2006 MLB Wrap-Up - The "Fringe" Categories (Offense)
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by user The shark With the 2006 MLB regular season behind us, it is time for a little reflection on the year that was. With a twist.
Everyone knows that Philadelphia's Ryan Howard smashed 58 home runs. And that Minnesota's Joe Mauer became the only catcher ever to win an AL Batting Crown (.347). It has also been well-publicized that Jose Reyes led both leagues in stolen bases with 64.
But who struck out the most? Who got hit by the most pitches? And who led baseball in OPS? Those are the real questions. And it's those questions that I'm here to answer.
2006 MLB "Fringe Category" Leaders
BATTING
| Category | AL Leader | Team | # | NL Leader | Team | # |
| Doubles | Grady Sizemore | CLE | 53 | Freddy Sanchez | PIT | 53 |
| Triples | Carl Crawford | TAM | 16 | Jose Reyes | NYM | 17 |
| Total Bases | David Ortiz | BOS | 355 | Ryan Howard | PHI | 383 |
| Strikeouts | Curtis Granderson | DET | 174 | Adam Dunn | CIN | 194 |
| On-Base % | Travis Hafner | CLE | .439 | Albert Pujols | STL | .431 |
| Manny Ramirez | BOS | .439 | ||||
| Slg. Pct. | Travis Hafner | CLE | .659 | Albert Pujols | STL | .671 |
| Sac Flies | Kevin Youkilis | BOS | 11 | Carlos Delgado | NYM | 10 |
| Orlando Cabrera | LAA | 11 | ||||
| Justin Morneau | MIN | 11 | ||||
| Hit By Pitch | Reed Johnson | TOR | 21 | Rickie Weeks | MIL | 19 |
| GIDP | Miguel Tejada | BAL | 28 | Garrett Atkins | COL | 24 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | SDP | 24 | ||||
| Pitches Seen | Grady Sizemore | CLE | 3018 | Felipe Lopez | WAS | 2950 |
| OPS | Travis Hafner | CLE | 1.097 | Albert Pujols | STL | 1.102 |
Click HERE for the 2006 Pitching "Fringe Category" Leaders.
Date
Tue 10/03/06, 6:19 pm EST
