On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 20 4 .833 --
Blue Jays 15 8 .652 4.5
Yankees 15 9 .625 5.0
Red Sox 10 15 .400 10.5
Tigers 9 15 .375 11.0
Orioles 9 15 .375 11.0
Indians 9 16 .360 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 14 10 .583 --
Angels 14 12 .538 1.0
Royals 11 11 .500 2.0
Mariners 13 13 .500 2.0
Athletics 12 14 .462 3.0
White Sox 9 12 .429 3.5
Rangers 8 14 .364 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 9 .591 --
Cubs 13 10 .565 0.5
Mets 12 11 .522 1.5
Pirates 10 11 .476 2.5
Expos 10 13 .435 3.5
Phillies 8 15 .348 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 17 8 .680 --
Giants 16 9 .640 1.0
Astros 13 11 .542 3.5
Dodgers 13 12 .520 4.0
Braves 11 13 .458 5.5
Padres 6 20 .231 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Davis 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Lenny Dykstra 3
2 Bill Gullickson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 3
2 Luis Aguayo 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 6
2 Doug DeCinces 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 Glenn Davis 3
3 Cal Ripken 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Tony Fernandez 2
2 Marvell Wynne 2
4 Marty Barrett 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Clancy 1.75
2 Bob Ojeda 1.50
3 Danny Jackson 0.88
4 Kevin Gross 0.67
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 7
1 Danny Jackson 7
1 Zane Smith 7
1 Rick Sutcliffe 7
5 Bob Ojeda 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Davis .411
2 Rickey Henderson .405
3 Paul Molitor .395
4 Billy Hatcher .380
5 Kevin Seitzer .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 12
2 Pete Incaviglia 10
3 Andre Dawson 9
3 Rob Deer 9
3 Brian Downing 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 27
1 Cal Ripken 27
3 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Andre Dawson 24
4 Brian Downing 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Phil Bradley 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Eric Davis 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Robinson 1.88
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.93
3 Rick Reuschel 2.08
4 Mike Boddicker 2.09
5 Sid Fernandez 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
2 Scott Bankhead 4
2 John Candelaria 4
2 Mark Eichhorn 4
2 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 50
2 Mark Langston 47
3 Nolan Ryan 40
4 Teddy Higuera 37
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 9
2 Dave Righetti 7
3 Jesse Orosco 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
3 Lee Smith 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .429
2 Julio Franco .423
3 Alan Wiggins .419
4 Andre Dawson .415
4 Wally Joyner .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 8
2 Andre Dawson 7
2 Gary Gaetti 7
2 Wally Joyner 7
5 Pete Incaviglia 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 18
1 Wally Joyner 18
3 Jim Presley 17
4 Eric Davis 16
5 Gary Gaetti 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Phil Bradley 6
4 Carney Lansford 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.00
1 Andy McGaffigan 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.61
4 Tommy John 0.87
5 Danny Jackson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Eichhorn 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 Bob Welch 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 25
2 Roger Clemens 24
3 Jim Deshaies 22
3 Sid Fernandez 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
1 Lee Smith 5
4 Tom Henke 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Tim Raines .346
4 Tony Gwynn .332
5 Kirby Puckett .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 43
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Rob Deer 38
3 Gary Gaetti 38
5 Pete Incaviglia 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Joe Carter 123
3 Dave Parker 120
4 Gary Gaetti 118
5 Jim Presley 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 118
2 Rickey Henderson 84
3 Eric Davis 80
4 Tim Raines 65
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.93
2 Mike Scott 2.15
3 Roger Clemens 2.66
4 Nolan Ryan 2.71
5 Bob Ojeda 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Teddy Higuera 21
2 Jack Morris 21
2 Fernando Valenzuela 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 322
2 Mark Langston 273
3 Fernando Valenzuela 246
4 Roger Clemens 235
5 Jack Morris 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 48
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Lee Smith 36
3 Todd Worrell 36
5 John Franco 31