On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 75 54 .581 --
Blue Jays 72 58 .554 3.5
Yankees 70 60 .538 5.5
Tigers 68 63 .519 8.0
Orioles 65 64 .504 10.0
Brewers 64 64 .500 10.5
Indians 65 65 .500 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 56 .566 --
Rangers 69 61 .531 4.5
Athletics 60 71 .458 14.0
Royals 59 70 .457 14.0
Mariners 57 74 .435 17.0
White Sox 55 73 .430 17.5
Twins 55 74 .426 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 87 42 .674 --
Phillies 67 62 .519 20.0
Cardinals 64 65 .496 23.0
Expos 62 64 .492 23.5
Cubs 55 74 .426 32.0
Pirates 52 76 .406 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 56 .566 --
Reds 66 63 .512 7.0
Giants 65 64 .504 8.0
Dodgers 61 68 .473 12.0
Braves 60 68 .469 12.5
Padres 60 70 .462 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vance Law 5
1 Garry Templeton 5
3 Phil Bradley 4
3 Greg Brock 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Carmelo Castillo 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 3
1 Greg Brock 3
1 Vance Law 3
1 Manuel Lee 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Mitch Webster 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.20
2 Tim Conroy 1.20
3 Bill Swift 1.17
4 Rick Aguilera 1.00
5 2 tied 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 Don Carman 9
2 Bobby Witt 9
4 Rick Aguilera 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .346
2 Kirby Puckett .341
3 Tony Gwynn .337
4 Tim Raines .334
5 Don Mattingly .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 97
2 George Bell 94
2 Dave Parker 94
4 Jesse Barfield 93
4 Mike Schmidt 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 87
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Eric Davis 65
4 Tim Raines 55
5 John Cangelosi 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.71
2 Mike Scott 2.24
3 Rick Rhoden 2.41
4 Mike Witt 2.52
5 Roger Clemens 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Teddy Higuera 17
3 Fernando Valenzuela 16
3 Mike Witt 16
5 5 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 241
2 Roger Clemens 207
3 Fernando Valenzuela 191
4 Mark Langston 180
5 Jack Morris 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 33
2 Don Aase 31
3 Todd Worrell 29
4 Jeff Reardon 28
5 Dave Smith 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .549
2 Sid Bream .409
3 Tony Gwynn .407
4 Von Hayes .400
5 Rafael Ramirez .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 7
2 Buddy Bell 6
2 Joe Carter 6
2 Eric Davis 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 17
2 Kevin McReynolds 16
3 Tony Armas 15
3 Frank White 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Kal Daniels 5
1 Dan Gladden 5
1 Tim Raines 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.35
2 Mark Eichhorn 0.50
3 Tim Stoddard 0.71
4 Bill Gullickson 0.82
4 Bruce Ruffin 0.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 28
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Teddy Higuera 23
4 Bob Welch 21
5 Rick Rhoden 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 7
2 Steve Bedrosian 6
3 Dave Righetti 5
4 John Franco 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .468
2 George Brett .364
2 Keith Hernandez .364
4 Johnny Ray .360
5 Tony Pena .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 11
2 Buddy Bell 10
2 Darrell Evans 10
4 Doug DeCinces 9
4 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 29
1 Dale Murphy 29
3 Gary Gaetti 27
4 Steve Garvey 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Otis Nixon 11
4 Bob Dernier 10
4 Tim Raines 10

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 Rick Rhoden 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 47
2 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Roger Clemens 45
4 Mike Scott 44
5 Dwight Gooden 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 8
2 Gene Garber 8
2 Roger McDowell 8
2 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Jim Rice .343
3 Kirby Puckett .341
4 Tony Gwynn .340
5 Tim Raines .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Steve Balboni 37
2 Jesse Barfield 37
2 Glenn Davis 37
2 3 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 132
2 Don Mattingly 131
3 Gary Carter 124
4 Mike Schmidt 121
5 Joe Carter 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 109
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 74
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 2.57
4 Teddy Higuera 2.63
5 Mike Scott 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 21
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Bob Knepper 20
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 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 2 tied 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 39
2 Don Aase 37
3 Jeff Reardon 36
4 Dave Smith 35
5 Todd Worrell 34