On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 54 .594 --
Blue Jays 75 59 .560 4.5
Yankees 71 63 .530 8.5
Tigers 70 65 .519 10.0
Indians 67 68 .496 13.0
Orioles 66 67 .496 13.0
Brewers 64 69 .481 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 57 .571 --
Rangers 69 65 .515 7.5
Athletics 63 72 .467 14.0
Royals 62 72 .463 14.5
Mariners 59 76 .437 18.0
White Sox 58 75 .436 18.0
Twins 58 75 .436 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 89 44 .669 --
Phillies 69 64 .519 20.0
Cardinals 67 66 .504 22.0
Expos 65 66 .496 23.0
Cubs 55 78 .414 34.0
Pirates 54 78 .409 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 76 57 .571 --
Reds 68 65 .511 8.0
Giants 66 68 .493 10.5
Dodgers 63 70 .474 13.0
Padres 63 71 .470 13.5
Braves 62 70 .470 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Carter 4
2 Chili Davis 3
2 Cory Snyder 3
2 Robin Yount 3
5 7 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cory Snyder 2
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cory Snyder 6
2 Joe Carter 4
3 Robin Yount 2
4 Andy Allanson 1
4 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Tom Foley 1
1 Dan Gladden 1
1 Mike Kingery 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 1.25
2 Bryn Smith 1.17
3 Mark Gubicza 0.55
4 Mike LaCoss 0.50
5 Scott Bailes 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Bryn Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bryn Smith 7
2 Mark Gubicza 6
3 Jose DeLeon 5
3 John Henry Johnson 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Don Mattingly .337
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Tim Raines .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 31
1 Dave Kingman 31
3 Jesse Barfield 30
3 Mike Schmidt 30
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 104
2 George Bell 100
3 Mike Schmidt 98
4 Dave Parker 97
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Eric Davis 65
4 Tim Raines 55
5 John Cangelosi 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.73
2 Mike Scott 2.25
3 Rick Rhoden 2.41
4 Roger Clemens 2.57
5 Bob Ojeda 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Teddy Higuera 17
2 Fernando Valenzuela 17
4 Jack Morris 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 253
2 Roger Clemens 207
3 Fernando Valenzuela 198
4 Jack Morris 187
5 Mark Langston 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 34
2 Don Aase 31
2 Todd Worrell 31
4 Jeff Reardon 29
5 Dave Smith 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .481
2 Denny Walling .421
3 Robin Yount .407
4 Ernie Whitt .400
5 Bruce Bochte .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Alan Trammell 6
4 Eric Davis 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 18
2 Joe Carter 15
2 Gary Gaetti 15
2 Carney Lansford 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Daryl Boston 5
2 Kal Daniels 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 0.53
2 Scott Bankhead 0.59
3 Mike Trujillo 0.66
4 Bill Gullickson 0.72
5 Lance McCullers 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Bob Ojeda 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 Kent Tekulve 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Teddy Higuera 23
2 Bob Ojeda 23
2 Bob Welch 23
5 Jack Morris 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
3 Gene Garber 4
3 Roger McDowell 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .458
2 Kirby Puckett .389
3 Robin Yount .379
4 Keith Hernandez .378
5 George Bell .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 11
1 Darrell Evans 11
3 Rob Deer 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 29
2 Tony Armas 28
2 Dale Murphy 28
4 Alan Trammell 26
4 Lou Whitaker 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Ryne Sandberg 10
3 Mitch Webster 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.78
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.05
3 Bert Blyleven 1.27
3 Mike Witt 1.27
5 John Candelaria 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Mark Eichhorn 5
2 Dave Stewart 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 45
1 Mike Scott 45
3 Sid Fernandez 44
4 Mark Langston 43
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 10
1 Todd Worrell 10
3 Steve Bedrosian 9
4 Gene Garber 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Tony Gwynn .342
4 Jim Rice .339
5 Tim Raines .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Jesse Barfield 37
2 Darrell Evans 37
4 Steve Balboni 36
4 Dave Parker 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 129
1 Dave Parker 129
3 Mike Schmidt 121
4 Gary Carter 118
4 Joe Carter 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 110
2 Rickey Henderson 97
3 Tim Raines 73
4 Eric Davis 71
5 Mariano Duncan 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.47
2 Roger Clemens 2.57
3 John Tudor 2.66
4 Bob Ojeda 2.73
5 Mike Scott 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 285
2 Fernando Valenzuela 229
3 Jack Morris 224
4 Bert Blyleven 211
5 Dwight Gooden 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 38
2 Don Aase 37
2 Jeff Reardon 37
4 Todd Worrell 36
5 Dave Smith 35