On This Day

Sunday, May 4, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 8 .636 --
Yankees 15 9 .625 0.0
Red Sox 14 9 .609 0.5
Tigers 12 10 .545 2.0
Brewers 12 10 .545 2.0
Orioles 11 12 .478 3.5
Blue Jays 10 14 .417 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 14 11 .560 --
Athletics 13 12 .520 1.0
Royals 11 11 .500 1.5
Rangers 11 11 .500 1.5
Twins 10 15 .400 4.0
Mariners 9 16 .360 5.0
White Sox 7 15 .318 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 16 4 .800 --
Pirates 11 10 .524 5.5
Expos 11 10 .524 5.5
Phillies 9 11 .450 7.0
Cardinals 9 13 .409 8.0
Cubs 9 15 .375 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 8 .652 --
Giants 15 11 .577 1.5
Padres 13 12 .520 3.0
Dodgers 13 14 .481 4.0
Braves 10 13 .435 5.0
Reds 5 15 .250 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Backman 4
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 Terry Francona 3
2 Tony Gwynn 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Darnell Coles 1
2 Terry Harper 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Angel Salazar 5
2 Terry Puhl 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Brook Jacoby 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Cangelosi 2
2 Chris Brown 1
2 Mike Brown 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.00
2 Dennis Leonard 1.00
3 Rick Sutcliffe 0.90
4 Roger Mason 0.88
5 Bert Blyleven 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Mike Scott 9
2 Rick Sutcliffe 9
4 Dave Stieb 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete O'Brien .410
2 Johnny Ray .393
3 Robin Yount .381
4 Kirby Puckett .376
5 Reggie Jackson .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 11
2 Wally Joyner 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
3 Mike Marshall 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 25
2 Jose Canseco 23
3 Brian Downing 22
3 Mike Marshall 22
3 Kirby Puckett 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 John Cangelosi 15
3 Mariano Duncan 13
4 Eric Davis 11
4 Bill Doran 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Leonard 0.73
2 Mark Eichhorn 0.81
3 Tim Burke 1.14
4 Jay Tibbs 1.25
5 Dwight Gooden 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Moose Haas 5
1 Bob Knepper 5
4 Scott Bailes 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 49
2 Jose Rijo 47
3 Mike Scott 43
4 Bruce Hurst 41
5 Fernando Valenzuela 40

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Dawson .444
2 Wally Backman .432
3 Kirby Puckett .424
4 Tony Gwynn .422
5 Wade Boggs .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 9
2 Harold Baines 6
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 Wally Joyner 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 20
2 Hubie Brooks 17
2 Mike Marshall 17
4 Harold Baines 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Mariano Duncan 8
3 John Cangelosi 7
4 Lenny Dykstra 6
4 Mike Felder 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 0.42
2 Dwight Gooden 0.53
3 Mark Eichhorn 0.63
4 Tim Burke 0.73
5 Jay Tibbs 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 40
2 Mike Scott 27
2 Fernando Valenzuela 27
4 Dennis Eckersley 25
5 Zane Smith 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Baller 5
2 Bob James 4
2 Donnie Moore 4
2 Bob Stanley 4
5 7 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Willie McGee .337
3 Pedro Guerrero .328
4 Tony Gwynn .326
5 George Brett .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 45
2 Don Mattingly 37
3 Dave Parker 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 155
2 Dave Parker 129
3 Eddie Murray 125
4 Dave Winfield 121
5 Harold Baines 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Rickey Henderson 93
3 Tim Raines 70
4 Willie McGee 54
5 Ryne Sandberg 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.51
2 John Tudor 1.94
3 Orel Hershiser 2.13
4 Bob Welch 2.18
5 Rick Reuschel 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Ron Guidry 24
3 John Tudor 23
4 Joaquin Andujar 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 266
2 Bert Blyleven 215
3 Fernando Valenzuela 213
4 Bruce Hurst 212
5 2 tied 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bob James 34
4 Willie Hernandez 33
4 Donnie Moore 33