On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 40 23 .635 --
Yankees 40 25 .615 1.0
Tigers 34 28 .548 5.5
Brewers 33 28 .541 6.0
Red Sox 29 35 .453 11.5
Orioles 28 37 .431 13.0
Indians 23 40 .365 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 37 28 .569 --
Athletics 34 29 .540 2.0
Royals 32 30 .516 3.5
Mariners 33 32 .508 4.0
Angels 30 35 .462 7.0
Rangers 27 34 .443 8.0
White Sox 23 39 .371 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 39 23 .629 --
Cubs 35 29 .547 5.0
Expos 34 29 .540 5.5
Mets 32 31 .508 7.5
Phillies 29 32 .475 9.5
Pirates 28 34 .452 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 36 29 .554 --
Astros 34 30 .531 1.5
Giants 33 31 .516 2.5
Braves 32 32 .500 3.5
Dodgers 29 35 .453 6.5
Padres 20 46 .303 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kal Daniels 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Juan Castillo 3
2 Glenn Davis 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Shelby 2
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Fitzgerald 4
1 Mike Greenwell 4
1 Tracy Jones 4
1 John Shelby 4
1 Frank White 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Mahler 5.00
2 Roger Clemens 2.00
3 Scott Bankhead 1.40
4 Jamie Moyer 1.17
5 Frank Tanana 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 12
2 Scott Bankhead 7
2 Mike Boddicker 7
2 Jamie Moyer 7
2 Bret Saberhagen 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Bill Landrum 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .362
2 Wade Boggs .357
3 Alan Trammell .355
4 John Kruk .346
5 Pedro Guerrero .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 23
2 Mark McGwire 21
3 Eric Davis 20
3 Andre Dawson 20
3 Dale Murphy 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 62
2 Andre Dawson 61
3 Jack Clark 60
4 Eric Davis 55
5 Tim Wallach 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 43
2 Eric Davis 28
3 Billy Hatcher 24
4 Rickey Henderson 23
5 Harold Reynolds 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.11
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.25
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.33
4 Rick Reuschel 2.46
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 12
2 Neal Heaton 9
2 Jack Morris 9
4 Mark Eichhorn 8
4 8 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 116
1 Mike Scott 116
3 Nolan Ryan 109
4 Roger Clemens 98
4 Teddy Higuera 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 17
2 Steve Bedrosian 16
2 Todd Worrell 16
4 Dan Plesac 14
4 Dave Righetti 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .450
2 Willie McGee .422
3 Mike Easler .421
3 Alan Trammell .421
5 Randy Ready .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Pete O'Brien 6
4 Jesse Barfield 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 19
2 Jesse Barfield 18
2 Keith Moreland 18
4 Dave Parker 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Billy Hatcher 8
2 Willie Wilson 8
4 Barry Bonds 7
4 6 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.00
2 Frank Viola 0.44
3 Danny Darwin 0.48
4 Jose Guzman 0.53
5 Richard Dotson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Bordi 3
1 Jose Guzman 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 34
2 Mark Langston 27
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Roger Clemens 23
5 Dwight Gooden 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Jay Howell 4
2 Dale Mohorcic 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Will Clark .420
1 Glenn Davis .420
3 Alan Trammell .407
4 Wade Boggs .398
5 Tony Gwynn .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 13
2 Pete O'Brien 12
3 Mark McGwire 10
4 Joe Carter 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 35
2 Jack Clark 29
3 Willie McGee 28
4 Andre Dawson 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Harold Reynolds 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
4 Eric Davis 12
4 Tony Gwynn 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Mohorcic 1.57
2 Orel Hershiser 1.75
3 Frank Viola 1.91
4 Tommy John 2.11
5 Charlie Leibrandt 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neal Heaton 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
3 Tommy John 5
3 Terry Leach 5
3 Jack Morris 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 55
2 Roger Clemens 48
3 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Mike Scott 46
5 Teddy Higuera 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 11
2 Todd Worrell 9
3 Jay Howell 7
3 Dave Smith 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .353
2 Wade Boggs .348
3 Tim Raines .348
4 Pat Tabler .340
5 Tony Gwynn .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 44
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Eric Davis 42
4 Jesse Barfield 41
5 Dale Murphy 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 128
2 Joe Carter 125
3 Dave Parker 122
4 Mike Schmidt 119
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Eric Davis 90
3 Rickey Henderson 67
4 Tim Raines 58
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.98
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.39
3 Nolan Ryan 2.50
4 Jimmy Key 2.84
5 Roger Clemens 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 25
2 Mike Scott 20
3 Mike Witt 19
4 Bill Gullickson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 300
2 Mark Langston 292
3 Nolan Ryan 244
4 Roger Clemens 228
5 Fernando Valenzuela 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 44
2 Todd Worrell 40
3 Lee Smith 39
4 Steve Bedrosian 36
5 Jeff Reardon 33