On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 49 .592 --
Yankees 66 55 .545 5.5
Blue Jays 65 56 .537 6.5
Tigers 65 57 .533 7.0
Orioles 62 57 .521 8.5
Indians 62 59 .512 9.5
Brewers 60 60 .500 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 54 .550 --
Rangers 62 58 .517 4.0
Royals 54 66 .450 12.0
White Sox 52 66 .441 13.0
Athletics 53 68 .438 13.5
Mariners 53 69 .434 14.0
Twins 52 69 .430 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 41 .661 --
Phillies 61 59 .508 18.5
Expos 59 58 .504 19.0
Cardinals 59 61 .492 20.5
Cubs 52 68 .433 27.5
Pirates 48 72 .400 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 52 .570 --
Giants 61 59 .508 7.5
Reds 59 61 .492 9.5
Dodgers 58 63 .479 11.0
Braves 57 62 .479 11.0
Padres 57 64 .471 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin McReynolds 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Rob Deer 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 3
1 Rob Deer 3
1 Scott Fletcher 3
1 Julio Franco 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
1 Rafael Ramirez 2
3 Marty Barrett 1
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Carman 4.50
2 David Palmer 0.86
3 Rick Rhoden 0.83
4 Sid Fernandez 0.78
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Carman 9
2 Sid Fernandez 7
3 Scott Bankhead 6
3 Roger Clemens 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Tim Raines .339
4 Don Mattingly .339
5 Tony Gwynn .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 94
2 Jesse Barfield 91
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 2.28
3 Roger Clemens 2.54
4 Bob Forsch 2.65
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 19
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 Roger Clemens 186
3 Fernando Valenzuela 184
4 Mark Langston 166
5 Jack Morris 165

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .436
2 Pat Tabler .426
3 Carney Lansford .419
4 Jesse Barfield .417
4 Ron Hassey .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 8
2 Rob Deer 6
3 Tim Hulett 5
3 Candy Maldonado 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Whitaker 19
2 Buddy Bell 17
3 Jesse Barfield 16
4 Rob Deer 15
4 Paul Molitor 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Mookie Wilson 7
3 Bob Dernier 6
3 Tim Raines 6
3 Gary Redus 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.53
2 Doug Sisk 0.67
3 Bill Gullickson 0.82
4 Vida Blue 0.87
5 Mark Portugal 1.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 26
2 Mike Scott 25
3 Kevin Gross 23
3 Mike Krukow 23
5 Sid Fernandez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 Dave Righetti 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 John Franco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .411
2 Kirby Puckett .377
3 John Kruk .376
4 Phil Bradley .369
5 Lee Lacy .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 12
2 Buddy Bell 10
3 Jesse Barfield 9
4 Steve Balboni 8
4 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 33
2 Jesse Barfield 26
3 Gary Gaetti 25
3 Pete O'Brien 25
3 Lou Whitaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Eric Davis 16
2 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Bob Dernier 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.07
2 Bill Gullickson 1.40
3 Doug Sisk 1.42
4 Mike Witt 1.56
5 Mark Eichhorn 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Greg Harris 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 Greg Mathews 5
1 5 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 Righetti 8
2 Dave Smith 8
2 Lee Smith 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Tim Raines .350
3 Kirby Puckett .345
4 Jim Rice .344
5 Tony Gwynn .341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 131
2 Gary Carter 126
3 Dave Parker 124
4 Mike Schmidt 119
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Rickey Henderson 95
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 2.54
4 Teddy Higuera 2.71
5 Eric Show 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 21
2 Bob Knepper 20
3 Tom Browning 19
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 271
2 Fernando Valenzuela 237
3 Dwight Gooden 211
3 Mike Witt 211
5 2 tied 208

Saves

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