On This Day

Saturday, July 4, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 30 .630 --
Blue Jays 45 34 .570 5.0
Tigers 43 34 .558 6.0
Brewers 40 37 .519 9.0
Red Sox 39 41 .488 11.5
Orioles 31 49 .388 19.5
Indians 27 52 .342 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 44 35 .557 --
Twins 45 36 .556 0.0
Athletics 42 37 .532 2.0
Mariners 40 40 .500 4.5
Angels 40 41 .494 5.0
Rangers 37 41 .474 6.5
White Sox 30 47 .390 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 29 .623 --
Expos 42 36 .538 6.5
Mets 42 37 .532 7.0
Cubs 42 38 .525 7.5
Phillies 38 40 .487 10.5
Pirates 36 43 .456 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 45 35 .563 --
Astros 41 38 .519 3.5
Giants 39 40 .494 5.5
Braves 37 42 .468 7.5
Dodgers 36 43 .456 8.5
Padres 28 53 .346 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Bradley 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Bob Dernier 3
1 Tony Fernandez 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 2
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Chris Brown 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 4
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Von Hayes 4
4 George Brett 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 2
1 Juan Samuel 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Bob Brower 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Bosio 1.75
2 Scott Bailes 1.20
3 Bob Kipper 1.00
3 Les Straker 1.00
3 Rick Sutcliffe 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 10
2 Bruce Hurst 9
2 Jose Nunez 9
4 Chris Bosio 7
4 Bob Kipper 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Bob James 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .383
2 Tony Gwynn .375
3 Tim Raines .362
4 Kirby Puckett .354
5 Alan Trammell .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 29
2 George Bell 27
3 Jack Clark 24
3 Eric Davis 24
3 Dale Murphy 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 77
2 George Bell 71
3 Wally Joyner 66
3 Tim Wallach 66
5 Andre Dawson 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 52
2 Eric Davis 33
3 Billy Hatcher 32
4 Harold Reynolds 28
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.17
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.22
3 Orel Hershiser 2.39
4 Mike Scott 2.44
5 Charlie Leibrandt 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 14
2 Jack Morris 12
3 Rick Sutcliffe 11
4 Neal Heaton 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 137
2 Mike Scott 135
3 Nolan Ryan 134
4 Teddy Higuera 121
5 2 tied 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 21
1 Lee Smith 21
3 Dan Plesac 17
3 Dave Righetti 17
3 Todd Worrell 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .473
2 Greg Brock .467
3 Wade Boggs .451
4 Andres Galarraga .444
5 Tony Gwynn .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Darrell Evans 7
3 Kent Hrbek 6
3 Devon White 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 18
2 George Brett 16
2 Darrell Evans 16
2 Lloyd Moseby 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 8
2 Vince Coleman 7
3 Mike Felder 6
3 Tony Fernandez 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Dan Plesac 0.00
3 Jeff Russell 0.63
4 Steve Ontiveros 0.79
5 Rick Reuschel 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Jerry Reuss 3
1 Bobby Witt 3
5 43 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Sebra 30
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Ron Darling 22
3 Mark Gubicza 22
5 6 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Greg Minton 4
3 DeWayne Buice 3
3 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .448
2 Tony Gwynn .432
3 Kirby Puckett .410
4 Tim Raines .371
5 Oddibe McDowell .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 10
1 Darrell Evans 10
1 Brook Jacoby 10
1 Mark McGwire 10
1 Dale Murphy 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 28
1 Wally Joyner 28
3 George Bell 27
3 Dave Winfield 27
5 Jose Canseco 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Billy Hatcher 16
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Harold Reynolds 13
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.83
2 Steve Ontiveros 1.06
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.37
4 Jimmy Key 1.50
5 Mike Witt 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Steve Ontiveros 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 53
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Bob Sebra 46
4 Dwight Gooden 43
5 Bruce Hurst 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 9
2 Lee Smith 8
3 Dale Mohorcic 7
4 Jeff Reardon 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Tim Raines .345
3 Don Mattingly .343
4 Tony Gwynn .342
5 Kirby Puckett .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
2 Eric Davis 42
3 Dale Murphy 39
4 Jesse Barfield 38
4 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 122
2 George Bell 121
3 Dave Parker 119
3 Dave Winfield 119
5 Andre Dawson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 108
2 Eric Davis 82
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Tim Raines 57
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.31
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.62
3 Dwight Gooden 2.75
4 Bret Saberhagen 2.79
5 Nolan Ryan 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Mike Scott 19
3 Danny Cox 18
3 Bill Gullickson 18
3 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 290
2 Mark Langston 283
3 Nolan Ryan 257
4 Fernando Valenzuela 220
5 Teddy Higuera 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 45
2 Steve Bedrosian 41
3 Lee Smith 40
3 Todd Worrell 40
5 2 tied 33