On This Day

Friday, April 18, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 6 3 .667 --
Tigers 6 4 .600 0.5
Red Sox 5 5 .500 1.5
Orioles 5 5 .500 1.5
Indians 4 5 .444 2.0
Brewers 4 5 .444 2.0
Blue Jays 4 6 .400 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 6 3 .667 --
Royals 6 4 .600 0.5
Angels 6 5 .545 1.0
Athletics 5 5 .500 1.5
Mariners 5 5 .500 1.5
Twins 5 6 .455 2.0
White Sox 2 8 .200 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 6 1 .857 --
Pirates 4 2 .667 1.5
Mets 3 3 .500 2.5
Phillies 3 4 .429 3.0
Expos 3 5 .375 3.5
Cubs 2 6 .250 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 6 3 .667 --
Giants 6 4 .600 0.5
Padres 7 5 .583 0.5
Reds 4 4 .500 1.5
Braves 3 5 .375 2.5
Dodgers 3 8 .273 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Morrison 4
2 Mike Heath 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Chet Lemon 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 5
2 Lance Parrish 4
3 Mike Heath 3
3 Bob Horner 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Doran 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
4 Marty Barrett 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.83
2 Mike Scott 1.29
3 Mike Moore 0.86
4 Scott Garrelts 0.83
5 Ron Darling 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 11
2 Steve Carlton 10
3 Mike Scott 9
4 Joe Hesketh 7
4 Rick Sutcliffe 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .455
2 Dave Parker .424
3 Robin Yount .417
4 Pete O'Brien .406
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Danny Tartabull 4
5 17 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 14
2 Jeffrey Leonard 12
3 George Bell 11
3 Brian Downing 11
5 Reggie Jackson 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Cangelosi 7
2 Bill Doran 6
3 Mariano Duncan 5
3 Kirk Gibson 5
3 Tom Herr 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Dixon 0.00
1 Gene Walter 0.00
1 Charlie Kerfeld 0.00
4 Dave Dravecky 0.36
5 Dennis Leonard 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 3
2 Roger Clemens 2
2 Chris Codiroli 2
2 Scott Garrelts 2
2 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 25
2 Jack Morris 22
3 Nolan Ryan 18
4 Frank Viola 17
4 Bob Welch 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 4
2 Willie Hernandez 3
2 Jay Howell 3
2 Dave Righetti 3
2 Todd Worrell 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Willie McGee .345
3 George Brett .333
4 Pedro Guerrero .328
5 Don Mattingly .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 43
2 Steve Balboni 38
2 Carlton Fisk 38
2 Dave Parker 38
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 147
2 Dave Parker 132
3 Eddie Murray 120
4 Dave Winfield 116
5 George Brett 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 114
2 Rickey Henderson 84
3 Tim Raines 69
4 Willie McGee 58
5 Gary Pettis 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.55
2 Orel Hershiser 1.82
3 John Tudor 1.95
4 Bob Welch 2.18
5 Rick Reuschel 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
1 John Tudor 24
3 Ron Guidry 23
4 Bret Saberhagen 21
5 Joaquin Andujar 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 264
2 Nolan Ryan 214
3 Bert Blyleven 212
3 Fernando Valenzuela 212
5 Bruce Hurst 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 38
3 Willie Hernandez 32
4 Bob James 31
4 3 others tied 31