On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 13 .675 --
Yankees 26 15 .634 1.5
Orioles 23 16 .590 3.5
Indians 22 18 .550 5.0
Brewers 20 19 .513 6.5
Tigers 18 20 .474 8.0
Blue Jays 18 24 .429 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 21 20 .512 --
Rangers 20 20 .500 0.5
Athletics 21 21 .500 0.5
White Sox 18 21 .462 2.0
Royals 18 22 .450 2.5
Twins 15 26 .366 6.0
Mariners 15 27 .357 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 25 11 .694 --
Expos 23 15 .605 3.0
Pirates 16 20 .444 9.0
Cardinals 15 22 .405 10.5
Phillies 15 22 .405 10.5
Cubs 15 24 .385 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 17 .564 --
Giants 23 18 .561 0.0
Padres 22 18 .550 0.5
Braves 21 19 .525 1.5
Dodgers 20 22 .476 3.5
Reds 14 23 .378 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mookie Wilson 5
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Greg Walker 4
4 Mike Easler 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 2
1 Mike Pagliarulo 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 4
1 Ben Oglivie 4
3 Tony Gwynn 3
3 Lee Lacy 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Mariano Duncan 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Chris Brown 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oil Can Boyd 1.33
2 Ken Dixon 1.20
3 Ed Correa 0.90
4 Rick Sutcliffe 0.88
5 Floyd Youmans 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Joe Cowley 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Correa 9
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Jose Rijo 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .371
2 Kirby Puckett .366
3 Wade Boggs .365
4 Tony Gwynn .357
5 Johnny Ray .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 15
2 Jose Canseco 13
2 Kirby Puckett 13
4 Mike Marshall 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 40
2 Wally Joyner 39
3 Hubie Brooks 35
4 Mike Marshall 34
5 Don Mattingly 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 31
2 John Cangelosi 21
3 Vince Coleman 18
3 Mariano Duncan 18
5 Tim Raines 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.92
2 Bob Ojeda 1.64
3 Mike LaCoss 1.66
4 Orel Hershiser 1.94
5 Dwight Gooden 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Knepper 8
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Moose Haas 7
4 Joe Johnson 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 77
1 Mike Scott 77
3 Roger Clemens 73
4 Teddy Higuera 70
5 Jose Rijo 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 11
2 Dave Righetti 10
2 Dave Smith 10
4 Jeff Reardon 9
5 Rich Gossage 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chet Lemon .513
2 Von Hayes .442
3 Greg Walker .433
4 Harold Baines .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 6
2 Hubie Brooks 5
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Jody Davis 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 16
2 Jesse Barfield 15
2 Jim Presley 15
4 Hubie Brooks 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Tim Raines 8
4 Juan Samuel 7
5 Brett Butler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Nelson 0.00
2 Jose Guzman 1.13
3 Mike Mason 1.16
4 Orel Hershiser 1.17
5 Rick Reuschel 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Joe Hesketh 3
1 Joe Johnson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 34
2 Bruce Hurst 31
3 Roger Clemens 24
3 Teddy Higuera 24
5 Orel Hershiser 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
2 Don Aase 5
3 John Franco 4
4 Paul Assenmacher 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .404
2 Kirby Puckett .402
3 Wade Boggs .391
4 Robin Yount .385
5 Tim Raines .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 11
2 Hubie Brooks 10
3 Jesse Barfield 9
3 Jose Canseco 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 31
2 Wally Joyner 29
3 Mike Marshall 27
4 Jose Canseco 26
4 Mike Schmidt 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 14
3 John Cangelosi 13
3 Tim Raines 13
5 Mariano Duncan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.96
2 Mike LaCoss 1.05
3 Bob Ojeda 1.70
4 Gene Nelson 1.82
5 Orel Hershiser 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Knepper 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5
3 Oil Can Boyd 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 55
2 Roger Clemens 54
3 Teddy Higuera 53
4 Bruce Hurst 52
5 Fernando Valenzuela 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 8
2 Don Aase 7
2 Rich Gossage 7
4 Bob James 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .387
2 Tim Raines .333
3 Don Mattingly .331
4 Willie McGee .330
5 Tony Gwynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 43
2 Don Mattingly 37
3 Dave Parker 36
4 Mike Schmidt 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 148
2 Eddie Murray 132
3 Dave Winfield 124
4 Dave Parker 121
5 Harold Baines 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 101
2 Vince Coleman 100
3 Tim Raines 75
4 Juan Samuel 51
5 Ryne Sandberg 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.60
2 John Tudor 1.90
3 Orel Hershiser 2.00
4 Bob Welch 2.58
5 Rick Reuschel 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 24
2 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Ron Guidry 22
4 Orel Hershiser 20
4 Mike Scott 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 254
2 Bruce Hurst 236
3 Bert Blyleven 218
4 Sid Fernandez 215
5 Fernando Valenzuela 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 34
3 Bob James 32
4 Dave Smith 31
5 Dave Righetti 30