On This Day

Tuesday, July 8, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 53 29 .646 --
Yankees 46 38 .548 8.0
Indians 43 37 .538 9.0
Orioles 44 38 .537 9.0
Blue Jays 44 41 .518 10.5
Brewers 40 41 .494 12.5
Tigers 40 42 .488 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 45 37 .549 --
Rangers 45 38 .542 0.5
White Sox 38 43 .469 6.5
Royals 37 46 .446 8.5
Twins 36 47 .434 9.5
Mariners 36 49 .424 10.5
Athletics 32 53 .376 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 55 24 .696 --
Expos 44 36 .550 11.5
Phillies 40 40 .500 15.5
Pirates 34 47 .420 22.0
Cardinals 34 47 .420 22.0
Cubs 33 47 .413 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 38 .542 --
Astros 45 38 .542 0.0
Padres 43 40 .518 2.0
Braves 41 42 .494 4.0
Reds 37 43 .463 6.5
Dodgers 37 46 .446 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 3
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Brian Downing 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 George Hendrick 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 3
2 Greg Gagne 1
2 Ken Landreaux 1
2 Davey Lopes 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 2.00
2 Tim Conroy 1.50
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Mark Eichhorn 8
3 Tim Conroy 6
3 Ron Darling 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Ricky Horton 1
1 Charlie Kerfeld 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Robin Yount .340
3 Kirby Puckett .340
4 Jim Rice .339
5 Chris Brown .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 21
1 Jose Canseco 21
3 Kent Hrbek 20
3 Wally Joyner 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 73
2 Wally Joyner 66
3 Jim Presley 64
4 Jesse Barfield 63
5 Mike Schmidt 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 55
2 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Eric Davis 38
3 Tim Raines 38
5 John Cangelosi 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 2.11
2 Mike Scott 2.22
3 Rick Rhoden 2.34
4 Bob Ojeda 2.43
5 Bob Forsch 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 14
2 Mike Boddicker 11
2 Oil Can Boyd 11
2 Sid Fernandez 11
2 Shane Rawley 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 158
2 Roger Clemens 138
3 Fernando Valenzuela 125
4 Mike Witt 117
5 Teddy Higuera 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 22
2 Jeff Reardon 19
3 Willie Hernandez 18
3 Dave Righetti 18
5 Dave Smith 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Damaso Garcia .488
2 Lenny Dykstra .452
3 Marty Barrett .448
4 Jim Rice .417
5 Cal Ripken .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Kirk Gibson 6
1 Fred Lynn 6
4 Larry Parrish 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 17
2 Jesse Barfield 16
3 Jim Presley 15
4 Darrell Evans 14
4 6 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Eric Davis 12
3 Barry Bonds 9
4 Tim Raines 8
5 John Moses 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ricky Horton 0.00
2 Bob Ojeda 0.53
3 Mike Scott 0.72
4 Bob James 0.75
5 Tom Browning 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 John Franco 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 30
2 Jack Morris 27
2 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Kirk McCaskill 26
5 Roger Clemens 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 5
2 Keith Atherton 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Tom Henke 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Damaso Garcia .431
2 Ron Hassey .403
3 Tim Raines .390
4 Jim Rice .386
5 Gary Ward .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 9
1 Jim Presley 9
3 Jesse Barfield 8
3 Kevin Bass 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 31
2 Jim Presley 28
3 Jesse Barfield 27
3 Mel Hall 27
5 Kent Hrbek 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 24
2 Vince Coleman 22
3 Tim Raines 15
4 Bill Doran 14
5 Barry Bonds 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lance McCullers 1.08
2 Mike Scott 1.26
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.32
4 Rick Rhoden 1.77
5 Ron Darling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Fernandez 6
2 Jimmy Key 5
2 Mark Langston 5
2 Kirk McCaskill 5
2 Ken Schrom 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 52
2 Mark Langston 51
3 Bobby Witt 46
4 Kirk McCaskill 43
4 Mike Witt 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 9
2 Jeff Reardon 7
3 Don Aase 6
3 Keith Atherton 6
3 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .384
2 Tim Raines .341
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Jim Rice .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 41
2 Steve Balboni 40
2 Mike Schmidt 40
4 Darrell Evans 39
5 Glenn Davis 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 146
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Harold Baines 121
3 Dave Parker 121
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 110
2 Rickey Henderson 92
3 Tim Raines 82
4 Mariano Duncan 55
5 Alan Wiggins 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.93
2 John Tudor 2.01
3 Orel Hershiser 2.49
4 Mike Scott 2.78
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Teddy Higuera 20
2 Mike Scott 20
4 Tom Browning 19
4 Fernando Valenzuela 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 229
2 Mike Scott 227
3 Fernando Valenzuela 222
4 Mike Witt 211
5 Bruce Hurst 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 38
2 Don Aase 34
3 Dave Righetti 33
4 Willie Hernandez 31
5 2 tied 29