MLB Scores and Standings Thursday, August 21, 1986
| Atlanta Braves | 5 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 |
| W | Jim Acker (5-6) |
| L | Ed Lynch (3-3) |
| S | Gene Garber (19) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9 |
| W | Chris Welsh (5-4) |
| L | Greg Mathews (9-4) |
| S | Ron Robinson (10) |
| Boston Red Sox | 24 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 5 |
| W | Oil Can Boyd (12-9) |
| L | Greg Swindell (0-1) |
| California Angels | 6 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 |
| W | Mike Witt (15-7) |
| L | Jack Morris (15-8) |
| Texas Rangers | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 |
| W | Charlie Leibrandt (10-10) |
| L | Ed Correa (7-11) |
| Montreal Expos | 0 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 6 |
| W | Dave Dravecky (9-10) |
| L | Dennis MartĂnez (2-5) |
| S | Gene Walter (1) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 7 |
| W | Mark Davis (4-4) |
| L | Kent Tekulve (6-2) |
| S | Scott Garrelts (5) |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 |
| W | Dave Schmidt (1-4) |
| L | Jimmy Key (11-9) |
| S | Gene Nelson (5) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 72 | 49 | .595 | -- | 590 | 530 | .549 |
| CAL | 67 | 54 | .554 | 5.0 | 587 | 522 | .553 |
| NYY | 66 | 55 | .545 | 6.0 | 612 | 580 | .525 |
| TOR | 65 | 57 | .533 | 7.5 | 648 | 582 | .549 |
| DET | 65 | 58 | .528 | 8.0 | 608 | 554 | .542 |
| BAL | 62 | 57 | .521 | 9.0 | 553 | 521 | .527 |
| TEX | 62 | 59 | .512 | 10.0 | 579 | 592 | .490 |
| CLE | 62 | 60 | .508 | 10.5 | 596 | 646 | .463 |
| MIL | 60 | 60 | .500 | 11.5 | 520 | 526 | .495 |
| KCR | 55 | 66 | .455 | 17.0 | 492 | 522 | .473 |
| CHW | 53 | 66 | .445 | 18.0 | 517 | 549 | .473 |
| OAK | 53 | 68 | .438 | 19.0 | 534 | 574 | .467 |
| SEA | 53 | 69 | .434 | 19.5 | 567 | 641 | .444 |
| MIN | 52 | 69 | .430 | 20.0 | 570 | 634 | .451 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 80 | 41 | .661 | -- | 596 | 434 | .641 |
| HOU | 69 | 52 | .570 | 11.0 | 472 | 416 | .558 |
| SFG | 62 | 59 | .512 | 18.0 | 530 | 476 | .549 |
| PHI | 61 | 60 | .504 | 19.0 | 555 | 559 | .497 |
| MON | 59 | 59 | .500 | 19.5 | 487 | 527 | .464 |
| CIN | 60 | 61 | .496 | 20.0 | 511 | 539 | .476 |
| STL | 59 | 62 | .488 | 21.0 | 444 | 466 | .478 |
| ATL | 58 | 62 | .483 | 21.5 | 489 | 515 | .476 |
| LAD | 58 | 63 | .479 | 22.0 | 478 | 500 | .479 |
| SDP | 58 | 64 | .475 | 22.5 | 483 | 516 | .470 |
| CHC | 52 | 69 | .430 | 28.0 | 511 | 590 | .435 |
| PIT | 48 | 72 | .400 | 31.5 | 499 | 517 | .484 |


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