On This Day

Friday, May 9, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 9 .667 --
Indians 17 9 .654 0.5
Red Sox 18 10 .643 0.5
Brewers 15 12 .556 3.0
Tigers 13 13 .500 4.5
Orioles 12 14 .462 5.5
Blue Jays 12 17 .414 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 16 14 .533 --
Athletics 16 14 .533 0.0
Rangers 13 12 .520 0.5
Royals 12 14 .462 2.0
Twins 12 16 .429 3.0
Mariners 10 20 .333 6.0
White Sox 8 18 .308 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 19 4 .826 --
Expos 15 10 .600 5.0
Pirates 12 13 .480 8.0
Cardinals 11 15 .423 9.5
Phillies 10 14 .417 9.5
Cubs 11 17 .393 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 16 10 .615 --
Giants 18 12 .600 0.0
Padres 15 14 .517 2.5
Dodgers 14 17 .452 4.5
Braves 12 15 .444 4.5
Reds 6 18 .250 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Samuel 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 2
1 Alvin Davis 2
1 Darryl Motley 2
4 Mark Bailey 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 8
2 Cecil Cooper 5
3 Gary Gaetti 4
3 Harry Spilman 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Mike Brown 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Jim Gantner 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 1.50
2 Bob Ojeda 1.43
3 Roger Clemens 1.38
4 Bob Kipper 1.00
5 Ken Dixon 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 Bob Ojeda 10
3 Mike Scott 9
4 Bob Kipper 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .394
2 Wade Boggs .377
3 Robin Yount .364
4 Kirby Puckett .361
5 Pete O'Brien .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 11
2 Jose Canseco 9
2 Wally Joyner 9
4 Alvin Davis 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 28
2 Jose Canseco 27
3 Don Mattingly 26
4 Jim Rice 25
5 2 tied 24

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 0.89
3 Dwight Gooden 1.04
4 Bob Ojeda 1.49
5 Mike LaCoss 1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 60
2 Mike Scott 52
3 Jose Rijo 48
4 Teddy Higuera 46
4 2 others tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 9
2 Dave Righetti 7
3 Don Aase 6
3 Ernie Camacho 6
3 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .457
2 Steve Lombardozzi .452
3 Scott Fletcher .438
4 Tony Gwynn .436
5 Kirby Puckett .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 7
2 Kirby Puckett 6
3 Hubie Brooks 5
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 18
1 Wally Joyner 18
3 Alvin Davis 16
4 Jim Rice 15
4 Darryl Strawberry 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Cangelosi 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Mariano Duncan 7
4 Vince Coleman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.35
2 Dennis Leonard 0.60
3 Mike LaCoss 0.61
4 Joe Niekro 0.92
5 2 tied 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Mike Bielecki 3
2 Mark Eichhorn 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 41
2 Mike Scott 30
3 Teddy Higuera 29
4 Eric Show 24
5 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Baller 4
1 Donnie Moore 4
1 Jesse Orosco 4
1 Bob Stanley 4
5 7 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .378
2 Willie McGee .335
3 Pedro Guerrero .333
4 Tim Raines .330
5 Tony Gwynn .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 154
2 Dave Parker 126
3 Eddie Murray 125
4 Dave Winfield 123
5 Harold Baines 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 99
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 72
4 Willie McGee 52
5 Ryne Sandberg 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.43
2 John Tudor 1.95
3 Orel Hershiser 2.09
4 Bob Welch 2.33
5 Rick Reuschel 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Ron Guidry 23
2 John Tudor 23
4 Joaquin Andujar 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 264
2 Bert Blyleven 215
3 Bruce Hurst 212
4 Fernando Valenzuela 211
5 Sid Fernandez 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Bob James 33
3 Dave Smith 33
5 2 tied 31