On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 54 .578 --
Blue Jays 71 58 .550 3.5
Yankees 69 59 .539 5.0
Tigers 68 62 .523 7.0
Brewers 64 63 .504 9.5
Indians 65 64 .504 9.5
Orioles 64 64 .500 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 56 .563 --
Rangers 68 61 .527 4.5
Athletics 60 70 .462 13.0
Royals 58 70 .453 14.0
Mariners 56 73 .434 16.5
White Sox 55 72 .433 16.5
Twins 55 73 .430 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 86 42 .672 --
Phillies 66 62 .516 20.0
Cardinals 63 65 .492 23.0
Expos 61 63 .492 23.0
Cubs 55 73 .430 31.0
Pirates 51 76 .402 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 55 .570 --
Reds 66 62 .516 7.0
Giants 65 63 .508 8.0
Dodgers 61 67 .477 12.0
Braves 59 68 .465 13.5
Padres 59 69 .461 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Carter 5
1 Mike Davis 5
3 Larry Sheets 4
4 Darrell Evans 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 3
2 Mike Davis 2
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Bob Kearney 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Kearney 5
1 Chet Lemon 5
3 Joe Carter 4
3 Dick Schofield 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Shelby 2
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 John Cangelosi 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 1.67
2 Teddy Higuera 1.00
2 Bob Ojeda 1.00
2 Rick Reuschel 1.00
5 Scott Sanderson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanderson 8
2 Joe Cowley 7
2 Bob Ojeda 7
4 Teddy Higuera 6
4 6 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .344
2 Tony Gwynn .343
3 Kirby Puckett .341
4 Don Mattingly .337
5 Tim Raines .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 96
2 George Bell 94
3 Jesse Barfield 93
3 Dave Parker 93
5 Mike Schmidt 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 87
2 Rickey Henderson 73
3 Eric Davis 65
4 Tim Raines 53
5 John Cangelosi 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.71
2 Mike Scott 2.24
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 17
3 Fernando Valenzuela 16
3 Mike Witt 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 241
2 Roger Clemens 196
3 Fernando Valenzuela 191
4 Mark Langston 180
5 Jack Morris 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 32
2 Don Aase 31
3 Jeff Reardon 28
3 Todd Worrell 28
5 Dave Smith 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .542
2 Tony Gwynn .467
3 Eric Davis .400
4 Tim Teufel .387
5 Sid Bream .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 8
2 Joe Carter 6
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Darrell Evans 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 17
2 Buddy Bell 16
2 Kevin McReynolds 16
4 Tony Armas 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Dan Gladden 5
1 Tom Lawless 5
1 Gary Pettis 5
5 11 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.35
2 Mark Eichhorn 0.47
3 Jim Deshaies 0.66
4 Tim Stoddard 0.71
5 2 tied 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 4
2 Mark Eichhorn 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Bob Ojeda 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 28
2 Mike Krukow 24
3 Teddy Higuera 23
4 Roger Clemens 22
5 Bob Welch 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
1 Roger McDowell 6
3 Donnie Moore 5
3 Dave Righetti 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .458
2 Tony Gwynn .371
3 Kirby Puckett .366
4 Johnny Grubb .361
5 Phil Bradley .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 11
2 Buddy Bell 10
3 Dale Murphy 9
4 Steve Balboni 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 29
2 Dale Murphy 28
3 Gary Gaetti 27
4 Steve Garvey 26
5 Lou Whitaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Bob Dernier 12
4 Otis Nixon 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.79
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.00
3 Mike Witt 1.09
4 Bert Blyleven 1.45
5 Bruce Ruffin 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Witt 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Mark Eichhorn 5
2 Bill Gullickson 5
2 Teddy Higuera 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 47
2 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Mike Scott 44
4 Teddy Higuera 43
5 Dwight Gooden 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 9
1 Dave Smith 9
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 Steve Bedrosian 7
4 5 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Jim Rice .346
3 Tony Gwynn .344
4 Kirby Puckett .342
5 Tim Raines .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Steve Balboni 37
2 Jesse Barfield 37
2 Dave Parker 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 132
2 Don Mattingly 130
3 Gary Carter 125
4 Mike Schmidt 119
5 Joe Carter 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 109
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 73
4 Eric Davis 71
5 Mariano Duncan 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.41
2 John Tudor 2.51
3 Roger Clemens 2.53
4 Teddy Higuera 2.63
5 Mike Scott 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 21
2 Bob Knepper 20
3 Bert Blyleven 19
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 5 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 276
2 Fernando Valenzuela 228
3 Jack Morris 214
4 Bert Blyleven 209
5 Mike Witt 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 38
2 Don Aase 37
2 Jeff Reardon 37
4 Dave Smith 35
5 Todd Worrell 33