On This Day

Wednesday, May 6, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 20 6 .769 --
Yankees 17 10 .630 3.5
Blue Jays 15 10 .600 4.5
Red Sox 12 15 .444 8.5
Orioles 11 15 .423 9.0
Tigers 10 16 .385 10.0
Indians 9 18 .333 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 16 12 .571 --
Royals 13 11 .542 1.0
Twins 14 12 .538 1.0
Mariners 14 14 .500 2.0
Athletics 12 16 .429 4.0
White Sox 10 14 .417 4.0
Rangers 10 14 .417 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 11 .577 --
Cardinals 14 11 .560 0.5
Mets 13 12 .520 1.5
Expos 12 14 .462 3.0
Pirates 11 13 .458 3.0
Phillies 8 17 .320 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 9 .667 --
Giants 18 10 .643 0.5
Astros 15 11 .577 2.5
Dodgers 15 13 .536 3.5
Braves 12 15 .444 6.0
Padres 7 22 .241 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Phelps 4
2 George Bell 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Scott Bradley 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jody Davis 2
1 Candy Maldonado 2
3 Darrell Evans 1
3 Kirk Gibson 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 4
2 Jody Davis 3
2 Pete Incaviglia 3
2 Matt Nokes 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Castillo 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Curt Ford 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Rhoden 1.20
2 Mike Witt 1.12
3 Rick Aguilera 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Bryn Smith 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Aguilera 9
1 Mike Witt 9
3 Walt Terrell 8
4 Orel Hershiser 7
4 Nolan Ryan 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Davis .396
2 Paul Molitor .395
3 Billy Hatcher .368
3 Jeffrey Leonard .368
5 Ken Oberkfell .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 12
2 Pete Incaviglia 11
3 Brian Downing 10
4 Andre Dawson 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 30
2 Eric Davis 27
2 Andre Dawson 27
4 Brian Downing 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Phil Bradley 14
2 Eric Davis 14
4 Rickey Henderson 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 1.69
2 Ron Robinson 1.73
3 Bret Saberhagen 1.93
4 Bob Welch 1.99
5 Mark Eichhorn 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
2 Scott Bankhead 4
2 John Candelaria 4
2 Mark Eichhorn 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 50
2 Mark Langston 47
2 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Sid Fernandez 46
5 Mike Witt 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 9
2 Jesse Orosco 7
2 Dave Righetti 7
2 Lee Smith 7
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gantner .450
2 Andre Dawson .448
3 Leon Durham .431
4 Candy Maldonado .415
5 Ken Phelps .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 7
1 Andre Dawson 7
3 Leon Durham 6
3 Pete Incaviglia 6
3 Wally Joyner 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 21
2 Jim Presley 17
3 Eric Davis 15
4 Wally Joyner 14
4 Mike Schmidt 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Phil Bradley 7
2 Vince Coleman 7
4 Eric Davis 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy McGaffigan 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.36
3 Don Sutton 0.87
4 Sid Fernandez 1.08
5 Danny Jackson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Eichhorn 3
1 Bob Welch 3
1 Mitch Williams 3
4 Rick Aguilera 2
4 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 30
2 Bob Welch 25
3 Fernando Valenzuela 24
4 Bruce Hurst 23
4 Greg Swindell 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Tom Henke 4
2 Andy McGaffigan 4
2 Ed Nunez 4
2 Dan Plesac 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Tim Raines .346
4 Tony Gwynn .327
5 Pat Tabler .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 43
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Rob Deer 38
4 Pete Incaviglia 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Joe Carter 122
3 Dave Parker 119
3 Jim Presley 119
5 Gary Gaetti 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 118
2 Eric Davis 83
3 Rickey Henderson 80
4 Tim Raines 66
5 Gary Pettis 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.90
2 Mike Scott 2.00
3 Nolan Ryan 2.69
4 Roger Clemens 2.72
5 Bruce Ruffin 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
1 Jack Morris 21
3 Teddy Higuera 20
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
3 Mike Witt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 313
2 Mark Langston 265
3 Fernando Valenzuela 245
4 Roger Clemens 227
5 Jack Morris 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 47
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Todd Worrell 35
5 John Franco 32