On This Day

Tuesday, October 21, 1986

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1986 World Series

Boston leads series 2 - 1

New York Mets 7
Boston Red Sox 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lenny Dykstra 4
2 Marty Barrett 2
2 Gary Carter 2
2 Keith Hernandez 2
5 8 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lenny Dykstra 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 3
2 Danny Heep 2
3 Marty Barrett 1
3 Lenny Dykstra 1
3 Ray Knight 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 0.75
2 Oil Can Boyd 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ojeda 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ojeda 6
2 Oil Can Boyd 3
3 Bob Stanley 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Henderson .545
2 Lenny Dykstra .455
3 Marty Barrett .385
4 Jim Rice .364
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Dave Henderson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 4
2 Marty Barrett 2
2 Wade Boggs 2
2 Dwight Evans 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darryl Strawberry 1
1 Mookie Wilson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Hurst 0.00
1 Ron Darling 0.00
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
1 Roger McDowell 0.00
5 Bob Ojeda 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 Bob Ojeda 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 8
1 Bruce Hurst 8
3 Dwight Gooden 6
3 Bob Ojeda 6
5 Bob Stanley 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Calvin Schiraldi 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .455
2 Spike Owen .400
3 Marty Barrett .372
4 Lenny Dykstra .353
5 Gary Pettis .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Dave Henderson 2
1 Jim Rice 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Barrett 7
1 Brian Downing 7
3 Gary Carter 6
3 Dwight Evans 6
3 3 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 3
2 Kevin Bass 2
2 Bill Doran 2
2 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 Mookie Wilson 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger McDowell 0.00
2 John Candelaria 0.84
3 Mike Scott 0.95
4 Bruce Hurst 1.57
5 Don Sutton 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 3
2 Roger Clemens 2
2 Steve Crawford 2
2 Bruce Hurst 2
2 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Mike Scott 21
3 Dwight Gooden 17
3 Nolan Ryan 17
5 Bruce Hurst 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Calvin Schiraldi 2
2 Don Aase 1
2 Donnie Moore 1
2 Bob Stanley 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