On This Day

Friday, April 25, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 4 .750 --
Tigers 8 7 .533 3.5
Red Sox 8 8 .500 4.0
Orioles 8 8 .500 4.0
Indians 7 8 .467 4.5
Blue Jays 7 9 .438 5.0
Brewers 6 8 .429 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 10 7 .588 --
Rangers 8 7 .533 1.0
Athletics 9 8 .529 1.0
Royals 8 8 .500 1.5
Twins 8 9 .471 2.0
Mariners 7 10 .412 3.0
White Sox 5 10 .333 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 9 3 .750 --
Cardinals 7 6 .538 2.5
Pirates 6 6 .500 3.0
Phillies 6 7 .462 3.5
Expos 6 8 .429 4.0
Cubs 5 9 .357 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 11 5 .688 --
Giants 10 6 .625 1.0
Padres 9 7 .563 2.0
Braves 6 9 .400 4.5
Reds 5 8 .385 4.5
Dodgers 6 12 .333 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Jesse Barfield 3
2 Sid Bream 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 2
1 Ray Knight 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Sid Bream 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 George Brett 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Brown 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 John Cangelosi 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 1.80
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
2 Dwight Gooden 1.00
2 Moose Haas 1.00
2 Joe Johnson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Teddy Higuera 9
1 Joe Johnson 9
4 Storm Davis 8
5 Nolan Ryan 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .460
2 Reggie Jackson .429
3 Pete O'Brien .396
4 Robin Yount .393
5 Don Slaught .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Knight 6
2 Alvin Davis 5
2 Brian Downing 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 17
1 Brian Downing 17
3 Jeffrey Leonard 16
4 George Bell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 John Cangelosi 9
3 Eric Davis 8
4 Bill Doran 7
4 Mariano Duncan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Kerfeld 0.00
2 Dave Dravecky 0.31
3 Mark Eichhorn 0.57
3 Ron Robinson 0.57
5 Dennis Leonard 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moose Haas 4
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Dwight Gooden 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 39
2 Bruce Hurst 33
3 Bob Welch 31
4 Nolan Ryan 29
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 6
2 Willie Hernandez 5
2 Dave Righetti 5
4 Don Aase 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Willie McGee .342
3 George Brett .336
4 Pedro Guerrero .335
5 Don Mattingly .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 42
2 Dave Parker 39
3 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 150
2 Dave Parker 135
3 Eddie Murray 126
4 Dave Winfield 117
5 Harold Baines 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 108
2 Rickey Henderson 93
3 Tim Raines 70
4 Willie McGee 58
5 3 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.50
2 John Tudor 1.88
3 Orel Hershiser 1.99
4 Bob Welch 2.28
5 Rick Reuschel 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Ron Guidry 24
2 John Tudor 24
4 Bret Saberhagen 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 269
2 Bert Blyleven 219
3 Nolan Ryan 217
4 Bruce Hurst 214
5 Fernando Valenzuela 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 38
3 Bob James 34
4 Willie Hernandez 33
5 Donnie Moore 31