On This Day

Wednesday, October 8, 1986

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1986 Playoffs

Houston leads series 1 - 0

New York Mets 0
Houston Astros 1
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Series tied 1 - 1

California Angels 2
Boston Red Sox 9
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 3
2 Kevin Bass 2
2 Don Baylor 2
2 Wade Boggs 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Wally Joyner 1
1 Jim Rice 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Barrett 2
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Jim Rice 2
4 Bill Buckner 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Billy Hatcher 1
1 Darryl Strawberry 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 2.33
2 Dwight Gooden 0.50
3 Kirk McCaskill 0.46
4 Bruce Hurst 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 Mike Scott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 14
2 Kirk McCaskill 6
3 Dwight Gooden 5
4 Bruce Hurst 4
5 Jesse Orosco 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .556
2 Don Baylor .500
3 Wally Joyner .444
4 Bob Boone .429
4 Gary Pettis .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Wally Joyner 1
1 Jim Rice 1
1 Frank White 1
1 Lou Whitaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 4
2 Marty Barrett 3
3 Dwight Evans 2
3 Wally Joyner 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Billy Hatcher 1
1 Lloyd Moseby 1
1 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.00
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.00
3 Mike Scott 0.90
4 Bruce Hurst 1.00
4 Mike Witt 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 Mike Scott 1
1 Mike Witt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 16
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Dwight Gooden 7
4 Kirk McCaskill 6
5 Fernando Valenzuela 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1

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

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

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

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