On This Day

Saturday, April 25, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 15 1 .938 --
Yankees 13 5 .722 3.0
Blue Jays 9 8 .529 6.5
Red Sox 8 9 .471 7.5
Orioles 8 10 .444 8.0
Tigers 7 9 .438 8.0
Indians 6 13 .316 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 11 7 .611 --
Angels 11 7 .611 0.0
Mariners 8 10 .444 3.0
Royals 7 9 .438 3.0
White Sox 6 9 .400 3.5
Athletics 6 12 .333 5.0
Rangers 5 11 .313 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 7 .563 --
Mets 9 7 .563 0.0
Cubs 8 8 .500 1.0
Pirates 6 9 .400 2.5
Expos 6 9 .400 2.5
Phillies 5 11 .313 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 13 5 .722 --
Giants 12 6 .667 1.0
Astros 11 7 .611 2.0
Dodgers 11 8 .579 2.5
Braves 7 9 .438 5.0
Padres 4 15 .211 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bean 4
1 Dave Bergman 4
3 Glenn Braggs 3
3 Casey Candaele 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Gagne 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gerald Perry 4
2 Tom Brookens 3
2 Jody Davis 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carney Lansford 2
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.20
2 Joe Magrane 1.17
3 Orel Hershiser 1.00
3 Ted Power 1.00
3 Rick Rhoden 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Orel Hershiser 8
3 Joe Magrane 7
4 Scott Bailes 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ricky Horton 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 Frank Williams 1
1 Frank Wills 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .411
2 Paul Molitor .403
3 Billy Hatcher .400
4 Rob Deer .386
5 Kevin Seitzer .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
2 Kal Daniels 7
2 Brian Downing 7
2 Pete Incaviglia 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 20
2 Rob Deer 19
2 Brian Downing 19
4 Pete Incaviglia 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Phil Bradley 9
3 Eric Davis 8
3 Billy Hatcher 8
3 Gary Redus 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Robinson 1.04
2 John Candelaria 1.33
3 Rick Reuschel 1.37
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.44
5 Bill Gullickson 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 4
2 Scott Bankhead 3
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Danny Cox 3
2 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 42
2 Nolan Ryan 36
3 Mark Langston 34
4 Fernando Valenzuela 31
5 Teddy Higuera 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 6
2 Jesse Orosco 5
2 Dan Plesac 5
2 Dave Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Tim Raines .347
3 Don Mattingly .346
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Kirby Puckett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 44
2 Rob Deer 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Gary Gaetti 36
5 Pete Incaviglia 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 130
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 Don Mattingly 118
4 Jesse Barfield 116
4 Gary Gaetti 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 118
2 Eric Davis 80
3 Rickey Henderson 78
4 Tim Raines 66
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.88
2 Mike Scott 1.93
3 Roger Clemens 2.59
4 Bruce Ruffin 2.78
5 Teddy Higuera 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 23
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Fernando Valenzuela 22
4 Jack Morris 21
5 Mike Scott 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 326
2 Mark Langston 266
3 Fernando Valenzuela 250
4 Roger Clemens 237
5 2 tied 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 48
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 Todd Worrell 35
4 Lee Smith 34
5 Dave Smith 32