On This Day

Friday, May 2, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 8 .636 --
Indians 12 8 .600 1.0
Red Sox 12 9 .571 1.5
Tigers 10 10 .500 3.0
Brewers 10 10 .500 3.0
Orioles 10 11 .476 3.5
Blue Jays 9 13 .409 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 14 9 .609 --
Athletics 13 10 .565 1.0
Royals 10 10 .500 2.5
Rangers 10 10 .500 2.5
Twins 10 13 .435 4.0
White Sox 7 13 .350 5.5
Mariners 8 15 .348 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 14 4 .778 --
Pirates 9 10 .474 5.5
Expos 9 10 .474 5.5
Phillies 8 10 .444 6.0
Cardinals 8 12 .400 7.0
Cubs 8 13 .381 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 6 .714 --
Giants 13 10 .565 3.0
Padres 13 10 .565 3.0
Dodgers 12 13 .480 5.0
Braves 9 12 .429 6.0
Reds 5 13 .278 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shawon Dunston 4
1 Bob Horner 4
3 Joe Carter 3
3 Al Cowens 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 George Brett 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Fletcher 3
2 Randy Bush 2
2 Jose Canseco 2
2 Joe Carter 2
2 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Cangelosi 2
1 Mariano Duncan 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Correa 1.12
2 Mike Smithson 1.00
3 David Palmer 0.75
4 Jim Clancy 0.70
5 Jerry Reuss 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Ed Correa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Correa 9
1 David Palmer 9
3 Jim Clancy 7
3 Mike Smithson 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Baller 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .407
2 Johnny Ray .405
3 Robin Yount .397
4 Kirby Puckett .396
5 Pete O'Brien .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 10
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Andre Dawson 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 23
2 Brian Downing 22
3 Kirby Puckett 21
3 Johnny Ray 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Mariano Duncan 13
3 John Cangelosi 12
4 Eric Davis 10
4 Bill Doran 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.81
2 Dennis Leonard 0.90
3 Jay Tibbs 1.25
4 Dwight Gooden 1.26
5 2 tied 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moose Haas 5
1 Bob Knepper 5
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 Dwight Gooden 4
3 Charlie Leibrandt 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 47
2 Bruce Hurst 41
3 Roger Clemens 39
4 Zane Smith 38
5 Bob Welch 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 8
2 Ernie Camacho 6
2 Donnie Moore 6
4 Willie Hernandez 5
4 Dave Righetti 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Dawson .465
2 Kirby Puckett .459
3 Reggie Jackson .405
4 Jim Gantner .395
5 Pat Tabler .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 9
2 Harold Baines 5
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 18
2 Mike Marshall 16
2 Mike Schmidt 16
4 Hubie Brooks 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Mariano Duncan 8
3 Eric Davis 7
4 Bill Doran 6
4 Mike Felder 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 0.00
2 Mark Eichhorn 0.60
3 Dwight Gooden 0.69
4 Jay Tibbs 0.75
5 Bob Knepper 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 38
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Zane Smith 29
4 Teddy Higuera 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Donnie Moore 6
2 Dave Smith 5
3 Jay Baller 4
3 Ernie Camacho 4
3 Bob James 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Willie McGee .340
3 George Brett .328
4 Pedro Guerrero .328
5 Tim Raines .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 44
2 Dave Parker 38
3 Don Mattingly 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 Carlton Fisk 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 151
2 Dave Parker 130
3 Eddie Murray 125
4 Dave Winfield 120
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 106
2 Rickey Henderson 92
3 Tim Raines 70
4 Willie McGee 55
5 Ryne Sandberg 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.51
2 John Tudor 1.91
3 Orel Hershiser 2.08
4 Bob Welch 2.18
5 Rick Reuschel 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Ron Guidry 24
2 John Tudor 24
4 Joaquin Andujar 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 266
2 Bert Blyleven 218
3 Bruce Hurst 212
3 Nolan Ryan 212
5 Sid Fernandez 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bob James 34
4 Donnie Moore 33
5 2 tied 32