On This Day

Friday, May 16, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 13 .618 --
Yankees 21 14 .600 0.5
Indians 18 15 .545 2.5
Orioles 18 15 .545 2.5
Brewers 18 15 .545 2.5
Tigers 15 18 .455 5.5
Blue Jays 15 20 .429 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 16 .556 --
Rangers 18 15 .545 0.5
Athletics 19 17 .528 1.0
Royals 16 17 .485 2.5
White Sox 13 20 .394 5.5
Mariners 14 22 .389 6.0
Twins 13 22 .371 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 22 8 .733 --
Expos 20 12 .625 3.0
Phillies 14 17 .452 8.5
Pirates 13 17 .433 9.0
Cardinals 13 18 .419 9.5
Cubs 13 20 .394 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 13 .606 --
Giants 20 15 .571 1.0
Padres 17 17 .500 3.5
Dodgers 17 19 .472 4.5
Braves 16 18 .471 4.5
Reds 10 21 .323 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Phillips 5
2 Harold Baines 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Glenn Davis 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jody Davis 2
1 Wally Joyner 2
3 Hubie Brooks 1
3 Steve Buechele 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Tony Phillips 4
1 Jim Presley 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.75
2 Orel Hershiser 1.25
3 John Denny 1.00
4 Dwight Gooden 0.88
5 Steve Carlton 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 John Denny 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 14
2 Orel Hershiser 10
3 John Denny 7
3 Dwight Gooden 7
5 Nate Snell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .372
2 Robin Yount .371
3 Johnny Ray .366
4 Wade Boggs .357
5 Tony Gwynn .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 15
2 Kirby Puckett 13
3 Jose Canseco 11
4 Jesse Barfield 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 37
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Don Mattingly 28
3 Larry Parrish 28
5 2 tied 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 0.96
2 Dwight Gooden 1.25
3 Jay Tibbs 1.61
4 Bob Ojeda 1.70
5 Dennis Leonard 1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 71
2 Roger Clemens 69
3 Mike Scott 59
4 Jose Rijo 57
5 3 tied 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 10
1 Dave Smith 10
3 Don Aase 9
4 Bob James 7
4 Jeff Reardon 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chet Lemon .485
2 Alvin Davis .467
3 Von Hayes .429
4 Pete Incaviglia .419
5 Scott Fletcher .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 9
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Jesse Barfield 5
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 Lance Parrish 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 21
2 Alvin Davis 17
3 Dave Kingman 16
4 Lance Parrish 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 John Cangelosi 9
3 Tim Raines 8
4 Mitch Webster 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Corbett 0.71
2 Tim Burke 0.75
3 Ed Correa 1.13
4 Dwight Gooden 1.23
5 Neil Allen 1.27

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
1 Bruce Hurst 30
3 David Palmer 26
4 Mike Scott 25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .393
2 Jim Gantner .375
2 Tony Gwynn .375
4 Chet Lemon .360
5 Wade Boggs .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 14
2 Kirby Puckett 12
3 Jose Canseco 9
4 Jesse Barfield 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 31
2 Hubie Brooks 26
3 Harold Baines 24
3 Jose Canseco 24
3 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 John Cangelosi 13
3 Tim Raines 12
4 Mariano Duncan 10
5 Bill Doran 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.84
2 Mike LaCoss 0.93
3 Dwight Gooden 0.94
4 Jay Tibbs 1.43
5 Sid Fernandez 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Moose Haas 5
1 Bob Knepper 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 67
2 Bruce Hurst 57
3 Mike Scott 52
4 Teddy Higuera 49
5 Jose Rijo 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 8
1 Dave Smith 8
3 Bob James 7
3 Dave Righetti 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .379
2 Willie McGee .337
3 Tim Raines .332
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Don Mattingly .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 44
2 Don Mattingly 36
2 Dave Parker 36
4 Steve Balboni 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 148
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Dave Parker 121
3 Dave Winfield 121
5 Harold Baines 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 98
2 Vince Coleman 97
3 Tim Raines 75
4 Ryne Sandberg 51
5 Juan Samuel 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.44
2 John Tudor 1.92
3 Orel Hershiser 2.02
4 Bob Welch 2.43
5 Rick Reuschel 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
1 John Tudor 23
4 Bret Saberhagen 20
4 Mike Scott 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 260
2 Bruce Hurst 235
3 Bert Blyleven 216
4 Sid Fernandez 210
5 Fernando Valenzuela 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 40
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
3 Bob James 33
3 Dave Smith 33
5 Dave Righetti 30