On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 15 .643 --
Blue Jays 24 16 .600 2.0
Brewers 22 16 .579 3.0
Orioles 22 20 .524 5.0
Tigers 19 21 .475 7.0
Red Sox 17 24 .415 9.5
Indians 14 28 .333 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 23 16 .590 --
Twins 21 21 .500 3.5
Angels 21 21 .500 3.5
Mariners 21 21 .500 3.5
Athletics 20 21 .488 4.0
Rangers 17 22 .436 6.0
White Sox 16 22 .421 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 14 .641 --
Cubs 25 16 .610 1.0
Pirates 20 19 .513 5.0
Expos 20 21 .488 6.0
Mets 19 21 .475 6.5
Phillies 17 22 .436 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 17 .595 --
Reds 23 19 .548 2.0
Braves 21 21 .500 4.0
Astros 20 21 .488 4.5
Dodgers 20 22 .476 5.0
Padres 11 33 .250 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 Alfredo Griffin 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 2
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
4 Bob Brower 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Pedro Guerrero 3
1 Lance Parrish 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Perry 3
2 Gary Redus 2
3 Rod Booker 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 2.00
2 Neal Heaton 1.67
3 Jim Clancy 1.50
4 Charlie Hough 1.12
4 Bob Welch 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 9
1 Charlie Hough 9
1 Bob Welch 9
4 Walt Terrell 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Don Robinson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .367
2 Eric Davis .360
3 Andres Galarraga .358
4 Pedro Guerrero .352
5 Terry Pendleton .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 17
2 Mark McGwire 15
3 Ozzie Virgil 14
4 Andre Dawson 13
4 4 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 44
2 Jack Clark 39
3 Andre Dawson 38
3 Pedro Guerrero 38
5 Cal Ripken 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 28
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Gary Redus 19
4 Eric Davis 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 Jim Clancy 7
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
1 Rick Sutcliffe 7
4 Charles Hudson 6
4 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 Dave Righetti 11
3 Dan Plesac 10
3 Todd Worrell 10
5 Jeff Reardon 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kelly Gruber .417
1 Terry Pendleton .417
3 Jerry Mumphrey .413
4 Larry Parrish .412
5 Gary Redus .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Ozzie Virgil 8
3 George Bell 7
3 Dale Murphy 7
3 Eddie Murray 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 19
1 Larry Parrish 19
3 George Bell 18
3 Eddie Murray 18
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Gary Redus 9
3 Stan Jefferson 8
3 Tim Raines 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Schmidt 0.00
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
4 Jim Clancy 0.36
5 Mike Scott 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Schmidt 4
2 Jim Clancy 3
2 David Palmer 3
2 Shane Rawley 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
1 Greg Swindell 27
3 Jim Clancy 23
3 David Palmer 23
5 Roger Clemens 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 7
2 Steve Bedrosian 6
3 Dave Righetti 4
3 Lee Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .392
2 Jeffrey Leonard .383
3 Buddy Bell .382
4 Andre Dawson .371
5 Andres Galarraga .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 32
2 Jack Clark 31
3 George Bell 28
3 Andre Dawson 28
5 Larry Parrish 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 John Moses 12
4 Gary Redus 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Clancy 1.29
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.44
3 Sid Fernandez 1.50
4 Bruce Hurst 1.54
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 6
2 Charlie Leibrandt 4
2 Mike Morgan 4
2 Jack Morris 4
2 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Todd Worrell 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 7
4 Dave Righetti 6
4 Don Robinson 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .348
2 Don Mattingly .342
3 Tim Raines .339
4 Tony Gwynn .325
5 Ken Griffey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Jesse Barfield 42
3 Eric Davis 41
4 George Bell 39
5 Rob Deer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 126
2 Dave Parker 120
3 Joe Carter 118
4 Don Mattingly 116
5 Gary Gaetti 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 120
2 Eric Davis 86
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Tim Raines 64
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 3 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 47
2 Todd Worrell 42
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Jeff Reardon 36
5 Steve Bedrosian 31