On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 91 60 .603 --
Yankees 82 69 .543 9.0
Blue Jays 82 69 .543 9.0
Tigers 80 71 .530 11.0
Indians 77 75 .507 14.5
Orioles 71 80 .470 20.0
Brewers 70 81 .464 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 88 63 .583 --
Rangers 80 71 .530 8.0
Athletics 71 81 .467 17.5
Royals 69 82 .457 19.0
White Sox 66 85 .437 22.0
Mariners 66 86 .434 22.5
Twins 65 85 .433 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 99 52 .656 --
Phillies 80 71 .530 19.0
Expos 75 75 .500 23.5
Cardinals 75 76 .497 24.0
Cubs 64 87 .424 35.0
Pirates 61 90 .404 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 87 64 .576 --
Giants 77 74 .510 10.0
Reds 77 74 .510 10.0
Braves 70 80 .467 16.5
Dodgers 70 81 .464 17.0
Padres 70 81 .464 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Mike Kingery 4
1 Ken Phelps 4
4 Brett Butler 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 6
2 Jody Davis 3
2 Mike Diaz 3
2 Rick Lancellotti 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 2
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 Rick Cerone 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Deshaies 3.33
2 Bob Ojeda 1.67
3 Bryan Kelly 0.83
3 Greg Swindell 0.83
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Booker 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Deshaies 10
2 Mike Smithson 7
2 Mike Witt 7
4 Eric Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Bill Krueger 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Andy McGaffigan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Tim Raines .333
4 Tony Gwynn .332
5 Kirby Puckett .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Jesse Barfield 34
3 Jose Canseco 33
3 Rob Deer 33
3 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 118
2 Jose Canseco 115
3 Dave Parker 110
4 Joe Carter 109
5 Jim Rice 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Rickey Henderson 85
3 Eric Davis 74
4 Tim Raines 63
5 John Cangelosi 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.33
2 Roger Clemens 2.55
3 Rick Rhoden 2.55
4 Mike Witt 2.70
5 Bob Ojeda 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
3 Teddy Higuera 19
3 Jack Morris 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 285
2 Roger Clemens 232
3 Fernando Valenzuela 228
4 Mark Langston 222
5 Jack Morris 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 41
2 Jeff Reardon 35
3 Todd Worrell 34
4 Don Aase 33
5 Dave Smith 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brett Butler .464
2 Don Mattingly .456
3 Ernie Whitt .447
4 Bill Buckner .420
5 Willie Wilson .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 6
1 Bill Buckner 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Dwight Evans 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Bill Buckner 14
3 Andres Galarraga 13
4 Bob Brenly 12
4 Dave Winfield 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
1 Tony Gwynn 10
3 Eric Davis 9
4 Rickey Henderson 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.00
2 Rich Yett 0.67
3 Joe Cowley 0.72
4 Ricky Horton 0.86
4 Mike LaCoss 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 36
2 Mike Scott 32
3 Bobby Witt 27
4 Ed Correa 24
4 Frank Viola 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 6
2 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 Tom Henke 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .404
2 Pat Tabler .402
3 Don Mattingly .398
4 Ernie Whitt .384
5 Andres Galarraga .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Bill Buckner 8
2 Darrell Evans 8
2 Larry Parrish 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 29
2 Jim Rice 28
3 Joe Carter 27
4 Dave Parker 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Eric Davis 13
3 Tony Gwynn 13
3 Steve Sax 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ricky Horton 0.71
2 Floyd Bannister 1.22
3 Bob Welch 1.33
4 Don Sutton 1.37
5 Joe Cowley 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Fernando Valenzuela 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 56
2 Mike Scott 50
3 Bobby Witt 47
4 Roger Clemens 46
4 Charlie Hough 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 11
2 Steve Bedrosian 10
3 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Tom Henke 7
5 3 tied 6