The Baseball Cube

TBC

Sunday, August 17,1986

Sunday, August 17,1986

Baseball on this Date

MORE  
The TBC Data Store allows you to purchase some standard datasets available on the site or even request a custom extract of your own design!
Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

PREMIUM Subscribers can view the rest-of-season records for each team as well as batting/pitching stats on this date.
Games on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Detroit Tigers  5 Boston Red Sox  7 box | pbp Fenway Park Calvin Schiraldi Eric King -- 34,704 3:01
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Oakland Athletics  3 California Angels  7 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Don Sutton Joaquin Andujar Gary Lucas 28,504 3:10
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Chicago White Sox  7 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Steve Carlton Bryan Clutterbuck Bobby Thigpen 19,064 2:41
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Baltimore Orioles  6 Cleveland Indians  11 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Bryan Oelkers Mike Boddicker -- 16,072 3:16
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 New York Yankees  0 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Mark Gubicza Ron Guidry -- 39,484 2:12
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Minnesota Twins  1 Seattle Mariners  11 box | pbp Kingdome Mike Morgan Mike Smithson -- 8,253 2:49
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Texas Rangers  7 Toronto Blue Jays  8 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Mark Eichhorn Jeff Russell -- 38,413 3:35
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Houston Astros  3 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cliff Speck Larry Andersen Gene Garber 17,618 2:54
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 San Diego Padres  9 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Cinergy Field LaMarr Hoyt Chris Welsh -- 27,175 2:38
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Chicago Cubs  2 Montreal Expos  1 box | pbp Stade Olympique Lee Smith Jeff Reardon -- 20,272 2:41
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 St. Louis Cardinals  2 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium John Tudor Rick Aguilera Pat Perry 0 3:02
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 St. Louis Cardinals  2 New York Mets  9 box | pbp Shea Stadium Randy Niemann Danny Cox Roger McDowell 44,843 2:20
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Bruce Ruffin Rick Reuschel -- 34,298 1:16
1986 reg season 1986-08-17 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 San Francisco Giants  0 box | pbp Candlestick Park Rick Honeycutt Vida Blue Tom Niedenfuer 49,496 2:48
14 record(s)
Standings on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1986 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 117 69 48 .590 0.0 553 518 35 W1 34-25 35-23 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Mets)
1986 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 119 65 54 .546 5.0 604 571 33 L2 33-25 32-29 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1986 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 119 63 56 .529 7.0 594 540 54 L1 27-33 36-23 3 5 7 Yes dnq
1986 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 119 63 56 .529 7.0 636 576 60 W3 31-27 32-29 4 4 6 Yes dnq
1986 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 118 62 56 .525 7.5 552 517 35 L3 31-28 31-28 5 6 8 -- dnq
1986 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 118 61 57 .517 8.5 575 607 -32 W3 27-32 34-25 6 7 9 -- dnq
1986 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 117 58 59 .496 11.0 505 510 -5 L1 28-31 30-28 7 9 15 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1986 AL West California Angels franchise | log 117 65 52 .556 0.0 573 508 65 W3 31-27 34-25 1 2 4 Yes Lost ALCS (Red Sox)
1986 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 118 61 57 .517 4.5 561 578 -17 L3 25-33 36-24 2 8 11 -- dnq
1986 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 118 53 65 .449 12.5 478 504 -26 W2 22-37 31-28 3 10 20 -- dnq
1986 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 116 52 64 .448 12.5 511 537 -26 W1 24-34 28-30 4 11 21 -- dnq
1986 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 120 52 68 .433 14.5 530 573 -43 L3 20-41 32-27 5 12 23 -- dnq
1986 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 120 52 68 .433 14.5 558 633 -75 W3 20-40 32-28 6 13 24 -- dnq
1986 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 118 51 67 .432 14.5 563 621 -58 L3 23-38 28-29 7 14 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1986 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 118 77 41 .653 0.0 578 421 157 W1 38-21 39-20 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Red Sox)
1986 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 115 59 56 .513 16.5 484 511 -27 L2 32-27 27-29 2 4 12 Yes dnq
1986 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 118 59 59 .500 18.0 542 547 -5 W2 25-34 34-25 3 5 14 -- dnq
1986 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 118 59 59 .500 18.0 438 448 -10 L1 29-30 30-29 4 6 13 Yes dnq
1986 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 118 52 66 .441 25.0 504 570 -66 W2 20-39 32-27 5 11 22 -- dnq
1986 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 117 47 70 .402 29.5 495 512 -17 L2 25-33 22-37 6 12 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1986 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 118 67 51 .568 0.0 467 412 55 L1 30-28 37-23 1 2 3 Yes Lost NLCS (Mets)
1986 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 118 61 57 .517 6.0 518 463 55 L2 28-31 33-26 2 3 10 Yes dnq
1986 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 118 58 60 .492 9.0 465 482 -17 W2 21-37 37-23 3 7 16 -- dnq
1986 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 117 56 61 .479 10.5 487 528 -41 L1 28-31 28-30 4 8 17 -- dnq
1986 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 117 55 62 .470 11.5 469 508 -39 W1 26-33 29-29 5 9 18 -- dnq
1986 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 118 55 63 .466 12.0 462 507 -45 W1 23-36 32-27 6 10 19 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Spike Owen Boston Red Sox Hist Traded from Seattle Mariners with Dave Henderson to Boston Red Sox for Rey Quinones, Mike Brown (8/22/1986), Mike Trujillo (8/22/1986) and John Christensen (9/25/1986)
Dave Henderson Boston Red Sox Hist Traded from Seattle Mariners with Spike Owen to Boston Red Sox for Rey Quinones, Mike Brown (8/22/1986), Mike Trujillo (8/22/1986) and John Christensen (9/25/1986)
Rey Quinones Seattle Mariners Hist Traded from Boston Red Sox with Mike Brown, Mike Trujillo and John Christensen to Seattle Mariners for Spike Owen and Dave Henderson
Gary Carter New York Mets Injury DL - Sprained left thumb *Diving for a ball while playing 1b*
4 record(s)