On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 53 .583 --
Blue Jays 70 58 .547 4.5
Yankees 68 59 .535 6.0
Tigers 68 61 .527 7.0
Orioles 64 62 .508 9.5
Brewers 63 63 .500 10.5
Indians 64 64 .500 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 56 .559 --
Rangers 67 61 .523 4.5
Royals 58 69 .457 13.0
Athletics 58 70 .453 13.5
Mariners 56 72 .438 15.5
White Sox 55 71 .437 15.5
Twins 55 72 .433 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 85 42 .669 --
Phillies 65 62 .512 20.0
Cardinals 63 64 .496 22.0
Expos 61 63 .492 22.5
Cubs 54 73 .425 31.0
Pirates 51 75 .405 33.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 55 .567 --
Giants 65 62 .512 7.0
Reds 65 62 .512 7.0
Dodgers 61 66 .480 11.0
Braves 59 67 .468 12.5
Padres 59 69 .461 13.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 4
1 Tony Fernandez 4
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Cal Ripken 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Mickey Brantley 1
1 Mike Davis 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 4
2 Juan Beniquez 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
4 George Bell 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 2
1 Cal Ripken 2
1 Ruben Sierra 2
4 Brett Butler 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Morgan 0.89
2 Bert Blyleven 0.70
3 Chris Bosio 0.57
4 Jim Clancy 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Dave Leiper 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Morgan 8
2 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Jim Clancy 5
3 Curt Young 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .343
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Kirby Puckett .342
4 Don Mattingly .338
5 Tim Raines .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
1 Rob Deer 30
1 Dave Kingman 30
4 Steve Balboni 28
4 Mike Pagliarulo 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 96
2 George Bell 94
3 Dave Parker 93
4 Jesse Barfield 92
5 Mike Schmidt 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 87
2 Rickey Henderson 73
3 Eric Davis 64
4 Tim Raines 53
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.66
2 Mike Scott 2.28
3 Rick Rhoden 2.39
4 Mike Witt 2.52
5 Roger Clemens 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 19
2 Teddy Higuera 16
2 Fernando Valenzuela 16
2 Mike Witt 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 235
2 Roger Clemens 196
3 Fernando Valenzuela 191
4 Jack Morris 175
5 Mark Langston 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 31
1 Dave Righetti 31
3 Jeff Reardon 28
3 Todd Worrell 28
5 Dave Smith 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .489
2 Tony Gwynn .438
3 Tim Teufel .429
4 Tony Pena .415
5 Eddie Murray .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 7
2 Eric Davis 6
3 Rob Deer 5
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 17
1 Eric Davis 17
3 Kevin McReynolds 16
4 Buddy Bell 15
4 Dale Murphy 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Kal Daniels 5
1 Kirk Gibson 5
1 Dan Gladden 5
1 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.00
2 Mike Witt 0.35
3 Bruce Ruffin 0.82
4 Mike Krukow 0.96
5 Bill Gullickson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Bruce Ruffin 3
1 Kent Tekulve 3
1 Mike Witt 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 27
2 Chris Bosio 22
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Mike Krukow 22
5 Bob Welch 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Donnie Moore 5
4 John Franco 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .451
2 Kirby Puckett .384
3 George Brett .376
4 Daryl Boston .367
4 Tony Gwynn .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 12
2 Dale Murphy 10
3 Buddy Bell 9
4 Steve Balboni 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 31
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Steve Garvey 26
4 Gary Gaetti 25
4 Lou Whitaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Bob Dernier 12
3 Gary Pettis 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.96
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.00
3 Doug Sisk 1.07
4 Mike Witt 1.09
5 Bert Blyleven 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Witt 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
3 John Candelaria 4
3 John Denny 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 48
2 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
4 Dwight Gooden 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
1 Dave Righetti 8
1 Dave Smith 8
1 Lee Smith 8
1 Todd Worrell 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Jim Rice .347
3 Tony Gwynn .344
4 Kirby Puckett .340
5 Tim Raines .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 38
1 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Jesse Barfield 37
3 Dave Parker 37
5 Glenn Davis 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 132
2 Don Mattingly 127
3 Gary Carter 125
4 Mike Schmidt 118
5 Bill Buckner 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 110
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 73
4 Eric Davis 70
5 Mariano Duncan 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.41
2 John Tudor 2.51
3 Roger Clemens 2.53
4 Teddy Higuera 2.69
5 Mike Scott 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 20
1 Bob Knepper 20
3 Bert Blyleven 19
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 270
2 Fernando Valenzuela 228
3 Jack Morris 214
4 Bert Blyleven 209
5 Mike Witt 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
1 Dave Righetti 37
4 Dave Smith 34
5 Todd Worrell 33