On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 68 47 .591 --
Yankees 65 52 .556 4.0
Orioles 62 54 .534 6.5
Tigers 62 55 .530 7.0
Blue Jays 61 56 .521 8.0
Indians 59 57 .509 9.5
Brewers 57 58 .496 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 63 52 .548 --
Rangers 61 55 .526 2.5
White Sox 51 63 .447 11.5
Athletics 52 66 .441 12.5
Twins 51 65 .440 12.5
Royals 51 65 .440 12.5
Mariners 50 68 .424 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 76 39 .661 --
Expos 59 54 .522 16.0
Cardinals 57 58 .496 19.0
Phillies 57 58 .496 19.0
Cubs 50 66 .431 26.5
Pirates 46 68 .404 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 50 .569 --
Giants 61 55 .526 5.0
Dodgers 56 60 .483 10.0
Reds 55 60 .478 10.5
Braves 54 61 .470 11.5
Padres 54 62 .466 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 4
1 Johnny Ray 4
3 Wally Backman 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 2
1 Will Clark 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Will Clark 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Lawless 2
1 Gary Redus 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 1.33
2 John Candelaria 1.25
3 Eric Show 1.20
4 Sid Fernandez 1.14
5 Jim Winn 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Krukow 12
2 Sid Fernandez 8
3 Roger Clemens 6
3 Neal Heaton 6
3 Eric Show 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Don Mattingly .341
3 Kirby Puckett .341
4 Chris Brown .335
5 Tim Raines .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
2 Dave Kingman 28
3 George Bell 27
4 Jose Canseco 26
4 Mike Pagliarulo 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 94
2 Gary Carter 87
3 Jesse Barfield 86
3 George Bell 86
5 Mike Schmidt 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 84
2 Rickey Henderson 70
3 Eric Davis 61
4 Tim Raines 50
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.32
2 Rick Rhoden 2.42
3 Roger Clemens 2.61
4 Bob Knepper 2.62
5 Bob Forsch 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 18
2 Teddy Higuera 15
2 Bob Knepper 15
2 Fernando Valenzuela 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 223
2 Roger Clemens 180
3 Fernando Valenzuela 178
4 Jack Morris 162
5 Kirk McCaskill 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 29
2 Dave Righetti 28
3 Jeff Reardon 26
3 Todd Worrell 26
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .431
2 John Kruk .413
3 Wade Boggs .411
4 Johnny Ray .410
5 Jose Cruz .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete O'Brien 7
2 Rob Deer 6
2 Dave Kingman 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
2 Larry Sheets 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete O'Brien 19
2 Rob Deer 18
3 Gary Gaetti 16
4 Steve Balboni 15
4 5 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Bob Dernier 7
3 Mariano Duncan 7
3 Otis Nixon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.00
1 Tommy John 0.00
3 Doug Sisk 0.71
4 Bill Gullickson 0.75
5 Vida Blue 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger McDowell 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Brian Fisher 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 28
2 Dwight Gooden 26
2 Mike Scott 26
4 Kevin Gross 24
5 John Candelaria 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 5
1 Calvin Schiraldi 5
1 Todd Worrell 5
4 Ernie Camacho 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .393
2 John Kruk .380
3 Johnny Grubb .375
4 Wayne Tolleson .368
5 2 tied .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 10
2 Jesse Barfield 9
2 Rob Deer 9
2 Jim Traber 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 27
2 Von Hayes 25
2 Pete O'Brien 25
2 Jim Traber 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Eric Davis 19
2 Rickey Henderson 19
4 Mariano Duncan 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Morris 1.16
2 Dale Mohorcic 1.42
3 Jose DeLeon 1.57
4 Rick Aguilera 1.59
5 Nolan Ryan 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Greg Harris 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 Bob Knepper 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 56
2 Fernando Valenzuela 44
3 Mark Langston 43
4 Sid Fernandez 41
5 Bert Blyleven 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 11
2 Dave Righetti 9
2 Lee Smith 9
4 Gene Garber 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Tim Raines .346
3 Jim Rice .340
4 Kirby Puckett .339
5 Tony Gwynn .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Jesse Barfield 38
3 Steve Balboni 37
3 Don Mattingly 37
5 Dave Parker 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 133
2 Gary Carter 128
3 Dave Parker 126
4 Mike Schmidt 120
5 Harold Baines 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 75
4 Eric Davis 67
5 Mariano Duncan 63

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.52
2 John Tudor 2.61
3 Roger Clemens 2.61
4 Teddy Higuera 2.78
5 Eric Show 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 21
2 Bob Knepper 20
3 Tom Browning 19
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 267
2 Fernando Valenzuela 235
3 Dwight Gooden 213
4 Sid Fernandez 212
5 Jack Morris 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Dave Righetti 35
4 Lee Smith 32
5 2 tied 31