On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 12 .636 --
Yankees 21 13 .618 0.5
Indians 18 14 .563 2.5
Orioles 18 14 .563 2.5
Brewers 17 15 .531 3.5
Tigers 15 17 .469 5.5
Blue Jays 14 20 .412 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 19 16 .543 --
Rangers 17 15 .531 0.5
Athletics 18 17 .514 1.0
Royals 16 16 .500 1.5
Twins 13 21 .382 5.5
White Sox 12 20 .375 5.5
Mariners 13 22 .371 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 22 7 .759 --
Expos 19 12 .613 4.0
Pirates 13 16 .448 9.0
Cardinals 13 17 .433 9.5
Phillies 13 17 .433 9.5
Cubs 13 19 .406 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 19 13 .594 --
Giants 20 14 .588 0.0
Padres 17 16 .515 2.5
Dodgers 16 19 .457 4.5
Braves 15 18 .455 4.5
Reds 9 21 .300 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Doran 3
1 Carlton Fisk 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 Ron Roenicke 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Danny Heep 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Slaught 5
2 Ron Oester 4
2 Frank White 4
4 Ken Oberkfell 3
4 Greg Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 Juan Samuel 2
1 Herm Winningham 2
4 Brett Butler 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jay Tibbs 0.80
2 Nolan Ryan 0.78
3 David Palmer 0.67
4 Charles Hudson 0.60
5 Dennis Leonard 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Mike Boddicker 6
3 Dennis Leonard 5
3 Frank Viola 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .382
2 Wade Boggs .365
2 Robin Yount .365
4 Johnny Ray .361
5 Tony Gwynn .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 13
1 Kirby Puckett 13
3 Jose Canseco 11
4 Jesse Barfield 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 35
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Don Mattingly 28
3 Larry Parrish 28
5 Alvin Davis 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 John Cangelosi 19
3 Mariano Duncan 15
4 Bill Doran 13
4 Tim Raines 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.77
2 Dwight Gooden 1.42
3 Jay Tibbs 1.61
4 Bob Ojeda 1.70
5 Dennis Leonard 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Knepper 7
2 Roger Clemens 6
2 Moose Haas 6
4 Dwight Gooden 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 69
2 Mike Scott 59
3 Bruce Hurst 57
4 Teddy Higuera 55
4 3 others tied 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 10
2 Don Aase 9
2 Dave Smith 9
4 Ernie Camacho 6
4 7 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alvin Davis .468
2 Wade Boggs .444
3 Von Hayes .422
4 Scott Fletcher .415
5 Tony Gwynn .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 7
2 Jesse Barfield 6
2 Jose Canseco 6
2 Dave Kingman 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 19
2 Alvin Davis 18
3 Dave Kingman 15
4 Lance Parrish 14
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 John Cangelosi 9
3 Tim Raines 8
4 Lloyd Moseby 6
4 Mitch Webster 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Corbett 0.71
2 Tim Burke 0.75
3 Bruce Hurst 0.95
4 Mark Eichhorn 1.10
5 Ed Correa 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 Juan Nieves 3
1 Jeff Reardon 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Zane Smith 29
3 David Palmer 26
4 Mike Scott 25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
3 Doug Corbett 4
3 Greg Harris 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .393
2 Wade Boggs .368
3 Jim Gantner .368
4 Tony Gwynn .367
5 Lloyd Moseby .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 12
1 Kirby Puckett 12
3 Jose Canseco 9
4 Jesse Barfield 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 29
2 Hubie Brooks 25
3 Jose Canseco 24
3 Alvin Davis 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 John Cangelosi 13
2 Tim Raines 13
4 Eric Davis 10
4 Mariano Duncan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Burke 0.36
2 Mark Eichhorn 0.61
3 Mike LaCoss 0.91
4 Dwight Gooden 1.13
5 Sid Fernandez 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Knepper 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Moose Haas 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 67
2 Mike Scott 52
3 Zane Smith 51
4 Teddy Higuera 49
5 Jose Rijo 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 8
2 Dave Righetti 7
2 Dave Smith 7
4 Bob James 6
4 Donnie Moore 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .379
2 Willie McGee .338
3 Tony Gwynn .330
4 Tim Raines .328
5 Don Mattingly .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 45
2 Don Mattingly 36
2 Dave Parker 36
4 Steve Balboni 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 149
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Dave Parker 122
4 Dave Winfield 120
5 Harold Baines 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 99
2 Rickey Henderson 98
3 Tim Raines 75
4 Ryne Sandberg 51
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.55
2 John Tudor 1.92
3 Orel Hershiser 2.06
4 Bob Welch 2.43
5 Rick Reuschel 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 254
2 Bruce Hurst 221
3 Bert Blyleven 216
4 Sid Fernandez 210
5 Fernando Valenzuela 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
3 Bob James 33
4 Dave Smith 32
5 Dave Righetti 30