On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 13 .658 --
Blue Jays 22 14 .611 2.0
Brewers 20 14 .588 3.0
Orioles 19 19 .500 6.0
Tigers 17 19 .472 7.0
Red Sox 16 21 .432 8.5
Indians 11 26 .297 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 21 14 .600 --
Mariners 20 18 .526 2.5
Twins 19 18 .514 3.0
Angels 19 19 .500 3.5
Athletics 18 19 .486 4.0
Rangers 15 20 .429 6.0
White Sox 13 21 .382 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 13 .618 --
Cubs 22 14 .611 0.0
Expos 19 18 .514 3.5
Pirates 16 19 .457 5.5
Mets 16 20 .444 6.0
Phillies 15 21 .417 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 15 .595 --
Giants 22 16 .579 0.5
Astros 20 17 .541 2.0
Braves 19 18 .514 3.0
Dodgers 19 20 .487 4.0
Padres 10 30 .250 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Tony Fernandez 3
1 Pete Incaviglia 3
1 Stan Jefferson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Terry Kennedy 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 3
1 Ernie Whitt 3
3 George Bell 2
3 Von Hayes 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Jefferson 3
2 Sid Bream 2
3 Rafael Belliard 1
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Clancy 3.00
2 Mike Scott 1.60
3 Bruce Ruffin 1.14
4 Mike Boddicker 1.00
5 Neal Heaton 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 9
2 Bruce Ruffin 8
2 Mike Scott 8
4 Neal Heaton 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1
1 Mark Thurmond 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andres Galarraga .361
2 Eric Davis .358
3 Rickey Henderson .356
4 Jeffrey Leonard .356
5 Tony Gwynn .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 15
2 Mike Schmidt 13
3 Andre Dawson 12
3 Mark McGwire 12
3 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 38
2 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Andre Dawson 34
3 Cal Ripken 34
5 4 tied 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 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.31
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.86
3 Mike Scott 1.95
4 Charles Hudson 2.02
5 Sid Fernandez 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 6
1 Charles Hudson 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 78
2 Mark Langston 65
3 Nolan Ryan 63
4 Greg Swindell 59
5 Sid Fernandez 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 12
2 Dave Righetti 10
3 Dan Plesac 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
5 4 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .478
2 Wade Boggs .455
3 George Bell .451
4 Fred Lynn .425
5 Pat Sheridan .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 9
2 Ozzie Virgil 8
3 Mark McGwire 7
3 Dale Murphy 7
5 Fred Lynn 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 19
2 Tim Wallach 18
3 George Bell 17
3 Jack Clark 17
3 Eddie Murray 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Stan Jefferson 8
2 Gary Redus 8
4 John Moses 7
4 Tim Raines 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Schmidt 0.64
2 Mike Scott 0.72
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.78
4 Bruce Hurst 1.04
5 Willie Fraser 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Charles Hudson 3
1 David Palmer 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
1 Jay Tibbs 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 30
2 Bruce Hurst 28
2 Mike Scott 28
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Heath .397
2 Andres Galarraga .383
3 Buddy Bell .375
4 Pedro Guerrero .374
5 Sid Bream .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 12
2 Mark McGwire 11
2 Ozzie Virgil 11
4 George Bell 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 30
2 Andre Dawson 28
2 Mike Schmidt 28
4 George Bell 27
5 Jim Presley 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 John Moses 12
4 Gary Redus 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.44
2 Joe Magrane 1.74
3 Juan Berenguer 1.80
4 Nolan Ryan 1.88
5 Jim Clancy 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
3 Scott Garrelts 4
3 Charles Hudson 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 53
2 Greg Swindell 52
3 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Sid Fernandez 42
5 Mark Langston 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 11
2 Dave Righetti 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 6
3 Jay Howell 6
3 Dan Plesac 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Tim Raines .340
3 Don Mattingly .336
4 Tony Gwynn .328
5 Kirby Puckett .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Jesse Barfield 41
3 Eric Davis 39
3 Rob Deer 39
5 George Bell 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 130
2 Dave Parker 122
3 Joe Carter 118
4 George Bell 115
4 2 others tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 119
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 84
4 Tim Raines 65
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.90
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.05
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 Roger Clemens 2.56
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Roger Clemens 21
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
3 Mike Witt 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 316
2 Mark Langston 272
3 Fernando Valenzuela 241
4 Bert Blyleven 219
4 2 others tied 219

Saves

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