On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 48 .590 --
Yankees 65 54 .546 5.0
Tigers 63 56 .529 7.0
Blue Jays 63 56 .529 7.0
Orioles 62 56 .525 7.5
Indians 61 57 .517 8.5
Brewers 58 59 .496 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 52 .556 --
Rangers 61 57 .517 4.5
Royals 53 65 .449 12.5
White Sox 52 64 .448 12.5
Athletics 52 68 .433 14.5
Mariners 52 68 .433 14.5
Twins 51 67 .432 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 77 41 .653 --
Expos 59 56 .513 16.5
Cardinals 59 59 .500 18.0
Phillies 59 59 .500 18.0
Cubs 52 66 .441 25.0
Pirates 47 70 .402 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 67 51 .568 --
Giants 61 57 .517 6.0
Dodgers 58 60 .492 9.0
Reds 56 61 .479 10.5
Braves 55 62 .470 11.5
Padres 55 63 .466 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
2 Wally Backman 3
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
1 Cory Snyder 2
4 Buddy Bell 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cory Snyder 4
2 Bruce Bochy 3
2 Scott Bradley 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Andy Allanson 1
2 Rafael Belliard 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gubicza 1.67
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.50
3 Bruce Ruffin 1.00
4 Rick Reuschel 0.83
5 Mike Morgan 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 10
2 John Cerutti 8
3 Mike Morgan 7
4 Danny Cox 6
4 Rick Honeycutt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Chris Brown .334
5 Tony Gwynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
2 Dave Kingman 28
3 George Bell 27
3 Rob Deer 27
5 4 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 94
2 Jesse Barfield 90
3 George Bell 87
3 Gary Carter 87
3 Mike Schmidt 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 70
3 Eric Davis 61
4 Tim Raines 52
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 Bobby Grich .448
2 John Kruk .429
3 Johnny Grubb .425
4 Lee Lacy .421
5 Pat Tabler .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 7
1 Dale Murphy 7
3 Buddy Bell 6
3 Dave Kingman 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 17
2 Jesse Barfield 16
3 Rob Deer 15
3 Lou Whitaker 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Bob Dernier 8
3 Tim Raines 7
3 Mookie Wilson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.00
2 Mike Witt 0.35
3 Doug Sisk 0.61
4 Rob Murphy 0.75
5 Bill Gullickson 0.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Gross 23
1 Mike Morgan 23
3 John Candelaria 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Bill Gullickson 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .405
2 Johnny Grubb .390
3 Lee Lacy .374
4 Tony Pena .374
5 Pat Tabler .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 11
2 George Bell 10
3 Steve Balboni 9
3 Jesse Barfield 9
3 Jim Traber 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 30
2 Jim Traber 27
3 Von Hayes 26
3 Pete O'Brien 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Eric Davis 19
3 Rickey Henderson 18
4 Mariano Duncan 12
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.69
2 Nolan Ryan 1.07
3 Mark Eichhorn 1.56
4 Jose DeLeon 1.57
5 Bill Gullickson 1.60

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
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
4 Sid Fernandez 41
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 12
2 Lee Smith 9
3 Gene Garber 8
3 Dave Righetti 8
5 Dave Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Tim Raines .346
3 Kirby Puckett .345
4 Jim Rice .343
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Steve Balboni 38
2 Jesse Barfield 38
4 Don Mattingly 37
5 Glenn Davis 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 132
2 Gary Carter 126
3 Dave Parker 124
4 Mike Schmidt 120
5 Harold Baines 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 114
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 76
4 Eric Davis 67
5 Mariano Duncan 63

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.34
2 John Tudor 2.57
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 Jeff Reardon 37
2 Don Aase 36
3 Dave Righetti 35
4 Dave Smith 32
4 2 others tied 32