On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 54 .609 --
Blue Jays 76 62 .551 8.0
Yankees 73 65 .529 11.0
Tigers 71 68 .511 13.5
Indians 69 70 .496 15.5
Orioles 67 71 .486 17.0
Brewers 66 71 .482 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 79 58 .577 --
Rangers 71 67 .514 8.5
Athletics 65 74 .468 15.0
Royals 65 74 .468 15.0
Mariners 62 77 .446 18.0
White Sox 61 76 .445 18.0
Twins 58 80 .420 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 92 46 .667 --
Phillies 71 67 .514 21.0
Expos 68 68 .500 23.0
Cardinals 69 69 .500 23.0
Cubs 58 80 .420 34.0
Pirates 56 81 .409 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 80 58 .580 --
Reds 70 68 .507 10.0
Giants 70 69 .504 10.5
Dodgers 66 72 .478 14.0
Braves 64 73 .467 15.5
Padres 63 76 .453 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Wilson 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Mike Davis 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Keith Moreland 2
3 Luis Aguayo 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Bob Brenly 3
2 Candy Maldonado 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Russell 3
1 Steve Sax 3
3 Barry Bonds 2
3 Billy Hatcher 2
3 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 1.40
2 Joe Cowley 1.00
2 Ron Guidry 1.00
2 Frank Tanana 1.00
5 Kirk McCaskill 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Joe Cowley 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Cowley 7
1 Teddy Higuera 7
1 Kirk McCaskill 7
1 Mike Scott 7
1 Frank Tanana 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Don Mattingly .342
4 Tim Raines .333
5 Tony Gwynn .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Dave Kingman 31
4 Jesse Barfield 30
4 George Bell 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 106
2 Dave Parker 105
3 Mike Schmidt 104
4 George Bell 101
5 Joe Carter 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 92
2 Rickey Henderson 79
3 Eric Davis 65
4 Tim Raines 57
5 John Cangelosi 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.76
2 Mike Scott 2.25
3 Rick Rhoden 2.48
4 Roger Clemens 2.53
5 Mike Witt 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Teddy Higuera 18
2 Fernando Valenzuela 18
4 Mike Witt 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 260
2 Fernando Valenzuela 212
3 Roger Clemens 211
4 Jack Morris 193
5 Mark Langston 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 36
2 Todd Worrell 32
3 Don Aase 31
3 Jeff Reardon 31
5 Dave Smith 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .451
2 Lonnie Smith .444
3 Denny Walling .429
4 Milt Thompson .410
5 2 tied .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
1 Darrell Evans 6
3 Leon Durham 5
3 Jim Presley 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 20
2 Jim Rice 17
3 Joe Carter 16
3 Jim Presley 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 9
2 Barry Bonds 8
3 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Ryne Sandberg 7
5 Vince Coleman 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.44
2 Floyd Youmans 0.53
3 Floyd Bannister 0.67
4 Bob Welch 0.67
5 Joe Cowley 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Moore 3
1 Mike Scott 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 Kent Tekulve 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 25
2 Jack Morris 23
2 Bob Welch 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Todd Worrell 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .469
2 Lonnie Smith .374
3 Von Hayes .370
4 George Bell .369
5 Kirby Puckett .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 11
2 Don Baylor 9
2 Buddy Bell 9
2 Joe Carter 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 30
1 Candy Maldonado 30
3 Jim Rice 28
4 Bill Buckner 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Barry Bonds 13
2 Ryne Sandberg 13
4 Rickey Henderson 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.84
2 Andy McGaffigan 1.07
3 Bruce Ruffin 1.45
4 Bert Blyleven 1.48
5 Mike Witt 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Bill Gullickson 5
2 Dave Stewart 5
2 Mike Witt 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 43
1 Mike Krukow 43
1 Mark Langston 43
1 Mike Scott 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 11
2 Steve Bedrosian 9
2 Todd Worrell 9
4 Roger McDowell 8
5 Dave Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Tim Raines .339
4 Tony Gwynn .338
5 Don Mattingly .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Darrell Evans 37
3 Jesse Barfield 35
3 Glenn Davis 35
3 4 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 129
2 Mike Schmidt 122
3 Don Mattingly 121
4 Joe Carter 120
5 Jose Canseco 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 111
2 Rickey Henderson 95
3 Tim Raines 73
4 Eric Davis 71
5 Mariano Duncan 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.51
2 Roger Clemens 2.53
3 Mike Scott 2.58
4 Bob Ojeda 2.72
5 John Tudor 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
1 Teddy Higuera 21
3 Mike Witt 20
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 286
2 Fernando Valenzuela 238
3 Jack Morris 225
4 Bert Blyleven 214
5 2 tied 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 40
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Don Aase 37
3 Todd Worrell 37
5 Dave Smith 35