On This Day

Monday, August 18, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 48 .593 --
Yankees 65 54 .546 5.5
Tigers 63 56 .529 7.5
Blue Jays 63 56 .529 7.5
Orioles 62 56 .525 8.0
Indians 62 57 .521 8.5
Brewers 58 60 .492 12.0

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 68 .429 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 78 41 .655 --
Expos 59 56 .513 17.0
Cardinals 59 59 .500 18.5
Phillies 59 59 .500 18.5
Cubs 52 66 .441 25.5
Pirates 47 71 .398 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 51 .571 --
Giants 61 57 .517 6.5
Dodgers 58 61 .487 10.0
Reds 57 61 .483 10.5
Braves 55 62 .470 12.0
Padres 55 64 .462 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 3
1 Chris Bando 3
1 Tony Bernazard 3
1 Mariano Duncan 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Bo Diaz 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Tony Bernazard 3
1 Mel Hall 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 2
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Sid Bream 1
2 Dale Sveum 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 1.67
2 Chris Bosio 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Tom Candiotti 0.50
4 Orel Hershiser 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Bob Ojeda 1
1 Mike Scott 1
1 Tom Seaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 10
2 Chris Bosio 9
3 Tom Candiotti 7
3 Tom Seaver 7
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Chris Brown .334

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 2.23
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 233
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 Pat Tabler .469
2 Johnny Grubb .421
3 Jose Cruz .413
4 Tony Bernazard .409
5 John Kruk .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 7
1 Dale Murphy 7
3 Gary Redus 6
3 Larry Sheets 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 16
2 Jesse Barfield 15
2 Keith Hernandez 15
2 Dale Murphy 15
2 Lou Whitaker 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Tim Raines 7
2 Mookie Wilson 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.00
2 Mike Witt 0.35
3 Doug Sisk 0.55
4 Bill Gullickson 0.74
5 Rob Murphy 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 4
2 Mark Eichhorn 3
2 Greg Harris 3
2 Greg Mathews 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 25
2 Kevin Gross 23
2 Mike Morgan 23
4 John Candelaria 22
5 Dwight Gooden 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 John Franco 4
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Tom Niedenfuer 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .398
2 John Kruk .395
3 Johnny Grubb .390
4 Lee Lacy .373
5 Jose Cruz .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Rickey Henderson 17
3 Eric Davis 16
4 Mariano Duncan 12
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.69
2 Nolan Ryan 1.07
3 Jose DeLeon 1.57
4 Mark Eichhorn 1.59
5 Bill Gullickson 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Greg Harris 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 66
2 Bert Blyleven 42
3 Sid Fernandez 41
4 Kevin Gross 38
5 3 tied 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Tim Raines .345
3 Jim Rice .344
4 Kirby Puckett .344
5 Tony Gwynn .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 131
2 Gary Carter 126
3 Dave Parker 124
4 Mike Schmidt 119
5 Jesse Barfield 117

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 2.34
2 John Tudor 2.54
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
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 Mike Scott 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 271
2 Fernando Valenzuela 231
3 Jack Morris 213
4 Dwight Gooden 211
4 Mike Witt 211

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