On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 15 .625 --
Brewers 21 15 .583 2.0
Blue Jays 22 16 .579 2.0
Orioles 20 20 .500 5.0
Tigers 18 20 .474 6.0
Red Sox 17 22 .436 7.5
Indians 13 27 .325 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 22 15 .595 --
Angels 21 19 .525 2.5
Mariners 21 19 .525 2.5
Athletics 20 19 .513 3.0
Twins 20 20 .500 3.5
Rangers 16 21 .432 6.0
White Sox 14 22 .389 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 14 .622 --
Cubs 24 15 .615 0.0
Expos 19 20 .487 5.0
Pirates 18 19 .486 5.0
Mets 18 20 .474 5.5
Phillies 16 21 .432 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 16 .600 --
Reds 23 17 .575 1.0
Astros 20 19 .513 3.5
Braves 20 20 .500 4.0
Dodgers 19 21 .475 5.0
Padres 10 32 .238 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dion James 3
1 Tracy Jones 3
1 Cory Snyder 3
4 Tony Bernazard 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cory Snyder 3
2 Luis Aguayo 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 5
2 Shawon Dunston 3
2 Cory Snyder 3
4 Bob Forsch 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dion James 1
1 Tracy Jones 1
1 Dave Parker 1
1 Jeff Stone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Swindell 0.78
2 Shane Rawley 0.44
3 Alejandro Pena 0.42
4 Bob Forsch 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Greg Swindell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 7
2 Alejandro Pena 5
3 Bob Forsch 4
3 Shane Rawley 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .371
2 Andres Galarraga .364
3 Eric Davis .359
4 Pedro Guerrero .348
5 Wade Boggs .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 16
2 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ozzie Virgil 14
4 Ken Phelps 13
4 Mike Schmidt 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 43
2 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Jack Clark 35
3 Andre Dawson 35
3 Cal Ripken 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
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 Juan Berenguer 2.17
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 13 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 78
2 Teddy Higuera 67
3 Greg Swindell 66
4 Mark Langston 65
5 Nolan Ryan 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 12
2 Dave Righetti 10
3 Dan Plesac 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Todd Worrell 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tracy Jones .457
2 Larry Parrish .457
3 Fred Lynn .425
4 Carmelo Martinez .419
4 Alan Trammell .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 21
2 Eddie Murray 18
2 Larry Parrish 18
4 George Bell 17
5 Eric Davis 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Stan Jefferson 8
2 John Moses 8
4 Vince Coleman 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Schmidt 0.00
2 Mike Scott 0.72
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.78
4 Willie Fraser 1.06
5 Buddy Black 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Shane Rawley 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 30
2 Mike Scott 28
3 Greg Swindell 27
4 Rick Honeycutt 21
5 Bobby Witt 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .395
2 Jeffrey Leonard .388
3 Jim Gantner .382
4 Pedro Guerrero .375
5 Andres Galarraga .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 13
1 Ozzie Virgil 13
3 Eric Davis 12
4 Andre Dawson 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 32
2 Jack Clark 29
2 Andre Dawson 29
4 George Bell 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 John Moses 12
4 Billy Hatcher 9
4 Tim Raines 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.44
2 Sid Fernandez 1.50
3 Bruce Hurst 1.54
4 Jim Clancy 1.74
5 Mike Scott 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
3 Mike Morgan 4
3 Shane Rawley 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 50
2 Mike Scott 48
3 Teddy Higuera 45
4 Bruce Hurst 41
5 Mark Langston 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 11
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Jay Howell 6
3 Dave Righetti 6
3 Todd Worrell 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .348
2 Tim Raines .343
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Pat Tabler .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Jesse Barfield 42
3 Eric Davis 40
4 Rob Deer 38
5 George Bell 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 129
2 Dave Parker 120
3 Joe Carter 117
4 Gary Gaetti 115
5 Don Mattingly 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 120
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 2.05
3 Nolan Ryan 2.30
4 Roger Clemens 2.45
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Mike Witt 20
4 Teddy Higuera 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 316
2 Mark Langston 272
3 Fernando Valenzuela 235
4 Jack Morris 219
5 Mike Witt 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Todd Worrell 40
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Jeff Reardon 36
5 Steve Bedrosian 31