On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 15 .651 --
Blue Jays 24 17 .585 3.0
Brewers 22 17 .564 4.0
Orioles 23 20 .535 5.0
Tigers 20 21 .488 7.0
Red Sox 17 25 .405 10.5
Indians 15 28 .349 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 24 16 .600 --
Mariners 22 21 .512 3.5
Twins 21 22 .488 4.5
Angels 21 22 .488 4.5
Athletics 20 22 .476 5.0
White Sox 17 22 .436 6.5
Rangers 17 23 .425 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 14 .650 --
Cubs 26 16 .619 1.0
Pirates 21 19 .525 5.0
Expos 21 21 .500 6.0
Mets 19 22 .463 7.5
Phillies 17 23 .425 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 17 .605 --
Reds 23 20 .535 3.0
Dodgers 21 22 .488 5.0
Braves 21 22 .488 5.0
Astros 20 22 .476 5.5
Padres 11 34 .244 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Biancalana 3
1 Daryl Boston 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 Tim Hulett 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Ralph Bryant 1
2 Juan Castillo 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Darren Daulton 3
2 Brian Fisher 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Cangelosi 3
2 Milt Thompson 2
3 Joey Cora 1
3 Kal Daniels 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Langston 2.00
2 Floyd Youmans 1.20
3 Jeff Robinson 1.12
4 Teddy Higuera 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 14
2 Teddy Higuera 9
2 Jeff Robinson 9
4 Rick Sutcliffe 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 Bob James 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .365
2 Eric Davis .360
3 Pedro Guerrero .352
4 Andres Galarraga .350
5 Terry Pendleton .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 17
2 Mark McGwire 16
3 Ozzie Virgil 14
4 George Bell 13
4 5 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 44
2 Jack Clark 43
3 Andre Dawson 39
3 Pedro Guerrero 39
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 Rick Reuschel 2.15
4 Joe Magrane 2.20
5 Mike Boddicker 2.28

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 Mark Langston 79
1 Mike Scott 79
3 Teddy Higuera 76
4 Nolan Ryan 74
5 Greg Swindell 66

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 Gary Redus .429
2 Alan Trammell .422
3 Terry Pendleton .417
3 Steve Sax .417
5 Danny Tartabull .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Ozzie Virgil 8
3 George Bell 6
3 Pedro Guerrero 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 21
2 Larry Parrish 17
3 Eric Davis 15
4 Pedro Guerrero 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Gary Redus 9
3 Tim Raines 8
3 Milt Thompson 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
3 Jim Clancy 0.36
4 Dale Mohorcic 0.64
5 Rick Sutcliffe 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Shane Rawley 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
1 Ken Schrom 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 30
2 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Greg Swindell 27
4 Mark Langston 25
5 Jim Clancy 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .392
2 Jeffrey Leonard .378
3 Larry Parrish .373
4 Andre Dawson .368
5 Pedro Guerrero .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ozzie Virgil 13
3 George Bell 12
3 Eric Davis 12
5 Eddie Murray 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 33
2 Eric Davis 32
3 George Bell 30
4 Andre Dawson 28
5 Larry Parrish 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 John Moses 12
3 Milt Thompson 12
5 Gary Redus 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Clancy 1.29
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.44
3 Bruce Hurst 1.54
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.55
5 2 tied 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 6
2 Mike LaCoss 4
2 Charlie Leibrandt 4
2 Joe Magrane 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 54
2 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Mike Scott 49
4 Mark Langston 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Todd Worrell 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 7
4 Don Robinson 6
5 8 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .348
2 Don Mattingly .343
3 Tim Raines .337
4 Ken Griffey .325
5 Julio Franco .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
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 123
2 Joe Carter 118
3 Dave Parker 117
4 George Bell 115
4 Gary Gaetti 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 117
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Tim Raines 64
5 Gary Pettis 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.04
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.12
3 Nolan Ryan 2.36
4 Roger Clemens 2.51
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.83

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 308
2 Mark Langston 278
3 Fernando Valenzuela 242
4 Roger Clemens 225
5 Jack Morris 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 47
2 Todd Worrell 41
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Jeff Reardon 35
5 Steve Bedrosian 31