Bonds ties Ruth on the EBH list, Pujols ties the April HR record

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1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Indians 7, Rangers 6
Blue Jays 7, Yankees 2
Orioles 5, Mariners 2
Tigers 9, Twins 0
Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 2
A's 5, Royals 3
White Sox 8, Angels 5

NL
Cubs 6, Brewers 2
Pirates 3, Phillies 1
Reds 5, Astros 4
Rockies 3, Marlins 2 (10)
Mets 5, Braves 2
Nationals 8, Cardinals 2
Dodgers 3, Padres 0
Giants 10, Diamondbacks 2

2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB
Blue Jays 12 9 .571 -
Red Sox 13 10 .565 -
Orioles 13 11 .542 .5
Yankees 11 10 .524 1
Devil Rays 10 13 .435 3

AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB
White Sox 15 7 .682 -
Tigers 14 9 .609 1.5
Indians 13 10 .565 2.5
Twins 9 13 .409 6
Royals 5 16 .238 9.5

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB
Angels 12 11 .522 -
A's 11 12 .478 1
Rangers 11 12 .478 1
Mariners 9 15 .375 3.5

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB
Mets 15 7 .682 -
Braves 9 13 .409 6
Phillies 9 13 .409 6
Nationals 8 15 .348 7.5
Marlins 6 14 .300 8

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB
Reds 16 7 .696 -
Astros 15 7 .682 .5
Cardinals 15 8 .652 1
Cubs 13 8 .619 2
Brewers 12 11 .522 4
Pirates 6 18 .250 10.5

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB
Rockies 13 10 .565 -
Giants 12 10 .545 .5
Diamondbacks 11 12 .478 2
Dodgers 11 12 .478 2
Padres 8 14 .364 4.5

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Twins (Carlos Silva, 8.33, -11 RSAA) at Tigers (Justin Verlander, 4.18, 1 RSAA), 1:05
Blue Jays (Josh Towers, 8.35, -7 RSAA) at Yankees (Randy Johnson, 3.73, 4 RSAA), 1:05
Mariners (Felix Hernandez, 4.57, 0 RSAA) at Orioles (Bruce Chen, 7.84, -8 RSAA), 4:35
Rangers (Kevin Millwood, 4.20, 3 RSAA) at Indians (Fausto Carmona, 7.15, -3 RSAA), 7:05
A's (Esteban Loaiza, 8.35. -7 RSAA) at Royals (Jeremy Affeldt, 6.27, -3 RSAA), 7:10
Red Sox (Lenny DiNardo, 7.43, -4 RSAA) at Devil Rays (Doug Waechter, 6.28, -2 RSAA), 7:15
White Sox (Jose Contreras, 1.55, 11 RSAA) at Angels (Kelvim Escobar, 3.75. 3 RSAA), 10:05

NL
Astros (Andy Pettitte, 4.35, 0 RSAA) at Reds (Aaron Harang, 4.55, 1 RSAA), 1:15
Nationals (Livan Hernandez, 6.68, -9 RSAA) at Cardinals (Chris Carpenter, 1.91, 10 RSAA), 2:15
Brewers (Doug Davis, 7.66, -9 RSAA), at Cubs (Glendon Rusch, 6.41, -4 RSAA), 2:20
Diamondbacks (Juan Cruz, 3.00, 2 RSAA) at Giants (Brad Hennessey, 2.70, 3 RSAA), 4:05
Rockies (Josh Fogg, 4.76. 1 RSAA) at Marlins (Jason Vargas, 5.06, -2 RSAA), 6:05
Mets (Tom Glavine, 2.78, 6 RSAA) at Braves (John Thomson, 1.31, 8 RSAA), 7:05
Phillies (Cory Lidle, 4.74, -3 RSAA) at Pirates (Paul Maholm, 7.40, -6 RSAA), 7:05
Dodgers (Brett Tomko, 4.70, -1 RSAA) at Padres (Clay Hensley, 6.28, -4 RSAA), 10:05

4) Yesterday's HR--

Albert Pujols--#13
Chris Shelton--#10
Lance Berkman--#9
Kevin Mench--#7
Brad Hawpe--#7
Vladimir Guerrero--#6
Miguel Tejada--#6
Jermaine Dye--#6
Nick Johnson--#6
Moises Alou--#6
David Wright--#4 & #5
Preston Wilson--#5
Jose Lopez--#4
Reggie Sanders--#4
Jacque Jones--#4
Shea Hillenbrand--#2 & #3
Marcus Thames--#3
Ryan Zimmerman--#3
Chipper Jones--#2
Corey Patterson--#2
Frank Catalanotto--#2
Mark Ellis--#2
Mike Sweeney--#2
Bernie Williams--#1
Ronny Cedeno--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
T1) Jonny Gomes--10
T1) Chris Shelton--10*
T3) Jim Thome--9
T3) David Ortiz--9
T3) Nick Swisher--9
T3) Vernon Wells--9
T7) Ty Wigginton--8
T7) Eric Chavez--8
T9) Jason Giambi--7
T9) Travis Hafner--7
T9) Phil Nevin--7
T9) Kevin Mench--7*

NL
1) Albert Pujols--13*
T2) Carlos Delgado--9
T2) Morgan Ensberg--9
T2) Lance Berkman--9*
T5) Adam Dunn--8
T5) Carlos Lee--8
T5) Andruw Jones--8
T8) Alfonso Soriano--7
T8) Craig Wilson--7
T8) Brad Hawpe--7*

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Today's birthdays--

LUIS APARICIO, AGE: 72
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1956 22 -21 .311 .341 .653 .357 3.80 .266 3 56 21 152 White Sox
1962 28 -24 .280 .334 .614 .331 3.09 .241 7 40 31 153 White Sox
1971 37 -24 .284 .303 .587 .302 2.90 .232 4 45 6 125 Red Sox
CAR -180 .311 .343 .653 .425 3.80 .262 83 791 506 2599
LG AVG 0 .327 .389 .717 .500 4.40 .256 271 1205 128
POS AVG -233 .309 .343 .652 .406 3.63 .245 152 893 186

TONY ARMAS, AGE: 28
See the game recaps for his stats.

RAFAEL BETANCOURT, AGE: 31
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 29 5 3.92 68 0 66.2 76 10.26 12.02 5 6 4 6 5 Indians
2005 30 10 2.79 54 0 67.2 73 9.71 9.84 4 3 1 5 2 Indians
2006 31 -2 6.43 8 0 7 6 7.71 11.57 0 0 0 0 0 Indians
CAREER 22 3.21 163 0 179.1 191 9.59 10.69 11 11 6 14 8
LG AVG 0 4.52 179.1 125 6.26 12.89 10 10

RICK BURLESON, AGE: 55
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1975 24 -26 .305 .329 .634 .328 3.19 .252 6 62 8 158 Red Sox
1977 26 -20 .338 .382 .720 .397 4.38 .293 3 52 13 154 Red Sox
1978 27 -28 .295 .339 .633 .325 3.12 .248 5 49 8 145 Red Sox
CAR -115 .328 .361 .689 .414 3.93 .273 50 449 72 1346
LG AVG 0 .328 .390 .718 .500 4.39 .263 121 619 102
POS AVG -142 .306 .337 .643 .385 3.45 .250 59 461 99

ED CHARLES, AGE: 73
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1962 29 15 .356 .454 .811 .578 5.90 .288 17 74 20 147 A's
1966 33 14 .337 .444 .781 .625 5.14 .286 9 42 12 118 A's
1968 35 10 .328 .434 .761 .599 4.78 .276 15 53 5 117 Mets
CAR 1 .330 .397 .727 .497 4.45 .263 86 421 86 1005
LG AVG 0 .322 .388 .710 .500 4.30 .255 92 398 43
POS AVG -6 .322 .390 .712 .488 4.25 .260 88 408 36

NOODLES HAHN, 1879-1960
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1899 20 45 2.68 38 34 309 145 4.22 10.43 23 8 0 21 10 Reds
1902 23 47 1.77 36 36 321 142 3.98 9.70 23 12 0 26 9 Reds
1904 25 37 2.06 35 34 297.2 98 2.96 9.07 16 18 0 23 11 Reds
CAREER 189 2.55 243 231 2029.1 917 4.07 10.42 130 94 0 140 84
LG AVG 0 3.25 2029.1 724 3.21 12.32 113 113

FRANK HANKINSON, 1856-1911
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1879 23 -18 .191 .205 .395 .161 2.23 .181 0 8 0 44 Cubs
1881 25 -29 .218 .249 .467 .225 2.91 .193 1 19 0 85 Trojans
1883 27 -19 .261 .312 .573 .346 4.25 .220 2 30 0 94 Giants
CAR -138 .267 .301 .568 .378 4.31 .228 13 166 31 849
LG AVG 0 .302 .345 .647 .500 5.78 .259 17 212 93
POS AVG -38 .292 .338 .630 .473 5.42 .254 16 196 92

BOB MCCLURE, AGE: 54
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1977 25 11 2.52 68 0 71.1 57 7.19 12.49 2 1 6 2 1 Brewers
1989 37 13 1.55 48 0 52.1 36 6.19 9.46 6 1 3 6 1 Angels
CAREER 6 3.81 698 73 1158.2 701 5.45 12.86 68 57 52 65 60
LG AVG 0 3.98 1158.2 661 5.13 12.43 65 65

STEVE RIDZIK, AGE: 77
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1963 34 -11 4.80 20 10 90 47 4.70 12.20 5 6 1 4 7 Senators
1964 35 10 2.89 49 3 112 60 4.82 10.77 5 5 2 6 4 Senators
CAREER 0 3.79 314 48 784 406 4.66 12.58 39 38 11 38 39
LG AVG 0 3.82 784 438 5.03 12.22 44 44

KELLY SHOPPACH, AGE: 26
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 25 -3 .063 .000 .063 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 9 Red Sox
2006 26 0 .571 .400 .971 .746 9.00 .400 0 0 0 5 Indians
CAR -3 .217 .100 .317 .101 1.50 .100 0 0 0 14
LG AVG 0 .332 .427 .759 .500 4.96 .268 1 3 0
POS AVG 0 .320 .395 .715 .436 4.29 .261 1 3 0

JOHN VANDER WAL, AGE: 40
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2000 34 36 .410 .563 .972 .703 8.94 .299 24 94 11 134 Pirates
CAR 17 .351 .441 .792 .511 5.55 .261 97 430 38 1372
LG AVG 0 .340 .428 .768 .500 5.13 .269 86 365 56
POS AVG 55 .352 .465 .817 .553 5.84 .278 109 426 63

[nyy26wc]

1) Steve Howe was killed at the age of 48, when his pickup truck rolled over.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1982 24 14 2.08 66 0 99.1 49 4.44 9.42 7 5 13 8 4 Dodgers
1983 25 16 1.44 46 0 68.2 52 6.82 8.91 4 7 18 9 2 Dodgers
1991 33 13 1.68 37 0 48.1 34 6.33 9.12 3 1 3 3 1 Yankees
CAREER 55 3.03 497 0 606 328 4.87 11.03 47 41 91 53 35
LG AVG 0 3.98 606 371 5.51 12.49 34 34

2) The Giants placed 2B Ray Durham on the 15 day DL, called up INF Kevin Frandsen and moved P Kelyn Acosta from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

DURHAM
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 32 15 .364 .484 .848 .584 6.52 .282 17 65 10 120 Giants
2005 33 2 .356 .429 .785 .514 5.15 .290 12 62 6 142 Giants
2006 34 -7 .246 .281 .528 .137 2.00 .203 1 8 1 18 Giants
CAR 59 .353 .433 .786 .525 5.53 .279 150 674 249 1590
LG AVG 0 .342 .434 .776 .500 5.22 .271 199 841 111
POS AVG -68 .340 .402 .742 .461 4.85 .273 124 672 165

Frandsen had 3 hits in his major league debut yesterday.

3) The Nationals placed P John Patterson on the 15 day DL, retroactive to April 22, and added P Zach Day to the roster.

Patterson has a strained forearm.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 -10 5.03 19 19 98.1 99 9.06 14.09 4 7 0 4 7 Expos
2005 27 18 3.13 31 31 198.1 185 8.39 10.98 9 7 0 10 6 Nationals
2006 28 1 3.86 4 4 25.2 32 11.22 8.42 1 0 0 1 0 Nationals
CAREER 5 4.04 77 67 408 390 8.60 12.09 17 18 1 18 17
LG AVG 0 4.27 408 301 6.64 12.79 23 23

DAY
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 2 3.93 19 19 116.2 61 4.71 12.81 5 10 0 8 7 Expos
2005 27 -14 6.85 17 8 47.1 23 4.37 17.87 1 3 0 1 3 Nationals/Rockies
2006 28 -8 10.80 3 3 13.1 6 4.05 22.28 1 2 0 1 2 Rockies
CAREER -4 4.66 81 55 346 176 4.58 13.99 20 24 1 23 21
LG AVG 0 4.28 346 257 6.68 12.80 19 19

4) The Mets placed P Brian Bannister on the 15 day DL and called up OF Victor Diaz.

Bannister has a strained right hamstring.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2006 25 5 2.89 5 5 28 14 4.50 13.18 2 0 0 1 1 Mets
CAREER 5 2.89 5 5 28 14 4.50 13.18 2 0 0 1 1
LG AVG 0 4.53 28 20 6.57 13.04 2 2

DIAZ
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 22 -1 .321 .529 .850 .467 4.85 .294 3 8 0 15 Mets
2005 23 -2 .329 .468 .797 .473 4.68 .257 12 38 6 89 Mets
2006 24 -1 .200 .300 .500 .297 3.38 .200 0 2 0 5 Mets
CAR -4 .324 .472 .797 .467 4.67 .261 15 48 6 109
LG AVG 0 .339 .430 .769 .500 5.11 .269 11 46 6
POS AVG 4 .347 .455 .802 .536 5.59 .267 14 51 5

5) The A's placed P Rich Harden on the 15 day DL and called up P Ron Flores.

Harden has a strained back muscle.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 22 14 3.99 31 31 189.2 167 7.92 12.10 11 7 0 10 8 A's
2005 23 28 2.53 22 19 128 121 8.51 9.70 10 5 0 11 4 A's
2006 24 3 4.06 5 5 31 28 8.13 10.16 3 0 0 2 1 A's
CAREER 43 3.64 73 68 423.1 383 8.14 11.50 29 16 0 27 18
LG AVG 0 4.54 423.1 296 6.29 12.94 24 24

FLORES
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 25 3 1.04 11 0 8.2 6 6.23 8.31 0 0 0 0 0 A's
CAREER 3 1.04 11 0 8.2 6 6.23 8.31 0 0 0 0 0
LG AVG 0 4.36 8.2 6 6.16 12.63 0 0

6) Rockies P Jose Mesa was suspended for 4 games for throwing at Giants SS Omar Vizquel last Saturday.

Mesa is appealing. He pitched in his 900th career game yesterday.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 38 7 3.25 70 0 69.1 37 4.80 12.85 5 2 43 4 3 Pirates
2005 39 -3 4.76 55 0 56.2 37 5.88 14.29 2 8 27 5 5 Pirates
2006 40 6 0.69 13 0 13 10 6.92 11.77 0 0 0 0 0 Rockies
CAREER 5 4.25 900 95 1438.2 980 6.13 13.50 77 101 319 87 91
LG AVG 0 4.40 1438.2 982 6.14 13.03 81 81

7) Royals CF Shane Costa had to leave yesterday's game, due to a leg injury.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 23 -5 .287 .333 .621 .278 2.86 .235 2 7 0 27 Royals
2006 24 3 .333 .533 .867 .631 7.07 .317 3 8 0 19 Royals
CAR -2 .307 .418 .725 .451 4.50 .270 5 15 0 46
LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.06 .269 5 19 2
POS AVG -1 .325 .414 .739 .477 4.81 .265 4 17 3

8) The Cardinals placed P Ricardo Rincon on the 15 day DL and called up OF John Gall.

Rincon has shoulder impingement and rotator cuff tendinitis.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 34 5 3.68 67 0 44 40 8.18 13.91 1 1 0 1 1 A's
2005 35 1 4.34 67 0 37.1 27 6.51 13.26 1 1 0 1 1 A's
2006 36 -2 10.80 5 0 3.1 6 16.20 29.70 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals
CAREER 48 3.58 557 0 439.2 397 8.13 12.10 21 24 21 26 19
LG AVG 0 4.48 439.2 315 6.44 12.97 25 25

GALL
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 27 1 .282 .514 .796 .553 5.79 .270 2 10 0 22 Cardinals
2006 28 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 Cardinals
CAR 1 .275 .500 .775 .535 5.59 .263 2 10 0 23
LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.09 .269 1 5 1
POS AVG 1 .348 .452 .800 .551 5.68 .267 2 6 1

9) The Giants traded P Tyler Walker to the Devil Rays for minor league P Carlos Hines. To make room for Walker on the 25 and 40 man rosters, the Devil Rays designated P Scott Dunn for assignment. Walker had already been removed from the Giants rosters when he was designated for assignment last Sunday.

WALKER
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 28 1 4.24 52 0 63.2 48 6.79 13.29 5 1 1 3 3 Giants
2005 29 -1 4.23 67 0 61.2 54 7.88 14.30 6 4 23 5 5 Giants
2006 30 -5 12.79 7 0 6.1 4 5.68 19.89 0 1 1 0 1 Giants/Devil Rays
CAREER -7 4.74 131 1 142.1 113 7.15 14.04 12 6 25 8 10
LG AVG 0 4.27 142.1 105 6.66 12.80 8 8

DUNN
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 -1 9.00 3 0 3 2 6.00 24.00 0 0 0 0 0 Angels
2006 28 -6 11.74 7 0 7.2 4 4.70 27.00 1 0 0 0 1 Devil Rays
CAREER -7 10.97 10 0 10.2 6 5.06 26.16 1 0 0 0 1
LG AVG 0 4.73 10.2 7 6.32 13.18 1 1

10) Orioles SS Miguel Tejada had to leave yesterday's game, after hyperextending his left knee earlier in the game. He'll be examined today and it's now known yet whether his 942 game playing streak will end.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 23 .360 .534 .894 .596 6.63 .311 34 150 4 162 Orioles
2005 29 26 .349 .515 .865 .621 6.01 .304 26 98 5 162 Orioles
2006 30 16 .466 .642 1.108 .839 12.36 .432 6 20 0 24 Orioles
CAR 94 .340 .481 .821 .554 5.65 .283 222 872 58 1284
LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .771 .500 5.14 .270 159 671 86
POS AVG -51 .330 .414 .744 .464 4.79 .273 121 590 106

[nyy26wc]

11) Royals DH Mike Sweeney will have a MRI today on his strained back.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 30 15 .347 .504 .851 .611 6.31 .287 22 79 3 106 Royals
2005 31 17 .347 .517 .864 .608 6.14 .300 21 83 3 122 Royals
2006 32 -3 .333 .344 .678 .329 3.57 .197 2 6 0 18 Royals
CAR 146 .373 .498 .871 .590 6.69 .302 184 772 48 1166
LG AVG 0 .339 .433 .773 .500 5.17 .271 133 563 72
POS AVG 74 .354 .464 .818 .549 5.83 .273 178 671 22

12) The Blue Jays called up P Dustin McGowan and sent P Jason Frasor to the minors.

MCGOWAN
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 23 -10 6.35 13 7 45.1 34 6.75 14.49 1 3 0 1 3 Blue Jays
CAREER -10 6.35 13 7 45.1 34 6.75 14.49 1 3 0 1 3
LG AVG 0 4.36 45.1 31 6.16 12.63 3 3

FRASOR
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 6 4.08 63 0 68.1 54 7.11 13.43 4 6 17 6 4 Blue Jays
2005 27 10 3.25 67 0 74.2 62 7.47 11.81 3 5 1 5 3 Blue Jays
2006 28 -6 10.24 9 0 9.2 7 6.52 19.55 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Jays
CAREER 10 4.07 139 0 152.2 123 7.25 13.03 7 11 18 11 7
LG AVG 0 4.51 152.2 107 6.30 12.90 9 9

13) Marlins P Sergio Mitre was scratched from his start yesterday, due to turf toe, and it was moved to Sunday.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 23 -12 6.62 12 9 51.2 37 6.45 16.55 2 4 0 2 4 Cubs
2005 24 -7 5.37 21 7 60.1 37 5.52 13.13 2 5 0 3 4 Cubs
2006 25 -1 4.56 4 4 23.2 18 6.85 12.55 1 2 0 1 2 Marlins
CAREER -24 5.86 40 22 144.1 95 5.92 14.65 5 12 0 6 11
LG AVG 0 4.31 144.1 106 6.64 12.83 8 8

[nyy26wc]

1) INDIANS 7, RANGERS 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Rangers 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 6 15 1
Indians 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 X 7 8 1

* Rangers LF Kevin Mench set the major league record for righthanded hitters with a HR in his 7th consecutive game.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 26 10 .335 .539 .874 .563 6.54 .279 26 71 0 125 Rangers
2005 27 7 .328 .469 .797 .538 5.50 .264 25 73 4 150 Rangers
2006 28 6 .351 .694 1.046 .693 8.64 .333 7 21 0 18 Rangers
CAR 24 .335 .494 .829 .543 5.95 .275 75 236 6 441
LG AVG 0 .334 .428 .762 .500 5.00 .268 48 202 24
POS AVG 6 .336 .437 .773 .513 5.17 .274 50 207 29

* Rangers 1B Mark Teixeira had 3 hits (1 2B, 1 BB).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 24 30 .370 .560 .929 .637 7.74 .281 38 112 4 145 Rangers
2005 25 50 .379 .575 .954 .693 7.91 .301 43 144 4 162 Rangers
2006 26 3 .381 .495 .875 .590 6.75 .286 3 11 0 23 Rangers
CAR 79 .363 .538 .901 .615 7.00 .282 110 351 9 476
LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .764 .500 5.03 .269 56 234 28
POS AVG 24 .348 .451 .799 .542 5.52 .266 72 272 10

* Indians LF Jason Michaels had 3 hits (2 2B).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 3 .364 .415 .779 .531 5.64 .274 10 40 2 115 Phillies
2005 29 8 .399 .415 .814 .576 6.46 .304 4 31 3 105 Phillies
2006 30 -4 .316 .300 .616 .345 3.52 .256 0 6 2 21 Indians
CAR 21 .374 .428 .802 .570 6.05 .287 21 106 8 404
LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .771 .500 5.17 .269 28 114 14
POS AVG 2 .340 .433 .773 .506 5.25 .268 29 108 24

2) TIGERS 9, TWINS 0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Tigers 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 X 9 15 1

* Tigers 2B Placido Polanco, C Ivan Rodriguez (1 BB) and DH Marcus Thames (1 2B, 1 HR) had 3 hits.

POLANCO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 0 .345 .441 .786 .501 5.29 .298 17 55 7 126 Phillies
2005 29 20 .383 .447 .830 .614 6.45 .331 9 56 4 129 Phillies/Tigers
2006 30 -5 .319 .318 .637 .281 3.13 .307 0 9 0 21 Tigers
CAR -16 .345 .413 .758 .481 4.93 .301 59 339 49 940
LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .269 108 441 57
POS AVG -27 .338 .417 .755 .471 4.93 .273 85 398 59

RODRIGUEZ
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 32 29 .383 .510 .893 .657 7.07 .334 19 86 7 135 Tigers
2005 33 -13 .290 .444 .735 .407 3.90 .276 14 50 7 129 Tigers
2006 34 1 .352 .427 .779 .523 5.49 .305 2 9 1 20 Tigers
CAR 100 .343 .486 .829 .536 5.65 .304 266 1059 105 1907
LG AVG 0 .340 .427 .767 .500 5.10 .270 219 952 130
POS AVG -177 .319 .396 .715 .410 4.23 .256 190 885 37

THAMES
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 27 3 .326 .509 .835 .562 5.70 .255 10 33 0 61 Tigers
2005 28 -4 .263 .411 .674 .382 3.68 .196 7 16 0 38 Tigers
2006 29 1 .316 .543 .859 .579 6.23 .257 3 4 0 12 Tigers
CAR -7 .300 .443 .743 .453 4.56 .229 22 59 0 148
LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .766 .500 5.06 .269 13 55 6
POS AVG 3 .341 .445 .786 .525 5.37 .274 14 57 7

* Twins P Brad Radke took a pounding--2 1/3 IP, 9 H, 6 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 31 31 3.48 34 34 219.2 143 5.86 10.69 11 8 0 12 7 Twins
2005 32 8 4.04 31 31 200.2 117 5.25 10.94 9 12 0 11 10 Twins
2006 33 -12 8.89 5 5 26.1 13 4.44 16.41 2 3 0 1 4 Twins
CAREER 137 4.27 355 354 2315 1397 5.43 11.54 138 133 0 149 122
LG AVG 0 4.67 2315 1617 6.29 13.27 130 130

* Tigers P Nate Robertson (7 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 7 SO) combined with Jordan Tata and Fernando Rodney for a shutout.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 -10 4.90 34 32 196.2 155 7.09 12.81 12 10 1 10 12 Tigers
2005 27 -5 4.48 32 32 196.2 122 5.58 12.54 7 16 0 11 12 Tigers
2006 28 3 3.77 5 5 28.2 21 6.59 11.62 3 2 0 3 2 Tigers
CAREER -25 4.83 85 78 475 334 6.33 13.07 23 31 1 25 29
LG AVG 0 4.51 475 332 6.29 12.90 27 27

3) ORIOLES 5, MARINERS 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1
Orioles 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 5 11 0

* Orioles CF Corey Patterson had 3 hits (1 HR).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 24 -8 .320 .452 .771 .463 5.12 .266 24 72 32 157 Cubs
2005 25 -31 .254 .348 .602 .256 2.85 .215 13 34 15 126 Cubs
2006 26 1 .293 .450 .743 .551 5.59 .275 2 7 6 17 Orioles
CAR -59 .293 .414 .707 .411 4.25 .253 72 238 92 606
LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.15 .268 72 294 37
POS AVG -3 .336 .428 .764 .496 5.10 .268 71 266 73

* Orioles P Daniel Cabrera's line--7 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 23 -3 5.00 28 27 147.2 76 4.63 14.38 12 8 1 10 10 Orioles
2005 24 -8 4.52 29 29 161.1 157 8.76 13.50 10 13 0 10 13 Orioles
2006 25 -3 5.68 5 5 25.1 28 9.95 15.28 2 2 0 2 2 Orioles
CAREER -14 4.82 62 61 334.1 261 7.03 14.02 24 23 1 22 25
LG AVG 0 4.51 334.1 234 6.30 12.90 19 19

4) BLUE JAYS 7, YANKEES 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Blue Jays 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 10 0
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 0

* Blue Jays DH Shea Hillenbrand hit 2 HR.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 3 .348 .464 .812 .518 5.64 .310 15 80 2 148 Diamondbacks
2005 29 4 .343 .449 .792 .520 5.21 .291 18 82 5 152 Blue Jays
2006 30 -2 .355 .500 .855 .390 4.26 .329 3 11 0 19 Blue Jays
CAR -24 .328 .450 .777 .472 4.87 .289 86 402 15 748
LG AVG 0 .335 .429 .764 .500 5.04 .267 89 370 46
POS AVG 19 .339 .447 .786 .519 5.29 .264 111 414 23

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1
Devil Rays 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 6 0

* Red Sox 1B Kevin Youkilis (1 H, 3 BB) and LF Manny Ramirez (3 BB, 1 HBP) reached base safely 4 times and 2B Mark Loretta was 0 for 5.

YOUKILIS
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 25 2 .367 .413 .780 .525 5.77 .260 7 35 0 72 Red Sox
2005 26 3 .400 .405 .805 .623 6.52 .278 1 9 0 44 Red Sox
2006 27 4 .406 .418 .824 .622 7.11 .304 1 12 1 21 Red Sox
CAR 9 .383 .413 .795 .568 6.21 .273 9 56 1 137
LG AVG 0 .337 .433 .770 .500 5.14 .270 12 48 6
POS AVG 2 .339 .441 .779 .516 5.31 .265 13 51 5

RAMIREZ
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 32 49 .397 .613 1.009 .695 8.59 .308 43 130 2 152 Red Sox
2005 33 47 .388 .594 .982 .707 8.01 .292 45 144 1 152 Red Sox
2006 34 2 .434 .410 .845 .569 6.30 .282 3 12 0 23 Red Sox
CAR 622 .409 .596 1.006 .723 8.92 .313 438 1426 34 1710
LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .271 190 809 106
POS AVG 80 .348 .460 .808 .536 5.67 .276 232 913 94

LORETTA
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 32 44 .391 .495 .886 .691 7.52 .335 16 76 5 154 Padres
2005 33 -1 .360 .347 .707 .494 4.50 .280 3 38 8 105 Padres
2006 34 -7 .279 .292 .571 .235 2.84 .219 1 11 0 23 Red Sox
CAR 25 .364 .405 .769 .515 5.30 .299 64 477 41 1253
LG AVG 0 .343 .434 .777 .500 5.26 .270 140 580 78
POS AVG -56 .338 .406 .744 .455 4.82 .271 98 494 84

* Devil Rays P Casey Fossum's line--6 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 5 BB, 2 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 -35 6.65 27 27 142 117 7.42 15.46 4 15 0 6 13 Diamondbacks
2005 27 -11 4.92 36 25 162.2 128 7.08 13.72 8 12 0 9 11 Devil Rays
2006 28 -4 6.11 5 5 28 10 3.21 14.79 1 1 0 1 1 Devil Rays
CAREER -47 5.21 143 90 562.2 445 7.12 14.00 27 39 2 28 38
LG AVG 0 4.42 562.2 397 6.35 12.81 32 32

6) A'S 5, ROYALS 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
A's 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
Royals 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 0

* A's CF Mark Kotsay was 0 for 5.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 21 .370 .459 .829 .600 6.49 .314 15 63 8 148 A's
2005 29 -7 .325 .421 .746 .461 4.63 .280 15 82 5 139 A's
2006 30 -5 .330 .369 .699 .312 3.57 .250 1 6 0 21 A's
CAR 5 .341 .423 .764 .501 5.03 .285 96 487 82 1176
LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.21 .270 141 585 78
POS AVG 29 .343 .444 .788 .516 5.44 .276 145 584 128

* A's P Dan Haren's line--8 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 23 -2 4.50 14 5 46 32 6.26 12.52 3 3 0 3 3 Cardinals
2005 24 18 3.73 34 34 217 163 6.76 11.24 14 12 0 15 11 A's
2006 25 0 4.84 5 5 35.1 27 6.88 11.21 1 2 0 2 1 A's
CAREER 8 4.20 67 58 371 265 6.43 11.89 21 24 0 24 21
LG AVG 0 4.38 371 261 6.34 12.74 21 21

* Royals P Joe Mays took a pounding--3 1/3 IP, 4 H, 5 R/ER, 5 BB, 0 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 27 -24 6.30 31 21 130 50 3.46 13.98 8 8 0 6 10 Twins
2005 29 -22 5.65 31 26 156 59 3.40 14.25 6 10 0 6 10 Twins
2006 30 -14 11.07 5 5 20.1 8 3.54 19.48 0 3 0 1 2 Royals
CAREER -24 4.98 198 151 966.2 495 4.61 13.19 48 68 0 59 57
LG AVG 0 4.61 966.2 673 6.27 13.14 54 54

7) WHITE SOX 8, ANGELS 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
White Sox 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 0
Angels 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 8 0

* Angels RF Vladimir Guerrero passed Jay Buhner into 99th place on the all time HR list, with 311.

GUERRERO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 56 .391 .598 .989 .721 8.61 .337 39 126 15 156 Angels
2005 29 50 .394 .565 .959 .737 8.24 .317 32 108 13 141 Angels
2006 30 5 .347 .522 .870 .656 7.29 .322 6 20 2 23 Angels
CAR 372 .390 .585 .975 .680 8.06 .324 311 956 153 1324
LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.22 .270 153 637 88
POS AVG 91 .353 .469 .822 .551 5.89 .279 195 733 107

BUHNER
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1993 28 26 .379 .476 .855 .624 6.36 .272 27 98 2 158 Mariners
1994 29 23 .394 .542 .936 .644 7.81 .279 21 68 0 101 Mariners
1996 31 32 .369 .557 .926 .634 7.36 .271 44 138 0 150 Mariners
CAR 162 .359 .494 .852 .584 6.07 .254 310 965 6 1472
LG AVG 0 .339 .418 .757 .500 4.96 .268 148 675 99
POS AVG 60 .344 .448 .792 .529 5.38 .270 193 775 90

* White Sox 2B Tadahito Iguchi had 3 hits, 1B Paul Konerko reached base safely all 5 times up (2 H, 2 BB, 1 HBP) and DH Jim Thome was 0 for 5.

IGUCHI
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 30 -1 .342 .438 .780 .496 4.98 .278 15 71 15 135 White Sox
2006 31 2 .380 .458 .838 .556 6.20 .325 2 13 1 20 White Sox
CAR 1 .347 .441 .789 .505 5.13 .285 17 84 16 155
LG AVG 0 .332 .427 .758 .500 4.95 .268 19 80 9
POS AVG -5 .324 .409 .734 .470 4.62 .270 14 73 12

KONERKO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 14 .359 .535 .894 .567 6.39 .277 41 117 1 155 White Sox
2005 29 38 .375 .534 .909 .673 7.45 .283 40 100 0 158 White Sox
2006 30 15 .458 .687 1.145 .825 12.76 .386 6 19 0 22 White Sox
CAR 78 .351 .492 .844 .552 5.91 .281 216 711 4 1145
LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.13 .270 131 550 70
POS AVG 103 .360 .471 .830 .569 6.05 .275 181 677 23

THOME
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 33 43 .396 .581 .977 .695 8.28 .274 42 105 0 143 Phillies
2005 34 -6 .360 .352 .712 .401 4.39 .207 7 30 0 59 Phillies
2006 35 17 .479 .732 1.212 .857 14.58 .310 9 21 0 22 White Sox
CAR 582 .409 .564 .973 .716 8.69 .282 439 1214 18 1760
LG AVG 0 .341 .432 .773 .500 5.19 .271 186 793 105
POS AVG 133 .359 .470 .829 .561 6.01 .277 254 951 39

* Angels P Jeff Weaver took a pounding-2 1/3 IP, 8 H, 8 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 27 3 4.01 34 34 220 153 6.26 12.27 13 13 0 13 13 Dodgers
2005 28 -5 4.22 34 34 224 157 6.31 11.29 14 11 0 12 13 Dodgers
2006 29 -9 7.48 5 5 27.2 20 6.51 14.96 1 3 0 1 3 Angels
CAREER -17 4.49 231 214 1423.2 957 6.05 12.55 79 90 2 84 85
LG AVG 0 4.53 1423.2 1011 6.39 13.08 80 80

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1) GIANTS 10, DIAMONDBACKS 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Diamondbacks 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Giants 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 3 X 10 18 0

* Barry Bonds tied Babe Ruth for 3rd place on the all time extra base hits list, with 1356.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 39 152 .609 .812 1.422 .929 22.08 .362 45 101 6 147 Giants
2005 40 6 .404 .667 1.071 .795 10.45 .286 5 10 0 14 Giants
2006 41 8 .542 .556 1.097 .807 11.91 .267 3 9 0 19 Giants
CAR 1510 .443 .611 1.054 .813 10.71 .300 711 1862 506 2749
LG AVG 0 .336 .413 .749 .500 4.89 .266 245 1108 206
POS AVG 146 .346 .440 .786 .546 5.49 .270 303 1206 274

* Giants SS Omar Vizquel, 2B Kevin Frandsen, RF Moises Alou (1 HR) and 3B Pedro Feliz had 3 hits and 1B Lance Niekro and C Mike Matheny were 0 for 5.

VIZQUEL
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 37 -3 .353 .388 .741 .486 4.90 .291 7 59 19 148 Indians
2005 38 -13 .341 .350 .691 .423 4.20 .271 3 45 24 152 Giants
2006 39 8 .489 .479 .969 .740 9.68 .384 1 9 5 22 Giants
CAR -153 .342 .359 .701 .436 4.41 .275 70 769 347 2312
LG AVG 0 .339 .423 .762 .500 5.02 .269 263 1158 162
POS AVG -176 .322 .390 .712 .427 4.34 .266 172 968 186

Frandsen was making his major league debut.

ALOU
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 37 30 .361 .557 .919 .627 7.37 .293 39 106 3 155 Cubs
2005 38 34 .400 .518 .918 .701 7.94 .321 19 63 5 123 Giants
2006 39 8 .421 .672 1.093 .756 10.13 .373 6 23 0 18 Giants
CAR 296 .370 .515 .884 .622 6.87 .302 303 1178 100 1760
LG AVG 0 .340 .426 .766 .500 5.10 .269 187 803 124
POS AVG 109 .350 .458 .808 .548 5.74 .274 240 926 136

FELIZ
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 27 -11 .305 .485 .790 .430 4.65 .276 22 84 5 144 Giants
2005 28 -19 .295 .422 .717 .384 3.85 .250 20 81 0 156 Giants
2006 29 -9 .258 .337 .595 .155 2.16 .221 2 14 0 22 Giants
CAR -62 .289 .434 .723 .378 3.89 .253 69 262 9 586
LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .269 59 240 30
POS AVG 10 .345 .445 .790 .516 5.38 .271 66 262 16

NIEKRO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 24 -1 .200 .400 .600 .000 0.00 .200 0 2 0 5 Giants
2005 26 -8 .295 .460 .755 .408 4.06 .252 12 46 0 113 Giants
2006 27 -5 .292 .318 .610 .257 3.06 .227 1 9 0 19 Giants
CAR -14 .293 .433 .726 .372 3.82 .246 13 57 0 137
LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.16 .269 12 48 6
POS AVG 12 .365 .489 .853 .591 6.33 .283 17 61 3

MATHENY
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 33 -23 .292 .348 .640 .290 3.12 .247 5 50 0 122 Cardinals
2005 34 -16 .295 .406 .701 .377 3.79 .242 13 59 0 134 Giants
2006 35 -9 .243 .269 .512 .110 1.74 .179 1 3 0 21 Giants
CAR -231 .293 .343 .636 .287 3.20 .238 65 428 8 1279
LG AVG 0 .343 .434 .777 .500 5.25 .270 131 541 71
POS AVG -109 .323 .398 .721 .406 4.31 .256 108 505 20

* Diamondbacks P Miguel Batista took a pounding--4 1/3 IP, 10 H, 6 R/ER, 2 BB, 1 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 33 3 4.80 38 31 198.2 104 4.71 13.82 10 13 5 12 11 Blue Jays
2005 34 3 4.10 71 0 74.2 54 6.51 13.14 5 8 31 7 6 Blue Jays
2006 35 -5 6.33 5 5 27 24 8.00 17.33 2 1 0 1 2 Diamondbacks
CAREER 16 4.48 368 157 1202.1 784 5.87 13.42 59 72 37 69 62
LG AVG 0 4.39 1202.1 889 6.65 12.91 68 67

* Giants P Jason Schmidt's line--7 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 9 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 31 31 3.20 32 32 225 251 10.04 9.80 18 7 0 16 9 Giants
2005 32 -5 4.40 29 29 172 165 8.63 13.08 12 7 0 9 10 Giants
2006 33 -1 4.76 5 5 34 26 6.88 12.18 1 2 0 1 2 Giants
CAREER 62 3.97 286 277 1773.2 1574 7.99 12.09 117 83 0 108 92
LG AVG 0 4.30 1773.2 1330 6.75 12.84 99 99

2) NATIONALS 8, CARDINALS 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Nationals 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 10 0
Cardinals 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 1

* Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols tied the major league record with 13 HR in April, tying the mark set by Ken Griffey Jr. (1997) and Luis Gonzalez (2001).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 24 75 .415 .657 1.072 .768 9.77 .331 46 123 5 154 Cardinals
2005 25 75 .430 .609 1.039 .770 9.96 .330 41 117 16 161 Cardinals
2006 26 26 .495 .909 1.404 .904 19.21 .351 13 31 2 23 Cardinals
CAR 382 .419 .628 1.047 .771 9.82 .333 214 652 31 813
LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.16 .268 91 368 47
POS AVG 72 .360 .472 .832 .572 6.08 .277 120 439 30

* Nationals RF Jose Guillen was 0 for 5.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 15 .352 .497 .849 .580 6.11 .294 27 104 5 148 Angels
2005 29 14 .338 .479 .817 .577 5.59 .283 24 76 1 148 Nationals
2006 30 -4 .312 .353 .665 .307 3.32 .235 1 6 0 19 Nationals
CAR -34 .324 .446 .770 .469 4.84 .275 135 540 21 1065
LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .772 .500 5.17 .270 118 498 68
POS AVG 59 .351 .460 .811 .543 5.74 .277 144 557 77

* Nationals P Tony Armas's line--6 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 5 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 -6 4.88 16 16 72 54 6.75 14.38 2 4 0 3 3 Expos
2005 27 -12 4.97 19 19 101.1 59 5.24 14.12 7 7 0 6 8 Nationals
2006 28 4 2.70 4 4 23.1 15 5.79 11.96 1 2 0 2 1 Nationals
CAREER 9 4.27 125 125 689.2 519 6.77 12.93 40 50 0 46 44
LG AVG 0 4.32 689.2 520 6.78 12.83 39 39

* Cardinals P Jason Marquis took a pounding--5 IP, 8 H, 7 R/ER, 4 BB, 3 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 25 10 3.71 32 32 201.1 138 6.17 13.19 15 7 0 12 10 Cardinals
2005 26 4 4.13 33 32 207 100 4.35 12.17 13 14 0 14 13 Cardinals
2006 27 -2 5.04 5 5 30.1 17 5.04 12.46 3 2 0 2 3 Cardinals
CAREER 7 4.18 166 109 746.1 473 5.70 12.92 45 38 1 42 41
LG AVG 0 4.28 746.1 558 6.73 12.79 42 42

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3) CUBS 6, BREWERS 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Brewers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Cubs 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 6 13 0

* Brewers RF Geoff Jenkins had 3 hits.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 29 -6 .325 .473 .798 .472 5.06 .264 27 93 3 157 Brewers
2005 30 28 .375 .513 .888 .642 6.97 .292 25 86 0 148 Brewers
2006 31 1 .350 .462 .811 .525 5.87 .275 4 11 2 23 Brewers
CAR 90 .349 .507 .856 .569 6.18 .280 178 581 27 978
LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .778 .500 5.28 .270 116 474 63
POS AVG 72 .356 .469 .825 .555 6.01 .273 149 529 63

* Cubs SS Ronny Cedeno (1 HR) and RF Jacque Jones (1 2B, 1 HR) had 3 hits.

CEDENO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 22 -2 .356 .375 .731 .428 4.35 .300 1 6 1 41 Cubs
2006 23 2 .370 .522 .892 .594 6.88 .333 1 8 1 20 Cubs
CAR 0 .363 .443 .805 .514 5.50 .315 2 14 2 61
LG AVG 0 .342 .435 .777 .500 5.29 .269 5 19 3
POS AVG -2 .335 .404 .739 .459 4.88 .277 3 15 5

JONES
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 29 -15 .315 .427 .742 .414 4.37 .254 24 80 13 151 Twins
2005 30 -7 .319 .438 .757 .457 4.50 .249 23 73 13 142 Twins
2006 31 -3 .281 .500 .781 .309 3.60 .231 4 10 0 17 Cubs
CAR -26 .326 .456 .782 .475 4.99 .278 136 486 67 993
LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.12 .270 114 479 60
POS AVG 17 .340 .440 .781 .513 5.31 .274 118 485 74

* Brewers P David Bush took a pounding--6 IP, 10 H, 5 R/ER, 0 BB, 3 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 24 14 3.69 16 16 97.2 64 5.90 11.61 5 4 0 6 3 Blue Jays
2005 25 -1 4.49 25 24 136.1 75 4.95 12.15 5 11 0 8 8 Blue Jays
2006 26 1 4.24 5 5 34 26 6.88 10.85 2 2 0 2 2 Brewers
CAREER 14 4.16 46 45 268 165 5.54 11.79 12 17 0 16 13
LG AVG 0 4.48 268 188 6.32 12.87 15 15

* Cubs P Greg Maddux's line--6 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 38 13 4.02 33 33 212.2 151 6.39 11.00 16 11 0 15 12 Cubs
2005 39 0 4.24 35 35 225 136 5.44 11.28 13 15 0 14 14 Cubs
2006 40 12 1.35 5 5 33.1 24 6.48 7.83 5 0 0 5 0 Cubs
CAREER 565 3.00 648 644 4439.2 3076 6.24 10.43 323 189 0 331 181
LG AVG 0 4.08 4439.2 3151 6.39 12.52 248 248

4) PIRATES 3, PHILLIES 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 3 10 2

* Phillies P Brett Myers's line--7 IP, 9 H, 3 R/ER, 3 BB, 8 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 23 -23 5.52 32 31 176 116 5.93 13.50 11 11 0 9 13 Phillies
2005 24 20 3.72 34 34 215.1 208 8.69 11.37 13 8 0 12 9 Phillies
2006 25 5 3.23 5 5 30.2 26 7.63 13.79 2 1 0 2 1 Phillies
CAREER -10 4.41 115 114 687 527 6.90 12.85 44 34 0 38 40
LG AVG 0 4.27 687 508 6.66 12.79 39 39

* Pirates P Ian Snell's line--7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 22 -4 7.50 3 1 12 9 6.75 17.25 0 1 0 0 1 Pirates
2005 23 -4 5.14 15 5 42 34 7.29 14.57 1 2 0 1 2 Pirates
2006 24 -4 5.79 5 5 28 19 6.11 14.79 1 2 0 1 2 Pirates
CAREER -12 5.71 23 11 82 62 6.80 15.04 2 5 0 2 5
LG AVG 0 4.33 82 60 6.61 12.86 5 5

5) REDS 5, ASTROS 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Astros 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 9 0
Reds 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 5 12 1

* Reds 3B Rich Aurilia, 1B Scott Hatteberg and 2B Brandon Phillips (1 2B, 1 SB) had 3 hits.

AURILIA
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 32 -14 .314 .353 .667 .373 3.59 .246 6 44 1 124 Mariners/Padres
2005 33 1 .338 .444 .782 .504 5.43 .282 14 68 2 114 Reds
2006 34 2 .347 .500 .847 .571 6.89 .303 3 11 1 19 Reds
CAR 2 .330 .437 .767 .496 4.97 .276 149 596 20 1250
LG AVG 0 .343 .433 .776 .500 5.24 .270 145 600 84
POS AVG -116 .325 .387 .712 .411 4.35 .263 87 466 96

HATTEBERG
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 34 8 .367 .420 .787 .544 5.73 .284 15 82 0 152 A's
2005 35 -19 .334 .343 .677 .354 3.63 .256 7 59 0 134 A's
2006 36 3 .456 .473 .929 .652 8.31 .327 1 4 0 19 Reds
CAR -2 .357 .404 .761 .496 5.10 .269 84 426 1 1042
LG AVG 0 .337 .431 .768 .500 5.09 .269 109 461 59
POS AVG 3 .340 .437 .777 .501 5.15 .265 126 500 20

PHILLIPS
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 23 -3 .250 .273 .523 .076 1.29 .182 0 1 0 6 Indians
2005 24 -2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 6 Indians
2006 25 2 .350 .610 .960 .582 7.07 .356 3 20 2 16 Reds
CAR -32 .258 .346 .604 .255 2.69 .224 9 58 6 151
LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.07 .268 17 72 9
POS AVG -10 .322 .394 .716 .436 4.42 .263 11 58 14

6) METS 5, BRAVES 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Mets 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 11 0
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 1

* Mets 3B David Wright hit 2 HR (1 BB).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 21 7 .332 .525 .857 .580 6.20 .293 14 40 6 69 Mets
2005 22 38 .388 .523 .912 .673 7.37 .306 27 102 17 160 Mets
2006 23 7 .392 .634 1.026 .691 8.44 .329 5 18 6 22 Mets
CAR 52 .373 .534 .907 .651 7.13 .304 46 160 29 251
LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.17 .269 28 116 15
POS AVG 1 .340 .438 .778 .503 5.21 .271 29 124 9

* Mets P Pedro Martinez's line--7 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 32 24 3.90 33 33 217 227 9.41 11.20 16 9 0 15 10 Red Sox
2005 33 32 2.82 31 31 217 208 8.63 8.71 15 8 0 15 8 Mets
2006 34 5 2.94 5 5 33.2 33 8.82 8.82 5 0 0 3 2 Mets
CAREER 514 2.72 424 357 2546.2 2894 10.23 9.61 202 84 3 205 81
LG AVG 0 4.45 2546.2 1821 6.44 13.00 143 143

* Braves P John Smoltz's line--7 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 4 BB, 10 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 37 14 2.76 73 0 81.2 85 9.37 9.70 0 1 44 1 0 Braves
2005 38 35 3.06 33 33 229.2 169 6.62 10.35 14 7 0 14 7 Braves
2006 39 2 4.09 5 5 33 24 6.55 12.00 1 2 0 2 1 Braves
CAREER 276 3.27 640 399 2962.1 2591 7.87 10.65 178 130 154 185 123
LG AVG 0 4.03 2962.1 2091 6.35 12.46 166 165

Smoltz passed Warren Spahn into 7th place on the NL career SO list--

STRIKEOUTS
1 Steve Carlton 4000
2 Tom Seaver 3272
3 Bob Gibson 3117
4 Greg Maddux 3076
5 Don Sutton 2939
6 Phil Niekro 2912
7 John Smoltz 2591
8 Warren Spahn 2583
9 Christy Mathewson 2502
10 Curt Schilling 2500

Unlike Spahn, Smoltz is above average in SO. Smoltz is 11th on the list vs. the league average--

STRIKEOUTS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Dazzy Vance 1081 2027 946
2 Steve Carlton 993 4000 3007
3 Sandy Koufax 958 2396 1438
4 Nolan Ryan 896 2359 1463
5 Randy Johnson 854 1999 1145
6 Tom Seaver 784 3272 2488
7 Bob Gibson 668 3117 2449
8 Curt Schilling 659 2500 1841
9 J.R. Richard 575 1493 918
10 Christy Mathewson 569 2502 1933
11 John Smoltz 500 2591 2091

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7) ROCKIES 3, MARLINS 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
- - - - - - - - - -- - -- -
Rockies 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Marlins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1

* Rockies 3B Garrett Atkins was 0 for 5.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 24 3 .424 .536 .960 .697 9.95 .357 1 8 0 15 Rockies
2005 25 -12 .347 .426 .773 .432 5.00 .287 13 89 0 138 Rockies
2006 26 1 .412 .529 .941 .527 6.75 .345 3 15 0 21 Rockies
CAR -18 .345 .420 .765 .424 4.99 .284 17 116 0 199
LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .770 .500 5.14 .269 22 90 11
POS AVG -1 .339 .431 .771 .495 5.10 .269 22 95 7

* Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez reached base safely 4 times--1 H, 3 BB, 1 SB.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 21 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 Red Sox
2006 22 5 .394 .518 .912 .659 7.52 .313 2 7 5 20 Marlins
CAR 5 .385 .506 .891 .646 7.29 .306 2 7 5 22
LG AVG 0 .346 .443 .788 .500 5.53 .270 3 11 2
POS AVG 0 .353 .422 .775 .501 5.58 .288 2 9 3

* Marlins P Brian Moehler's line--6 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 31 -5 7.90 3 3 13.2 5 3.29 18.44 0 0 0 0 0 Astros
2005 33 -10 4.55 37 25 158.1 95 5.40 13.93 6 12 0 8 10 Marlins
2006 34 -11 9.82 4 4 18.1 9 4.42 16.69 0 3 0 1 2 Marlins
CAREER -9 4.66 185 172 1042.2 573 4.95 13.17 56 71 0 64 63
LG AVG 0 4.63 1042.2 741 6.40 13.31 58 59

8) DODGERS 3, PADRES 0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Dodgers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 8 0
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

* Dodgers C Dioner Navarro reached base safely all 4 times (2 H, 2 BB, 1 SB).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 20 0 .429 .429 .857 .535 5.40 .429 0 1 0 5 Yankees
2005 21 0 .354 .375 .729 .507 4.91 .273 3 14 0 50 Dodgers
2006 22 -2 .343 .339 .682 .376 4.02 .258 1 6 1 20 Dodgers
CAR -2 .353 .367 .720 .475 4.70 .273 4 21 1 75
LG AVG 0 .341 .432 .773 .500 5.20 .269 8 31 4
POS AVG -8 .315 .387 .702 .384 4.03 .250 6 29 1

* Dodgers P Jae Seo (6 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 4 BB, 4 SO) combined with Tim Hamulack, Takashi Saito and Danys Baez for a shutout.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 27 -8 4.90 24 21 117.2 54 4.13 14.15 5 10 0 7 8 Mets
2005 28 16 2.59 14 14 90.1 59 5.88 10.06 8 2 0 7 3 Mets
2006 29 -4 5.70 5 4 23.2 17 6.46 12.93 1 2 0 1 2 Dodgers
CAREER 13 3.95 76 70 421 241 5.15 12.08 23 26 0 26 23
LG AVG 0 4.29 421 311 6.65 12.82 24 24

* Padres P Chris Young's line--6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 25 2 4.71 7 7 36.1 27 6.69 11.89 3 2 0 3 2 Rangers
2005 26 5 4.26 31 31 164.2 137 7.49 11.70 12 7 0 10 9 Rangers
2006 27 2 3.41 5 5 29 26 8.07 10.86 2 2 0 2 2 Padres
CAREER 9 4.23 43 43 230 190 7.43 11.62 17 11 0 15 13
LG AVG 0 4.42 230 160 6.26 12.76 13 13