On This Day

Thursday, July 9, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 33 .616 --
Blue Jays 49 35 .583 3.0
Tigers 46 36 .561 5.0
Brewers 41 41 .500 10.0
Red Sox 39 46 .459 13.5
Orioles 33 52 .388 19.5
Indians 31 53 .369 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 48 38 .558 --
Royals 45 39 .536 2.0
Athletics 44 40 .524 3.0
Angels 45 41 .523 3.0
Mariners 44 41 .518 3.5
Rangers 38 45 .458 8.5
White Sox 33 49 .402 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 29 .651 --
Cubs 46 39 .541 9.0
Expos 44 39 .530 10.0
Mets 44 40 .524 10.5
Phillies 41 42 .494 13.0
Pirates 37 47 .440 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 38 .553 --
Astros 44 40 .524 2.5
Giants 43 42 .506 4.0
Braves 39 45 .464 7.5
Dodgers 37 48 .435 10.0
Padres 29 56 .341 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ozzie Guillen 5
2 Luis Polonia 4
2 Manny Trillo 4
4 Phil Bradley 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Alvin Davis 2
3 John Christensen 1
3 Chili Davis 1
3 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 5
1 Paul Noce 5
3 Willie Upshaw 4
4 Phil Bradley 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Doran 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 Casey Candaele 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Nunez 1.83
2 Jim Deshaies 1.40
3 Chris Bosio 1.11
4 Don Sutton 1.00
5 Mike Krukow 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Nunez 11
2 Chris Bosio 10
3 Danny Cox 7
3 Jim Deshaies 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Scott Sanderson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .384
2 Tony Gwynn .374
3 Tim Raines .346
4 Kirby Puckett .340
5 Andres Galarraga .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 31
2 George Bell 28
3 Eric Davis 26
4 Jack Clark 25
4 Dale Murphy 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 82
2 George Bell 74
2 Andre Dawson 74
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 31
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
2 Rick Sutcliffe 12
4 Rick Rhoden 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 Bruce Hurst 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 23
2 Lee Smith 22
3 Todd Worrell 18
4 John Franco 17
4 3 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bo Diaz .451
2 Mickey Hatcher .441
3 Ozzie Smith .436
4 Mark McGwire .411
5 Don Mattingly .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Darrell Evans 7
4 Dwight Evans 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bo Diaz 20
2 Don Mattingly 18
2 Mark McGwire 18
4 Jose Canseco 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 7
1 Billy Hatcher 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 John Smiley 0.61
4 Jimmy Jones 0.63
5 Bob Sebra 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
1 Bob Sebra 30
3 Teddy Higuera 25
3 Jose Nunez 25
5 Frank Viola 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
2 DeWayne Buice 4
3 Scott Garrelts 3
3 Tom Henke 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .446
2 Kirby Puckett .391
3 Tony Gwynn .389
4 Dave Martinez .378
5 Bo Diaz .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 12
1 Mark McGwire 12
3 Kent Hrbek 11
4 Jose Canseco 10
4 Brook Jacoby 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 30
2 Joe Carter 28
3 Jack Clark 26
3 Darrell Evans 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Billy Hatcher 14
3 Tony Gwynn 13
3 Willie Wilson 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.85
2 Steve Ontiveros 1.41
3 Frank Viola 1.66
4 Jeff Russell 1.73
5 DeWayne Buice 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Rick Rhoden 5
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 Jim Deshaies 4
3 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Mike Scott 46
3 Bob Sebra 45
4 Teddy Higuera 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Tony Gwynn .347
4 Tim Raines .339
5 Pat Tabler .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
2 Eric Davis 42
3 Dale Murphy 40
4 Jesse Barfield 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 129
2 Andre Dawson 123
3 George Bell 122
4 Dave Parker 119
5 Dave Winfield 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Eric Davis 75
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Tim Raines 56
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.35
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.62
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.78
4 Nolan Ryan 2.84
5 Jimmy Key 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Bill Gullickson 19
2 Mike Scott 19
2 Mike Witt 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 289
2 Mark Langston 281
3 Nolan Ryan 251
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 2 tied 33