On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 44 .585 --
Orioles 59 48 .551 3.5
Yankees 59 50 .541 4.5
Tigers 57 50 .533 5.5
Blue Jays 57 52 .523 6.5
Indians 55 51 .519 7.0
Brewers 52 54 .491 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 57 50 .533 --
Rangers 56 52 .519 1.5
White Sox 48 58 .453 8.5
Royals 48 59 .449 9.0
Mariners 48 61 .440 10.0
Twins 47 60 .439 10.0
Athletics 47 63 .427 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 34 .676 --
Expos 53 50 .515 17.0
Phillies 52 53 .495 19.0
Cardinals 50 55 .476 21.0
Cubs 46 60 .434 25.5
Pirates 43 61 .413 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 60 48 .556 --
Giants 56 52 .519 4.0
Dodgers 54 53 .505 5.5
Padres 51 56 .477 8.5
Braves 50 57 .467 9.5
Reds 49 56 .467 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Toby Harrah 5
1 Keith Hernandez 5
3 Gary Carter 4
3 Lenny Dykstra 4
3 Mookie Wilson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Len Matuszek 2
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Jim Dwyer 4
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Larry Sheets 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 3
2 Tom Herr 2
3 Eric Davis 1
3 Bob Dernier 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.40
2 Bruce Hurst 1.33
3 Ron Guidry 1.00
4 Dwight Gooden 0.90
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Anderson 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 9
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Ron Guidry 7
4 Vida Blue 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dale Mohorcic 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .345
2 Don Mattingly .345
3 Hubie Brooks .340
4 Kirby Puckett .335
5 Tim Raines .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 27
1 Dave Kingman 27
3 George Bell 26
4 Jose Canseco 25
4 Mike Pagliarulo 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 92
2 George Bell 82
3 Gary Carter 80
3 Mike Schmidt 80
5 Dave Parker 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Eric Davis 59
4 Tim Raines 46
5 Mariano Duncan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Rhoden 2.24
2 Mike Scott 2.26
3 Bob Ojeda 2.33
4 Roger Clemens 2.41
5 Bob Knepper 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 17
2 Fernando Valenzuela 15
3 Mike Boddicker 14
3 Teddy Higuera 14
3 Bob Knepper 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 208
2 Fernando Valenzuela 169
3 Roger Clemens 168
4 Jack Morris 154
5 Mike Witt 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 28
2 Jeff Reardon 25
3 Dave Righetti 24
4 Dave Smith 22
4 Todd Worrell 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Bradley .442
2 Wayne Tolleson .422
3 Kevin Bass .412
4 Lee Lacy .411
5 Len Matuszek .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 5
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Kirk Gibson 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete O'Brien 17
2 Rob Deer 16
3 Jim Dwyer 15
3 Jim Traber 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Eric Davis 12
2 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Mariano Duncan 9
5 Lenny Dykstra 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Mohorcic 0.00
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.00
3 Brian Fisher 0.66
4 Barry Jones 0.73
5 Rick Aguilera 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 34
2 Fernando Valenzuela 27
3 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Kirk McCaskill 23
5 Ron Guidry 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 5
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Donnie Moore 5
1 Dave Smith 5
1 Todd Worrell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Mumphrey .419
2 Phil Bradley .398
3 Wayne Tolleson .385
4 Scott Fletcher .380
5 Lee Lacy .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 10
1 Dave Kingman 10
3 Rob Deer 9
4 Kirk Gibson 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 28
2 Rob Deer 27
3 Kirk Gibson 26
4 Pete O'Brien 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 24
2 Vince Coleman 21
3 Rickey Henderson 18
4 Mariano Duncan 13
4 Juan Samuel 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Fisher 1.08
2 Jack Morris 1.11
3 Neil Allen 1.13
4 Don Carman 1.36
5 Rick Rhoden 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 57
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Bert Blyleven 47
4 Fernando Valenzuela 44
5 Mark Eichhorn 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 9
2 Gene Garber 7
2 Lee Smith 7
4 Don Aase 6
4 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Tim Raines .351
3 Don Mattingly .341
4 Jim Rice .340
5 Tony Gwynn .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Don Mattingly 39
3 Gary Carter 37
4 Steve Balboni 36
4 2 others tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 136
2 Gary Carter 129
3 Dave Parker 124
4 Mike Schmidt 122
5 Dave Winfield 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 112
2 Rickey Henderson 97
3 Tim Raines 77
4 Eric Davis 65
4 Mariano Duncan 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.22
2 Roger Clemens 2.39
3 Dwight Gooden 2.48
4 Teddy Higuera 2.64
5 Eric Show 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 21
2 Tom Browning 20
2 Bob Knepper 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 254
2 Fernando Valenzuela 234
3 Bert Blyleven 214
3 Jack Morris 214
5 Dwight Gooden 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 38
2 Don Aase 37
3 Dave Righetti 34
4 Dave Smith 31
5 Lee Smith 30