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Monday, October 27, 1986

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1986 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 3

Boston Red Sox 5
New York Mets 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Knight 3
2 Bill Buckner 2
2 Dwight Evans 2
2 Jim Rice 2
5 10 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Rich Gedman 1
1 Ray Knight 1
1 Darryl Strawberry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 Gary Carter 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger McDowell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 4
2 Bruce Hurst 3
3 Jesse Orosco 2
4 Roger McDowell 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .433
2 Dave Henderson .400
3 Ray Knight .391
4 Wally Backman .333
4 Jim Rice .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Dave Henderson 2
5 4 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 9
1 Dwight Evans 9
3 Dave Henderson 5
3 Ray Knight 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
1 Mookie Wilson 3
3 Wally Backman 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Darling 1.53
2 Bruce Hurst 1.96
3 Bob Ojeda 2.08
4 Roger Clemens 3.18
5 Roger McDowell 4.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 2
2 Rick Aguilera 1
2 Steve Crawford 1
2 Ron Darling 1
2 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 17
2 Ron Darling 12
3 Roger Clemens 11
4 Sid Fernandez 10
5 2 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 2
2 Calvin Schiraldi 1
2 Bob Stanley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .400
2 Spike Owen .366
3 Gary Pettis .346
4 Dave Henderson .324
5 2 tied .300

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lenny Dykstra 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Dave Henderson 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
5 3 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 13
2 Gary Carter 11
3 Marty Barrett 9
3 Dave Henderson 9
5 4 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
3 Billy Hatcher 3
4 Wally Backman 2
4 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.84
2 Mike Scott 0.95
3 Jesse Orosco 1.98
4 Bruce Hurst 2.13
5 Bob Stanley 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Jesse Orosco 3
3 Roger Clemens 2
3 Steve Crawford 2
3 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Bruce Hurst 25
3 Mike Scott 21
4 Dwight Gooden 20
5 Sid Fernandez 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 2
1 Calvin Schiraldi 2
3 Don Aase 1
3 Donnie Moore 1
3 Bob Stanley 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