On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 52 .587 --
Blue Jays 67 58 .536 6.5
Yankees 67 59 .532 7.0
Tigers 68 60 .531 7.0
Orioles 64 59 .520 8.5
Indians 64 61 .512 9.5
Brewers 63 61 .508 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 56 .556 --
Rangers 66 60 .524 4.0
Royals 58 68 .460 12.0
Athletics 56 70 .444 14.0
Mariners 55 71 .437 15.0
White Sox 53 71 .427 16.0
Twins 53 72 .424 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 84 42 .667 --
Phillies 64 62 .508 20.0
Expos 61 62 .496 21.5
Cardinals 62 64 .492 22.0
Cubs 54 72 .429 30.0
Pirates 51 74 .408 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 71 55 .563 --
Giants 64 62 .508 7.0
Reds 64 62 .508 7.0
Dodgers 61 65 .484 10.0
Braves 59 66 .472 11.5
Padres 59 68 .465 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 4
1 Ray Knight 4
1 Cory Snyder 4
1 Pat Tabler 4
1 Tim Teufel 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bruce Bochy 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 4
2 Bruce Bochy 3
2 Darnell Coles 3
2 Ray Knight 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Morris 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oil Can Boyd 2.00
2 Greg Mathews 1.67
3 Vida Blue 1.50
4 Dennis Martinez 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 John Franco 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 10
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Doug Drabek 6
2 Charlie Leibrandt 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Matt Young 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .346
2 Tony Gwynn .340
3 Don Mattingly .338
4 Kirby Puckett .337
5 Tim Raines .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
1 Rob Deer 30
3 Dave Kingman 29
4 Steve Balboni 28
4 Mike Pagliarulo 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 95
2 Jesse Barfield 91
2 George Bell 91
4 Mike Schmidt 90
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 87
2 Rickey Henderson 72
3 Eric Davis 62
4 Tim Raines 52
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.28
2 Rick Rhoden 2.39
3 Mike Witt 2.52
4 Roger Clemens 2.53
5 Bob Knepper 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 19
2 Teddy Higuera 16
2 Fernando Valenzuela 16
2 Mike Witt 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 235
2 Roger Clemens 196
3 Fernando Valenzuela 191
4 Jack Morris 175
5 Mark Langston 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 31
2 Dave Righetti 30
3 Jeff Reardon 28
3 Todd Worrell 28
5 Dave Smith 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .524
2 Eddie Murray .429
3 Tony Gwynn .426
4 Ray Knight .390
5 Robin Yount .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 7
2 Rob Deer 6
3 Eric Davis 5
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 19
2 Candy Maldonado 17
3 George Brett 16
3 Kevin McReynolds 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 6
1 Dan Gladden 6
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 Vince Coleman 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.00
1 Jamie Moyer 0.00
1 Andy McGaffigan 0.00
4 Mike Witt 0.35
5 Tim Stoddard 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Bruce Ruffin 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 27
2 Kevin Gross 25
3 Roger Clemens 22
3 Mike Krukow 22
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 6
2 Dave Righetti 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 John Franco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .456
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 George Brett .362
4 Johnny Grubb .360
5 Kirby Puckett .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 12
2 Dale Murphy 10
3 Buddy Bell 9
3 Doug DeCinces 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 32
2 Dale Murphy 30
3 Doug DeCinces 25
3 Steve Garvey 25
3 Lou Whitaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Gary Pettis 12
4 Bob Dernier 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.96
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.02
3 Mike Witt 1.09
4 Mark Thurmond 1.53
5 2 tied 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Witt 6
2 Rick Rhoden 5
2 John Tudor 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 48
2 Mark Langston 45
3 Kevin Gross 44
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
5 Bert Blyleven 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 9
1 Todd Worrell 9
3 Gene Garber 8
3 Roger McDowell 8
3 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Jim Rice .345
3 Tony Gwynn .342
4 Kirby Puckett .335
5 Tim Raines .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 38
1 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Jesse Barfield 37
4 Glenn Davis 36
4 Dave Parker 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 128
2 Don Mattingly 126
3 Gary Carter 125
4 Mike Schmidt 119
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 111
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 72
4 Eric Davis 68
5 Mariano Duncan 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.44
2 Roger Clemens 2.53
3 John Tudor 2.57
4 Teddy Higuera 2.70
5 Mike Scott 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 20
1 Bob Knepper 20
1 Mike Witt 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 270
2 Fernando Valenzuela 236
3 Jack Morris 214
4 Mike Witt 212
5 Bert Blyleven 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Dave Righetti 36
4 Dave Smith 34
5 Todd Worrell 33