On This Day

Saturday, May 3, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 8 .652 --
Indians 13 8 .619 1.0
Red Sox 13 9 .591 1.5
Tigers 11 10 .524 3.0
Brewers 11 10 .524 3.0
Orioles 11 11 .500 3.5
Blue Jays 9 14 .391 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 14 10 .583 --
Athletics 13 11 .542 1.0
Royals 10 11 .476 2.5
Rangers 10 11 .476 2.5
Twins 10 14 .417 4.0
Mariners 9 15 .375 5.0
White Sox 7 14 .333 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 15 4 .789 --
Pirates 10 10 .500 5.5
Expos 10 10 .500 5.5
Phillies 8 11 .421 7.0
Cubs 9 13 .409 7.5
Cardinals 8 13 .381 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 7 .682 --
Giants 13 11 .542 3.0
Padres 13 11 .542 3.0
Dodgers 13 13 .500 4.0
Braves 10 12 .455 5.0
Reds 5 14 .263 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alvin Davis 4
1 Andres Thomas 4
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 Scott Fletcher 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
1 Gary Gaetti 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Bruce Bochy 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Glenn Hubbard 4
3 Bill Almon 3
3 Glenn Davis 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Willie Randolph 2
4 Tony Bernazard 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.33
2 Jim Acker 0.83
3 Scott Garrelts 0.75
4 Joel Davis 0.69
5 Scott Sanderson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joel Davis 9
2 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Scott Garrelts 6
3 Mark Gubicza 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jay Baller 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete O'Brien .405
2 Johnny Ray .393
3 Kirby Puckett .390
4 Robin Yount .388
5 Reggie Jackson .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 11
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Wally Joyner 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 23
2 Brian Downing 22
2 Mike Marshall 22
2 Don Mattingly 22
2 Kirby Puckett 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 John Cangelosi 13
2 Mariano Duncan 13
4 Eric Davis 11
4 Bill Doran 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.81
2 Charlie Kerfeld 0.83
3 Dennis Leonard 0.90
4 Jay Tibbs 1.25
5 Dwight Gooden 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moose Haas 5
1 Bob Knepper 5
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 Dwight Gooden 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 47
2 Bruce Hurst 41
3 Fernando Valenzuela 40
4 Roger Clemens 39
5 Zane Smith 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 8
2 Ernie Camacho 6
2 Donnie Moore 6
4 Don Aase 5
4 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gantner .441
2 Kirby Puckett .433
3 Andre Dawson .432
4 Pete O'Brien .405
5 Tim Flannery .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 9
2 Harold Baines 5
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Ron Kittle 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 18
2 Hubie Brooks 17
2 Mike Marshall 17
4 Jose Canseco 15
4 Mike Schmidt 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Mariano Duncan 8
3 Eric Davis 7
4 John Cangelosi 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 Mike Scott 0.84

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 Fernando Valenzuela 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Willie McGee .338
3 Pedro Guerrero .328
4 George Brett .326
5 Tim Raines .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 45
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 154
2 Dave Parker 130
3 Eddie Murray 125
4 Dave Winfield 122
5 Harold Baines 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 106
2 Rickey Henderson 94
3 Tim Raines 70
4 Willie McGee 55
5 Ryne Sandberg 53

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 Nolan Ryan 216
4 Fernando Valenzuela 213
5 Bruce Hurst 212

Saves

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