On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 15 .659 --
Blue Jays 25 17 .595 3.0
Brewers 22 18 .550 5.0
Orioles 24 20 .545 5.0
Tigers 22 21 .512 6.5
Red Sox 19 25 .432 10.0
Indians 15 30 .333 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 26 16 .619 --
Twins 22 22 .500 5.0
Mariners 22 22 .500 5.0
Angels 21 23 .477 6.0
Athletics 20 23 .465 6.5
White Sox 17 24 .415 8.5
Rangers 17 25 .405 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 16 .619 --
Cubs 26 18 .591 1.0
Expos 23 21 .523 4.0
Pirates 21 21 .500 5.0
Mets 21 22 .488 5.5
Phillies 19 23 .452 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 19 .578 --
Reds 25 20 .556 1.0
Braves 23 22 .511 3.0
Astros 22 22 .500 3.5
Dodgers 21 24 .467 5.0
Padres 11 36 .234 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Casey Candaele 3
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Leon Durham 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 2
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Joe Carter 3
2 Andres Galarraga 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Perry 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 Jerry Browne 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.33
1 Danny Jackson 1.33
3 Doyle Alexander 0.86
4 Kelly Downs 0.71
5 Bob Sebra 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Jackson 12
2 Bert Blyleven 8
3 Bob Sebra 7
4 Doyle Alexander 6
4 Shane Rawley 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .374
2 Pedro Guerrero .346
3 Wade Boggs .346
4 Andres Galarraga .345
5 Eric Davis .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 Jack Clark 45
2 Eric Davis 44
3 Andre Dawson 41
4 Pedro Guerrero 39
5 George Bell 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 30
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 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 12
2 Dave Righetti 11
3 Dan Plesac 10
3 Jeff Reardon 10
3 Todd Worrell 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .447
2 Danny Tartabull .423
3 Lenny Dykstra .412
3 Keith Hernandez .412
5 2 tied .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ozzie Virgil 9
2 George Bell 7
3 Mark McGwire 6
3 Lou Whitaker 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 19
2 George Bell 16
2 Larry Parrish 16
4 Willie McGee 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Gary Redus 7
2 Milt Thompson 7
4 John Cangelosi 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
2 Jim Clancy 0.36
3 Charlie Leibrandt 0.50
4 Don Carman 1.06
5 2 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Dave Meads 3
1 Shane Rawley 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
1 Ken Schrom 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 30
2 Danny Jackson 26
3 Mark Langston 25
4 Jim Clancy 23
5 Dan Petry 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .395
2 John Kruk .381
3 Wade Boggs .380
4 George Bell .379
5 Larry Parrish .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 35
2 George Bell 33
3 Eric Davis 32
4 Larry Parrish 29
5 Andre Dawson 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Clancy 1.29
2 Scott Garrelts 1.38
3 Bret Saberhagen 1.76
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.93
5 Curt Young 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 6
2 Shane Rawley 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
4 Tommy John 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 49
2 Teddy Higuera 48
3 Mark Langston 45
4 Roger Clemens 42
5 Bruce Hurst 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 9
2 Lee Smith 8
2 Todd Worrell 8
4 Dan Quisenberry 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Don Mattingly .343
3 Tim Raines .342
4 Pat Tabler .329
5 Julio Franco .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Jesse Barfield 42
3 George Bell 40
3 Eric Davis 40
5 Rob Deer 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 123
2 Joe Carter 120
3 Dave Parker 119
4 George Bell 115
4 Gary Gaetti 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 118
2 Eric Davis 84
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Tim Raines 64
5 Gary Pettis 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.07
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.15
3 Nolan Ryan 2.36
4 Roger Clemens 2.56
5 Don Carman 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 Teddy Higuera 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 298
2 Mark Langston 278
3 Fernando Valenzuela 231
4 Roger Clemens 217
5 Jack Morris 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 47
2 Todd Worrell 40
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Jeff Reardon 35
5 Steve Bedrosian 33