On This Day

Thursday, July 16, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 34 .622 --
Blue Jays 52 36 .591 3.0
Tigers 49 37 .570 5.0
Brewers 43 43 .500 11.0
Red Sox 41 48 .461 14.5
Orioles 36 53 .404 19.5
Indians 32 56 .364 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 49 41 .544 --
Athletics 47 41 .534 1.0
Royals 46 42 .523 2.0
Angels 46 44 .511 3.0
Mariners 45 44 .506 3.5
Rangers 41 46 .471 6.5
White Sox 34 52 .395 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 31 .644 --
Expos 48 39 .552 8.0
Mets 48 40 .545 8.5
Cubs 48 41 .539 9.0
Phillies 42 45 .483 14.0
Pirates 39 49 .443 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 42 .528 --
Astros 45 43 .511 1.5
Giants 44 45 .494 3.0
Braves 41 47 .466 5.5
Dodgers 40 49 .449 7.0
Padres 31 58 .348 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Wally Joyner 4
3 Alvin Davis 3
3 Alfredo Griffin 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 2
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 7
2 Gary Carter 4
3 Rick Cerone 3
3 Tom Herr 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 Bob Brenly 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doyle Alexander 1.00
1 Danny Darwin 1.00
3 Charlie Hough 0.89
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.73
5 Jamie Moyer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 8
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Doyle Alexander 7
3 Danny Darwin 7
5 Roger Clemens 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .378
2 Tony Gwynn .372
3 Tim Raines .341
4 John Kruk .341
5 Don Mattingly .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 33
2 George Bell 29
3 Eric Davis 27
4 Jack Clark 26
5 Dale Murphy 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 86
2 George Bell 77
3 Andre Dawson 76
4 Wally Joyner 74
5 Tim Wallach 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 54
2 Eric Davis 33
2 Billy Hatcher 33
4 Harold Reynolds 32
5 Tony Gwynn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.32
2 Orel Hershiser 2.42
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.47
4 Mike Scott 2.76
5 Jimmy Key 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
2 Jack Morris 12
2 Dave Stewart 12
2 Rick Sutcliffe 12
5 2 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 148
1 Mike Scott 148
3 Nolan Ryan 143
4 Teddy Higuera 133
5 Roger Clemens 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 24
2 Lee Smith 22
3 Dan Plesac 19
4 Tom Henke 18
4 Todd Worrell 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .450
2 Von Hayes .435
3 Dwight Evans .405
4 Don Mattingly .404
5 Rafael Santana .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 8
2 Eddie Murray 7
2 Cory Snyder 7
4 Phil Bradley 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 21
2 Cory Snyder 18
3 Joe Carter 17
4 Carlton Fisk 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 6
1 Julio Franco 6
3 Ozzie Guillen 5
3 Tony Gwynn 5
3 Harold Reynolds 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trout 0.00
1 Gary Lucas 0.00
3 Floyd Youmans 0.36
4 Frank Viola 0.50
5 Michael Jackson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Guetterman 3
1 Doug Jones 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 Floyd Youmans 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 25
2 Ron Guidry 23
3 Danny Darwin 22
4 Roger Clemens 20
4 Jose Nunez 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 Scott Garrelts 3
4 Dan Plesac 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .440
2 Don Mattingly .402
3 Tony Gwynn .402
4 Eric Davis .392
5 Dave Martinez .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Darrell Evans 10
2 Kent Hrbek 10
2 Don Mattingly 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 31
2 Jack Clark 29
3 Dwight Evans 28
4 Wally Joyner 27
4 Cory Snyder 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Harold Reynolds 11
3 Tony Fernandez 10
3 Tony Gwynn 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.54
2 Steve Ontiveros 1.67
3 Rick Reuschel 1.71
4 Frank Viola 1.79
5 Jimmy Jones 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 Mark Gubicza 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Sebra 46
2 Roger Clemens 40
3 Ron Guidry 39
3 Charlie Hough 39
5 Bob Welch 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 8
2 Tom Henke 7
2 Lee Smith 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Don Mattingly .351
3 Tony Gwynn .344
4 Tim Raines .339
5 Pat Tabler .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
2 Eric Davis 41
3 Dale Murphy 40
4 Jesse Barfield 38
4 Rob Deer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 129
2 Andre Dawson 123
3 George Bell 120
4 Don Mattingly 117
5 Dave Winfield 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 71
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Tim Raines 54
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.47
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.50
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.70
4 Dwight Gooden 2.73
5 Nolan Ryan 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 24
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Mike Scott 19
3 Dave Stewart 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 287
2 Mark Langston 284
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Teddy Higuera 225
5 Roger Clemens 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 44
2 Steve Bedrosian 42
3 Lee Smith 39
3 Todd Worrell 39
5 2 tied 32