On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 13 .639 --
Yankees 23 14 .622 0.5
Orioles 20 15 .571 2.5
Brewers 19 16 .543 3.5
Indians 18 17 .514 4.5
Tigers 16 18 .471 6.0
Blue Jays 17 20 .459 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 17 .541 --
Rangers 18 17 .514 1.0
Athletics 19 19 .500 1.5
Royals 16 19 .457 3.0
White Sox 15 20 .429 4.0
Twins 14 23 .378 6.0
Mariners 14 24 .368 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 23 9 .719 --
Expos 21 13 .618 3.0
Pirates 14 18 .438 9.0
Phillies 14 19 .424 9.5
Cubs 14 21 .400 10.5
Cardinals 13 20 .394 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 21 14 .600 --
Giants 22 15 .595 0.0
Braves 18 18 .500 3.5
Padres 18 18 .500 3.5
Dodgers 18 20 .474 4.5
Reds 11 22 .333 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Alfredo Griffin 3
3 Bob Meacham 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
1 Bob Horner 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Hubie Brooks 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 7
2 Hubie Brooks 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Damaso Garcia 4
2 Bob Horner 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Reynolds 2
1 Bip Roberts 2
1 Juan Samuel 2
4 Marty Barrett 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.75
2 Dennis Rasmussen 0.88
3 Floyd Bannister 0.67
3 Al Nipper 0.67
5 Jim Clancy 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 7
1 Dennis Rasmussen 7
1 Tim Stoddard 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Jeff Robinson 1
1 Ron Robinson 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .371
2 Johnny Ray .369
3 Kirby Puckett .365
4 Wade Boggs .364
5 Hubie Brooks .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 15
2 Kirby Puckett 13
3 Jose Canseco 11
4 Hubie Brooks 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 37
2 Jose Canseco 34
3 Hubie Brooks 32
4 Larry Parrish 31
5 Don Mattingly 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 John Cangelosi 19
3 Mariano Duncan 15
4 Tim Raines 14
5 Bill Doran 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 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 71
2 Roger Clemens 69
3 Mike Scott 68
4 Teddy Higuera 63
5 Jose Rijo 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 10
1 Dave Smith 10
3 Don Aase 9
4 Rich Gossage 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chet Lemon .459
2 Don Mattingly .459
3 Von Hayes .449
4 Alan Wiggins .439
5 Wade Boggs .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 8
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Hubie Brooks 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 20
2 Jesse Barfield 16
2 Alvin Davis 16
4 Dave Kingman 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Mitch Webster 7
4 John Cangelosi 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Morris 1.13
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.17
3 Dwight Gooden 1.23
4 Neil Allen 1.27
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 Floyd Youmans 3
4 Bert Blyleven 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 34
2 Roger Clemens 30
2 Bruce Hurst 30
4 Teddy Higuera 29
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
3 Don Aase 4
3 Doug Corbett 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .389
2 Kirby Puckett .388
3 Tony Gwynn .379
4 Chet Lemon .357
5 Don Mattingly .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 13
2 Kirby Puckett 12
3 Jesse Barfield 9
3 Hubie Brooks 9
3 Jose Canseco 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 30
1 Wally Joyner 30
3 Bob Horner 28
4 Jose Canseco 26
4 Don Mattingly 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Tim Raines 13
3 John Cangelosi 12
4 Mariano Duncan 10
4 Alan Wiggins 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.89
2 Mike LaCoss 0.93
3 Dwight Gooden 0.94
4 Jay Tibbs 1.43
5 Bob Ojeda 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moose Haas 5
1 Bob Knepper 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Oil Can Boyd 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 61
2 Roger Clemens 60
3 Teddy Higuera 57
3 Bruce Hurst 57
5 Jose Rijo 49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .379
2 Willie McGee .334
3 Don Mattingly .332
4 Tim Raines .331
5 Tony Gwynn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 43
2 Don Mattingly 36
3 Dave Parker 35
4 Steve Balboni 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 147
2 Eddie Murray 132
3 Dave Winfield 125
4 Dave Parker 120
5 Harold Baines 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Vince Coleman 97
3 Tim Raines 75
4 Juan Samuel 52
4 Ryne Sandberg 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.44
2 John Tudor 2.00
3 Orel Hershiser 2.02
4 Bob Welch 2.45
5 Rick Reuschel 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
1 John Tudor 23
4 Mike Scott 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 260
2 Bruce Hurst 235
3 Bert Blyleven 215
4 Sid Fernandez 210
5 Fernando Valenzuela 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 40
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
3 Bob James 32
3 Dave Smith 32
5 Dave Righetti 30