On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 44 .593 --
Yankees 61 51 .545 5.0
Orioles 59 51 .536 6.0
Tigers 59 52 .532 6.5
Indians 57 53 .518 8.0
Blue Jays 58 54 .518 8.0
Brewers 54 55 .495 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 60 50 .545 --
Rangers 59 52 .532 1.5
White Sox 49 59 .454 10.0
Twins 48 61 .440 11.5
Royals 48 62 .436 12.0
Athletics 48 64 .429 13.0
Mariners 48 64 .429 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 73 35 .676 --
Expos 55 51 .519 17.0
Phillies 53 55 .491 20.0
Cardinals 52 56 .481 21.0
Cubs 47 62 .431 26.5
Pirates 44 63 .411 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 62 48 .564 --
Giants 57 53 .518 5.0
Dodgers 54 56 .491 8.0
Reds 52 56 .481 9.0
Braves 51 58 .468 10.5
Padres 51 58 .468 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Mickey Hatcher 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
4 Jesse Barfield 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 2
1 Pete O'Brien 2
3 Mike Aldrete 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Denny Walling 4
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Gary Gaetti 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 2
1 Willie Upshaw 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 2.00
2 Frank Viola 1.20
3 Teddy Higuera 1.12
4 Jose DeLeon 0.86
5 Jim Deshaies 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 10
2 Teddy Higuera 9
3 Jose DeLeon 6
3 Doug Drabek 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Charlie Kerfeld 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Hubie Brooks .340
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Kirby Puckett .337
5 Tim Raines .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 28
1 Dave Kingman 28
3 George Bell 26
3 Jose Canseco 26
3 Mike Pagliarulo 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 94
2 Gary Carter 85
3 George Bell 82
4 Jesse Barfield 80
4 2 others tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 78
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Eric Davis 60
4 Tim Raines 47
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.16
2 Rick Rhoden 2.24
3 Roger Clemens 2.41
4 Bob Ojeda 2.44
5 Teddy Higuera 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 17
2 Teddy Higuera 15
2 Fernando Valenzuela 15
4 Mike Boddicker 14
4 Bob Knepper 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 217
2 Fernando Valenzuela 175
3 Roger Clemens 168
4 Jack Morris 159
5 Teddy Higuera 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 28
2 Jeff Reardon 26
3 Dave Righetti 25
4 Todd Worrell 23
5 Dave Smith 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Tolleson .413
2 Mookie Wilson .400
3 Phil Bradley .393
4 Toby Harrah .389
5 Tim Flannery .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
1 Rob Deer 7
1 Pete O'Brien 7
4 Dave Kingman 6
4 Glenn Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 22
2 Pete O'Brien 20
3 Gary Carter 15
3 Keith Hernandez 15
3 Cory Snyder 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Eric Davis 9
3 Mariano Duncan 9
5 Bob Dernier 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.00
2 Brian Fisher 0.59
3 Dale Mohorcic 0.66
4 Bill Gullickson 0.72
5 Mike Scott 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 30
2 Fernando Valenzuela 28
3 Bert Blyleven 26
4 John Candelaria 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
2 Donnie Moore 5
2 Dave Smith 5
4 Mark Clear 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Tolleson .391
2 Phil Bradley .388
3 Johnny Grubb .369
4 Lee Lacy .369
5 Jim Gantner .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 10
1 Rob Deer 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
4 Kirk Gibson 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 31
2 Pete O'Brien 29
3 Gary Carter 28
4 Kirk Gibson 27
4 Dave Parker 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Eric Davis 20
3 Rickey Henderson 18
4 Mariano Duncan 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Morris 1.16
2 Rick Aguilera 1.33
3 Don Carman 1.36
4 Bill Gullickson 1.65
5 Teddy Higuera 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 John Tudor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 59
2 Jack Morris 43
3 Bert Blyleven 42
4 Fernando Valenzuela 41
5 Nolan Ryan 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 10
2 Lee Smith 8
3 Gene Garber 7
3 Jeff Reardon 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Tim Raines .352
3 Jim Rice .343
4 Don Mattingly .335
5 Tony Gwynn .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Steve Balboni 37
2 Jesse Barfield 37
2 Gary Carter 37
2 Don Mattingly 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 134
2 Gary Carter 131
3 Dave Parker 125
4 Mike Schmidt 119
5 Harold Baines 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Rickey Henderson 97
3 Tim Raines 78
4 Eric Davis 66
5 Mariano Duncan 64

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.35
2 Roger Clemens 2.39
3 Dwight Gooden 2.48
4 Teddy Higuera 2.55
5 Eric Show 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 22
2 Tom Browning 20
2 Bob Knepper 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
2 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 263
2 Fernando Valenzuela 240
3 Jack Morris 219
4 Dwight Gooden 212
5 3 tied 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 39
2 Don Aase 37
3 Dave Righetti 34
4 Dave Smith 31
4 Lee Smith 31