On This Day

Friday, September 5, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 80 54 .597 --
Blue Jays 75 60 .556 5.5
Yankees 72 63 .533 8.5
Tigers 71 65 .522 10.0
Indians 68 68 .500 13.0
Orioles 66 68 .493 14.0
Brewers 64 70 .478 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 58 .567 --
Rangers 70 65 .519 6.5
Athletics 63 73 .463 14.0
Royals 62 73 .459 14.5
Mariners 60 76 .441 17.0
White Sox 59 75 .440 17.0
Twins 58 76 .433 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 89 44 .669 --
Phillies 70 64 .522 19.5
Cardinals 68 66 .507 21.5
Expos 65 67 .492 23.5
Cubs 55 79 .410 34.5
Pirates 54 79 .406 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 76 58 .567 --
Reds 69 65 .515 7.0
Giants 67 68 .496 9.5
Braves 63 70 .474 12.5
Dodgers 63 71 .470 13.0
Padres 63 71 .470 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Von Hayes 3
1 Tom Herr 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Dave Parker 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 Marty Barrett 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 5
1 Jim Rice 5
3 Tom Herr 4
3 Darrell Porter 4
3 Joel Skinner 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 3
2 Barry Bonds 2
2 Juan Samuel 2
4 Vince Coleman 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Carman 1.00
1 Richard Dotson 1.00
1 Bobby Witt 1.00
4 Orel Hershiser 0.88
5 Rick Rhoden 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Dixon 7
1 Orel Hershiser 7
1 Rick Rhoden 7
4 Don Carman 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Mark Thurmond 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .350
2 Wade Boggs .349
3 Don Mattingly .338
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Tim Raines .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 31
1 Dave Kingman 31
3 Jesse Barfield 30
3 Mike Schmidt 30
5 4 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 105
2 Dave Parker 102
3 George Bell 100
4 Mike Schmidt 98
5 Joe Carter 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 89
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Eric Davis 65
4 Tim Raines 56
5 John Cangelosi 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.72
2 Mike Scott 2.25
3 Rick Rhoden 2.48
4 Roger Clemens 2.53
5 Bob Ojeda 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
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 211
3 Fernando Valenzuela 198
4 Jack Morris 187
5 Mark Langston 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 35
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 .472
2 Denny Walling .450
3 Robin Yount .404
4 Tim Flannery .390
5 Lonnie Smith .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Alan Trammell 6
4 Carney Lansford 5
4 Cory Snyder 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
2 Carney Lansford 17
3 Joe Carter 16
4 Gary Gaetti 15
5 Eric Davis 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Kirk Gibson 6
4 Kal Daniels 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Russell 0.00
2 Floyd Youmans 0.53
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 Mike Moore 3
1 Bob Ojeda 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Teddy Higuera 23
3 Bob Ojeda 23
3 Bob Welch 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
1 Dave Righetti 6
3 Roger McDowell 4
3 Mitch Williams 4
3 Todd Worrell 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .455
2 Kirby Puckett .404
3 Robin Yount .388
4 Keith Hernandez .374
5 Wade Boggs .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 11
2 Darrell Evans 10
3 Rob Deer 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Cory Snyder 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 29
2 Tony Armas 28
2 Dale Murphy 28
4 Bill Buckner 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Barry Bonds 11
2 Rickey Henderson 11
4 Tim Raines 10
4 Mitch Webster 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.78
2 Andy McGaffigan 1.07
3 Mark Eichhorn 1.08
4 Bert Blyleven 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 Kent Tekulve 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 45
1 Mike Scott 45
3 Roger Clemens 43
3 Mark Langston 43
5 Sid Fernandez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 11
2 Steve Bedrosian 10
2 Todd Worrell 10
4 Gene Garber 7
4 Roger McDowell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Tony Gwynn .341
4 Jim Rice .339
5 Tim Raines .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 132
2 Don Mattingly 128
3 Joe Carter 119
3 Mike Schmidt 119
5 Jose Canseco 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 109
2 Rickey Henderson 97
3 Tim Raines 74
4 Eric Davis 71
5 Mariano Duncan 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.47
2 Roger Clemens 2.53
3 Mike Scott 2.59
4 John Tudor 2.66
5 Bob Ojeda 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 279
2 Fernando Valenzuela 229
3 Jack Morris 219
4 Bert Blyleven 211
4 Roger Clemens 211

Saves

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