Around the Majors: Quantrill records
1) Yesterday’s scores–
AL
BlueJays 9, Devil Rays 7
Yankees 11, Redsox 1
Indians 8, Royals 3
Twins 5, Orioles 1
Whitesox 6, Tigers 1
Rangers 1, Angels 0
A’s 2, Mariners 1
NL
Cubs 5, Reds 1
Marlins 3, Braves 0
Pirates 1, Mets 0 (1st)
Pirates 6, Mets 1 (2nd)
Phillies 7, Expos 2
Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 2
Dodgers 7, Rockies 6
Giants 4, Padres 2
Astros 1, Brewers 0
2) Standings–
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Yankees 94 55 .631 - 52-22 42-33 45-21 17-12 22-14 WON 2 Redsox 89 59 .601 4 1/2 51-23 38-36 39-23 19-13 22-14 LOST 2 e--Orioles 69 78 .469 24 31-39 38-39 31-33 18-15 15-17 LOST 1 e--Devil Rays 63 84 .429 30 36-34 27-50 23-46 15-13 10-22 LOST 2 e--BlueJays 62 87 .416 32 38-40 24-47 24-39 13-19 17-19 WON 2 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Twins 87 62 .584 - 47-31 40-31 19-14 41-25 16-16 WON 1 Whitesox 74 74 .500 12 1/2 41-33 33-41 16-16 31-31 19-17 WON 2 e--Indians 72 77 .483 15 42-35 30-42 17-15 28-35 17-19 WON 1 e--Tigers 67 81 .453 19 1/2 34-38 33-43 10-14 33-37 15-21 LOST 2 e--Royals 54 94 .365 32 1/2 32-41 22-53 10-23 30-35 08-24 LOST 1 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK A's 87 62 .584 - 49-25 38-37 23-20 27-16 27-18 WON 2 Angels 84 65 .564 3 42-33 42-32 25-18 28-15 24-21 LOST 2 Rangers 82 67 .550 5 46-25 36-42 25-18 23-20 24-21 WON 2 e--Mariners 56 93 .376 31 37-42 19-51 13-30 19-24 15-30 LOST 2 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Braves 88 62 .587 - 43-29 45-33 46-24 15-15 19-13 LOST 1 Marlins 78 69 .531 8 1/2 41-34 37-35 39-24 14-20 18-14 WON 1 Phillies 76 73 .510 11 1/2 37-37 39-36 31-35 16-17 20-12 WON 1 e--Mets 65 85 .433 23 35-40 30-45 25-42 13-20 17-15 LOST 2 e--Expos 63 87 .420 25 33-38 30-49 24-40 17-19 15-17 LOST 1 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Cardinals 97 51 .655 - 51-26 46-25 19-11 49-30 18-09 LOST 1 d--Cubs 82 65 .558 14 1/2 43-32 39-33 13-09 46-37 15-15 WON 1 d--Astros 83 67 .553 15 42-33 41-34 16-14 50-34 10-14 WON 4 e--Reds 68 81 .456 29 1/2 39-39 29-42 16-11 32-48 15-15 LOST 1 e--Pirates 68 81 .456 29 1/2 38-36 30-45 16-11 34-46 16-14 WON 2 e--Brewers 62 85 .422 34 1/2 34-40 28-45 11-19 31-47 12-15 LOST 6 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Dodgers 86 63 .577 - 45-29 41-34 14-18 22-14 40-23 WON 1 Giants 84 66 .560 2 1/2 44-32 40-34 19-13 18-15 36-31 WON 1 Padres 80 70 .533 6 1/2 36-36 44-34 18-14 19-17 35-29 LOST 1 e--Rockies 64 85 .430 22 35-40 29-45 11-21 10-20 35-34 LOST 1 e--Diamondbacks 47 103 .313 39 1/2 25-50 22-53 09-23 13-20 19-48 WON 1
x–clinched the division title
d–eliminated from winning the division title
e–eliminated from winning the division title and the postseason
3) Wild card standings–
AL WON LOST PCT GB Redsox 89 59 .601 - Angels 84 65 .564 5 1/2 Rangers 82 67 .550 7 1/2 NL WON LOST PCT GB Giants 84 66 .560 - Cubs 82 65 .558 1/2 Astros 83 67 .553 1 Padres 80 70 .533 4 Marlins 78 69 .531 4 1/2 Phillies 76 73 .510 7 1/2
4) The Twins will clinch the division title if they beat the Whitesox.
5) The Rangers clinched a winning season for the first time since 1999.
6) The Cubs clinched a winning season for the 2nd consecutive year. It’s the first the Cubs have had consecutive winning seasons since 1967-72.
7) On Saturday, the Astros clinched a winning season for the 4th consecutive year.
8) The Pirates tied the Reds for 4th place in the NL Central.
9) Magic numbers–
AL East–Yankees, 10
AL Central–Twins, 2
AL West–A’s, 11
AL wild card–Redsox, 9
NL East–Braves, 6
NL Central–Cardinals, clinched
NL West–Dodgers, 11
NL wild card–Giants, 14
10) Race for the postseason seeds–
AL–The Yankees have a 7 game lead over the Twins and A’s for the #1 seed. The Twins and A’s are tied for the #2 seed.
NL–The Cardinals have a 10 game lead over the Braves for the #1 seed. The Braves lead the Dodgers by 1 1/2 game for the #2 seed.
11) Today’s schedule–
AL
Indians (Scott Elarton, 6.30) at Tigers (Mike Maroth, 4.37), 7:05
Orioles (Matt Riley, 6.33) at Redsox (Tim Wakefield, 4.72), 7:05
BlueJays (Gustavo Chacin) at Yankees (Javier Vazquez, 4.75), 7:05
Royals (Brian Anderson, 5.94) at Devil Rays (Dewon Brazelton, 4.59), 7:15
Twins (Carlos Silva, 4.33) at Whitesox (Mark Buehrle, 3.98), 8:05
Mariners (Ryan Franklin, 5.03) at Angels (John Lackey, 4.67), 10:05
NL
Cubs (Mark Prior, 4.87, and Matt Clement, 3.48) at Marlins (Carl Pavano, 2.98, and David Weathers, 4.61), DH, 1:05
Cardinals (Matt Morris, 4.62) at Brewers (Jorge De La Rosa, 12.15), 7:35
12) Yesterday’s HR–
Paul Konerko–#39
Jeromy Burnitz–#36
Gary Sheffield–#35
Alex Rodriguez–#35
Carlos Lee–#27
Aubrey Huff–#27
Shawn Green–#27
Jason Bay–#24
Derek Jeter–#22
Tino Martinez–#22
Jorge Posada–#20
Vernon Wells–#20
Milton Bradley–#18
Matt Stairs–#16
Mike Lieberthal–#16
Larry Walker–#15
Ben Broussard–#14
Jeff Conine–#13
Luis Rivas–#9
Henry Blanco–#9
Humberto Cota–#5
Terrence Long–#3
Michael Restovich–#1
13) HR leaders–
AL
1) Manny Ramirez–41
2) Paul Konerko–39*
3) David Ortiz–38
4) Mark Teixeira–37
T5) Gary Sheffield–35*
T5) Alex Rodriguez–35*
7) Vladimir Guerrero–32
8) Hank Blalock–31
9) Carlos Delgado–30
T10) Eric Chavez–29
T10) Miguel Tejada–29
NL
1) Adrian Beltre–45
2) Albert Pujols–44
3) Barry Bonds–43
T4) Adam Dunn–42
T4) Jim Edmonds–42
6) Jim Thome–41
-) Carlos Beltran–38 (not officially in the top 10, since 15 in the AL)
7) Moises Alou–37
8) Jeromy Burnitz–36*
9) Steve Finley–34
T10) Sammy Sosa–33
T10) Scott Rolen–33
T10) Aramis Ramirez–33
T10) Vinny Castilla–33
*–hit 1 yesterday
14) Barry Bonds watch–
OBA–.609, Bonds holds the major league record with .582, in 2002
SLG–.827, on pace for 4th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with .863, 2001
OPS–1.436, Bonds holds the major league record with 1.381, in 2002
RCAA–144, is tied for 6th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with 169, 2001
BB–207, new major league record
BB above average–177, new major league record
career HR above average–has 459, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 622
career RCAA–1488, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 1795
15) Gary Sheffield tied Darrell Evans for 36th place on the all time HR list, with 414.
16) Alex Rodriguez passed Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez into 51st place on the all time HR list, with 380.
17) Tino Martinez tied Ron Gant for 86th place on the all time HR list, with 321.
1) Yankees P Paul Quantrill set the team record with his 80th game of the season.
After 2.70 ERA/9 RSAA and 1.75 ERA/19 RSAA seasons, Quantrill has a 4.28 ERA/2 RSAA in his first 80 games. He has a 3.70 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.50, and 116 RSAA in 785 games.
The new top 10–
GAMES YEAR G 1 Paul Quantrill 2004 80 2 Mike Stanton 2002 79 3 Steve Karsay 2002 78 4 Jeff Nelson 1997 77 5 Mike Stanton 2001 76 T6 Dave Righetti 1985 74 T6 Dave Righetti 1986 74 T8 Tom Gordon 2004 73 T8 Jeff Nelson 1996 73 T8 Jeff Nelson 2000 73 T8 Mike Stanton 1999 73
Quantrill set a major league record with his 4th consecutive year with 80+ games–
1 Paul Quantrill 2001-04 4 2 Steve Kline 1999-01 3 T3 Mike Marshall 1973-74 2 T3 Kent Tekulve 1978-79 2 T3 Mitch Williams 1986-87 2 T3 Mike Myers 1996-97 2
2) The Rangers called up OF Chad Allen and P Kameron Loe, placed P Juan Dominguez on the 60 day DL and designated minor league P Sam Narron for assignment.
Allen has -28 RCAA/.722 OPS in 239 career games, including a .412 SLG, .314 OBA, .726 OPS, -2 RCAA in 13 games in 2004.
Dominguez has a 5.26 ERA/-1 RSAA in 10 career games, including a 3.91 ERA/3 RSAA in 4 starts in 2004.
3) The Pirates called up P Ian Snell.
4) The BlueJays called up Ps Gustavo Chacin and Brandon League, designated minor league P Aquilino Lopez for assignment and moved LF Frank Catalanotto from the 15 to the 60 day DL.
Lopez has a 3.99 ERA/9 RSAA in 90 career games, including a 6.00 ERA/-2 RSAA in 18 games in 2004.
5) Braves RF J.D. Drew was scratched from yesterday’s lineup, due to an illness.
After 10 RCAA/.778 OPS and 16 RCAA/.886 OPS seasons, Drew is hitting .586 SLG, .440 OBA, 1.025 OPS, 67 RCAA in his first 136 games. He has a .907 career OPS, compared to his league average of .782, and 165 RCAA in 733 games.
6) Rockies P Joe Kennedy started serving a 5 game suspension for an August 15 incident.
After 4.53 ERA/-1 RSAA and 6.13 ERA/-24 RSAA seasons, Kennedy has a 3.46 ERA/30 RSAA in 25 starts in his first year with the Rockies. He has a 4.60 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.45, and 6 RSAA in 107 games.
7) The Astros called up C Chris Tremie and sent P Kirk Bullinger to the minors.
Tremie has -5 RCAA/.393 OPS, in 1 for 14, with 2 BB and -3 RCAA, in 9 games in 2004.
Bullinger has a 6.53 ERA/-12 RSAA in 49 career games, including a 6.16 ERA/-6 RSAA in 27 games in 2004.
8) Astros C Brad Ausmus was out of yesterday’s lineup, due to a mild concussion.
After -29 RCAA/.675 OPS and -32 RCAA/.594 OPS seasons, Ausmus is off to a .334 SLG, .310 OBA, .644 OPS, -24 RCAA start in his first 121 games. He has a .681 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and -191 RCAA in 1435 games.
9) Marlins P Billy Koch, who had left the team to attend to personal matters on September 1, isn’t expected to return.
After 3.27 ERA/15 RSAA and 5.77 ERA/-8 RSAA seasons, Koch has a 4.41 ERA/1 RSAA in 47 games (first 24 with the Whitesox). He has a 3.89 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.63, and 40 RSAA in 379 games.
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