On This Day

Tuesday, May 6, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 8 .667 --
Yankees 17 9 .654 0.0
Red Sox 15 10 .600 1.5
Brewers 14 10 .583 2.0
Tigers 13 11 .542 3.0
Orioles 12 12 .500 4.0
Blue Jays 11 15 .423 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 15 12 .556 --
Athletics 14 13 .519 1.0
Rangers 12 12 .500 1.5
Royals 11 13 .458 2.5
Twins 10 16 .385 4.5
Mariners 9 18 .333 6.0
White Sox 7 17 .292 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 17 4 .810 --
Expos 13 10 .565 5.0
Pirates 11 11 .500 6.5
Phillies 9 13 .409 8.5
Cubs 10 15 .400 9.0
Cardinals 9 14 .391 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 9 .625 --
Giants 16 11 .593 0.5
Padres 14 12 .538 2.0
Dodgers 13 15 .464 4.0
Braves 11 14 .440 4.5
Reds 6 16 .273 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Mattingly 4
1 Tony Phillips 4
1 Robin Yount 4
4 Chris Brown 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Dave Kingman 2
1 Andre Thornton 2
4 Juan Bonilla 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Andre Thornton 5
3 Chris Brown 3
3 Rickey Henderson 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 John Cangelosi 2
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 Dave Concepcion 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.75
2 Moose Haas 1.25
3 Tom Candiotti 1.00
3 David Palmer 1.00
5 Dennis Rasmussen 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Palmer 8
2 Dwight Gooden 7
2 Andy McGaffigan 7
4 Tom Candiotti 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Greg Harris 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .387
1 Robin Yount .387
3 Pete O'Brien .376
4 Kirby Puckett .372
5 Tony Gwynn .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 11
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Wally Joyner 8
4 Andre Dawson 7
4 Mike Marshall 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 26
1 Don Mattingly 26
3 Mike Marshall 23
4 Brian Downing 22
4 Kirby Puckett 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 John Cangelosi 19
3 Mariano Duncan 13
4 Eric Davis 11
4 Bill Doran 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Leonard 0.73
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.00
3 Dwight Gooden 1.04
4 Dave Dravecky 1.49
5 Roger Clemens 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moose Haas 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Bob Knepper 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 49
2 Jose Rijo 48
3 Bruce Hurst 46
4 Zane Smith 45
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 8
2 Don Aase 6
2 Ernie Camacho 6
2 Willie Hernandez 6
2 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .457
2 Kirby Puckett .444
3 Jim Gantner .433
4 Andre Dawson .429
5 Wade Boggs .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 8
2 Jesse Barfield 6
3 Harold Baines 5
3 Wally Joyner 5
3 Darryl Strawberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 17
1 Mike Marshall 17
3 Don Mattingly 16
4 Mike Schmidt 15
5 Harold Baines 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 John Cangelosi 11
3 Mariano Duncan 7
4 Dave Concepcion 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.35
2 Mike LaCoss 0.42
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.69
4 Tim Burke 0.73
5 Dennis Leonard 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 40
2 Zane Smith 31
3 Mike Scott 27
3 Fernando Valenzuela 27
5 David Palmer 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Baller 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bob James 4
2 Donnie Moore 4
2 Bob Stanley 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .375
2 Willie McGee .335
3 Pedro Guerrero .327
4 George Brett .327
5 Tony Gwynn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 44
2 Dave Parker 37
3 Don Mattingly 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 Carlton Fisk 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 155
2 Eddie Murray 127
2 Dave Parker 127
4 Dave Winfield 124
5 Harold Baines 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Rickey Henderson 97
3 Tim Raines 70
4 Willie McGee 54
5 Ryne Sandberg 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.43
2 John Tudor 1.94
3 Orel Hershiser 2.13
4 Bob Welch 2.33
5 Dave Dravecky 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 264
2 Bert Blyleven 215
3 Bruce Hurst 212
4 Sid Fernandez 206
4 Nolan Ryan 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bob James 34
4 Willie Hernandez 32
4 Dave Smith 32