On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 32 15 .681 --
Yankees 30 18 .625 2.5
Orioles 28 18 .609 3.5
Brewers 24 22 .522 7.5
Tigers 23 22 .511 8.0
Indians 23 24 .489 9.0
Blue Jays 23 26 .469 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 24 23 .511 --
Royals 23 24 .489 1.0
Angels 23 25 .479 1.5
Athletics 23 26 .469 2.0
Twins 19 29 .396 5.5
White Sox 18 28 .391 5.5
Mariners 18 31 .367 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 31 12 .721 --
Expos 26 19 .578 6.0
Phillies 20 24 .455 11.5
Pirates 18 25 .419 13.0
Cubs 19 27 .413 13.5
Cardinals 17 27 .386 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 27 19 .587 --
Braves 25 22 .532 2.5
Giants 25 23 .521 3.0
Padres 24 23 .511 3.5
Dodgers 23 26 .469 5.5
Reds 18 26 .409 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 5
2 Harold Reynolds 4
3 Glenn Davis 3
3 Mike Heath 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Bill Bathe 1
1 Darnell Coles 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darnell Coles 4
1 Mike Heath 4
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
4 Lloyd Moseby 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chili Davis 3
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 999.00
2 Bruce Hurst 1.67
3 Ron Guidry 1.33
4 Kirk McCaskill 1.00
5 Dave Dravecky 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 8
2 Bob Kipper 7
2 Eric Plunk 7
4 Dave Dravecky 6
4 Rick Honeycutt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Matt Young 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .402
2 Robin Yount .371
3 Kirby Puckett .367
4 Johnny Ray .361
5 Tony Gwynn .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 16
2 Jose Canseco 15
2 Kirby Puckett 15
4 Mike Marshall 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 46
2 Wally Joyner 41
3 Hubie Brooks 40
4 Don Mattingly 39
5 Kirby Puckett 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 35
2 Vince Coleman 24
3 John Cangelosi 23
4 Mariano Duncan 21
5 Tim Raines 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.00
2 Dennis Leonard 1.89
3 Dwight Gooden 1.96
4 Dave Dravecky 2.05
5 Bob Knepper 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 8
1 Bob Knepper 8
3 Moose Haas 7
3 Fernando Valenzuela 7
5 9 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 98
2 Bruce Hurst 89
3 Roger Clemens 81
4 Fernando Valenzuela 76
5 2 tied 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 13
2 Jeff Reardon 12
2 Dave Righetti 12
2 Dave Smith 12
5 4 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .533
2 Eddie Murray .442
3 Mike Easler .436
4 Dale Sveum .392
5 Fred Lynn .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Rob Deer 5
1 George Foster 5
1 Kent Hrbek 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 20
2 Don Baylor 17
3 Chili Davis 16
4 Jose Canseco 15
4 Kevin McReynolds 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Harold Reynolds 7
4 Mariano Duncan 6
4 Tony Gwynn 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sutcliffe 0.50
2 Gene Nelson 0.59
3 Danny Darwin 1.08
4 Teddy Higuera 1.13
5 Rick Reuschel 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 3
2 Rich Bordi 2
2 Tom Browning 2
2 Jim Clancy 2
2 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 39
2 Bert Blyleven 23
2 Dave Dravecky 23
2 Kirk McCaskill 23
5 Ed Correa 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Don Aase 4
3 John Franco 3
3 Lee Smith 3
3 Bob Stanley 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .471
2 Don Mattingly .376
3 Jim Rice .368
4 Keith Hernandez .363
5 Tony Gwynn .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 10
1 Wally Joyner 10
3 Jesse Barfield 9
3 Gary Gaetti 9
3 Dave Kingman 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 27
2 Wally Joyner 25
3 Don Baylor 24
3 Hubie Brooks 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 John Cangelosi 13
3 Tim Raines 13
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Nelson 0.95
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.37
3 Steve Farr 1.38
4 Danny Darwin 1.40
5 Ron Darling 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 5
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Juan Nieves 5
4 Roger Clemens 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 64
2 Bruce Hurst 48
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
4 Roger Clemens 42
5 Zane Smith 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 10
2 Don Aase 9
3 Dave Righetti 7
4 John Franco 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .392
2 Tim Raines .333
3 Tony Gwynn .330
4 Don Mattingly .328
5 Willie McGee .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 41
2 Don Mattingly 37
2 Dave Parker 37
4 Steve Balboni 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 145
2 Eddie Murray 133
3 Dave Parker 124
3 Dave Winfield 124
5 Harold Baines 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Rickey Henderson 102
3 Tim Raines 77
4 Mariano Duncan 50
4 Juan Samuel 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.57
2 John Tudor 1.78
3 Orel Hershiser 2.21
4 Rick Reuschel 2.61
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 24
2 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Ron Guidry 21
4 Mike Scott 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 245
2 Dwight Gooden 241
3 Sid Fernandez 218
4 Bert Blyleven 217
5 Fernando Valenzuela 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 39
2 Dave Smith 32
3 Dave Righetti 31
4 Bob James 30
4 Dan Quisenberry 30