On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 54 .585 --
Blue Jays 73 58 .557 3.5
Yankees 70 61 .534 6.5
Tigers 68 64 .515 9.0
Orioles 65 65 .500 11.0
Indians 65 66 .496 11.5
Brewers 64 65 .496 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 56 .569 --
Rangers 69 62 .527 5.5
Athletics 61 71 .462 14.0
Royals 60 70 .462 14.0
Mariners 58 74 .439 17.0
White Sox 56 73 .434 17.5
Twins 55 75 .423 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 87 43 .669 --
Phillies 68 62 .523 19.0
Cardinals 65 65 .500 22.0
Expos 62 65 .488 23.5
Cubs 55 75 .423 32.0
Pirates 53 76 .411 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 57 .562 --
Reds 66 64 .508 7.0
Giants 65 65 .500 8.0
Dodgers 62 68 .477 11.0
Braves 61 68 .473 11.5
Padres 61 70 .466 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Horner 4
1 Lonnie Smith 4
3 Dave Anderson 3
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Kal Daniels 1
1 Mike Diaz 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
2 Shawon Dunston 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Daryl Boston 2
2 Dave Anderson 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Richard Dotson 1.43
2 David Palmer 1.29
3 Vida Blue 1.00
4 Mike Moore 0.91
5 Fernando Valenzuela 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Luis Aquino 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 10
1 Richard Dotson 10
1 Mike Moore 10
4 David Palmer 9
5 Fernando Valenzuela 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .347
2 Kirby Puckett .342
3 Tony Gwynn .337
4 Don Mattingly .335
5 Tim Raines .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
1 Rob Deer 30
1 Dave Kingman 30
4 Mike Schmidt 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 99
2 George Bell 95
2 Dave Parker 95
2 Mike Schmidt 95
5 Jesse Barfield 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Eric Davis 65
4 Tim Raines 55
5 John Cangelosi 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.73
2 Mike Scott 2.24
3 Rick Rhoden 2.41
4 Mike Witt 2.52
5 Roger Clemens 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Teddy Higuera 17
2 Fernando Valenzuela 17
4 Mike Witt 16
5 5 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 241
2 Roger Clemens 207
3 Fernando Valenzuela 198
4 Mark Langston 180
5 Jack Morris 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 33
2 Don Aase 31
3 Todd Worrell 29
4 Jeff Reardon 28
5 Dave Smith 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .549
2 Sid Bream .400
2 Andy Van Slyke .400
4 Robin Yount .396
5 Tony Gwynn .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 7
2 Joe Carter 6
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Carney Lansford 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 17
1 Kevin McReynolds 17
3 Frank White 15
4 Bill Buckner 14
4 Carney Lansford 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Daryl Boston 5
1 Kal Daniels 5
1 Dan Gladden 5
1 Tim Raines 5
5 13 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.00
2 Bill Gullickson 0.73
2 Tim Stoddard 0.73
4 Bruce Ruffin 0.82
5 Mark Eichhorn 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Eichhorn 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Bob Ojeda 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 28
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Teddy Higuera 23
4 David Palmer 22
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 7
1 Roger McDowell 7
3 Dave Righetti 5
4 Gene Garber 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .463
2 Keith Hernandez .368
3 George Brett .364
4 Kirby Puckett .357
5 Tony Pena .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 11
2 Buddy Bell 10
2 Darrell Evans 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
5 Doug DeCinces 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 30
2 Rob Deer 29
3 Gary Gaetti 27
4 Steve Garvey 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Otis Nixon 11
4 Bob Dernier 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.21
2 Bill Gullickson 0.79
3 Mark Eichhorn 1.13
4 Bert Blyleven 1.45
5 Bruce Ruffin 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Mark Eichhorn 5
1 Bill Gullickson 5
1 Rick Rhoden 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 47
2 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Roger Clemens 45
3 Kevin Gross 45
5 Mike Scott 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 9
3 Gene Garber 8
3 Roger McDowell 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Jim Rice .346
3 Kirby Puckett .341
4 Tony Gwynn .339
5 Tim Raines .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Steve Balboni 37
2 Jesse Barfield 37
2 Darrell Evans 37
2 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 133
2 Don Mattingly 131
3 Gary Carter 124
4 Mike Schmidt 120
5 Joe Carter 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 110
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 74
4 Eric Davis 71
5 Mariano Duncan 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.41
2 John Tudor 2.51
3 Roger Clemens 2.57
4 Teddy Higuera 2.63
5 Mike Scott 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 21
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Bob Knepper 20
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 273
2 Fernando Valenzuela 235
3 Jack Morris 212
4 Bert Blyleven 209
5 2 tied 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 39
2 Don Aase 37
3 Jeff Reardon 36
4 Dave Smith 34
4 Todd Worrell 34