On This Day

Thursday, May 8, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 8 .680 --
Yankees 18 9 .667 0.0
Red Sox 17 10 .630 1.0
Brewers 14 12 .538 3.5
Tigers 13 12 .520 4.0
Orioles 12 13 .480 5.0
Blue Jays 12 16 .429 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 16 13 .552 --
Athletics 16 13 .552 0.0
Rangers 13 12 .520 1.0
Royals 11 14 .440 3.0
Twins 11 16 .407 4.0
Mariners 9 20 .310 7.0
White Sox 7 18 .280 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 18 4 .818 --
Expos 14 10 .583 5.0
Pirates 12 12 .500 7.0
Cardinals 11 14 .440 8.5
Cubs 11 16 .407 9.5
Phillies 9 14 .391 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 10 .600 --
Giants 17 12 .586 0.0
Padres 14 14 .500 2.5
Dodgers 14 16 .467 3.5
Braves 12 14 .462 3.5
Reds 6 17 .261 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie McGee 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Vince Coleman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
2 Greg Brock 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Shawon Dunston 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 5
2 Tim Conroy 4
2 Wally Joyner 4
4 Sid Bream 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Kal Daniels 1
1 Mike Heath 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Brown 1.00
2 Rick Mahler 0.89
3 Teddy Higuera 0.80
4 Mike Bielecki 0.44
4 Scott Sanderson 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Mike Brown 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Brown 8
1 Teddy Higuera 8
1 Rick Mahler 8
4 Mike Morgan 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Steve Ontiveros 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .400
2 Wade Boggs .376
3 Kirby Puckett .374
4 Robin Yount .373
5 Pete O'Brien .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 11
2 Wally Joyner 9
3 Jose Canseco 8
4 Andre Dawson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 26
1 Wally Joyner 26
1 Don Mattingly 26
4 Mike Marshall 23
4 Jim Rice 23

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 0.89
3 Dwight Gooden 1.04
4 Tim Burke 1.05
5 Roger Clemens 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moose Haas 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Bob Knepper 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 49
2 Jose Rijo 48
3 Teddy Higuera 46
3 Bruce Hurst 46
5 Zane Smith 45

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 Wade Boggs .463
2 Kirby Puckett .458
3 Scott Fletcher .438
4 Tony Gwynn .431
5 Tim Raines .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 6
1 Kirby Puckett 6
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
4 Hubie Brooks 5
4 Wally Joyner 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 17
2 Wally Joyner 16
3 Don Mattingly 15
3 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Darryl Strawberry 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 John Cangelosi 11
3 Mariano Duncan 7
4 Vince Coleman 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.35
2 Mike LaCoss 0.44
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
4 Dennis Leonard 0.60
5 Ken Howell 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Mike Bielecki 3
1 Mark Eichhorn 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Teddy Higuera 29
3 Eric Show 24
4 Jose Rijo 23
5 Zane Smith 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Baller 5
2 Donnie Moore 4
2 Jesse Orosco 4
2 Bob Stanley 4
5 5 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .379
2 Willie McGee .334
3 Pedro Guerrero .332
4 Tim Raines .329
5 Tony Gwynn .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 154
2 Dave Parker 127
3 Eddie Murray 126
4 Dave Winfield 123
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
5 Ryne Sandberg 51

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 Fernando Valenzuela 2.66

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 Bruce Hurst 212
3 Bert Blyleven 211
4 Sid Fernandez 209
4 Nolan Ryan 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bob James 33
4 Willie Hernandez 32
4 Dave Smith 32