On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 51 .589 --
Yankees 67 57 .540 6.0
Blue Jays 67 58 .536 6.5
Tigers 67 59 .532 7.0
Orioles 64 58 .525 8.0
Indians 64 61 .512 9.5
Brewers 62 61 .504 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 56 .548 --
Rangers 65 59 .524 3.0
Royals 56 68 .452 12.0
Athletics 55 69 .444 13.0
White Sox 53 69 .434 14.0
Mariners 54 71 .432 14.5
Twins 53 71 .427 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 82 42 .661 --
Phillies 63 61 .508 19.0
Expos 60 61 .496 20.5
Cardinals 61 63 .492 21.0
Cubs 53 71 .427 29.0
Pirates 51 72 .415 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 54 .565 --
Giants 63 61 .508 7.0
Reds 62 62 .500 8.0
Dodgers 60 64 .484 10.0
Padres 59 66 .472 11.5
Braves 58 65 .472 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Orsulak 4
1 Jim Pankovits 4
1 Robby Thompson 4
4 Tom Brookens 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Candy Maldonado 5
1 Mickey Tettleton 5
3 Alfredo Griffin 3
3 Garth Iorg 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Orsulak 2
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Dan Gladden 1
2 Jose Gonzalez 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryn Smith 1.33
2 Teddy Higuera 1.30
3 Charlie Hough 1.14
4 Bill Gullickson 1.00
4 Mike Krukow 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 13
2 Bill Gullickson 8
2 Charlie Hough 8
2 Mark Langston 8
2 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Don Robinson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .348
2 Kirby Puckett .340
3 Don Mattingly .337
4 Tim Raines .334
5 Tony Gwynn .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
2 Rob Deer 29
3 Dave Kingman 28
3 Mike Pagliarulo 28
5 3 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 95
2 Jesse Barfield 91
2 George Bell 91
4 Wally Joyner 89
4 Mike Schmidt 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 72
3 Eric Davis 61
4 Tim Raines 52
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.28
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 235
2 Roger Clemens 186
3 Fernando Valenzuela 184
4 Mark Langston 174
5 Jack Morris 170

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 Pat Tabler .489
2 Wally Backman .429
3 Johnny Grubb .417
4 Robin Yount .400
5 Carney Lansford .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 7
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 19
1 Candy Maldonado 19
3 Dale Murphy 17
4 Kevin McReynolds 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
2 Kirk Gibson 6
2 Dan Gladden 6
2 Ryne Sandberg 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.00
1 Tom Hume 0.00
3 Mike Witt 0.36
4 Joe Johnson 0.60
5 Mark Portugal 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Rick Rhoden 3
1 Bruce Ruffin 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 31
2 Mike Krukow 28
3 Kevin Gross 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 Todd Worrell 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .429
2 Kirby Puckett .379
3 Phil Bradley .363
4 Larry Parrish .358
5 Will Clark .354

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 28
3 Gary Gaetti 26
4 Doug DeCinces 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Rickey Henderson 17
3 Gary Pettis 12
4 Bob Dernier 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.96
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.24
3 Mike Witt 1.30
4 Mike Krukow 1.54
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 48
2 Teddy Higuera 47
3 Mark Langston 45
4 Bert Blyleven 43
5 Kevin Gross 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 10
2 Gene Garber 8
2 Donnie Moore 8
2 Dave Righetti 8
2 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Jim Rice .347
3 Tim Raines .339
4 Tony Gwynn .338
5 Kirby Puckett .338

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 124
4 Mike Schmidt 118
5 Harold Baines 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 111
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 Roger Clemens 2.54
3 John Tudor 2.57
4 Teddy Higuera 2.70
5 Bob Forsch 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 20
1 Bob Knepper 20
3 Tom Browning 19
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 270
2 Fernando Valenzuela 229
3 Jack Morris 213
4 Mike Witt 207
5 Bert Blyleven 205

Saves

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