On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 56 32 .636 --
Yankees 51 39 .567 6.0
Indians 46 40 .535 9.0
Orioles 47 41 .534 9.0
Blue Jays 48 43 .527 9.5
Tigers 44 44 .500 12.0
Brewers 41 45 .477 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 48 40 .545 --
Rangers 47 42 .528 1.5
Royals 41 48 .461 7.5
White Sox 40 47 .460 7.5
Mariners 40 51 .440 9.5
Twins 37 52 .416 11.5
Athletics 34 56 .378 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 60 25 .706 --
Expos 47 39 .547 13.5
Phillies 42 44 .488 18.5
Cardinals 37 50 .425 24.0
Cubs 36 50 .419 24.5
Pirates 36 51 .414 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 40 .551 --
Astros 47 42 .528 2.0
Padres 46 43 .517 3.0
Reds 42 44 .488 5.5
Braves 42 47 .472 7.0
Dodgers 40 49 .449 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Backman 3
1 Steve Balboni 3
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Bobby Bonilla 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Mariano Duncan 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Backman 5
2 Jim Presley 4
3 Lenny Dykstra 3
3 Damaso Garcia 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Reynolds 2
2 Randy Bush 1
2 Ty Gainey 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Langston 1.38
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.20
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Walt Terrell 1.00
3 Floyd Youmans 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 11
2 Floyd Youmans 9
3 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Dennis Rasmussen 7
4 Walt Terrell 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Don Mattingly .343
3 Kirby Puckett .339
4 Tony Gwynn .339
5 Chris Brown .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 23
2 Jesse Barfield 21
2 Mike Pagliarulo 21
2 Lance Parrish 21
5 5 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 78
2 Wally Joyner 72
3 Jim Presley 68
4 Mike Schmidt 67
5 Gary Carter 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 58
2 Rickey Henderson 52
3 Eric Davis 42
4 Tim Raines 41
5 John Cangelosi 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 2.09
2 Bob Ojeda 2.13
3 Mike Scott 2.29
4 Rick Rhoden 2.45
5 Roger Clemens 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 15
2 Sid Fernandez 12
3 Mike Boddicker 11
3 Oil Can Boyd 11
3 5 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 167
2 Roger Clemens 146
3 Fernando Valenzuela 134
4 Jack Morris 128
5 Mike Witt 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 24
2 Jeff Reardon 21
3 Dave Righetti 20
4 Willie Hernandez 18
5 Dave Smith 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .576
2 Andre Thornton .452
3 Scott Fletcher .432
4 Cal Ripken .420
5 Wally Joyner .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Kutcher 5
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Gary Matthews 5
1 Mike Pagliarulo 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 14
1 Cal Ripken 14
3 Mike Schmidt 13
3 Danny Tartabull 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 11
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 John Moses 7
3 Gary Redus 7
3 Juan Samuel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ojeda 0.39
2 Sid Fernandez 0.57
3 Craig Lefferts 0.66
4 Jack Morris 0.69
5 Kirk McCaskill 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Ken Dixon 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Dennis Rasmussen 3
1 Floyd Youmans 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Floyd Youmans 25
3 Jack Morris 24
4 Ron Darling 22
4 Ken Dixon 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 4
2 Tom Henke 3
2 Jeff Reardon 3
2 Dave Righetti 3
5 15 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Ward .411
2 Don Mattingly .400
3 Scott Fletcher .398
4 Damaso Garcia .396
5 Wally Joyner .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Eric Davis 8
2 Glenn Davis 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 28
2 Mel Hall 25
2 Jim Presley 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25
2 Danny Tartabull 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 24
2 Vince Coleman 21
3 Bill Doran 13
3 John Moses 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Craig Lefferts 0.67
2 Ron Darling 1.32
3 Mike Scott 1.33
4 Sid Fernandez 1.51
5 Bob Ojeda 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Fernandez 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Dennis Rasmussen 5
1 Ken Schrom 5
1 Floyd Youmans 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 51
2 Jack Morris 48
3 Mike Scott 45
4 Nolan Ryan 43
5 Mike Witt 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 8
2 Don Aase 6
2 Keith Atherton 6
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .380
2 Don Mattingly .341
3 Tim Raines .340
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Jim Rice .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Don Mattingly 41
3 Steve Balboni 39
4 Glenn Davis 38
4 Darrell Evans 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 141
2 Gary Carter 126
3 Dave Parker 122
3 Mike Schmidt 122
5 Eddie Murray 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Rickey Henderson 91
3 Tim Raines 83
4 Mariano Duncan 56
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.10
2 John Tudor 2.15
3 Roger Clemens 2.42
4 Orel Hershiser 2.67
5 Eric Show 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 21
1 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 Teddy Higuera 19
3 Mike Scott 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 228
2 Fernando Valenzuela 221
3 Dwight Gooden 216
4 Sid Fernandez 209
5 2 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 40
2 Don Aase 35
3 Dave Righetti 33
4 Willie Hernandez 30
4 Dave Smith 30