On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 8 .680 --
Yankees 18 9 .667 --
Red Sox 16 10 .615 1.5
Brewers 14 11 .560 3.0
Tigers 13 12 .520 4.0
Orioles 12 13 .480 5.0
Blue Jays 11 16 .407 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 16 12 .571 --
Athletics 15 13 .536 1.0
Rangers 13 12 .520 1.5
Royals 11 14 .440 3.5
Twins 11 16 .407 4.5
Mariners 9 19 .321 7.0
White Sox 7 18 .280 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 18 4 .818 --
Expos 14 10 .583 5.0
Pirates 11 12 .478 7.5
Cardinals 10 14 .417 9.0
Phillies 9 14 .391 9.5
Cubs 10 16 .385 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 11 .607 --
Astros 15 10 .600 0.5
Padres 14 13 .519 2.5
Dodgers 14 15 .483 3.5
Braves 11 14 .440 4.5
Reds 6 16 .273 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 3
1 George Bell 3
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Alfredo Griffin 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bathe 2
1 Tom Brunansky 2
3 Hubie Brooks 1
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Sax 5
2 Bill Bathe 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.25
2 Floyd Youmans 1.17
3 Ricky Wright 1.00
4 Don Sutton 0.83
5 Al Nipper 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Dwayne Henry 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 10
2 Floyd Bannister 7
2 Floyd Youmans 7
4 Al Nipper 6
4 John Tudor 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Steve Ontiveros 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .402
2 Robin Yount .388
3 Kirby Puckett .374
4 Wade Boggs .361
5 Pete O'Brien .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 11
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Wally Joyner 8
4 Andre Dawson 7
4 Mike Marshall 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 26
1 Don Mattingly 26
3 Mike Marshall 23
4 Brian Downing 22
4 5 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 John Cangelosi 19
3 Mariano Duncan 13
4 Eric Davis 11
4 Bill Doran 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Leonard 0.73
2 Mark Eichhorn 1.00
3 Dwight Gooden 1.04
4 Tim Burke 1.05
5 Dave Dravecky 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moose Haas 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Bob Knepper 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 49
2 Jose Rijo 48
3 Bruce Hurst 46
4 Zane Smith 45
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 8
2 Dave Righetti 7
3 Don Aase 6
3 Ernie Camacho 6
3 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .462
2 Jim Gantner .433
3 Robin Yount .429
4 Wade Boggs .415
5 Tony Gwynn .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 7
2 Jesse Barfield 6
2 Darryl Strawberry 6
4 Hubie Brooks 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 17
2 Mike Marshall 16
2 Mike Schmidt 16
4 Don Mattingly 15
4 Darryl Strawberry 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 John Cangelosi 11
3 Mariano Duncan 7
4 Dave Concepcion 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.35
2 Mike LaCoss 0.44
3 Ken Howell 0.73
4 Dennis Leonard 0.86
5 Joe Niekro 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zane Smith 31
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Fernando Valenzuela 27
4 Eric Show 24
5 Jose Rijo 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Baller 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Greg Harris 4
2 Donnie Moore 4
2 Jesse Orosco 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .376
2 Willie McGee .332
3 Pedro Guerrero .332
4 Tim Raines .327
5 Tony Gwynn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 44
2 Dave Parker 37
3 Don Mattingly 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 Carlton Fisk 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 155
2 Eddie Murray 127
2 Dave Parker 127
4 Dave Winfield 124
5 Harold Baines 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 99
2 Rickey Henderson 97
3 Tim Raines 72
4 Willie McGee 52
4 Ryne Sandberg 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.43
2 John Tudor 1.97
3 Orel Hershiser 2.09
4 Bob Welch 2.33
5 Dave Dravecky 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Ron Guidry 23
2 John Tudor 23
4 Joaquin Andujar 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 264
2 Bert Blyleven 215
3 Bruce Hurst 212
4 Sid Fernandez 209
4 Nolan Ryan 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bob James 34
4 Willie Hernandez 32
4 Dave Smith 32