On This Day

Saturday, October 4, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 65 .594 --
Yankees 89 72 .553 6.5
Blue Jays 86 74 .538 9.0
Tigers 86 75 .534 9.5
Indians 83 78 .516 12.5
Brewers 75 84 .472 19.5
Orioles 73 88 .453 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 92 69 .571 --
Rangers 86 75 .534 6.0
Royals 76 85 .472 16.0
Athletics 75 86 .466 17.0
White Sox 72 89 .447 20.0
Twins 70 91 .435 22.0
Mariners 67 94 .416 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 107 54 .665 --
Phillies 85 75 .531 21.5
Cardinals 79 81 .494 27.5
Expos 78 82 .488 28.5
Cubs 69 90 .434 37.0
Pirates 64 97 .398 43.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 95 66 .590 --
Reds 86 75 .534 9.0
Giants 82 79 .509 13.0
Dodgers 73 88 .453 22.0
Padres 73 88 .453 22.0
Braves 72 88 .450 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Easler 5
2 Don Mattingly 4
2 Dan Pasqua 4
2 Willie Randolph 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Gagne 2
1 John Shelby 2
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 Eric Davis 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Gagne 4
1 Kirk Gibson 4
1 Barry Larkin 4
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 John Cangelosi 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 2.50
2 Ed Correa 1.25
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.17
4 Bob Ojeda 1.00
4 Jay Tibbs 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Correa 10
2 Mark Langston 9
2 Dave Stewart 9
4 Greg Swindell 7
4 Fernando Valenzuela 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 2
2 Buddy Black 1
2 Ernie Camacho 1
2 John Franco 1
2 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Don Mattingly .351
3 Tim Raines .334
4 Steve Sax .332
5 Tony Gwynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 40
2 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Dave Kingman 35
4 Gary Gaetti 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 120
2 Mike Schmidt 119
3 Jose Canseco 117
4 Dave Parker 116
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 107
2 Rickey Henderson 87
3 Eric Davis 78
4 Tim Raines 70
5 John Cangelosi 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.22
2 Roger Clemens 2.48
3 Bob Ojeda 2.57
4 Teddy Higuera 2.79
5 Rick Rhoden 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Jack Morris 21
2 Fernando Valenzuela 21
4 Teddy Higuera 20
5 Mike Krukow 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 306
2 Mark Langston 245
3 Fernando Valenzuela 242
4 Roger Clemens 238
5 Jack Morris 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Todd Worrell 36
3 Jeff Reardon 35
4 Don Aase 34
5 Dave Smith 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .462
2 Brook Jacoby .441
3 Tim Raines .439
4 Frank White .410
5 Brian Dayett .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 7
2 Kevin McReynolds 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 5
4 Ralph Bryant 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 18
2 Joe Carter 16
3 Eddie Milner 15
4 Tony Perez 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 10
2 Gary Pettis 9
3 Vince Coleman 8
3 Tim Raines 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Deshaies 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.60
2 Bob Sebra 0.60
4 Jack Morris 0.64
5 Marvin Freeman 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rob Murphy 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Jim Deshaies 3
2 Charlie Leibrandt 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 34
2 Floyd Youmans 33
3 Mike Scott 32
4 Ed Correa 28
5 Bert Blyleven 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 6
2 John Franco 5
3 Tom Henke 4
3 Ron Robinson 4
3 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .422
2 Julio Franco .400
3 Steve Sax .397
4 Wade Boggs .392
5 Eddie Milner .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 10
2 Bill Buckner 8
2 Kirk Gibson 8
2 Pete Incaviglia 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 29
2 Jim Rice 25
2 Cory Snyder 25
4 Kirk Gibson 22
4 Kevin McReynolds 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Tim Raines 15
3 Gary Pettis 14
3 Chico Walker 14
5 Eric Davis 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy McGaffigan 1.04
2 Danny Jackson 1.31
3 Jimmy Key 1.53
4 Bruce Hurst 1.54
5 Kelly Downs 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Ted Power 5
1 Greg Swindell 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 62
2 Floyd Youmans 54
3 Mike Scott 53
4 Ed Correa 47
5 2 tied 44

Saves

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