On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 51 27 .654 --
Yankees 44 36 .550 8.0
Indians 41 35 .539 9.0
Orioles 41 37 .526 10.0
Blue Jays 42 39 .519 10.5
Brewers 39 38 .506 11.5
Tigers 38 40 .487 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 43 36 .544 --
Angels 42 36 .538 0.5
Royals 37 42 .468 6.0
White Sox 35 42 .455 7.0
Twins 34 45 .430 9.0
Mariners 34 47 .420 10.0
Athletics 30 51 .370 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 54 21 .720 --
Expos 42 34 .553 12.5
Phillies 37 39 .487 17.5
Pirates 32 45 .416 23.0
Cardinals 32 45 .416 23.0
Cubs 31 46 .403 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 36 .550 --
Astros 42 37 .532 1.5
Braves 41 38 .519 2.5
Padres 41 38 .519 2.5
Reds 34 42 .447 8.0
Dodgers 35 44 .443 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Bonilla 4
1 Andre Thornton 4
3 Greg Gagne 3
3 Jack Howell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Howell 2
1 Fred Lynn 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 5
2 Mike Fitzgerald 4
2 Jack Howell 4
4 Dwight Evans 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lance McCullers 1.33
2 Tom Browning 1.20
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
4 Ed Lynch 0.75
5 Mike Bielecki 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 8
2 Fernando Valenzuela 7
3 Tom Browning 6
3 Nolan Ryan 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Ron Robinson 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .376
2 Robin Yount .349
3 Tony Gwynn .341
4 Chris Brown .340
5 Don Mattingly .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 21
2 Jose Canseco 19
2 Kent Hrbek 19
2 Wally Joyner 19
5 8 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 68
2 Jesse Barfield 60
3 George Bell 59
3 Kent Hrbek 59
3 2 others tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 52
2 Rickey Henderson 48
3 John Cangelosi 36
3 Tim Raines 36
5 Eric Davis 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.93
2 Mike Scott 2.27
3 Roger Clemens 2.34
4 John Tudor 2.41
5 Rick Rhoden 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 14
2 Mike Boddicker 10
2 Oil Can Boyd 10
2 Sid Fernandez 10
2 7 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 151
2 Roger Clemens 133
3 Fernando Valenzuela 125
4 Teddy Higuera 114
5 2 tied 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 21
2 Jeff Reardon 18
2 Dave Righetti 18
4 Willie Hernandez 16
4 Dave Smith 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Damaso Garcia .455
2 Don Mattingly .448
3 Ernie Whitt .447
4 Tim Raines .426
5 Chris Brown .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 5
1 George Bell 5
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Kirk Gibson 5
1 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 19
2 Juan Samuel 17
3 George Bell 15
3 Jim Presley 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Eric Davis 12
3 Barry Bonds 8
4 Dick Schofield 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Farr 0.67
2 Mike Scott 0.72
3 Roger McDowell 0.75
4 Mike Krukow 1.08
5 Juan Nieves 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 30
2 Rick Rhoden 28
3 Jack Morris 27
4 Roger Clemens 25
5 Mike Witt 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Atherton 4
1 Ernie Camacho 4
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hassey .423
2 Damaso Garcia .398
3 Mel Hall .391
4 Don Mattingly .378
5 Kent Hrbek .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 9
1 Kent Hrbek 9
1 Jim Presley 9
4 George Bell 8
4 Mel Hall 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 29
1 Dwight Evans 29
3 Kent Hrbek 28
4 Mel Hall 26
4 Jim Presley 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Eric Davis 18
3 Tim Raines 17
4 Barry Bonds 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.50
2 Roger McDowell 0.64
3 Lance McCullers 1.21
4 Mike Scott 1.39
5 Charlie Hough 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Sid Fernandez 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 Rick Mahler 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 53
2 Mark Langston 45
3 Jack Morris 44
4 Roger Clemens 43
4 Mike Witt 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 9
2 Don Aase 7
2 Greg Harris 7
4 Gene Garber 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .387
2 Don Mattingly .341
3 Tim Raines .340
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Keith Hernandez .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 41
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Darrell Evans 39
4 Steve Balboni 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 148
2 Eddie Murray 126
3 Gary Carter 122
4 Dave Parker 120
5 Harold Baines 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 108
2 Rickey Henderson 92
3 Tim Raines 85
4 Mariano Duncan 56
5 Alan Wiggins 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 1.90
2 Dwight Gooden 1.98
3 Orel Hershiser 2.53
4 Charlie Hough 2.81
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Teddy Higuera 21
3 Mike Scott 20
4 Tom Browning 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 232
2 Mike Scott 225
3 Fernando Valenzuela 222
4 Bruce Hurst 209
5 Bert Blyleven 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 37
2 Don Aase 33
2 Dave Righetti 33
4 Willie Hernandez 31
5 2 tied 30