On This Day

Saturday, October 11, 1986

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1986 Playoffs

New York leads series 2 - 1

Houston Astros 5
New York Mets 6

California leads series 3 - 1

Boston Red Sox 3
California Angels 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Pettis 3
2 Bob Boone 2
2 Doug DeCinces 2
2 Bill Doran 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Bill Doran 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Darryl Strawberry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
2 Bill Doran 2
2 Lenny Dykstra 2
2 Denny Walling 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 2
2 Kevin Bass 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 0.82
2 Ron Darling 0.62
3 Don Sutton 0.40
4 Bob Knepper 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
2 Ron Darling 5
3 Bob Knepper 3
4 Jesse Orosco 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Pettis .500
2 Marty Barrett .471
3 Bob Boone .429
4 Wally Joyner .417
5 Lenny Dykstra .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Bill Doran 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 5
2 Marty Barrett 4
2 Gary Pettis 4
2 Darryl Strawberry 4
5 Rich Gedman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 3
2 Kevin Bass 2
3 Lenny Dykstra 1
3 Lloyd Moseby 1
3 5 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 0.90
2 Bruce Hurst 1.00
2 Bob Ojeda 1.00
2 Mike Witt 1.00
5 John Candelaria 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 16
1 Mike Scott 16
3 Dwight Gooden 7
4 Kirk McCaskill 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Donnie Moore 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