On This Day

Tuesday, July 7, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 32 .619 --
Blue Jays 47 35 .573 4.0
Tigers 45 35 .563 5.0
Brewers 40 40 .500 10.0
Red Sox 39 44 .470 12.5
Orioles 32 51 .386 19.5
Indians 29 53 .354 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 47 37 .560 --
Royals 45 37 .549 1.0
Athletics 44 38 .537 2.0
Angels 43 41 .512 4.0
Mariners 42 41 .506 4.5
Rangers 38 43 .469 7.5
White Sox 32 48 .400 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 51 29 .638 --
Mets 44 38 .537 8.0
Expos 43 38 .531 8.5
Cubs 44 39 .530 8.5
Phillies 40 41 .494 11.5
Pirates 37 46 .446 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 37 .554 --
Astros 43 39 .524 2.5
Giants 42 41 .506 4.0
Dodgers 37 45 .451 8.5
Braves 37 45 .451 8.5
Padres 29 55 .345 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Anderson 4
1 Mike LaValliere 4
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
1 John Shelby 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bo Diaz 6
2 Joe Carter 4
2 Carlton Fisk 4
2 Claudell Washington 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 2
1 Howard Johnson 2
1 Tracy Jones 2
1 Lou Whitaker 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Sebra 1.20
2 Randy O'Neal 1.00
3 Greg Maddux 0.75
4 Jim Clancy 0.67
5 Kelly Downs 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kelly Downs 8
2 Rick Mahler 6
2 Bob Sebra 6
4 Randy O'Neal 5
5 8 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .382
2 Tony Gwynn .373
3 Tim Raines .350
4 Kirby Puckett .345
5 Andres Galarraga .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 30
2 George Bell 28
3 Eric Davis 25
4 Jack Clark 24
4 2 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 79
2 Andre Dawson 74
3 George Bell 73
4 Wally Joyner 71
5 2 tied 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 52
2 Eric Davis 33
2 Billy Hatcher 33
4 Harold Reynolds 30
5 Tony Gwynn 28

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 6 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 23
2 Lee Smith 22
3 Todd Worrell 18
4 John Franco 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .457
2 Mike Greenwell .452
3 Mark McGwire .418
4 Jose Canseco .414
5 Harold Baines .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Kent Hrbek 7
4 Darrell Evans 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bo Diaz 22
2 George Brett 19
2 Wally Joyner 19
4 Jose Canseco 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 8
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Tony Fernandez 6
2 Harold Reynolds 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Rick Reuschel 0.00
1 Bobby Witt 0.00
4 Bob Sebra 0.67
5 DeWayne Buice 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Terry Leach 3
1 Todd Worrell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Sebra 30
2 Mark Gubicza 26
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Ron Darling 24
5 Frank Viola 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 7
2 DeWayne Buice 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 John Franco 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .443
2 Tony Gwynn .398
3 Kirby Puckett .394
4 Bo Diaz .378
5 Dave Martinez .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
3 George Bell 10
3 Jose Canseco 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 30
2 George Bell 27
2 Jack Clark 27
4 Dave Winfield 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.74
2 Steve Ontiveros 1.06
3 Frank Viola 1.66
4 Jimmy Key 1.96
5 DeWayne Buice 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Steve Ontiveros 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Mike Scott 46
3 Mark Langston 45
3 Bob Sebra 45
5 Ron Darling 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
2 Lee Smith 8
3 Dale Mohorcic 7
4 Tom Henke 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Don Mattingly .346
3 Tony Gwynn .343
4 Tim Raines .342
5 Pat Tabler .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
2 Eric Davis 41
3 Dale Murphy 39
4 Jesse Barfield 38
4 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 124
2 Andre Dawson 123
3 George Bell 122
4 Dave Winfield 121
5 Dave Parker 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Eric Davis 78
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Tim Raines 57
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.32
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.65
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.78
4 Nolan Ryan 2.84
5 Mike Witt 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Mike Scott 20
3 Dave Stewart 19
3 Mike Witt 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 296
2 Mark Langston 281
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Roger Clemens 216
5 Teddy Higuera 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 45
2 Steve Bedrosian 43
3 Todd Worrell 41
4 Lee Smith 40
5 John Franco 34