On This Day

Monday, July 6, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 32 .614 --
Blue Jays 46 35 .568 4.0
Tigers 44 35 .557 5.0
Brewers 40 39 .506 9.0
Red Sox 39 43 .476 11.5
Orioles 32 50 .390 18.5
Indians 28 53 .346 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 47 36 .566 --
Royals 45 36 .556 1.0
Athletics 44 37 .543 2.0
Angels 42 41 .506 5.0
Mariners 41 41 .500 5.5
Rangers 38 42 .475 7.5
White Sox 31 48 .392 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 49 29 .628 --
Mets 42 38 .525 8.0
Expos 42 38 .525 8.0
Cubs 43 39 .524 8.0
Phillies 39 41 .488 11.0
Pirates 36 46 .439 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 36 .561 --
Astros 43 38 .531 2.5
Giants 42 40 .512 4.0
Dodgers 37 43 .463 8.0
Braves 37 43 .463 8.0
Padres 29 54 .349 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Morrison 5
2 Todd Benzinger 3
2 Tony Bernazard 3
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Cory Snyder 2
4 Mike Aldrete 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cory Snyder 6
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Mike Diaz 4
4 Mike Aldrete 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Harold Reynolds 1
1 Devon White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Darwin 1.00
2 Mike Griffin 0.86
2 Jimmy Key 0.86
4 Ron Guidry 0.83
5 Dennis Lamp 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Mike Griffin 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Michael Jackson 7
1 Frank Viola 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Danny Darwin 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .380
2 Tony Gwynn .372
3 Tim Raines .350
4 Kirby Puckett .346
5 Andres Galarraga .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 30
2 George Bell 28
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 73
2 Andre Dawson 73
4 Wally Joyner 71
5 Tim Wallach 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 52
2 Eric Davis 33
2 Billy Hatcher 33
4 Harold Reynolds 30
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.17
2 Orel Hershiser 2.30
3 Mike Scott 2.47
4 Bret Saberhagen 2.56
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 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 142
2 Mike Scott 141
3 Nolan Ryan 134
4 Teddy Higuera 121
5 Roger Clemens 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 22
2 Lee Smith 21
3 Todd Worrell 18
4 John Franco 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark McGwire .463
2 Greg Brock .436
3 Ozzie Smith .408
4 Wade Boggs .404
5 4 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Kent Hrbek 7
4 Darrell Evans 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 21
2 George Brett 18
3 Dave Winfield 17
4 Jose Canseco 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 8
1 Harold Reynolds 8
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Tony Fernandez 6
3 Juan Samuel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Bobby Witt 0.00
3 Eric Show 0.55
4 DeWayne Buice 0.57
5 Steve Ontiveros 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
4 Larry Andersen 2
4 42 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Bob Sebra 24
3 Frank Viola 23
4 Ron Darling 22
4 Mark Gubicza 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .430
2 Tony Gwynn .383
3 Kirby Puckett .382
4 Randy Ready .375
5 Dave Martinez .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
4 George Bell 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 30
2 George Bell 27
2 Jose Canseco 27
2 Dave Winfield 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Billy Hatcher 16
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Harold Reynolds 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.74
2 Steve Ontiveros 1.06
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.35
4 Mike Witt 1.56
5 Frank Viola 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Steve Ontiveros 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Mike Scott 46
2 Bob Sebra 46
4 Mark Langston 45
5 Frank Viola 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Don Mattingly .343
3 Tim Raines .342
4 Tony Gwynn .341
5 Pat Tabler .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
2 Eric Davis 40
3 Dale Murphy 39
4 Jesse Barfield 38
4 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 124
2 George Bell 122
2 Dave Winfield 122
4 Joe Carter 120
5 Dave Parker 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Eric Davis 81
3 Rickey Henderson 63
4 Tim Raines 57
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.32
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.66
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.78
4 Mike Witt 2.81
5 Nolan Ryan 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Mike Scott 20
3 Dave Stewart 19
4 Bert Blyleven 18
4 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 296
2 Mark Langston 288
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Roger Clemens 216
5 Teddy Higuera 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 45
2 Steve Bedrosian 42
3 Todd Worrell 41
4 Lee Smith 39
5 John Franco 34