On This Day

Sunday, October 12, 1986

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1986 Playoffs

Series tied 2 - 2

Houston Astros 3
New York Mets 1
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California leads series 3 - 2

Boston Red Sox 7
California Angels 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Gedman 4
2 Bob Boone 3
3 Doug DeCinces 2
3 Rob Wilfong 2
5 21 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Rich Gedman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 3
2 Alan Ashby 2
2 Don Baylor 2
2 Rich Gedman 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 1.67
2 Sid Fernandez 1.25
3 Mike Witt 0.62
4 Bruce Hurst 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Mike Scott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 5
1 Mike Scott 5
1 Mike Witt 5
4 Bruce Hurst 4
5 Calvin Schiraldi 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Calvin Schiraldi 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .529
2 Gary Pettis .471
3 Wally Joyner .417
4 Rich Gedman .400
5 Marty Barrett .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 6
2 Rich Gedman 5
3 Marty Barrett 4
3 Gary Pettis 4
3 Darryl Strawberry 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 3
2 Kevin Bass 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Lenny Dykstra 1
3 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 0.95
2 Bob Ojeda 1.00
3 John Candelaria 1.29
4 Don Sutton 1.42
5 Bruce Hurst 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Scott 2
2 John Candelaria 1
2 Roger Clemens 1
2 Doug Corbett 1
2 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 21
2 Roger Clemens 16
3 Sid Fernandez 8
3 Bruce Hurst 8
3 Mike Witt 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Calvin Schiraldi 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