On This Day

Tuesday, May 12, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 20 10 .667 --
Yankees 21 11 .656 0.0
Blue Jays 18 12 .600 2.0
Red Sox 15 17 .469 6.0
Orioles 15 17 .469 6.0
Tigers 12 19 .387 8.5
Indians 10 22 .313 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 16 13 .552 --
Angels 18 15 .545 0.0
Mariners 18 15 .545 0.0
Twins 17 15 .531 0.5
Athletics 15 17 .469 2.5
Rangers 13 16 .448 3.0
White Sox 10 19 .345 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 13 .567 --
Cubs 18 14 .563 0.0
Expos 15 16 .484 2.5
Mets 14 16 .467 3.0
Pirates 13 16 .448 3.5
Phillies 11 19 .367 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 12 .636 --
Reds 20 12 .625 0.5
Dodgers 19 15 .559 2.5
Astros 17 14 .548 3.0
Braves 16 16 .500 4.5
Padres 8 26 .235 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Castillo 4
1 Mike Heath 4
1 Bill Pecota 4
1 Gary Redus 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Pagliarulo 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 Darnell Coles 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darnell Coles 4
1 Fred Lynn 4
1 Terry Steinbach 4
4 Barry Bonds 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Castillo 2
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
1 Al Newman 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Petry 1.33
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.20
3 Steve Carlton 0.91
4 Buddy Black 0.86
4 Charlie Hough 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Dan Petry 8
3 Dave Stewart 7
4 Buddy Black 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .375
2 Eric Davis .372
3 Rob Deer .360
4 Rickey Henderson .351
5 Billy Hatcher .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 14
2 Andre Dawson 11
2 Brian Downing 11
2 Pete Incaviglia 11
2 Mike Schmidt 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 36
2 Andre Dawson 33
3 Cal Ripken 32
4 Mike Schmidt 31
5 Pedro Guerrero 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Rickey Henderson 17
3 Eric Davis 15
4 Phil Bradley 14
5 Gary Redus 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.51
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.59
3 Joe Magrane 1.74
4 Charles Hudson 1.90
5 Rick Reuschel 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
2 Scott Bankhead 5
2 Charles Hudson 5
2 Jimmy Key 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 62
2 Mark Langston 54
2 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Greg Swindell 54
5 Mike Witt 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Dave Righetti 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Juan Castillo .500
2 Mike Heath .487
3 Jim Gantner .442
4 Larry Parrish .441
5 Buddy Bell .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 9
2 Mark McGwire 7
2 Eddie Murray 7
4 Andre Dawson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 24
2 Andre Dawson 16
2 Mike Greenwell 16
2 Larry Parrish 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Juan Castillo 7
2 John Moses 7
4 Eric Davis 6
4 Juan Samuel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Petry 0.64
2 Bruce Hurst 0.83
3 Rick Reuschel 1.17
4 Kelly Downs 1.20
5 Mike Witt 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Mike Morgan 3
1 Zane Smith 3
1 Mike Witt 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 32
2 Bruce Hurst 27
3 Rick Honeycutt 25
4 Ted Power 23
5 5 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 Jay Howell 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
4 John Franco 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Scott Bradley .375
2 Mookie Wilson .371
3 Rob Deer .369
4 Eric Davis .364
5 Jeffrey Leonard .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 13
2 Andre Dawson 10
2 Leon Durham 10
2 Pete Incaviglia 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 33
2 Andre Dawson 30
3 Mike Schmidt 29
4 Pedro Guerrero 28
5 Cal Ripken 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Vince Coleman 14
3 Phil Bradley 11
3 Eric Davis 11
5 Gary Redus 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 1.53
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.71
3 Joe Magrane 1.74
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.82
5 Mike Boddicker 2.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 50
2 Greg Swindell 49
3 Mike Scott 47
4 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Mike Witt 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Ed Nunez 7
2 Dan Plesac 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Dave Righetti 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Tim Raines .341
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Julio Franco .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Jesse Barfield 42
3 Eric Davis 38
3 Rob Deer 38
5 Pete Incaviglia 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 126
2 Joe Carter 122
3 Dave Parker 121
4 Jim Presley 120
5 Gary Gaetti 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 119
2 Eric Davis 84
3 Rickey Henderson 82
4 Tim Raines 64
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.95
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.07
3 Nolan Ryan 2.54
4 Jimmy Key 2.68
5 Roger Clemens 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 316
2 Mark Langston 266
3 Fernando Valenzuela 244
4 Roger Clemens 221
5 2 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Todd Worrell 36
5 John Franco 31