On This Day

Sunday, September 21, 1986

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 91 59 .607 --
Blue Jays 81 68 .544 9.5
Yankees 80 69 .537 10.5
Tigers 79 70 .530 11.5
Indians 75 74 .503 15.5
Orioles 71 78 .477 19.5
Brewers 69 81 .460 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 87 61 .588 --
Rangers 78 71 .523 9.5
Royals 69 80 .463 18.5
Athletics 69 81 .460 19.0
White Sox 66 83 .443 21.5
Mariners 66 84 .440 22.0
Twins 63 85 .426 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 97 52 .651 --
Phillies 79 70 .530 18.0
Cardinals 75 74 .503 22.0
Expos 73 75 .493 23.5
Cubs 64 85 .430 33.0
Pirates 60 89 .403 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 86 63 .577 --
Giants 76 73 .510 10.0
Reds 76 73 .510 10.0
Braves 69 79 .466 16.5
Dodgers 69 80 .463 17.0
Padres 69 80 .463 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Robby Thompson 5
2 John Kruk 4
3 Casey Candaele 3
3 Chili Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Milner 3
1 Gary Redus 3
3 Buddy Bell 2
3 Glenn Braggs 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Lenny Dykstra 1
2 Alfredo Griffin 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Jones 5.00
2 John Candelaria 4.00
3 Mark Portugal 1.86
4 Mike Boddicker 1.33
5 Bobby Witt 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Portugal 13
2 Tim Conroy 11
3 Bobby Witt 9
4 Mike Boddicker 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Calvin Schiraldi 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .350
2 Wade Boggs .346
3 Tony Gwynn .333
4 Kirby Puckett .331
5 Tim Raines .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Jesse Barfield 33
2 Rob Deer 33
2 Dave Kingman 33
5 Jose Canseco 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 116
2 Jose Canseco 114
3 Dave Parker 110
4 Jim Rice 107
5 George Bell 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 100
2 Rickey Henderson 85
3 Eric Davis 73
4 Tim Raines 62
5 John Cangelosi 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.33
2 Roger Clemens 2.55
3 Rick Rhoden 2.55
4 Mike Witt 2.64
5 Bob Ojeda 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Teddy Higuera 19
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
4 Mike Krukow 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 285
2 Roger Clemens 232
3 Fernando Valenzuela 223
4 Mark Langston 211
5 Jack Morris 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 40
2 Jeff Reardon 34
2 Todd Worrell 34
4 Don Aase 33
5 Dave Smith 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Juan Beniquez .500
2 Don Mattingly .471
3 Lonnie Smith .458
4 Eddie Milner .452
5 Will Clark .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 7
2 Dwight Evans 6
3 Bob Brenly 5
3 Leon Durham 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 16
1 Mike Schmidt 16
3 Bill Buckner 14
4 Glenn Davis 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Chico Walker 9
3 Eric Davis 8
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Steve Sax 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.00
1 Bob Shirley 0.00
3 Kelly Downs 0.71
4 Joe Cowley 0.72
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 4
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Joe Cowley 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Bruce Hurst 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 32
2 Mike Krukow 30
3 Mark Langston 28
4 Bobby Witt 27
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Tabler .413
2 Lonnie Smith .407
3 Don Mattingly .402
4 Keith Hernandez .390
5 Tony Pena .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Bill Buckner 8
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Larry Parrish 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 29
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Bill Buckner 26
3 Dave Parker 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
1 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Barry Bonds 13
3 Steve Sax 13
5 Eric Davis 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ricky Horton 0.71
2 Mark Eichhorn 0.99
3 Mike Trujillo 1.26
4 Bob Welch 1.32
5 Joe Cowley 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 Kent Tekulve 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 52
2 Bobby Witt 47
3 Roger Clemens 46
4 Mark Langston 45
5 Dwight Gooden 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 11
2 Steve Bedrosian 10
3 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Todd Worrell 7
5 4 tied 6