On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 49 .588 --
Yankees 65 55 .542 5.5
Blue Jays 64 56 .533 6.5
Tigers 64 57 .529 7.0
Orioles 62 57 .521 8.0
Indians 62 58 .517 8.5
Brewers 59 60 .496 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 53 .555 --
Rangers 61 58 .513 5.0
Royals 54 65 .454 12.0
White Sox 52 65 .444 13.0
Athletics 53 68 .438 14.0
Mariners 53 68 .438 14.0
Twins 52 68 .433 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 79 41 .658 --
Expos 59 57 .509 18.0
Phillies 60 59 .504 18.5
Cardinals 59 60 .496 19.5
Cubs 52 67 .437 26.5
Pirates 47 72 .395 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 51 .575 --
Giants 61 58 .513 7.5
Reds 58 61 .487 10.5
Dodgers 58 62 .483 11.0
Braves 56 62 .475 12.0
Padres 56 64 .467 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
1 Ruben Sierra 4
1 Frank White 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Frank White 2
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 Bob Boone 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank White 7
1 Lou Whitaker 7
3 Kevin McReynolds 5
4 Bob Boone 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Tony Fernandez 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Langston 2.00
2 Jim Deshaies 1.29
3 Charles Hudson 1.17
4 Dave Stewart 1.00
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 14
2 Jim Deshaies 9
3 Charles Hudson 7
4 Doyle Alexander 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .349
2 Wade Boggs .348
3 Tony Gwynn .340
4 Don Mattingly .339
5 Chris Brown .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 30
2 Dave Kingman 28
3 George Bell 27
3 Rob Deer 27
3 Mike Schmidt 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 94
2 Jesse Barfield 90
3 George Bell 89
3 Mike Schmidt 89
5 Gary Carter 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Rickey Henderson 70
3 Eric Davis 61
4 Tim Raines 52
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.23
2 Rick Rhoden 2.35
3 Roger Clemens 2.61
4 Bob Knepper 2.62
5 Bob Forsch 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 18
2 Teddy Higuera 16
3 Bob Knepper 15
3 Jack Morris 15
3 Fernando Valenzuela 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 233
2 Fernando Valenzuela 184
3 Roger Clemens 180
4 Mark Langston 166
5 Jack Morris 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 29
2 Dave Righetti 28
3 Todd Worrell 27
4 Jeff Reardon 26
5 Dave Smith 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .442
2 Ron Hassey .438
3 Kirby Puckett .429
4 Carney Lansford .419
5 Doug DeCinces .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 7
2 Gary Redus 6
3 Rob Deer 5
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Whitaker 22
2 Jesse Barfield 15
2 Buddy Bell 15
2 Keith Hernandez 15
2 Paul Molitor 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Mookie Wilson 7
4 Bob Dernier 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.35
2 Doug Sisk 0.60
3 John Candelaria 0.64
4 Kent Tekulve 0.71
5 Bill Gullickson 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Mark Eichhorn 3
1 Greg Harris 3
1 Greg Mathews 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 26
2 Mike Scott 25
3 Kevin Gross 23
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 Jay Howell 4
2 Tom Niedenfuer 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .402
2 John Kruk .386
3 Kirby Puckett .379
4 Johnny Grubb .370
5 Phil Bradley .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 11
2 Jesse Barfield 9
2 Buddy Bell 9
2 Jim Traber 9
5 8 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 30
2 Jim Traber 28
3 Gary Gaetti 26
4 Jesse Barfield 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Eric Davis 16
2 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Mariano Duncan 12
5 Bob Dernier 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.69
2 Nolan Ryan 1.07
3 Bill Gullickson 1.46
4 Jose DeLeon 1.57
5 Mark Eichhorn 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 6
2 John Denny 5
2 Greg Harris 5
2 Greg Mathews 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 59
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Bert Blyleven 42
3 Fernando Valenzuela 42
5 Sid Fernandez 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 11
2 Dave Smith 8
2 Lee Smith 8
4 Mark Clear 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Tim Raines .344
3 Kirby Puckett .344
4 Tony Gwynn .343
5 Jim Rice .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 38
1 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Steve Balboni 37
3 Don Mattingly 37
5 Glenn Davis 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 129
2 Gary Carter 126
3 Dave Parker 124
4 Mike Schmidt 119
5 Harold Baines 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Rickey Henderson 96
3 Tim Raines 74
4 Eric Davis 67
5 Mariano Duncan 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.34
2 John Tudor 2.54
3 Roger Clemens 2.61
4 Teddy Higuera 2.71
5 Eric Show 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 21
2 Bob Knepper 20
3 Tom Browning 19
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 271
2 Fernando Valenzuela 237
3 Jack Morris 213
4 Dwight Gooden 211
4 Mike Witt 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 36
1 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Dave Righetti 35
4 Dave Smith 33
5 2 tied 32