On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 49 .598 --
Yankees 67 55 .549 6.0
Tigers 66 58 .532 8.0
Blue Jays 65 58 .528 8.5
Orioles 63 57 .525 9.0
Indians 62 61 .504 11.5
Brewers 60 61 .496 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 55 .549 --
Rangers 63 59 .516 4.0
Royals 56 66 .459 11.0
White Sox 53 67 .442 13.0
Twins 53 69 .434 14.0
Athletics 53 69 .434 14.0
Mariners 53 70 .431 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 81 41 .664 --
Phillies 62 60 .508 19.0
Expos 59 60 .496 20.5
Cardinals 60 62 .492 21.0
Cubs 53 69 .434 28.0
Pirates 49 72 .405 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 53 .566 --
Giants 62 60 .508 7.0
Reds 60 62 .492 9.0
Dodgers 59 63 .484 10.0
Braves 58 63 .479 10.5
Padres 58 65 .472 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sid Bream 5
2 Rafael Belliard 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Chili Davis 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Gagne 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Scott Bradley 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Bream 5
2 Greg Gagne 4
3 Brian Downing 3
3 Jim Morrison 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Rasmussen 1.00
2 Bruce Ruffin 0.89
3 Bert Blyleven 0.86
4 Eric King 0.67
5 John Tudor 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Ruffin 8
2 Dwight Gooden 7
2 John Tudor 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Barry Jones 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .345
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Don Mattingly .338
4 Tony Gwynn .333
4 Jim Rice .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
2 Rob Deer 28
2 Dave Kingman 28
4 Steve Balboni 27
4 3 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 94
2 Jesse Barfield 91
2 George Bell 91
4 Mike Schmidt 89
5 Wally Joyner 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 71
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 30
1 Dave Righetti 30
3 Todd Worrell 28
4 Jeff Reardon 26
5 Dave Smith 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .455
2 Ron Hassey .432
3 Carney Lansford .419
4 Kirby Puckett .418
5 Oddibe McDowell .415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 19
1 Dale Murphy 19
3 Buddy Bell 18
4 Jesse Barfield 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
2 Gary Pettis 7
3 Tim Raines 6
3 Gary Redus 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.36
2 Bill Gullickson 0.82
3 Mark Portugal 1.08
4 Bert Blyleven 1.19
5 Mark Eichhorn 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 25
2 Kevin Gross 23
2 Mike Krukow 23
2 Mark Langston 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 6
2 Calvin Schiraldi 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
4 Steve Bedrosian 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .404
2 Kirby Puckett .391
3 Will Clark .370
4 John Kruk .368
5 Lee Lacy .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 11
2 Buddy Bell 10
3 Dale Murphy 9
4 Steve Balboni 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 31
2 Dale Murphy 26
2 Pete O'Brien 26
4 Gary Gaetti 25
4 Lou Whitaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Eric Davis 14
4 Gary Pettis 12
5 Bob Dernier 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 1.30
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.36
3 Bill Gullickson 1.40
4 Bruce Ruffin 1.69
5 Mike Krukow 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Witt 6
2 John Denny 5
2 Greg Harris 5
2 Teddy Higuera 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 59
2 Bert Blyleven 43
3 Kevin Gross 42
3 Fernando Valenzuela 42
5 Sid Fernandez 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 11
2 Gene Garber 8
2 Dave Righetti 8
2 Dave Smith 8
2 Lee Smith 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Jim Rice .350
3 Tim Raines .343
4 Kirby Puckett .341
5 Tony Gwynn .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 38
1 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Jesse Barfield 37
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 123
4 Mike Schmidt 118
5 Harold Baines 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 112
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 74
4 Eric Davis 67
5 Mariano Duncan 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.45
2 John Tudor 2.51
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 Roger Clemens 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 268
2 Fernando Valenzuela 229
3 Mike Witt 217
4 Jack Morris 213
5 Sid Fernandez 208

Saves

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