On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 53 .583 --
Blue Jays 69 58 .543 5.0
Yankees 67 59 .532 6.5
Tigers 68 60 .531 6.5
Orioles 64 60 .516 8.5
Brewers 63 62 .504 10.0
Indians 64 63 .504 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 56 .556 --
Rangers 67 60 .528 3.5
Royals 58 69 .457 12.5
Athletics 56 70 .444 14.0
Mariners 56 71 .441 14.5
White Sox 54 71 .432 15.5
Twins 54 72 .429 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 85 42 .669 --
Phillies 65 62 .512 20.0
Cardinals 63 64 .496 22.0
Expos 61 63 .492 22.5
Cubs 54 73 .425 31.0
Pirates 51 75 .405 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 55 .567 --
Giants 65 62 .512 7.0
Reds 65 62 .512 7.0
Dodgers 61 66 .480 11.0
Braves 59 67 .468 12.5
Padres 59 69 .461 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Garner 4
1 Garth Iorg 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Whitt 2
2 Rick Cerone 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
4 Cecil Cooper 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Tony Gwynn 2
3 Alan Ashby 1
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.67
2 Mike Boddicker 1.00
2 Tim Burke 1.00
2 Greg Swindell 1.00
5 Dwight Gooden 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Ed Correa 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Boddicker 10
1 Bob Welch 10
3 Dwight Gooden 7
3 Greg Swindell 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 2
2 Steve Bedrosian 1
2 George Frazier 1
2 Scott Garrelts 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .343
2 Wade Boggs .342
3 Kirby Puckett .341
4 Don Mattingly .338
5 Tim Raines .332

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 Dave Parker 93
3 Jesse Barfield 92
3 George Bell 92
5 Mike Schmidt 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 87
2 Rickey Henderson 72
3 Eric Davis 64
4 Tim Raines 53
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.66
2 Mike Scott 2.28
3 Rick Rhoden 2.39
4 Mike Witt 2.52
5 Roger Clemens 2.53

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 .468
2 Tony Gwynn .449
3 Eddie Murray .442
4 Chris Bando .412
5 Eric Davis .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 7
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Rob Deer 6
4 Darrell Evans 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 18
2 Eric Davis 17
2 Candy Maldonado 17
4 Kevin McReynolds 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Kirk Gibson 6
1 Dan Gladden 6
4 Kal Daniels 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.00
2 Mike Witt 0.35
3 Rob Murphy 0.73
4 Mike Krukow 0.96
5 Bill Gullickson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Ruffin 4
2 Bill Gullickson 3
2 Dave Stewart 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3
2 Mike Witt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 27
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Mike Krukow 22
4 Bob Welch 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .449
2 Kirby Puckett .389
3 George Brett .371
4 Johnny Grubb .369
5 Tony Gwynn .363

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 31
2 Dale Murphy 30
3 Steve Garvey 27
4 Doug DeCinces 25
4 Lou Whitaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Bob Dernier 12
3 Gary Pettis 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.96
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.00
3 Doug Sisk 1.07
4 Mike Witt 1.09
5 Bert Blyleven 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Witt 6
2 Bert Blyleven 4
2 John Candelaria 4
2 Danny Cox 4
2 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 48
2 Fernando Valenzuela 44
3 Dwight Gooden 42
4 Sid Fernandez 41
4 Mark Langston 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 9
2 Gene Garber 8
2 Roger McDowell 8
2 Lee Smith 8
2 Todd Worrell 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Tony Gwynn .345
3 Jim Rice .345
4 Kirby Puckett .339
5 Tim Raines .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 132
2 Don Mattingly 126
3 Gary Carter 125
4 Mike Schmidt 118
5 Bill Buckner 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 111
2 Rickey Henderson 95
3 Tim Raines 73
4 Eric Davis 70
5 Mariano Duncan 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.41
2 Roger Clemens 2.53
3 John Tudor 2.54
4 Teddy Higuera 2.69
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 228
3 Jack Morris 214
4 Mike Witt 212
5 Dwight Gooden 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