On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 14 .641 --
Blue Jays 22 15 .595 2.0
Brewers 20 15 .571 3.0
Orioles 20 19 .513 5.0
Tigers 17 20 .459 7.0
Red Sox 16 22 .421 8.5
Indians 12 26 .316 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 22 14 .611 --
Angels 20 19 .513 3.5
Mariners 20 19 .513 3.5
Twins 19 19 .500 4.0
Athletics 19 19 .500 4.0
Rangers 16 20 .444 6.0
White Sox 14 21 .400 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 14 .622 --
Cardinals 21 14 .600 1.0
Expos 19 19 .500 4.5
Pirates 17 19 .472 5.5
Mets 17 20 .459 6.0
Phillies 15 21 .417 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 16 .590 --
Reds 22 16 .579 0.5
Astros 20 18 .526 2.5
Braves 20 18 .526 2.5
Dodgers 19 20 .487 4.0
Padres 10 31 .244 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Dawson 4
2 Wally Backman 3
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 Jody Davis 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Bob Brower 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 4
1 Larry Sheets 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
4 Phil Bradley 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 2
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 1.44
2 Mike LaCoss 0.60
2 Steve Ontiveros 0.60
4 Bret Saberhagen 0.57
5 Jose DeLeon 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 13
2 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Mike LaCoss 6
4 Ed Correa 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Ed Lynch 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Don Robinson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .364
2 Eric Davis .358
3 Andres Galarraga .357
4 Tony Gwynn .346
5 Rickey Henderson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 15
2 Mark McGwire 13
2 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Ozzie Virgil 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 38
2 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Andre Dawson 35
3 Cal Ripken 35
5 2 tied 33

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 1.75
3 Mike Scott 1.95
4 Charles Hudson 2.02
5 Sid Fernandez 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
1 Rick Sutcliffe 7
3 Jim Clancy 6
3 Charles Hudson 6
5 11 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 78
2 Teddy Higuera 67
3 Mark Langston 65
4 Nolan Ryan 63
5 Greg Swindell 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 12
2 Dave Righetti 10
3 Dan Plesac 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
5 6 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .480
2 George Bell .436
3 Wade Boggs .426
4 Fred Lynn .425
5 Eddie Murray .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 9
2 Mark McGwire 8
2 Ozzie Virgil 8
4 Jim Dwyer 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 23
2 Jack Clark 19
2 Eddie Murray 19
4 George Bell 17
5 2 tied 15

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 Dave Schmidt 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Jay Tibbs 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 30
1 Greg Swindell 30
3 Bruce Hurst 28
3 Mike Scott 28
5 Nolan Ryan 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Heath .389
2 Larry Parrish .383
3 Andres Galarraga .378
4 Buddy Bell .377
5 Jeffrey Leonard .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
1 Ozzie Virgil 12
3 Eric Davis 11
4 George Bell 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 29
2 George Bell 27
2 Jack Clark 27
2 Eric Davis 27
5 2 tied 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 Jim Clancy 1.74
3 Juan Berenguer 1.80
4 Danny Jackson 1.83
5 Nolan Ryan 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
5 4 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 53
2 Greg Swindell 52
3 Teddy Higuera 45
4 Sid Fernandez 42
5 Mark Langston 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 11
2 Dave Righetti 8
3 Jay Howell 7
4 Steve Bedrosian 6
4 Don Robinson 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Tim Raines .342
3 Don Mattingly .336
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Ken Griffey .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 129
2 Joe Carter 119
2 Dave Parker 119
4 Gary Gaetti 116
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 119
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 83
4 Tim Raines 65
5 Gary Pettis 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.90
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.04
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 Roger Clemens 219
4 Jack Morris 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Todd Worrell 39
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Jeff Reardon 36
5 John Franco 31