On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 38 .604 --
Blue Jays 55 40 .579 2.5
Tigers 53 39 .576 3.0
Brewers 47 46 .505 9.5
Red Sox 43 52 .453 14.5
Orioles 43 53 .448 15.0
Indians 34 61 .358 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 53 44 .546 --
Athletics 50 45 .526 2.0
Angels 50 46 .521 2.5
Royals 48 47 .505 4.0
Mariners 47 48 .495 5.0
Rangers 45 49 .479 6.5
White Sox 37 55 .402 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 32 .656 --
Expos 52 42 .553 9.5
Mets 51 43 .543 10.5
Cubs 50 45 .526 12.0
Phillies 47 47 .500 14.5
Pirates 43 52 .453 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 52 44 .542 --
Astros 47 47 .500 4.0
Giants 47 48 .495 4.5
Braves 42 53 .442 9.5
Dodgers 41 54 .432 10.5
Padres 35 61 .365 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Greg Brock 3
1 Pedro Guerrero 3
1 Brook Jacoby 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Brook Jacoby 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 6
2 Greg Brock 3
2 Ozzie Smith 3
4 Jose Canseco 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Dave Anderson 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Bell 1.50
2 Tom Candiotti 1.40
3 Eric Show 1.00
3 Dave Stieb 1.00
5 Chris Bosio 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Bell 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Bell 12
2 Chris Bosio 9
3 Eric Show 8
3 Dave Stieb 8
5 Tom Candiotti 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .363
3 John Kruk .342
4 Alan Trammell .341
5 Tim Raines .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 36
2 George Bell 30
3 Jack Clark 29
4 Eric Davis 27
5 Dale Murphy 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 91
2 Andre Dawson 79
2 Wally Joyner 79
4 George Bell 78
4 Mark McGwire 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 58
2 Harold Reynolds 35
3 Eric Davis 34
3 Billy Hatcher 34
5 Tony Gwynn 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.19
2 Orel Hershiser 2.53
3 Mike Scott 2.59
4 Bret Saberhagen 2.76
5 Frank Viola 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
2 Rick Sutcliffe 14
3 Jack Morris 12
3 Shane Rawley 12
3 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 165
2 Mark Langston 159
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Teddy Higuera 141
5 Roger Clemens 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 27
2 Lee Smith 23
3 Todd Worrell 21
4 Jeff Reardon 20
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .450
2 Bob Brenly .444
3 Vance Law .442
4 Milt Thompson .432
5 Chris James .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 8
2 Howard Johnson 6
3 Mark McGwire 5
3 Ruben Sierra 5
3 Dale Sveum 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 17
1 Ruben Sierra 17
3 Mark McGwire 14
4 Joe Carter 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 6
1 Tony Fernandez 6
1 Ozzie Guillen 6
1 Luis Polonia 6
1 Milt Thompson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 0.60
2 Rick Reuschel 1.13
3 Bruce Ruffin 1.32
4 Bob Welch 1.44
5 Mike Henneman 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 3
1 Mike Henneman 3
1 Shane Rawley 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Bell 25
1 Chris Bosio 25
1 Charlie Hough 25
4 Mike Scott 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
4 Tom Henke 3
4 Todd Worrell 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .394
2 Don Mattingly .394
3 Jim Rice .384
4 Bo Diaz .375
5 Mark McGwire .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Don Mattingly 12
3 Jose Canseco 9
3 Jack Clark 9
3 Darrell Evans 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 33
2 Mark McGwire 32
3 Jose Canseco 28
4 Joe Carter 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 13
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Harold Reynolds 11
4 Ozzie Guillen 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 1.32
2 Floyd Youmans 1.47
3 Frank Viola 1.50
4 Bob Sebra 1.77
5 Orel Hershiser 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 45
1 Charlie Hough 45
3 Frank Viola 43
4 Bob Sebra 42
4 Bob Welch 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 11
2 Tom Henke 7
2 Greg Minton 7
4 DeWayne Buice 6
4 Jeff Reardon 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Tony Gwynn .347
4 Pat Tabler .340
5 Tim Raines .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 41
2 Eric Davis 40
3 George Bell 39
3 Mark McGwire 39
5 Rob Deer 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 131
2 Andre Dawson 122
3 Dave Parker 114
3 Dave Winfield 114
5 Don Mattingly 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Eric Davis 67
3 Rickey Henderson 58
4 Tim Raines 55
5 Tony Gwynn 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.36
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.46
3 Jimmy Key 2.71
4 Rick Reuschel 2.73
5 Dwight Gooden 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 23
2 Mike Witt 21
3 Mike Scott 20
4 Dave Stewart 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 297
2 Mark Langston 275
3 Teddy Higuera 228
4 Nolan Ryan 224
5 Fernando Valenzuela 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 44
2 Dave Righetti 41
3 Todd Worrell 40
4 Lee Smith 38
5 Jeff Reardon 33