On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 15 .634 --
Brewers 22 15 .595 2.0
Blue Jays 23 16 .590 2.0
Orioles 21 20 .512 5.0
Tigers 19 20 .487 6.0
Red Sox 17 23 .425 8.5
Indians 13 28 .317 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 23 15 .605 --
Angels 21 20 .512 3.5
Mariners 21 20 .512 3.5
Athletics 20 20 .500 4.0
Twins 20 21 .488 4.5
Rangers 16 22 .421 7.0
White Sox 15 22 .405 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 24 14 .632 --
Cubs 24 16 .600 1.0
Pirates 19 19 .500 5.0
Mets 19 20 .487 5.5
Expos 19 21 .475 6.0
Phillies 16 22 .421 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 16 .610 --
Reds 23 18 .561 2.0
Braves 21 20 .512 4.0
Astros 20 20 .500 4.5
Dodgers 19 22 .463 6.0
Padres 11 32 .256 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kelly Gruber 4
2 Terry Kennedy 3
2 Don Mattingly 3
2 Danny Tartabull 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 2
1 Kelly Gruber 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
1 Danny Tartabull 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 4
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 Dion James 3
2 Kevin McReynolds 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Bill Doran 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.25
2 Don Carman 1.20
3 Bryn Smith 1.17
4 Charlie Leibrandt 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Roger Clemens 10
3 Scott Bankhead 7
3 Rick Rhoden 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .364
2 Andres Galarraga .361
3 Eric Davis .356
4 Rickey Henderson .347
5 Pedro Guerrero .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 16
2 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ozzie Virgil 14
4 Dale Murphy 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 43
2 Jack Clark 37
3 Eddie Murray 36
3 Cal Ripken 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 28
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Eric Davis 17
3 Gary Redus 17
5 Phil Bradley 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.31
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.75
3 Mike Scott 1.95
4 Rick Reuschel 2.15
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
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 78
2 Nolan Ryan 74
3 Teddy Higuera 67
4 Greg Swindell 66
5 Mark Langston 65

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tracy Jones .457
2 Kelly Gruber .422
3 Larry Parrish .420
4 Fred Lynn .419
5 Carmelo Martinez .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
1 Eddie Murray 9
1 Ozzie Virgil 9
4 Dale Murphy 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 21
2 Jack Clark 20
3 George Bell 19
4 Larry Parrish 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Vince Coleman 8
2 Stan Jefferson 8
2 John Moses 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Schmidt 4
2 Jim Clancy 3
2 Tim Conroy 3
2 David Palmer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 30
2 Mike Scott 28
3 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Greg Swindell 27
5 David Palmer 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .382
2 Larry Parrish .378
3 Andre Dawson .375
4 Wade Boggs .371
5 Andres Galarraga .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ozzie Virgil 13
2 Mark McGwire 12
3 George Bell 11
3 Eric Davis 11
3 Eddie Murray 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 31
1 Eric Davis 31
3 Andre Dawson 29
4 George Bell 28
5 Eddie Murray 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 John Moses 12
4 Phil Bradley 9
4 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.44
2 Sid Fernandez 1.50
3 Bruce Hurst 1.54
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.55
5 Jim Clancy 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 Dave Schmidt 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
4 Mark Eichhorn 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 50
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Mike Scott 48
4 Teddy Higuera 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
2 Todd Worrell 7
4 Tom Henke 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Tim Raines .342
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Tony Gwynn .324
5 Ken Griffey .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Jesse Barfield 42
3 Eric Davis 40
4 George Bell 39
5 Rob Deer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 127
2 Dave Parker 120
3 Joe Carter 117
4 Don Mattingly 116
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 121
2 Eric Davis 86
3 Rickey Henderson 81
4 Tim Raines 65
5 Gary Pettis 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.89
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.13
3 Nolan Ryan 2.36
4 Roger Clemens 2.51
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 23
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Mike Witt 20
4 Teddy Higuera 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 307
2 Mark Langston 264
3 Fernando Valenzuela 242
4 Roger Clemens 225
5 Jack Morris 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Todd Worrell 41
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Jeff Reardon 36
5 Steve Bedrosian 31