On This Day

Monday, September 8, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 83 54 .606 --
Blue Jays 76 61 .555 7.0
Yankees 72 65 .526 11.0
Tigers 71 67 .514 12.5
Indians 69 69 .500 14.5
Orioles 67 70 .489 16.0
Brewers 65 71 .478 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 78 58 .574 --
Rangers 71 66 .518 7.5
Athletics 65 73 .471 14.0
Royals 64 74 .464 15.0
Mariners 61 77 .442 18.0
White Sox 60 76 .441 18.0
Twins 58 79 .423 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 92 45 .672 --
Phillies 71 66 .518 21.0
Cardinals 68 69 .496 24.0
Expos 67 68 .496 24.0
Cubs 57 80 .416 35.0
Pirates 56 80 .412 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 79 58 .577 --
Reds 70 67 .511 9.0
Giants 69 69 .500 10.5
Dodgers 65 72 .474 14.0
Braves 64 72 .471 14.5
Padres 63 75 .457 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
2 Will Clark 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Candy Maldonado 3
2 Jamie Quirk 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochy 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Rich Gedman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 4
2 Leon Durham 3
2 Rich Gedman 3
4 Juan Beniquez 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 2
2 Will Clark 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
2 Dennis Leonard 1.20
3 Bob Sebra 1.17
4 Rick Mahler 1.00
4 Bob Welch 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Ed Lynch 1
1 Terry Mulholland 1
1 Bob Patterson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Bob Sebra 7
4 Dennis Leonard 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Charlie Kerfeld 1
1 Hipolito Pena 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Tim Raines .333
5 Tony Gwynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 32
2 Dave Kingman 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 Jesse Barfield 30
4 George Bell 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 106
2 Dave Parker 105
3 George Bell 101
4 Joe Carter 100
4 Mike Schmidt 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Eric Davis 65
4 Tim Raines 57
5 John Cangelosi 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.70
2 Mike Scott 2.25
3 Rick Rhoden 2.48
4 Roger Clemens 2.53
5 Mike Witt 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Fernando Valenzuela 18
3 Teddy Higuera 17
3 Mike Witt 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 253
2 Fernando Valenzuela 212
3 Roger Clemens 211
4 Jack Morris 193
5 Mark Langston 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 35
2 Don Aase 31
2 Todd Worrell 31
4 Jeff Reardon 30
5 Dave Smith 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .458
2 Lonnie Smith .431
3 Milt Thompson .421
4 Denny Walling .419
5 George Bell .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 7
2 Joe Carter 6
3 Jim Rice 5
3 Cory Snyder 5
3 Alan Trammell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 20
2 Jim Rice 17
3 Joe Carter 16
4 Gary Gaetti 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 7
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Steve Sax 6
4 Rickey Henderson 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.44
2 Floyd Youmans 0.53
3 Mark Gubicza 0.55
4 Floyd Bannister 0.67
5 Bob Welch 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Moore 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 Kent Tekulve 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 28
2 Roger Clemens 25
3 Jack Morris 23
3 Bob Welch 23
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
3 Dave Smith 4
3 Bobby Thigpen 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .454
2 Kirby Puckett .390
3 Robin Yount .382
4 George Bell .373
5 Von Hayes .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 11
2 Buddy Bell 10
3 Joe Carter 9
3 Cory Snyder 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Tony Armas 29
3 Candy Maldonado 28
4 Joe Carter 25
4 6 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Barry Bonds 11
2 Ryne Sandberg 11
4 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Tim Raines 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 0.57
2 John Candelaria 1.45
3 Bruce Ruffin 1.45
4 Bert Blyleven 1.48
5 Mike Witt 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Bill Gullickson 5
2 Dave Stewart 5
2 Mike Witt 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 43
1 Mike Krukow 43
1 Mark Langston 43
1 Fernando Valenzuela 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
1 Dave Righetti 10
3 Roger McDowell 8
3 Todd Worrell 8
5 Dave Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Jim Rice .339
4 Tim Raines .338
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 38
1 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Jesse Barfield 36
4 Steve Balboni 35
4 5 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 129
2 Don Mattingly 122
3 Joe Carter 120
4 Jose Canseco 119
4 Mike Schmidt 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 110
2 Rickey Henderson 94
3 Tim Raines 74
4 Eric Davis 71
5 Mariano Duncan 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.51
2 Roger Clemens 2.53
3 Mike Scott 2.59
4 Bob Ojeda 2.72
5 John Tudor 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Teddy Higuera 20
2 Mike Witt 20
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 279
2 Fernando Valenzuela 238
3 Jack Morris 225
4 Bert Blyleven 214
5 2 tied 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 39
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 Don Aase 37
4 Todd Worrell 36
5 Dave Smith 35