On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 91 60 .603 --
Yankees 83 69 .546 8.5
Blue Jays 83 69 .546 8.5
Tigers 80 72 .526 11.5
Indians 77 75 .507 14.5
Orioles 71 81 .467 20.5
Brewers 70 81 .464 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 88 63 .583 --
Rangers 80 72 .526 8.5
Athletics 72 81 .471 17.0
Royals 70 82 .461 18.5
Mariners 67 86 .438 22.0
White Sox 66 86 .434 22.5
Twins 65 86 .430 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 99 53 .651 --
Phillies 80 72 .526 19.0
Cardinals 76 76 .500 23.0
Expos 75 76 .497 23.5
Cubs 65 87 .428 34.0
Pirates 62 90 .408 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 88 64 .579 --
Reds 78 74 .513 10.0
Giants 77 75 .507 11.0
Dodgers 70 81 .464 17.5
Braves 70 81 .464 17.5
Padres 70 81 .464 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan Calderon 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Shawon Dunston 3
2 Eddie Milner 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 3
1 Ryne Sandberg 3
1 Max Venable 3
4 Kevin Bass 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Billy Hatcher 1
1 Carney Lansford 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 3.00
2 Bert Blyleven 1.56
3 Drew Hall 1.00
4 Rick Reuschel 0.75
4 Dave Stieb 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Drew Hall 1
1 Mike Moore 1
1 Steve Ontiveros 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 14
2 Nolan Ryan 12
3 Drew Hall 8
4 Rick Reuschel 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .351
2 Wade Boggs .350
3 Tim Raines .336
4 Tony Gwynn .332
5 Kirby Puckett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Jesse Barfield 34
2 Dave Kingman 34
4 Jose Canseco 33
4 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 George Bell 108

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 42
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 .462
2 Ken Phelps .448
3 Don Mattingly .439
4 Bill Buckner .413
5 Ernie Whitt .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 6
2 Bob Brenly 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Jesse Barfield 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Bill Buckner 13
3 Darnell Coles 12
3 Dave Winfield 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 10
2 Vince Coleman 9
2 Eric Davis 9
4 Chico Walker 8
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.00
2 Ricky Horton 0.56
3 Rich Yett 0.67
4 Kelly Downs 0.96
5 Tom Candiotti 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Greg Swindell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 36
2 Bobby Witt 27
3 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Mike Scott 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .413
2 Don Mattingly .412
3 Pat Tabler .398
4 Phil Bradley .370
5 Tony Pena .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Bill Buckner 8
2 Darrell Evans 8
2 Jim Rice 8
2 Ruben Sierra 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 29
2 Jim Rice 28
3 Bill Buckner 25
3 Joe Carter 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Eric Davis 13
2 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Steve Sax 13
5 3 tied 12

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 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 50
2 Mark Langston 48
3 Bobby Witt 47
4 Bert Blyleven 46
4 Roger Clemens 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 12
2 Steve Bedrosian 9
3 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Tom Henke 7
5 3 tied 6