On This Day

Tuesday, October 14, 1986

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1986 Playoffs

New York leads series 3 - 2

Houston Astros 1
New York Mets 2

Series tied 3 - 3

California Angels 4
Boston Red Sox 10
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Spike Owen 4
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
4 Kevin Bass 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Darryl Strawberry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Spike Owen 2
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Doran 1
1 Terry Puhl 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 4.00
2 Oil Can Boyd 0.50
3 Dwight Gooden 0.36
4 Kirk McCaskill 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Oil Can Boyd 5
3 Dwight Gooden 4
4 Charlie Kerfeld 3
5 Jesse Orosco 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .450
2 Marty Barrett .423
3 Rich Gedman .417
4 Spike Owen .412
5 Gary Pettis .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 7
2 Marty Barrett 5
2 Rich Gedman 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 3
2 Kevin Bass 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Bill Doran 1
3 8 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 0.95
2 Bob Ojeda 1.00
3 John Candelaria 1.29
4 Don Sutton 1.42
5 Dwight Gooden 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 2
1 Mike Scott 2
3 Oil Can Boyd 1
3 John Candelaria 1
3 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 21
2 Nolan Ryan 17
3 Roger Clemens 16
4 Dwight Gooden 11
5 4 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Calvin Schiraldi 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 66 .590 --
Yankees 90 72 .556 5.5
Tigers 87 75 .537 8.5
Blue Jays 86 76 .531 9.5
Indians 84 78 .519 11.5
Brewers 77 84 .478 18.0
Orioles 73 89 .451 22.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 92 70 .568 --
Rangers 87 75 .537 5.0
Athletics 76 86 .469 16.0
Royals 76 86 .469 16.0
White Sox 72 90 .444 20.0
Twins 71 91 .438 21.0
Mariners 67 95 .414 25.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 108 54 .667 --
Phillies 86 75 .534 21.5
Cardinals 79 82 .491 28.5
Expos 78 83 .484 29.5
Cubs 70 90 .438 37.0
Pirates 64 98 .395 44.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 96 66 .593 --
Reds 86 76 .531 10.0
Giants 83 79 .512 13.0
Padres 74 88 .457 22.0
Dodgers 73 89 .451 23.0
Braves 72 89 .447 23.5