On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 50 .593 --
Yankees 67 56 .545 6.0
Tigers 67 58 .536 7.0
Blue Jays 66 58 .532 7.5
Orioles 64 57 .529 8.0
Indians 63 61 .508 10.5
Brewers 61 61 .500 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 56 .545 --
Rangers 64 59 .520 3.0
Royals 56 67 .455 11.0
Athletics 54 69 .439 13.0
White Sox 53 68 .438 13.0
Twins 53 70 .431 14.0
Mariners 53 71 .427 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 82 41 .667 --
Phillies 62 61 .504 20.0
Expos 60 60 .500 20.5
Cardinals 61 62 .496 21.0
Cubs 53 70 .431 29.0
Pirates 50 72 .410 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 54 .561 --
Giants 62 61 .504 7.0
Reds 61 62 .496 8.0
Dodgers 59 64 .480 10.0
Padres 59 65 .476 10.5
Braves 58 64 .475 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 3
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Bo Diaz 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darnell Coles 5
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Nick Esasky 3
2 Kirk Gibson 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Curt Ford 2
2 Buddy Biancalana 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 2.25
2 Bob Ojeda 1.12
3 Frank Tanana 1.11
4 Bob Sebra 1.00
5 Rick Reuschel 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 10
2 Ron Guidry 9
2 Bob Ojeda 9
4 Bob Sebra 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .346
2 Kirby Puckett .342
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Tim Raines .333
5 Tony Gwynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
2 Rob Deer 29
3 Dave Kingman 28
4 Steve Balboni 27
4 3 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 95
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 Mark Eichhorn 1.74
2 Mike Scott 2.28
3 Rick Rhoden 2.28
4 Roger Clemens 2.54
5 Mike Witt 2.63

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 235
2 Roger Clemens 186
3 Fernando Valenzuela 184
4 Jack Morris 170
5 Mark Langston 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 31
2 Dave Righetti 30
3 Todd Worrell 28
4 Jeff Reardon 27
5 Dave Smith 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Backman .455
2 Pat Tabler .444
3 Johnny Grubb .432
4 Alan Trammell .414
5 Carney Lansford .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 8
2 Dale Murphy 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Rob Deer 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 18
2 Buddy Bell 17
2 Dale Murphy 17
4 Steve Garvey 16
4 Kevin McReynolds 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
2 Kirk Gibson 6
3 Dave Collins 5
3 Dan Gladden 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.00
2 Mike Witt 0.36
3 Mark Portugal 1.08
4 Bill Gullickson 1.13
5 Bert Blyleven 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Rick Rhoden 3
1 Bruce Ruffin 3
1 Mike Witt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Gross 23
1 Mike Krukow 23
1 Mark Langston 23
4 Sid Fernandez 22
5 Chris Bosio 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Roger McDowell 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
1 Calvin Schiraldi 5
1 Todd Worrell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .422
2 Kirby Puckett .387
3 Lee Lacy .364
4 Phil Bradley .357
5 Will Clark .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 12
2 Buddy Bell 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
4 Doug DeCinces 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 33
2 Dale Murphy 27
3 Gary Gaetti 26
3 Pete O'Brien 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Eric Davis 14
4 Gary Pettis 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.24
2 Mike Witt 1.30
3 Bill Gullickson 1.40
4 Mike Krukow 1.73
5 Greg Harris 1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 61
2 Bert Blyleven 43
3 Kevin Gross 42
3 Fernando Valenzuela 42
5 Sid Fernandez 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 10
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 .348
3 Tim Raines .342
4 Kirby Puckett .339
5 Tony Gwynn .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Steve Balboni 37
2 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 95
3 Tim Raines 74
4 Eric Davis 67
5 Mariano Duncan 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.45
2 Roger Clemens 2.54
3 John Tudor 2.57
4 Bob Forsch 2.73
5 Teddy Higuera 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 270
2 Fernando Valenzuela 229
3 Jack Morris 213
4 Sid Fernandez 208
5 Mike Witt 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Dave Righetti 36
4 Dave Smith 33
4 Todd Worrell 33