On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 49 .595 --
Yankees 66 55 .545 6.0
Blue Jays 65 57 .533 7.5
Tigers 65 58 .528 8.0
Orioles 62 57 .521 9.0
Indians 62 60 .508 10.5
Brewers 60 60 .500 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 54 .554 --
Rangers 62 59 .512 5.0
Royals 55 66 .455 12.0
White Sox 53 66 .445 13.0
Athletics 53 68 .438 14.0
Mariners 53 69 .434 14.5
Twins 52 69 .430 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 41 .661 --
Phillies 61 60 .504 19.0
Expos 59 59 .500 19.5
Cardinals 59 62 .488 21.0
Cubs 52 69 .430 28.0
Pirates 48 72 .400 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 52 .570 --
Giants 62 59 .512 7.0
Reds 60 61 .496 9.0
Braves 58 62 .483 10.5
Dodgers 58 63 .479 11.0
Padres 58 64 .475 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 5
2 Spike Owen 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Marty Barrett 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
1 Eric Davis 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 6
2 Marty Barrett 4
2 Eric Davis 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Biancalana 1
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Dan Gladden 1
1 Barry Larkin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Witt 0.75
2 Jim Acker 0.62
3 Charlie Leibrandt 0.56
4 Kevin Gross 0.55
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Gross 6
1 Mike Witt 6
3 Jim Acker 5
3 Ed Correa 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 Ron Robinson 1
1 Gene Walter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .347
2 Wade Boggs .347
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Tim Raines .336
5 Tony Gwynn .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
2 Rob Deer 28
2 Dave Kingman 28
4 Steve Balboni 27
4 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 94
2 Jesse Barfield 91
3 George Bell 90
4 Mike Schmidt 89
5 2 tied 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 2.28
3 Roger Clemens 2.54
4 Mike Witt 2.63
5 Bob Forsch 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 19
2 Teddy Higuera 16
3 Bob Knepper 15
3 Jack Morris 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 233
2 Roger Clemens 186
3 Fernando Valenzuela 184
4 Jack Morris 170
5 Mark Langston 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 29
1 Dave Righetti 29
3 Todd Worrell 27
4 Jeff Reardon 26
5 Dave Smith 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .451
2 Pat Tabler .438
3 Carney Lansford .436
4 Ron Hassey .417
5 Lloyd Moseby .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 9
2 Rob Deer 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
4 Tim Hulett 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 19
1 Lou Whitaker 19
3 Buddy Bell 18
4 Jesse Barfield 16
4 Dale Murphy 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Gary Pettis 6
2 Tim Raines 6
2 Gary Redus 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.36
2 Vida Blue 0.71
3 Bill Gullickson 0.82
4 Mark Portugal 1.08
5 2 tied 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Mark Eichhorn 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Gross 29
2 Mike Scott 25
3 Mike Krukow 23
3 Mark Langston 23
5 Sid Fernandez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 5
1 Todd Worrell 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 John Franco 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .404
2 Kirby Puckett .391
3 John Kruk .379
4 Kevin Bass .370
5 Lee Lacy .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 12
2 Buddy Bell 11
3 Dale Murphy 9
4 Steve Balboni 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 31
2 Buddy Bell 25
2 Gary Gaetti 25
2 Lou Whitaker 25
5 5 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Eric Davis 16
2 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Bob Dernier 11
4 Gary Pettis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.07
2 Mike Witt 1.30
3 Bill Gullickson 1.40
4 Doug Sisk 1.42
5 Mark Eichhorn 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Witt 6
2 John Denny 5
2 Greg Harris 5
2 Teddy Higuera 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 59
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Kevin Gross 44
4 Bert Blyleven 42
4 Fernando Valenzuela 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 11
2 Gene Garber 8
2 Dave Smith 8
2 Lee Smith 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Jim Rice .349
3 Tim Raines .348
4 Kirby Puckett .344
5 Tony Gwynn .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 129
2 Gary Carter 125
3 Dave Parker 124
4 Mike Schmidt 118
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Rickey Henderson 95
3 Tim Raines 74
4 Eric Davis 67
5 Mariano Duncan 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.43
2 John Tudor 2.54
3 Roger Clemens 2.54
4 Bob Forsch 2.73
5 Teddy Higuera 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 20
1 Bob Knepper 20
1 Mike Witt 20
4 Tom Browning 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 268
2 Fernando Valenzuela 237
3 Mike Witt 217
4 Jack Morris 213
5 Sid Fernandez 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 36
1 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Dave Righetti 35
4 Dave Smith 33
5 Todd Worrell 32