On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 13 .639 --
Blue Jays 21 13 .618 1.0
Brewers 20 13 .606 1.5
Orioles 17 19 .472 6.0
Red Sox 16 19 .457 6.5
Tigers 15 19 .441 7.0
Indians 11 25 .306 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 19 14 .576 --
Mariners 20 16 .556 0.5
Angels 19 17 .528 1.5
Twins 18 18 .500 2.5
Athletics 17 18 .486 3.0
Rangers 15 18 .455 4.0
White Sox 12 21 .364 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 13 .606 --
Cubs 21 14 .600 0.0
Expos 17 18 .486 4.0
Pirates 15 18 .455 5.0
Mets 15 19 .441 5.5
Phillies 14 20 .412 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 14 .611 --
Reds 22 14 .611 0.0
Astros 19 16 .543 2.5
Braves 19 17 .528 3.0
Dodgers 19 18 .514 3.5
Padres 8 30 .211 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Wallach 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Alfredo Griffin 3
2 Dave Magadan 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Phelps 2
2 Chris Bando 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 George Bell 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Phelps 5
2 Frank White 4
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Jack Clark 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 John Cangelosi 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3.00
2 Jack Morris 1.57
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 Don Carman 1.25
5 Bert Blyleven 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 11
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Roger Clemens 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 Charlie Leibrandt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jack O'Connor 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .369
2 Eric Davis .358
3 Tony Gwynn .349
4 Rickey Henderson .349
5 Andres Galarraga .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 15
2 Andre Dawson 12
2 Ken Phelps 12
2 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Ozzie Virgil 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 38
2 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Andre Dawson 34
3 Cal Ripken 34
5 Don Mattingly 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Eric Davis 16
3 Gary Redus 16
5 Phil Bradley 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.51
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.86
3 Charles Hudson 2.02
4 Rick Reuschel 2.03
5 Mike Scott 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charles Hudson 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
4 Scott Bankhead 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 70
2 Nolan Ryan 63
3 Mark Langston 61
4 Greg Swindell 59
5 Sid Fernandez 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 11
2 Dan Plesac 9
2 Dave Righetti 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
5 4 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .462
2 Lenny Dykstra .452
3 George Bell .451
4 Mike Heath .442
5 Andres Galarraga .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 9
1 Ozzie Virgil 9
3 Dale Murphy 8
4 Eric Davis 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 20
2 Eric Davis 17
2 Juan Samuel 17
4 George Bell 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Gary Redus 8
3 Eric Davis 7
3 John Moses 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Burke 0.00
2 Bruce Hurst 1.04
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.04
4 Charles Hudson 1.50
5 Curt Young 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Charles Hudson 3
1 David Palmer 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 30
2 Bruce Hurst 28
3 Mark Langston 25
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 John Franco 4
2 Todd Worrell 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .373
2 Jeffrey Leonard .368
3 Jim Gantner .367
4 Pedro Guerrero .366
5 Scott Bradley .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 12
2 Ozzie Virgil 11
3 George Bell 10
3 Andre Dawson 10
3 Mark McGwire 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 30
1 Andre Dawson 30
3 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Jim Presley 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 17
3 John Moses 11
3 Gary Redus 11
5 Phil Bradley 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 1.74
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.75
3 Juan Berenguer 1.80
4 Nolan Ryan 1.88
5 Charles Hudson 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
2 Jim Clancy 4
2 Scott Garrelts 4
2 Charles Hudson 4
2 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 52
2 Roger Clemens 47
2 Mark Langston 47
4 Mike Scott 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Dave Righetti 7
3 Tom Henke 6
3 Jay Howell 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Tim Raines .342
3 Don Mattingly .342
4 Tony Gwynn .328
5 Pat Tabler .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Jesse Barfield 42
3 Eric Davis 39
3 Rob Deer 39
5 George Bell 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 129
2 Dave Parker 122
3 Joe Carter 119
4 Jim Presley 118
5 Don Mattingly 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 119
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 84
4 Tim Raines 64
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.91
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.08
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 Roger Clemens 2.56
5 Jimmy Key 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 317
2 Mark Langston 273
3 Fernando Valenzuela 241
4 Mike Witt 220
5 3 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 45
2 Todd Worrell 39
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Jeff Reardon 37
5 John Franco 32