On This Day

Sunday, October 5, 1986

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1986 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 7, 1986

California Angels at Boston Red Sox

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 66 .590 --
Yankees 90 72 .556 5.5
Tigers 87 75 .537 8.5
Blue Jays 86 76 .531 9.5
Indians 84 78 .519 11.5
Brewers 77 84 .478 18.0
Orioles 73 89 .451 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 92 70 .568 --
Rangers 87 75 .537 5.0
Athletics 76 86 .469 16.0
Royals 76 86 .469 16.0
White Sox 72 90 .444 20.0
Twins 71 91 .438 21.0
Mariners 67 95 .414 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 108 54 .667 --
Phillies 86 75 .534 21.5
Cardinals 79 82 .491 28.5
Expos 78 83 .484 29.5
Cubs 70 90 .438 37.0
Pirates 64 98 .395 44.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 96 66 .593 --
Reds 86 76 .531 10.0
Giants 83 79 .512 13.0
Padres 74 88 .457 22.0
Dodgers 73 89 .451 23.0
Braves 72 89 .447 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Robin Yount 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Pete Incaviglia 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Candy Maldonado 2
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Darnell Coles 1
2 Henry Cotto 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Candy Maldonado 6
2 Darryl Strawberry 4
3 Gary Carter 3
3 Don Mattingly 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Knepper 999.00
2 Curt Young 4.00
3 Frank Viola 3.00
4 Bob Sebra 1.50
5 Ron Darling 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 Guy Hoffman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Sebra 9
1 Frank Viola 9
3 Joe Cowley 8
4 Danny Cox 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 2
2 Sid Fernandez 1
2 Drew Hall 1
2 Craig Lefferts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Don Mattingly .352
3 Tim Raines .334
4 Steve Sax .332
5 Tony Gwynn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 40
2 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Dave Kingman 35
4 Gary Gaetti 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 121
2 Mike Schmidt 119
3 Jose Canseco 117
4 Dave Parker 116
5 Don Mattingly 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 107
2 Rickey Henderson 87
3 Eric Davis 80
4 Tim Raines 70
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.72
2 Mike Scott 2.22
3 Roger Clemens 2.48
4 Bob Ojeda 2.57
5 Teddy Higuera 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Jack Morris 21
2 Fernando Valenzuela 21
4 Teddy Higuera 20
4 Mike Krukow 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 306
2 Mark Langston 245
3 Fernando Valenzuela 242
4 Roger Clemens 238
5 Jack Morris 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Todd Worrell 36
3 Jeff Reardon 35
4 Don Aase 34
5 Dave Smith 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .486
2 Ozzie Smith .444
3 Brook Jacoby .439
4 Jody Davis .438
5 Tim Raines .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 7
2 Darryl Strawberry 6
3 Ralph Bryant 4
3 Jody Davis 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 16
2 Kevin McReynolds 15
2 Darryl Strawberry 15
4 Jody Davis 14
4 Candy Maldonado 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 9
2 Vince Coleman 8
2 Gary Pettis 8
2 Tim Raines 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Deshaies 0.00
2 Mike Scott 0.56
3 Nolan Ryan 0.60
4 Jack Morris 0.64
5 Marvin Freeman 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Jim Deshaies 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 34
2 Floyd Youmans 33
3 Ed Correa 28
4 Bert Blyleven 27
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 6
2 John Franco 5
3 Tom Henke 4
3 Ron Robinson 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .421
2 Steve Sax .395
3 Julio Franco .393
4 Wade Boggs .392
5 Brook Jacoby .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 10
2 Pete Incaviglia 9
3 Bill Buckner 8
3 Kirk Gibson 8
3 Darryl Strawberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 26
2 Jim Rice 25
3 Kirk Gibson 23
4 Candy Maldonado 22
4 Kevin McReynolds 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Eric Davis 15
2 Gary Pettis 15
2 Tim Raines 15
5 Chico Walker 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy McGaffigan 1.04
2 Jimmy Key 1.53
3 Bruce Hurst 1.54
4 Kelly Downs 1.55
5 Nolan Ryan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 6
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Jack Morris 5
2 Ted Power 5
2 Greg Swindell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 62
2 Floyd Youmans 54
3 Mike Scott 53
4 Ed Correa 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 12
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
2 Tom Henke 7
4 John Franco 6
4 2 others tied 6