On This Day

Thursday, September 18, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 90 57 .612 --
Yankees 79 67 .541 10.5
Blue Jays 79 67 .541 10.5
Tigers 77 69 .527 12.5
Indians 74 72 .507 15.5
Orioles 69 77 .473 20.5
Brewers 68 79 .463 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 85 60 .586 --
Rangers 76 70 .521 9.5
Royals 68 78 .466 17.5
Athletics 67 80 .456 19.0
White Sox 65 81 .445 20.5
Mariners 64 83 .435 22.0
Twins 62 83 .428 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 96 50 .658 --
Phillies 77 69 .527 19.0
Cardinals 73 73 .500 23.0
Expos 72 73 .497 23.5
Cubs 61 85 .418 35.0
Pirates 60 86 .411 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 84 62 .575 --
Giants 74 72 .507 10.0
Reds 74 72 .507 10.0
Braves 68 77 .469 15.5
Dodgers 68 78 .466 16.0
Padres 68 78 .466 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 5
2 Lonnie Smith 4
3 Bob Boone 3
3 Glenn Davis 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Howard Johnson 1
2 Mike Laga 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Howard Johnson 3
4 Alan Ashby 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Howard Johnson 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Bob Boone 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.57
2 Mike Maddux 1.17
3 Steve Carlton 1.12
4 Mike Witt 0.62
5 Matt Keough 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Anderson 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 11
2 Steve Carlton 9
3 Paul Assenmacher 7
3 Mike Maddux 7
5 Ken Howell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 Don Robinson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Kirby Puckett .337
4 Tony Gwynn .330
5 Pat Tabler .328

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 114
2 Jose Canseco 111
3 Dave Parker 107
4 Jim Rice 106
5 Joe Carter 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 99
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
4 Mike Witt 18

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 .500
2 Lonnie Smith .469
3 Keith Hernandez .429
4 Wally Backman .419
5 Von Hayes .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Bill Buckner 17
2 Cory Snyder 17
4 Mike Schmidt 16
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Chico Walker 9
3 Barry Bonds 8
4 Ryne Sandberg 7
4 Steve Sax 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.40
2 Joe Cowley 0.56
2 Teddy Higuera 0.56
4 Ricky Horton 0.59
5 Nolan Ryan 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Greg Swindell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 28
2 Mike Krukow 25
2 Fernando Valenzuela 25
4 Bruce Hurst 24
5 Bobby Witt 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .421
2 Pat Tabler .411
3 Don Mattingly .398
4 Keith Hernandez .388
5 Bill Buckner .378

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 33
2 Bill Buckner 31
3 Eric Davis 27
3 Mike Schmidt 27
5 Joe Carter 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Barry Bonds 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Steve Sax 12
5 Ryne Sandberg 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.04
2 Bob Welch 1.32
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 Bruce Hurst 5
2 Mike Krukow 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 59
2 Roger Clemens 47
3 Fernando Valenzuela 45
4 Dwight Gooden 44
5 Bruce Hurst 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 12
2 Steve Bedrosian 11
3 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Todd Worrell 7
5 3 tied 6