On This Day

Saturday, September 27, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 92 61 .601 --
Blue Jays 85 70 .548 8.0
Yankees 83 71 .539 9.5
Tigers 82 73 .529 11.0
Indians 79 76 .510 14.0
Brewers 72 82 .468 20.5
Orioles 72 83 .465 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 90 64 .584 --
Rangers 81 73 .526 9.0
Athletics 74 81 .477 16.5
Royals 71 84 .458 19.5
White Sox 68 86 .442 22.0
Mariners 67 88 .432 23.5
Twins 65 89 .422 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 102 53 .658 --
Phillies 82 73 .529 20.0
Cardinals 77 78 .497 25.0
Expos 76 78 .494 25.5
Cubs 67 88 .432 35.0
Pirates 62 93 .400 40.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 90 65 .581 --
Reds 81 74 .523 9.0
Giants 79 76 .510 11.0
Braves 71 83 .461 18.5
Dodgers 71 84 .458 19.0
Padres 71 84 .458 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alfredo Griffin 4
2 Chris Bando 3
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Hairston 2
1 Eddie Milner 2
3 Billy Beane 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Mike Gallego 3
1 Jerry Hairston 3
1 Eddie Milner 3
1 Craig Reynolds 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Bob Brower 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 2.50
2 Floyd Youmans 1.67
3 Richard Dotson 1.50
3 Bruce Hurst 1.50
5 Jack Morris 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Youmans 15
2 Jose DeLeon 10
3 Richard Dotson 9
3 Bruce Hurst 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Jeff Robinson 1
1 Ron Robinson 1
1 Doug Sisk 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Don Mattingly .348
3 Tim Raines .337
4 Tony Gwynn .330
5 Steve Sax .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Jesse Barfield 36
3 Gary Gaetti 34
3 Dave Kingman 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 119
2 Jose Canseco 117
3 Joe Carter 111
4 Dave Parker 110
5 George Bell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Rickey Henderson 86
3 Eric Davis 75
4 Tim Raines 67
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 Jack Morris 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 Mike Krukow 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 298
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Fernando Valenzuela 235
4 Mark Langston 222
5 Jack Morris 219

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 .474
2 Brook Jacoby .451
3 Brett Butler .421
4 Tim Raines .393
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Bob Brenly 4
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 13
2 Jose Cruz 12
2 Brian Downing 12
2 Eddie Milner 12
2 John Russell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 11
2 Vince Coleman 9
2 Tim Raines 9
2 Chico Walker 9
5 Albert Hall 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Correa 0.00
1 Bob Shirley 0.00
1 Don Carman 0.00
4 Bruce Hurst 0.50
5 Mark Eichhorn 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 4
2 Joe Johnson 3
2 Mike Krukow 3
2 Jack Morris 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 38
2 Floyd Youmans 29
3 Mark Langston 25
3 Nolan Ryan 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
4 John Franco 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .402
2 Don Mattingly .398
3 Wade Boggs .396
4 Steve Sax .376
5 Phil Bradley .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Bill Buckner 8
2 Gary Gaetti 8
2 Jim Rice 8
2 Cory Snyder 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 29
2 Jim Rice 26
2 Cory Snyder 26
4 Joe Carter 25
4 Jim Presley 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 14
2 Chico Walker 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Hurst 1.07
2 Floyd Bannister 1.27
3 Don Sutton 1.35
4 Kelly Downs 1.42
4 Bob Welch 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 63
2 Floyd Youmans 51
3 Mark Langston 48
4 Bert Blyleven 46
5 5 tied 44

Saves

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