On This Day

Tuesday, July 21, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 37 .611 --
Tigers 53 38 .582 3.0
Blue Jays 54 39 .581 3.0
Brewers 46 45 .505 10.0
Red Sox 43 51 .457 14.5
Orioles 41 53 .436 16.5
Indians 33 60 .355 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 52 43 .547 --
Athletics 49 44 .527 2.0
Angels 49 46 .516 3.0
Royals 47 46 .505 4.0
Mariners 46 48 .489 5.5
Rangers 44 48 .478 6.5
White Sox 37 54 .407 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 32 .648 --
Expos 52 40 .565 7.5
Mets 50 43 .538 10.0
Cubs 49 45 .521 11.5
Phillies 45 47 .489 14.5
Pirates 42 51 .452 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 51 43 .543 --
Giants 47 47 .500 4.0
Astros 46 47 .495 4.5
Braves 42 51 .452 8.5
Dodgers 41 52 .441 9.5
Padres 34 60 .362 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Matthews 4
2 Tony Bernazard 3
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 Greg Brock 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 2
2 Mike Aldrete 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McGee 3
1 Cal Ripken 3
1 Ruben Sierra 3
1 Robin Yount 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Reynolds 2
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 Alfredo Griffin 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Leibrandt 1.00
2 Ed Whitson 0.88
3 Bert Blyleven 0.73
3 Dave Stewart 0.73
5 Ron Guidry 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
1 Teddy Higuera 8
1 Dave Stewart 8
4 Ed Whitson 7
5 Charlie Leibrandt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Tim Raines .342
4 Alan Trammell .341
5 Don Mattingly .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 35
2 George Bell 30
3 Jack Clark 28
4 Eric Davis 27
5 Dale Murphy 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 89
2 Wally Joyner 79
3 George Bell 78
4 Andre Dawson 77
5 Tim Wallach 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 57
2 Harold Reynolds 35
3 Eric Davis 34
4 Billy Hatcher 33
5 Tony Gwynn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.34
2 Orel Hershiser 2.54
3 Mike Scott 2.75
4 Bret Saberhagen 2.76
5 Jimmy Key 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
2 Rick Sutcliffe 13
3 Jack Morris 12
3 Rick Rhoden 12
3 Dave Stewart 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 155
2 Mark Langston 152
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Teddy Higuera 141
5 Roger Clemens 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 26
2 Lee Smith 23
3 Todd Worrell 20
4 Tom Henke 19
4 2 others tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vance Law .500
2 Chris James .459
3 Don Mattingly .440
4 Mickey Hatcher .435
5 Bob Brenly .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 10
2 Joe Carter 6
2 Rob Deer 6
2 Howard Johnson 6
2 Ruben Sierra 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 22
2 Joe Carter 18
2 Ruben Sierra 18
4 Willie McGee 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Franco 6
1 Ozzie Guillen 6
1 Gerald Perry 6
1 Luis Polonia 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 0.60
1 Bryn Smith 0.60
3 Dave Stieb 1.13
4 Bob Sebra 1.23
5 Rick Sutcliffe 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 3
2 Mike Boddicker 2
2 Jim Clancy 2
2 Roger Clemens 2
2 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 25
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Teddy Higuera 20
3 Bob Welch 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 DeWayne Buice 3
3 Greg Minton 3
3 Jeff Reardon 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .394
2 Harold Baines .390
3 Chris James .386
4 Vance Law .384
5 Bob Brenly .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Don Mattingly 12
3 Darrell Evans 10
4 Jose Canseco 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 33
2 Wally Joyner 31
3 Mark McGwire 29
4 Bo Diaz 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Reynolds 13
2 Vince Coleman 11
3 Tony Fernandez 10
4 Julio Franco 8
4 5 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 DeWayne Buice 1.33
2 Floyd Youmans 1.47
3 Bob Sebra 1.76
4 Orel Hershiser 1.88
5 Rick Reuschel 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 5
2 Bert Blyleven 4
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 Bob Forsch 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 45
2 Bob Sebra 44
3 Teddy Higuera 41
4 Ron Guidry 39
4 2 others tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
2 Tom Henke 8
3 Greg Minton 7
4 DeWayne Buice 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Pat Tabler .344
4 Tony Gwynn .343
5 Tim Raines .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 41
1 Dale Murphy 41
3 Eric Davis 40
4 Jesse Barfield 39
4 Rob Deer 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 131
2 Andre Dawson 123
3 Dave Winfield 117
4 George Bell 114
4 Don Mattingly 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 106
2 Eric Davis 69
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Tim Raines 54
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.45
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.47
3 Nolan Ryan 2.70
4 Dwight Gooden 2.75
5 Rick Reuschel 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 23
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 277
3 Nolan Ryan 238
4 Teddy Higuera 228
5 Bert Blyleven 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 44
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Todd Worrell 40
4 Lee Smith 39
5 4 tied 32