On This Day

Wednesday, July 8, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 32 .624 --
Blue Jays 48 35 .578 4.0
Tigers 46 35 .568 5.0
Brewers 40 41 .494 11.0
Red Sox 39 45 .464 13.5
Orioles 33 51 .393 19.5
Indians 30 53 .361 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 47 38 .553 --
Royals 45 38 .542 1.0
Athletics 44 39 .530 2.0
Angels 44 41 .518 3.0
Mariners 43 41 .512 3.5
Rangers 38 44 .463 7.5
White Sox 32 49 .395 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 53 29 .646 --
Expos 44 38 .537 9.0
Cubs 45 39 .536 9.0
Mets 44 39 .530 9.5
Phillies 41 41 .500 12.0
Pirates 37 47 .440 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 38 .548 --
Astros 43 40 .518 2.5
Giants 43 41 .512 3.0
Braves 38 45 .458 7.5
Dodgers 37 47 .440 9.0
Padres 29 56 .341 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Hatcher 4
1 Rickey Henderson 4
3 Will Clark 3
3 Mike Davis 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Don Mattingly 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Pendleton 5
2 Jim Eisenreich 4
2 Don Mattingly 4
2 Rey Quinones 4
2 Jim Sundberg 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Murphy 2
2 Mickey Brantley 1
2 Chris Brown 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.29
2 Charlie Puleo 1.00
2 Floyd Youmans 1.00
4 Jeff Robinson 0.86
5 Bobby Witt 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Les Lancaster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 10
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Charlie Puleo 8
4 Teddy Higuera 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mark Thurmond 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .383
2 Tony Gwynn .374
3 Tim Raines .348
4 Kirby Puckett .343
5 Alan Trammell .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 31
2 George Bell 28
3 Eric Davis 26
4 Jack Clark 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 82
2 Andre Dawson 74
3 George Bell 73
4 Wally Joyner 71
5 Tim Wallach 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 52
2 Eric Davis 33
2 Billy Hatcher 33
4 Harold Reynolds 30
5 Tony Gwynn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.32
2 Orel Hershiser 2.36
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 Rhoden 11
3 Rick Sutcliffe 11
5 6 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 143
2 Mark Langston 142
3 Mike Scott 141
4 Teddy Higuera 128
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 Mark McGwire .455
2 Ozzie Smith .429
3 Tony Gwynn .418
4 Jose Canseco .414
5 Bo Diaz .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Darrell Evans 7
2 Kent Hrbek 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bo Diaz 21
2 Mark McGwire 18
3 Jose Canseco 17
3 Darrell Evans 17
3 Von Hayes 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.39
2 Floyd Youmans 0.57
3 DeWayne Buice 0.60
4 John Smiley 0.61
5 Bob Sebra 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Terry Leach 3
1 Todd Worrell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
1 Bob Sebra 30
3 Teddy Higuera 28
4 Bob Welch 25
5 Frank Viola 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
2 DeWayne Buice 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 Scott Garrelts 3
3 Tom Henke 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .449
2 Kirby Puckett .396
3 Tony Gwynn .394
4 Dave Martinez .376
5 Bo Diaz .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 12
1 Mark McGwire 12
3 Kent Hrbek 11
4 George Bell 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 30
2 Jack Clark 28
3 George Bell 27
4 Darrell Evans 26
4 Dave Winfield 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Billy Hatcher 15
3 Tony Gwynn 13
3 Willie Wilson 13
5 Steve Sax 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.92
2 Frank Viola 1.66
3 Steve Ontiveros 1.70
4 Jeff Russell 1.73
5 DeWayne Buice 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Steve Ontiveros 5
1 Rick Rhoden 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Mike Scott 46
3 Mark Langston 45
3 Bob Sebra 45
5 Teddy Higuera 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 9
2 Lee Smith 8
3 Tom Henke 7
3 Dale Mohorcic 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Don Mattingly .347
3 Tony Gwynn .346
4 Tim Raines .339
5 Pat Tabler .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 126
2 Andre Dawson 123
3 George Bell 121
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Dave Winfield 117

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 2.35
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.65
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.78
4 Nolan Ryan 2.78
5 Jimmy Key 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Mike Scott 19
2 Mike Witt 19
4 Bert Blyleven 18
4 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 289
2 Mark Langston 281
3 Nolan Ryan 260
4 Teddy Higuera 221
5 Fernando Valenzuela 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 45
2 Steve Bedrosian 42
3 Todd Worrell 41
4 Lee Smith 40
5 John Franco 33