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| Breaking News |  | Monday, September 1st, 1986: NL Choice for Batter of the Month is Kusick Chicago (N) Cubs 37-year-old left fielder Craig Kusick hit his way to a .358 batting average and the National League Batter of the Month award in August.
He had 5 home runs, 26 RBIs and 26 runs scored for the month.
Currently Kusick is batting .298 with 111 hits and 15 home runs. He has knocked in 60 runs and scored 82 times. |  | Friday, August 22nd, 1986: Cubs Schofield Sidelined for 7-8 Months After injuring himself, Cubs shortstop Dick Schofield headed straight to the hospital. He was removed from the game as a precaution after colliding with a player at a base and the team's worst fears were confirmed when it turned out to be a little more serious. Schofield will miss at least 7-8 months with a torn rib cage muscle.
In 1986 Schofield is hitting .302, batted in 62 runs with 11 home runs and 75 runs scored. |  | Tuesday, August 19th, 1986: 2B Romero Thrilled to Remain in Chicago (N) Ed Romero is staying put. The Chicago (N) Cubs second baseman inked a $17,200,000 extension, and will play in Chicago (N) another 4 years.
So far in 1986 Romero is batting .252 with 2 home runs, 63 RBIs and 67 runs scored. He has 113 hits in 449 at-bats and a .364 OBP. | | | | Team Information | | Record overall | 76-59, .563 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 10.0 GB | | Record at home | 42-26, .618 PCT | | Record on the road | 34-33, .507 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-6, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 16-19, .457 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 27-20, .574 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 49-39, .557 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 14-13, .519 PCT | | Record in May | 20-9, .690 PCT | | Record in June | 12-13, .480 PCT | | Record in July | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in August | 14-12, .538 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .275 - 2nd in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .356 - 1st in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .400 - 4th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .756 - 1st in NL | | Runs Scored | 678 - 1st in NL | | Hits | 1287 - 1st in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 373 - 6th in NL | | Home Runs | 88 - 6th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 585 - 1st in NL | | Strikeouts | 611 - 5th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 51 - tied for 7th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.80 - 5th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.07 - 5th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.42 - 3rd in NL | | Runs allowed | 560 - 5th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1175 - 5th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .255 - 5th in NL | | BABIP | .283 - 4th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 72 - 2nd in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 367 - 2nd in NL | | Strikeouts | 637 - 6th in NL |
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