On This Day

Wednesday, July 9, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 54 29 .651 --
Yankees 47 38 .553 8.0
Indians 44 37 .543 9.0
Orioles 44 39 .530 10.0
Blue Jays 45 41 .523 10.5
Tigers 41 42 .494 13.0
Brewers 40 42 .488 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 46 37 .554 --
Rangers 45 39 .536 1.5
White Sox 38 44 .463 7.5
Royals 38 46 .452 8.5
Twins 36 48 .429 10.5
Mariners 36 50 .419 11.5
Athletics 32 54 .372 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 55 25 .688 --
Expos 45 36 .556 10.5
Phillies 40 41 .494 15.5
Pirates 35 47 .427 21.0
Cubs 34 47 .420 21.5
Cardinals 34 48 .415 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 39 .536 --
Astros 45 39 .536 0.0
Padres 43 41 .512 2.0
Braves 42 42 .500 3.0
Reds 38 43 .469 5.5
Dodgers 38 46 .452 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julio Franco 5
1 Wade Rowdon 5
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Sid Bream 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 2
2 Sal Butera 1
2 Darnell Coles 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Butera 3
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Mel Hall 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sid Bream 2
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Juan Samuel 2
1 Tony Walker 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Youmans 1.83
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.50
3 Tom Browning 1.40
4 Don Sutton 1.17
5 Rich Bordi 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Youmans 11
2 Fernando Valenzuela 9
3 Tom Browning 7
3 Don Sutton 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Ray Fontenot 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .373
2 Kirby Puckett .342
3 Robin Yount .339
4 Jim Rice .338
5 Chris Brown .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 21
1 Jose Canseco 21
1 Lance Parrish 21
4 Kent Hrbek 20
4 Wally Joyner 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 73
2 Wally Joyner 67
3 Jim Presley 64
4 Jesse Barfield 63
5 George Bell 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 55
2 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Eric Davis 40
4 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 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 158
2 Roger Clemens 138
3 Fernando Valenzuela 134
4 Mike Witt 117
5 Jack Morris 116

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .458
2 Lenny Dykstra .452
3 Damaso Garcia .439
4 Julio Franco .420
5 Jim Rice .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Kirk Gibson 6
1 Fred Lynn 6
1 Lance Parrish 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 18
2 Jesse Barfield 15
3 Darrell Evans 14
3 Kirk Gibson 14
3 7 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
1 Eric Davis 14
3 Barry Bonds 8
3 Tim Raines 8
5 Alan Trammell 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ricky Horton 0.00
2 Bob Ojeda 0.53
3 Ed Lynch 0.69
4 Mike Scott 0.72
5 Bob James 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 John Franco 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Mike Scott 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 31
2 Mark Langston 30
3 Kirk McCaskill 26
4 Roger Clemens 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
1 Willie Hernandez 5
3 Keith Atherton 4
3 Bob James 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hassey .408
2 Damaso Garcia .408
3 Gary Ward .390
4 Wally Backman .375
5 Jim Rice .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 8
1 Glenn Davis 8
1 Kirk Gibson 8
1 Kent Hrbek 8
1 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 31
2 Mel Hall 28
3 Jesse Barfield 25
3 Joe Carter 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 25
2 Vince Coleman 20
3 Bill Doran 14
4 Tim Raines 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.11
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.32
3 Sid Fernandez 1.77
4 Rick Rhoden 1.77
5 Ron Darling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Fernandez 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 Kirk McCaskill 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 51
2 Bobby Witt 46
3 Jack Morris 44
4 Kirk McCaskill 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 9
2 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Dave Righetti 7
4 Don Aase 6
4 6 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .386
2 Tim Raines .341
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Tony Gwynn .330
5 Jim Rice .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 41
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Steve Balboni 39
3 Darrell Evans 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 146
2 Eddie Murray 123
3 Dave Parker 121
3 Dave Winfield 121
5 Harold Baines 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 109
2 Rickey Henderson 92
3 Tim Raines 82
4 Mariano Duncan 55
5 Juan Samuel 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.01
2 Dwight Gooden 2.03
3 Orel Hershiser 2.49
4 Mike Scott 2.78
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 232
2 Fernando Valenzuela 229
3 Mike Scott 227
4 Bert Blyleven 207
4 Sid Fernandez 207

Saves

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