On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 68 48 .586 --
Yankees 65 53 .551 4.0
Tigers 63 55 .534 6.0
Orioles 62 55 .530 6.5
Blue Jays 62 56 .525 7.0
Indians 60 57 .513 8.5
Brewers 58 58 .500 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 64 52 .552 --
Rangers 61 56 .521 3.5
Royals 52 65 .444 12.5
White Sox 51 64 .443 12.5
Athletics 52 67 .437 13.5
Twins 51 66 .436 13.5
Mariners 51 68 .429 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 76 40 .655 --
Expos 59 55 .518 16.0
Cardinals 58 58 .500 18.0
Phillies 58 59 .496 18.5
Cubs 51 66 .436 25.5
Pirates 47 69 .405 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 67 50 .573 --
Giants 61 56 .521 6.0
Dodgers 57 60 .487 10.0
Reds 56 60 .483 10.5
Braves 54 62 .466 12.5
Padres 54 63 .462 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sid Bream 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Bob Brenly 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Sid Bream 4
1 Larry Herndon 4
1 Ernie Whitt 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aguayo 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Witt 3.00
2 Jamie Moyer 2.00
3 Tom Hume 1.00
3 Matt Keough 1.00
3 Rick Rhoden 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 John Henry Johnson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 8
2 Kevin Gross 7
2 Danny Jackson 7
2 Rick Rhoden 7
2 Bob Welch 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Don Mattingly .339
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 Steve Balboni 26
4 4 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 94
2 Jesse Barfield 88
3 Gary Carter 87
4 George Bell 86
4 Mike Schmidt 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
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 2.35
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 Jack Morris 15
2 Fernando Valenzuela 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 223
2 Roger Clemens 180
3 Fernando Valenzuela 178
4 Jack Morris 165
5 Mike Witt 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 29
2 Dave Righetti 28
3 Todd Worrell 27
4 Jeff Reardon 26
5 Dave Smith 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .429
2 Johnny Grubb .421
3 Lee Lacy .414
4 Jose Cruz .408
5 George Brett .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 7
1 Dale Murphy 7
3 Harold Baines 6
3 Dave Kingman 6
3 Larry Sheets 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 17
1 Dale Murphy 17
3 Gary Gaetti 16
4 Steve Balboni 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Bob Dernier 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Mookie Wilson 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.00
2 Mike Witt 0.35
3 Vida Blue 0.69
4 Doug Sisk 0.71
5 Bill Gullickson 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger McDowell 4
2 John Denny 3
2 Greg Harris 3
2 Pete Ladd 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Gross 31
2 Mike Scott 26
3 John Candelaria 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 Calvin Schiraldi 5
3 Mark Clear 4
3 Gene Garber 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .392
2 Johnny Grubb .387
3 Lee Lacy .379
4 Kirby Puckett .364
5 Mookie Wilson .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 10
1 Rob Deer 10
3 Steve Balboni 9
3 Jesse Barfield 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 28
2 Von Hayes 26
3 Steve Balboni 25
3 Gary Gaetti 25
3 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Eric Davis 19
2 Rickey Henderson 19
4 Mariano Duncan 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Mohorcic 1.38
2 Jose DeLeon 1.57
3 Rick Aguilera 1.59
4 Bill Gullickson 1.60
5 Mike Witt 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
2 Bob Forsch 5
2 Greg Harris 5
2 Teddy Higuera 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 56
2 Bert Blyleven 45
2 Floyd Youmans 45
4 Fernando Valenzuela 44
5 Mark Langston 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Dave Righetti 9
2 Lee Smith 9
4 Gene Garber 7
4 Dave Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Tim Raines .344
3 Kirby Puckett .342
4 Jim Rice .339
5 Tony Gwynn .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Steve Balboni 38
2 Jesse Barfield 38
4 Don Mattingly 37
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 133
2 Gary Carter 126
3 Dave Parker 124
4 Mike Schmidt 119
5 Harold Baines 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 114
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 74
4 Eric Davis 67
5 Mariano Duncan 63

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.34
2 John Tudor 2.61
3 Roger Clemens 2.61
4 Teddy Higuera 2.68
5 Ron Darling 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 20
1 Bob Knepper 20
1 Mike Witt 20
4 Tom Browning 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 261
2 Fernando Valenzuela 231
3 Bert Blyleven 213
3 Jack Morris 213
3 Mike Witt 213

Saves

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