On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 20 .630 --
Blue Jays 31 20 .608 1.5
Brewers 28 22 .560 4.0
Tigers 26 25 .510 6.5
Orioles 27 26 .509 6.5
Red Sox 25 29 .463 9.0
Indians 18 35 .340 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 28 23 .549 --
Mariners 28 26 .519 1.5
Twins 27 26 .509 2.0
Athletics 26 26 .500 2.5
Angels 24 30 .444 5.5
Rangers 22 28 .440 5.5
White Sox 21 29 .420 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 19 .627 --
Cubs 30 23 .566 3.0
Expos 28 24 .538 4.5
Mets 26 25 .510 6.0
Phillies 24 26 .480 7.5
Pirates 23 27 .460 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 22 .585 --
Giants 29 24 .547 2.0
Astros 26 26 .500 4.5
Braves 26 27 .491 5.0
Dodgers 25 28 .472 6.0
Padres 13 42 .236 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Kruk 4
2 Jesse Barfield 3
2 Mickey Brantley 3
2 Steve Buechele 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 2
1 Pete O'Brien 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 George Bell 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete O'Brien 7
2 Mickey Brantley 4
3 Eric Davis 3
3 Carlton Fisk 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Bob Dernier 2
1 Harold Reynolds 2
1 Pat Sheridan 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 4.33
2 Greg Mathews 1.00
3 Scott Sanderson 0.91
4 Al Nipper 0.86
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 13
2 Scott Sanderson 10
3 Jimmy Key 6
3 Greg Mathews 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 John Franco 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .377
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Jeffrey Leonard .357
4 Wade Boggs .354
5 Pedro Guerrero .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 20
2 Andre Dawson 19
2 Mark McGwire 19
4 George Bell 18
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 55
2 Andre Dawson 54
3 Jack Clark 52
4 George Bell 46
4 Tim Wallach 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 31
2 Eric Davis 23
2 Rickey Henderson 23
4 Phil Bradley 20
5 Gary Redus 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 1.97
2 Sid Fernandez 2.12
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.20
4 Rick Honeycutt 2.28
5 Mike Scott 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 10
2 Rick Sutcliffe 8
3 Jim Clancy 7
3 Gene Garber 7
3 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 97
2 Mike Scott 95
3 Teddy Higuera 85
4 Nolan Ryan 84
5 Greg Swindell 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 13
1 Dan Plesac 13
1 Lee Smith 13
4 John Franco 12
4 2 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .500
2 Will Clark .478
3 Glenn Davis .465
4 Tony Gwynn .450
5 Julio Franco .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 8
2 Andre Dawson 7
2 Pete O'Brien 7
4 Tom Brunansky 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 19
2 George Bell 17
2 Jack Clark 17
2 Pete O'Brien 17
2 Tim Wallach 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Reynolds 8
2 Eric Davis 7
2 Tony Gwynn 7
4 Milt Thompson 6
4 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kelly Downs 0.60
2 Ted Power 1.20
3 Rick Reuschel 1.23
4 Shane Rawley 1.26
5 Terry Leach 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Leach 4
2 Lee Guetterman 3
2 Neal Heaton 3
2 Guy Hoffman 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 32
2 Floyd Youmans 27
3 Roger Clemens 25
3 Danny Jackson 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
2 John Franco 5
3 Bob James 4
3 Jesse Orosco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .456
2 Wade Boggs .408
3 Alan Trammell .398
4 Tony Gwynn .398
5 Will Clark .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 George Bell 13
3 Larry Sheets 11
3 Ozzie Virgil 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 38
2 Larry Parrish 35
3 George Bell 34
4 Andre Dawson 29
5 Eric Davis 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
1 Tony Gwynn 12
1 Albert Hall 12
1 John Moses 12
1 Milt Thompson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Mohorcic 1.75
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.82
3 Rick Reuschel 1.88
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.03
5 Sid Fernandez 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
3 Jim Clancy 4
3 Gene Garber 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 50
2 Teddy Higuera 48
3 Mike Scott 45
4 Nolan Ryan 44
5 Danny Jackson 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 12
2 Todd Worrell 9
3 John Franco 7
3 Lee Smith 7
5 Bob James 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .348
2 Tim Raines .348
3 Wade Boggs .344
4 Pat Tabler .340
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 43
2 Jesse Barfield 41
2 Mike Schmidt 41
4 George Bell 40
5 Rob Deer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 124
2 Mike Schmidt 118
3 Dave Parker 116
4 George Bell 115
5 3 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 107
2 Eric Davis 89
3 Rickey Henderson 73
4 Tim Raines 61
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.06
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.10
3 Nolan Ryan 2.62
4 Roger Clemens 2.66
5 Bob Ojeda 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 23
2 Roger Clemens 19
2 Mike Scott 19
2 Mike Witt 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 295
2 Mark Langston 288
3 Fernando Valenzuela 224
4 Roger Clemens 223
5 Nolan Ryan 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Todd Worrell 40
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Steve Bedrosian 35
5 Jeff Reardon 33