On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 91 61 .599 --
Blue Jays 85 69 .552 7.0
Yankees 83 70 .542 8.5
Tigers 81 73 .526 11.0
Indians 78 76 .506 14.0
Brewers 72 81 .471 19.5
Orioles 71 83 .461 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 90 63 .588 --
Rangers 80 73 .523 10.0
Athletics 72 81 .471 18.0
Royals 71 82 .464 19.0
Mariners 67 87 .435 23.5
White Sox 66 86 .434 23.5
Twins 65 87 .428 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 101 53 .656 --
Phillies 81 73 .526 20.0
Cardinals 77 77 .500 24.0
Expos 76 77 .497 24.5
Cubs 66 88 .429 35.0
Pirates 62 92 .403 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 89 65 .578 --
Reds 80 74 .519 9.0
Giants 78 76 .506 11.0
Braves 71 82 .464 17.5
Dodgers 71 83 .461 18.0
Padres 71 83 .461 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Brook Jacoby 4
3 Joe Carter 3
3 Rick Leach 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Dave Clark 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 5
2 Dave Valle 3
3 Mike Aldrete 2
3 Randy Asadoor 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 2
1 Von Hayes 2
3 Randy Asadoor 1
3 Marty Barrett 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.50
2 Mike Krukow 1.33
3 John Candelaria 1.29
4 Jimmy Key 0.86
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 9
2 Mike Krukow 8
3 Doyle Alexander 7
3 Sid Fernandez 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Tim Raines .336
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Kirby Puckett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Jesse Barfield 36
3 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 Joe Carter 110
3 Dave Parker 110
5 George Bell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Rickey Henderson 85
3 Eric Davis 74
4 Tim Raines 64
5 John Cangelosi 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.25
2 Roger Clemens 2.46
3 Mike Witt 2.70
4 Bob Ojeda 2.71
5 Rick Rhoden 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Teddy Higuera 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
4 Mike Krukow 19
4 Jack Morris 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 298
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Fernando Valenzuela 228
4 Mark Langston 222
5 Jack Morris 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 42
2 Jeff Reardon 35
2 Todd Worrell 35
4 Don Aase 33
5 Dave Smith 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Milner .486
2 Brook Jacoby .449
3 Brett Butler .424
4 Ken Phelps .414
5 Don Mattingly .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 5
1 Bob Brenly 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
4 Pete Incaviglia 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 13
1 Kevin McReynolds 13
1 Jim Morrison 13
4 John Russell 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 11
2 Vince Coleman 10
3 Chico Walker 9
4 Albert Hall 7
4 Gary Pettis 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.00
1 Rich Yett 0.00
3 Mark Eichhorn 0.67
4 Roger Clemens 1.04
5 Danny Jackson 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 4
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Joe Johnson 3
2 Greg Swindell 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 38
2 Mark Langston 36
3 Mike Krukow 29
4 Nolan Ryan 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .412
2 Don Mattingly .409
3 Wade Boggs .384
4 Phil Bradley .376
5 Tim Raines .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Bill Buckner 8
2 Jim Rice 8
2 Cory Snyder 8
5 13 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 28
2 Jim Rice 27
3 Joe Carter 25
3 Jim Presley 25
3 Cory Snyder 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Chico Walker 14
3 Tony Gwynn 13
3 Rickey Henderson 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Bannister 1.22
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.29
3 Bob Welch 1.33
4 Don Sutton 1.37
5 Ricky Horton 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Mike Scott 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 63
2 Mark Langston 48
3 Bert Blyleven 46
4 Dwight Gooden 45
4 Nolan Ryan 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 12
2 Steve Bedrosian 9
2 Tom Henke 9
4 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Todd Worrell 7