On This Day

Monday, April 27, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 17 1 .944 --
Yankees 14 5 .737 3.5
Blue Jays 10 8 .556 7.0
Red Sox 8 11 .421 9.5
Orioles 8 11 .421 9.5
Tigers 7 11 .389 10.0
Indians 6 14 .300 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 12 7 .632 --
Angels 11 9 .550 1.5
Mariners 10 10 .500 2.5
Royals 8 9 .471 3.0
White Sox 6 10 .375 4.5
Rangers 6 11 .353 5.0
Athletics 7 13 .350 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 7 .588 --
Cubs 9 8 .529 1.0
Mets 9 9 .500 1.5
Expos 7 10 .412 3.0
Pirates 6 10 .375 3.5
Phillies 6 12 .333 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 14 5 .737 --
Giants 14 6 .700 0.5
Astros 12 8 .600 2.5
Dodgers 11 9 .550 3.5
Braves 7 11 .389 6.5
Padres 5 15 .250 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Canseco 4
2 Glenn Braggs 3
2 Chili Davis 3
4 Chris Brown 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Chris Brown 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Howell 4
2 Glenn Braggs 3
2 Chili Davis 3
2 Andres Galarraga 3
2 Mike Schmidt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Neal Heaton 1.00
2 Jim Deshaies 0.78
3 Curt Young 0.71
4 Rick Mahler 0.70
5 Mike Witt 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Deshaies 7
1 Rick Mahler 7
3 Neal Heaton 6
4 Mike Witt 5
4 Curt Young 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Randy St. Claire 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .403
2 Eric Davis .394
3 Kevin Seitzer .388
4 Billy Hatcher .386
5 Rob Deer .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 9
2 Brian Downing 8
3 Kal Daniels 7
3 Pete Incaviglia 7
3 Dave Parker 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 21
1 Cal Ripken 21
3 Brian Downing 20
4 Pete Incaviglia 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Phil Bradley 10
3 Eric Davis 9
3 Paul Molitor 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.32
2 John Candelaria 1.33
3 Bill Gullickson 1.47
4 Mike Scott 1.89
4 Don Carman 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 4
1 Jimmy Key 4
1 Bret Saberhagen 4
4 Scott Bankhead 3
4 17 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 42
2 Mark Langston 36
2 Nolan Ryan 36
4 Fernando Valenzuela 31
4 Mike Witt 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 6
1 Dave Righetti 6
3 Jesse Orosco 5
3 Dave Smith 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Don Mattingly .349
3 Tim Raines .349
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Kirby Puckett .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 44
2 Rob Deer 39
2 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Gary Gaetti 37
5 Pete Incaviglia 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 130
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 Gary Gaetti 118
3 Don Mattingly 118
3 Dave Parker 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 118
2 Eric Davis 81
3 Rickey Henderson 76
4 Tim Raines 65
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.91
2 Mike Scott 1.99
3 Roger Clemens 2.58
4 Bob Ojeda 2.85
5 Bruce Ruffin 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
1 Teddy Higuera 22
1 Fernando Valenzuela 22
4 Jack Morris 21
5 Mike Scott 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 321
2 Mark Langston 268
3 Fernando Valenzuela 250
4 Roger Clemens 247
5 Jack Morris 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 47
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Todd Worrell 36
4 Lee Smith 34
5 Dave Smith 32