On This Day

Thursday, October 23, 1986

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1986 World Series

Boston leads series 3 - 2

New York Mets 2
Boston Red Sox 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 2
1 Wade Boggs 2
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Dave Henderson 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Teufel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Dave Henderson 1
1 Spike Owen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 0.55
2 Dwight Gooden 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 6
2 Sid Fernandez 5
3 Dwight Gooden 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Henderson .444
2 Marty Barrett .429
3 Jim Rice .389
4 Gary Carter .333
4 Lenny Dykstra .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
3 Dwight Evans 1
3 Dave Henderson 1
3 Tim Teufel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 7
2 Dwight Evans 4
2 Dave Henderson 4
4 Lenny Dykstra 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 3
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Darryl Strawberry 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Darling 0.00
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
3 Bruce Hurst 1.06
4 Bob Ojeda 1.29
5 Al Nipper 4.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 2
2 Steve Crawford 1
2 Ron Darling 1
2 Bob Ojeda 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 14
2 Ron Darling 12
3 Dwight Gooden 9
4 Sid Fernandez 6
4 Bob Ojeda 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Calvin Schiraldi 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .392
2 Spike Owen .353
3 Gary Pettis .346
4 Dave Henderson .333
5 Lenny Dykstra .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lenny Dykstra 3
2 Gary Carter 2
2 Dwight Evans 2
2 Dave Henderson 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 9
2 Dwight Evans 8
2 Dave Henderson 8
4 Marty Barrett 7
4 Brian Downing 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 4
2 Billy Hatcher 3
3 Wally Backman 2
3 Kevin Bass 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.84
2 Mike Scott 0.95
3 Roger McDowell 1.54
4 Bruce Hurst 1.69
5 Don Sutton 1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 22
1 Bruce Hurst 22
3 Mike Scott 21
4 Dwight Gooden 20
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Calvin Schiraldi 2
2 Don Aase 1
2 Donnie Moore 1
2 Jesse Orosco 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