On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 15 .659 --
Blue Jays 25 17 .595 3.0
Brewers 22 17 .564 4.5
Orioles 24 20 .545 5.0
Tigers 21 21 .500 7.0
Red Sox 18 25 .419 10.5
Indians 15 29 .341 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 25 16 .610 --
Mariners 22 22 .500 4.5
Twins 21 22 .488 5.0
Angels 21 23 .477 5.5
Athletics 20 23 .465 6.0
White Sox 17 23 .425 7.5
Rangers 17 24 .415 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 15 .634 --
Cubs 26 17 .605 1.0
Pirates 21 20 .512 5.0
Expos 22 21 .512 5.0
Mets 20 22 .476 6.5
Phillies 18 23 .439 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 18 .591 --
Reds 24 20 .545 2.0
Braves 22 22 .500 4.0
Astros 21 22 .488 4.5
Dodgers 21 23 .477 5.0
Padres 11 35 .239 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Backman 3
1 Steve Balboni 3
1 Will Clark 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Aguayo 2
1 George Bell 2
1 Matt Nokes 2
4 Steve Balboni 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 5
2 Ellis Burks 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Marty Barrett 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Devon White 2
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Bob Brower 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lary Sorensen 1.50
2 Jimmy Key 0.86
3 Bret Saberhagen 0.75
3 Frank Tanana 0.75
5 Bill Gullickson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Bell 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Honeycutt 7
1 Dave Leiper 7
3 Joel Davis 6
3 Jimmy Key 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .371
2 Eric Davis .350
3 Pedro Guerrero .349
4 Terry Pendleton .344
5 Andres Galarraga .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 17
2 Mark McGwire 16
3 George Bell 15
3 Ozzie Virgil 15
5 Andre Dawson 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 44
2 Jack Clark 43
3 Andre Dawson 40
4 Pedro Guerrero 39
5 George Bell 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 29
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Gary Redus 19
4 Eric Davis 17
5 Phil Bradley 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.66
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.71
3 Rick Reuschel 2.15
4 Joe Magrane 2.20
5 Mike Boddicker 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 8
2 Jim Clancy 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
4 Bill Gullickson 6
4 4 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 Danny Tartabull .429
2 Steve Sax .426
3 John Kruk .417
4 Alan Trammell .413
5 Keith Hernandez .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ozzie Virgil 9
2 George Bell 8
3 Mark McGwire 6
3 Lou Whitaker 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 18
1 Larry Parrish 18
3 Jack Clark 17
4 Eddie Murray 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Milt Thompson 8
3 Albert Hall 7
3 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Gary Redus 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
1 Dale Mohorcic 0.00
3 Jim Clancy 0.36
4 Mike Henneman 0.71
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
1 Ken Schrom 3
4 Jeff Ballard 2
4 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 30
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Mark Langston 25
4 Jim Clancy 23
5 Roger Clemens 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .395
2 Larry Parrish .381
3 Lenny Dykstra .377
4 Terry Pendleton .373
5 George Bell .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Milt Thompson 13
4 John Moses 12
5 Gary Redus 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Clancy 1.29
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.76
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.93
4 Curt Young 1.97
5 Joe Niekro 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 6
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
3 Tommy John 4
3 Mike LaCoss 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Teddy Higuera 48
3 Bruce Hurst 46
4 Mark Langston 45
5 Greg Swindell 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Don Mattingly .342
3 Tim Raines .339
4 Julio Franco .325
5 Pat Tabler .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Jesse Barfield 42
3 Eric Davis 41
4 George Bell 40
5 Rob Deer 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 123
2 Joe Carter 118
2 Dave Parker 118
4 George Bell 117
5 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 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.04
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.15
3 Nolan Ryan 2.36
4 Roger Clemens 2.51
5 Don Carman 2.88

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 308
2 Mark Langston 278
3 Fernando Valenzuela 231
4 Roger Clemens 225
5 Jack Morris 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 47
2 Todd Worrell 40
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Jeff Reardon 34
5 Steve Bedrosian 32