On This Day

Wednesday, September 17, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 89 57 .610 --
Yankees 79 67 .541 10.0
Blue Jays 79 67 .541 10.0
Tigers 77 69 .527 12.0
Indians 74 72 .507 15.0
Orioles 69 77 .473 20.0
Brewers 68 78 .466 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 84 60 .583 --
Rangers 76 70 .521 9.0
Royals 68 77 .469 16.5
Athletics 67 80 .456 18.5
White Sox 64 81 .441 20.5
Mariners 64 82 .438 21.0
Twins 62 83 .428 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 95 50 .655 --
Phillies 76 69 .524 19.0
Cardinals 73 72 .503 22.0
Expos 72 72 .500 22.5
Cubs 61 84 .421 34.0
Pirates 59 86 .407 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 83 62 .572 --
Reds 74 71 .510 9.0
Giants 74 72 .507 9.5
Dodgers 68 77 .469 15.0
Padres 68 78 .466 15.5
Braves 67 77 .465 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mitch Webster 5
2 Mike Diaz 4
2 Gary Gaetti 4
2 Dick Schofield 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Pete Incaviglia 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 5
2 Larry Herndon 3
2 Pete Incaviglia 3
2 Jim Morrison 3
2 Jim Traber 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Milner 2
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Darnell Coles 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Langston 1.40
2 Floyd Youmans 1.20
3 Ed Correa 1.11
4 Bob Sebra 0.89
5 Dennis Eckersley 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Eric Bell 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 14
2 Ed Correa 10
3 Dwight Gooden 8
3 Jack Morris 8
3 Bob Sebra 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Don Robinson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Kirby Puckett .337
4 Tony Gwynn .330
5 Jim Rice .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Jesse Barfield 33
2 Rob Deer 33
4 Jose Canseco 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 113
2 Jose Canseco 111
3 Dave Parker 106
4 Jim Rice 105
5 Joe Carter 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 97
2 Rickey Henderson 82
3 Eric Davis 70
4 Tim Raines 60
5 John Cangelosi 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.28
2 Roger Clemens 2.56
3 Rick Rhoden 2.60
4 Mike Witt 2.64
5 Bob Ojeda 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Teddy Higuera 19
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
4 Jack Morris 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 274
2 Roger Clemens 227
3 Fernando Valenzuela 223
4 Mark Langston 211
5 Jack Morris 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 40
2 Jeff Reardon 34
2 Todd Worrell 34
4 Don Aase 32
5 Dave Smith 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .491
2 Steve Sax .473
3 Lonnie Smith .435
4 Keith Hernandez .410
5 Wally Backman .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 8
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Pete Incaviglia 6
3 Jim Rice 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Bill Buckner 18
2 Mike Schmidt 18
4 Cory Snyder 17
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Steve Sax 9
1 Chico Walker 9
4 Barry Bonds 7
4 Rickey Henderson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.57
2 Ricky Horton 0.59
3 Nolan Ryan 0.69
4 Joe Cowley 0.75
5 Don Sutton 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Greg Swindell 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 33
2 Mark Langston 28
3 Mike Krukow 25
3 Fernando Valenzuela 25
5 Bobby Witt 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
1 Dave Righetti 6
3 Todd Worrell 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .415
2 Don Mattingly .398
3 Lonnie Smith .398
4 Keith Hernandez .389
5 Bill Buckner .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Joe Carter 9
3 Larry Parrish 9
3 Jim Rice 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 32
2 Bill Buckner 31
3 Eric Davis 27
4 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Joe Carter 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 12
1 Vince Coleman 12
1 Rickey Henderson 12
1 Steve Sax 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.04
2 Bob Welch 1.36
3 Don Sutton 1.41
4 Frank Tanana 1.43
5 Floyd Bannister 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Mike Krukow 5
4 Oil Can Boyd 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 59
2 Mike Scott 51
3 Roger Clemens 47
4 Fernando Valenzuela 45
5 Dwight Gooden 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 12
2 Steve Bedrosian 10
3 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Roger McDowell 7
4 Todd Worrell 7