--PPD

2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Yankees 36 20 .643 - 19-8 17-12 12-09 07-03 16-08 WON 2
Redsox 34 23 .596 2 1/2 19-9 15-14 22-10 07-06 04-07 WON 3
Orioles 25 28 .472 9 1/2 13-15 12-13 12-14 08-06 05-07 LOST 1
BlueJays 26 32 .448 11 15-14 11-18 06-13 11-14 08-05 WON 1
Devil Rays 21 34 .382 14 1/2 14-15 7-19 08-14 10-09 03-10 LOST 2

AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Whitesox 31 24 .564 - 18-10 13-14 14-12 11-06 05-06 WON 1
Twins 31 26 .544 1 18-12 13-14 06-07 18-13 06-06 WON 2
Indians 25 30 .455 6 16-14 9-16 09-09 09-15 07-05 LOST 1
Tigers 25 32 .439 7 12-17 13-15 04-05 11-12 10-14 LOST 2
Royals 21 34 .382 10 14-14 7-20 05-10 12-15 03-09 WON 1

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Angels 33 24 .579 - 18-11 15-13 13-08 09-07 11-08 LOST 4
A's 33 24 .579 - 19-10 14-14 07-09 14-06 10-09 WON 4
Rangers 31 24 .564 1 17-9 14-15 11-07 08-09 11-08 WON 1
Mariners 22 35 .386 11 13-17 9-18 06-12 09-09 06-13 LOST 1

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Marlins 33 25 .569 - 16-12 17-13 17-08 06-09 09-08 WON 1
Phillies 29 27 .518 3 14-13 15-14 10-15 05-06 14-05 LOST 2
Braves 29 28 .509 3 1/2 15-13 14-15 16-10 06-09 06-09 WON 2
Mets 28 29 .491 4 1/2 15-13 13-16 13-12 04-11 11-05 LOST 1
Expos 18 38 .321 14 9-17 9-21 07-18 05-10 06-09 LOST 3

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Reds 34 24 .586 - 18-10 16-14 11-06 16-11 07-05 LOST 2
Cardinals 33 25 .569 1 13-15 20-10 10-08 18-16 05-01 LOST 1
Astros 31 26 .544 2 1/2 15-13 16-13 06-06 21-16 03-03 WON 1
Cubs 30 27 .526 3 1/2 17-13 13-14 05-01 16-17 09-09 WON 1
Brewers 28 27 .509 4 1/2 14-12 14-15 08-04 11-13 08-10 WON 1
Pirates 24 30 .444 8 9-18 15-12 05-01 13-22 06-06 LOST 3

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Dodgers 30 25 .545 - 15-12 15-13 06-09 08-07 16-08 LOST 2
Padres 31 26 .544 - 16-12 15-14 10-06 08-07 13-12 LOST 1
Giants 30 28 .517 1 1/2 15-14 15-14 08-07 08-07 13-14 WON 3
Diamondbacks 23 35 .397 8 1/2 12-17 11-18 06-14 05-07 11-14 WON 2
Rockies 21 36 .368 10 13-16 8-20 06-10 05-10 10-15 LOST 3

3) Today's schedule--

Cardinals (Matt Morris, 3.87) at Cubs (Mark Prior, 0.00), 2:20
Braves (John Thomson, 3.79) at Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman, 6.31), 7:05
Marlins (A.J. Burnett, 4.50) at Indians (Jake Westbrook, 3.32), 7:05
Dodgers (Jose Lima, 3.83) at BlueJays (Miguel Batista, 4.70), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Brandon Webb, 4.35) at Orioles (Eric DuBose, 5.23), 7:05
Rockies (Joe Kennedy, 3.63) at Yankees (Kevin Brown, 3.89), 7:05
Padres (Brian Lawrence, 4.06) at Redsox (Bronson Arroyo, 5.33), 7:05
Giants (Jason Schmidt, 2.61) at Devil Rays (Mark Hendrickson, 5.03), 7:15
Pirates (Oliver Perez, 3.20) at Rangers (Joaquin Benoit, 5.77), 8:05
Phillies (Eric Milton, 3.78) at Whitesox (Jon Garland, 3.79), 8:05
Expos (Zach Day, 3.52) at Royals (Carlos Reyes, 3.19), 8:10
Mets (Steve Trachsel, 3.38) at Twins (Johan Santana, 5.50), 8:10
Astros (Wade Miller, 4.36) at Mariners (Freddy Garcia, 3.18), 10:05
Reds (Jose Acevedo, 4.26) at A's (Rich Harden, 3.67), 10:05
Brewers (Victor Santos, 4.17) at Angels (Jarrod Washburn, 5.24), 10:05

4) Yesterday's HR--

Jim Thome--#15 & #16
Scott Rolen--#15 & #16
Miguel Cabrera--#14
Paul Konerko--#12 & #13
Frank Thomas--#13
Carlos Beltran--#12
Juan Uribe--#8 & #9
Bobby Crosby--#9
Shawn Green--#8
Brandon Inge--#6
Michael Tucker--#6
Alex Gonzalez (Marlins)--#5
Carlos Lee--#5
Barry Larkin--#4
Toby Hall--#4
Damion Easley--#3
Jason LaRue--#2
Jason Michaels--#2
Abraham Nunez--#1
Howie Clark--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Manny Ramirez--15
2) Vladimir Guerrero--14
T3) Frank Thomas--13*
T3) Alex Rodriguez--13
T3) Eric Chavez--13
T3) Hank Blalock--13
T3) Paul Konerko--13**
T8) Jermaine Dye--12
T8) David Ortiz--12
T8) Carlos Beltran--12*

NL
T1) Ken Griffey Jr.--17
T1) Albert Pujols--17
T1) Adam Dunn--17
T4) Barry Bonds--16
T4) Jim Thome--16**
T4) Steve Finley--16
T4) Scott Rolen--16**
T8) Jeromy Burnitz--15
T8) Vinny Castilla--15
T10) Lance Berkman--14
T10) Moises Alou--14
T10) Mike Lowell--14
T10) Adrian Beltre--14
T10) Miguel Cabrera--14*

**--hit 2 yesterday
*--hit 1 yesterday

6) The A's tied the Angels for 1st place in the AL West.

7) Barry Bonds broke Babe Ruth's major league record for most career walks above the league average.

After 161 RCAA/1.381 OPS and 115 RCAA/1.278 OPS seasons, Bonds is hitting .855 SLG, .637 OBA, 1.492 OPS, 55 RCAA in his first 49 games. He has a 1.042 career OPS, compared to his league average of .749, and 1399 RCAA in 2618 games. Bonds will also miss tomorrow's game, to attend a funeral, and will return Friday.

The new top 10--

WALKS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Barry Bonds 1302 2152 850
2 Babe Ruth 1300 2062 762
3 Ted Williams 1230 2021 791
4 Rickey Henderson 1117 2190 1073
5 Joe Morgan 973 1865 892
6 Mickey Mantle 930 1733 803
7 Mel Ott 901 1708 807
8 Frank Thomas 783 1437 654
9 Eddie Yost 746 1614 868
10 Harmon Killebrew 731 1559 828

8) Frank Thomas tied Cal Ripken for 31st place on the all time HR list, with 431.

9) Jim Thome passed Joe Carter into 40th place on the all time HR list, with 397.

10) Reds C Jason LaRue hit his 50th career HR.

After -14 RCAA/.729 OPS and -8 RCAA/.743 OPS seasons, LaRue is hitting .322 SLG, .328 OBA, .650 OPS, -5 RCAA in his first 34 games. He has a .718 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and -53 RCAA in 453 games.

[nyy26wc]

1) The Angels pitching staff tied the major league record with 26 SO in a 17 inning game against the Brewers. They tied the mark set by the 1971 Angels, vs. the A's.

2) Brewers LF Geoff Jenkins tied the major league record with 6 SO in an extra inning game. He was the 8th player to do it.

After -3 RCAA/.764 OPS and 27 RCAA/.913 OPS seasons, Jenkins is hitting .412 SLG, .309 OBA, .721 OPS, -10 RCAA in his first 54 games. He has a .852 career OPS, compared to his league average of .780, and 57 RCAA in 704 games.

3) The Orioles sent P Darwin Cubillan to the minors after he cleared waivers. Cubillan had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment on June 4.

4) The Indians placed P Joey Dawley on the 15 day DL and called up P Kazuhito Tadano.

Dawley has a strained elbow. He has a 10.91 ERA/-12 RSAA in 8 career games, including a 5.40 ERA/-1 RSAA in 2 starts in 2004.

Tadano has a 9.64 ERA/-3 RSAA in his first 3 career games.

5) The Rangers signed P Rick Helling to a minor league contract.

Helling has a 4.77 ERA/-10 RSAA in 266 career games.

6) The BlueJays placed 1B Carlos Delgado (retroactive to May 30) and P Valerio De Los Santos on the 15 day DL, sent OF Simon Pond to the minors and activated SS Chris Woodward, LF Frank Catalanotto and P Justin Speier from the DL.

BP's Will Carroll will be reporting that Delgado's strained ribcage could be related to his previous knee problem. After 49 RCAA/.955 OPS and 69 RCAA/1.019 OPS seasons, Delgado is hitting .415 SLG, .338 OBA, .753 OPS, -2 RCAA in his first 49 games. He has a .946 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 371 RCAA in 1344 games.

De Los Santos has a sore shoulder. After 3.12 ERA/5 RSAA and 4.50 ERA/-1 RSAA seasons, he's off to a 6.17 ERA/-2 RSAA start in his first 17 games. De Los Santos has a 4.38 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and -3 RSAA in 206 games.

Pond had a .265 SLG, .250 OBA, .515 OPS, -5 4CAA in his first 16 career games.

After 4 RCAA/.797 OPS and -10 RCAA/.711 OPS seasons, Woodward is off to a .514 SLG, .375 OBA, .889 OPS, 5 RCAA start in his first 22 games. He has a .729 career OPS, compared to his league average of .766, and -19 RCAA in 304 games.

After 1 RCAA/.808 OPS and 10 RCAA/.823 OPS seasons, Catalanotto is hitting .461 SLG, .370 OBA, .831 OPS, 7 RCAA in his first 40 games. He has a .825 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and 51 RCAA in 679 games.

After 4.33 ERA/5 RSAA and 4.05 ERA/6 RSAA seasons in Coors, Speier is off to a 4.08 ERA/0 RSAA start in his first 15 games. He has a 4.48 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.44, and 14 RSAA in 289 games.

7) The Mets sent INF Danny Garcia to the minors and called up OF Gerald Williams.

Garcia has -3 RCAA/.699 OPS in 52 career games, including a .354 SLG, .386 OBA, .741 OPS, 1 RCAA in 33 games in 2004.

Williams ha a .712 career OPS, compared to his league average of .780, and -96 RCAA in 1072 games, including a .161 SLG, .182 OBA, .343 OPS, -4 RCAA in 27 games with the 2003 Marlins.

8) The Dodgers activated P Hideo Nomo from the DL and sent P Brian Falkenborg to the minors.

After 3.39 ERA/9 RSAA and 3.09 ERA/22 RSAA seasons, Nomo has a 7.33 ERA/-18 RSAA in his first 10 starts. He has a 3.94 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.35, and 29 RSAA in 293 games.

Falkenborg has a 6.23 ERA/-4 RSAA in 8 career games, including a 7.53 ERA/-6 RSAA in 6 games in 2004.

9) The Reds placed RF Austin Kearns on the 15 day DL, retroactive to June 2.

Kearns has been out of the lineup for the last 9 games, due to a sore right thumb. After starting his career with 21 RCAA/.907 OPS and 6 RCAA/.819 OPS seasons, he is hitting .345 SLG, .327 OBA, .672 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 28 games. Kearns has a .846 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and 24 RCAA in 217 games.

10) Devil Rays CF Rocco Baldelli missed yesterday's game, due to food poisoning.

After starting his career with -3 RCAA/.742 OPS in 156 games in 2003, Baldelli is hitting .407 SLG, .332 OBA, .739 OPS, -2 RCAA in his first 54 games.

11) The Diamondbacks sent P Edgar Gonzalez to the minors and called up C-1B Alan Zinter.

Gonzalez has a 6.45 ERA/-4 RSAA in 10 career games, including a 13.50 ERA/-4 RSAA in 1 start in 2004.

Zinter has -5 RCAA/.455 OPS in 40 career games.

12) Reds SS Barry Larkin had to leave yesterday's game, due to pain in his abdominal area, and will be evaluated today.

After -27 RCAA/.672 OPS and -3 RCAA/.726 OPS seasons, Larkin is off to a .415 SLG, .333 OBA, .749 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 53 games. He has a .815 career OPS, compared to his league average of .750, and 270 RCAA in 2122 games.

13) The Phillies placed P Randy Wolf on the 15 day DL and activated P Billy Wagner.

Wolf has tendinitis in his elbow.

After 2.52 ERA/15 RSAA and 1.78 ERA/26 RSAA seasons, Wagner has a 1.20 ERA/5 RSAA in his first 13 games. He has a 2.50 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and 104 RSAA in 477 games.

14) The Twins activated 2B Luis Rivas from the DL and sent INF Alex Prieto to the minors.

After -12 RCAA/.697 OPS and -23 RCAA/.689 OPS seasons, Rivas is off to a .333 SLG, .252 OBA, .585 OPS, -12 RCAA start in his first 35 games. He has a .682 career OPS, compared to his league average of .764, and -69 RCAA in 432 games.

Prieto has -4 RCAA/.563 OPS in 22 career games, including a .375 SLG, .314 OBA, .689 OPS, -2 RCAA in 14 games in 2004.

15) The Rockies claimed minor league P Tim Bausher off waivers from the Brewers and moved RF Larry Walker from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

Walker's been out all year and hopes to return by the end of the month.

16) The Angels activated DH-RF Tim Salmon from the DL and sent 1B Robb Quinlan to the minors.

After 33 RCAA/.883 OPS and 25 RCAA/.838 OPS seasons, Salmon is off to a .328 SLG, .284 OBA, .612 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 18 games. He has a .892 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and 331 RCAA in 1554 games.

Quinlan has -3 RCAA/.708 OPS in 50 career games, including a .344 SLG, .378 OBA, .722 OPS, 0 RCAA in 12 games in 2004.

17) Cardinals SS Edgar Renteria was out of yesterday's lineup, due to the flu.

After 13 RCAA/.803 OPS and 33 RCAA/.874 OPS seasons, Renteria is off to a .365 SLG, .307 OBA, .672 OPS, -11 RCAA start in his first 54 games. He has a .745 career OPS, compared to his league average of .776, and -49 RCAA in 1201 games.

18) The Angels called up P Dusty Bergman and moved P Brendan Donnelly from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

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Lee

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7) Barry Bonds broke Babe Ruth's major league record for most career walks above the league average.

Just another indication of how much Ruth was feared by the opposition. The fact that he is so high on the list when he had Lou Gehrig following him from 1925 to 1934.