On This Day

Friday, July 24, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 39 .598 --
Blue Jays 56 40 .583 1.5
Tigers 54 39 .581 2.0
Brewers 48 46 .511 8.5
Red Sox 44 52 .458 13.5
Orioles 44 53 .454 14.0
Indians 34 62 .354 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 53 45 .541 --
Athletics 50 46 .521 2.0
Angels 50 47 .515 2.5
Royals 48 48 .500 4.0
Mariners 47 49 .490 5.0
Rangers 46 49 .484 5.5
White Sox 38 55 .409 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 33 .649 --
Expos 53 42 .558 8.5
Mets 53 43 .552 9.0
Cubs 51 45 .531 11.0
Phillies 48 47 .505 13.5
Pirates 44 52 .458 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 52 45 .536 --
Giants 48 48 .500 3.5
Astros 47 49 .490 4.5
Braves 42 54 .438 9.5
Dodgers 41 55 .427 10.5
Padres 35 62 .361 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Magadan 5
2 Glenn Davis 3
2 Tony Fernandez 3
2 Steve Sax 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Teufel 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Juan Beniquez 3
2 Bob Brower 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 2
2 Dave Anderson 1
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Neal Heaton 1.29
2 Sid Fernandez 1.17
3 Bruce Hurst 0.88
4 Buddy Black 0.83
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Dunne 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Neal Heaton 9
2 Sid Fernandez 7
2 Bruce Hurst 7
4 Buddy Black 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Brett Gideon 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .365
3 John Kruk .340
4 Alan Trammell .337
5 Don Mattingly .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 36
2 George Bell 30
3 Jack Clark 29
4 Eric Davis 28
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 91
2 Andre Dawson 82
3 George Bell 79
3 Wally Joyner 79
5 Mark McGwire 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 59
2 Harold Reynolds 35
3 Eric Davis 34
3 Billy Hatcher 34
5 2 tied 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 148
4 Teddy Higuera 141
5 Roger Clemens 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 27
2 Lee Smith 24
3 Todd Worrell 21
4 Tom Henke 20
4 Jeff Reardon 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .415
2 Paul Molitor .412
3 Harold Baines .405
3 Hubie Brooks .405
5 Pete O'Brien .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 7
1 Don Mattingly 7
3 Harold Baines 5
3 Mark McGwire 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 16
2 Don Mattingly 15
3 Mark McGwire 14
4 Ivan Calderon 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
1 Tony Fernandez 7
1 Ozzie Guillen 7
4 Milt Thompson 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Davis 0.71
2 Eric Bell 1.02
3 Rick Reuschel 1.13
4 Neal Heaton 1.15
5 Mike Henneman 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 4
2 Ken Dayley 3
2 Mike Dunne 3
2 Shane Rawley 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 25
2 Mike Scott 24
3 Jim Clancy 22
3 Ron Guidry 22
5 Eric Bell 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
1 Tom Henke 4
3 Roger McDowell 3
3 Greg Minton 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .390
2 Harold Baines .388
3 Mickey Hatcher .378
4 Mark McGwire .377
5 Chris James .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 14
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Harold Reynolds 11
4 Ozzie Guillen 9
4 2 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 DeWayne Buice 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 5
2 Bert Blyleven 4
2 Bob Forsch 4
2 Dwight Gooden 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 43
2 Bob Sebra 42
2 Bob Welch 42
4 Teddy Higuera 41
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
2 Tom Henke 7
3 DeWayne Buice 6
3 Greg Minton 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Tony Gwynn .346
4 Pat Tabler .345
5 Tim Raines .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 41
1 Dale Murphy 41
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 124
3 Dave Winfield 114
4 Dave Parker 113
5 4 tied 112

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 2.41
3 Rick Reuschel 2.64
4 Jimmy Key 2.71
5 Dwight Gooden 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Mike Witt 21
3 Mike Scott 20
4 Bruce Hurst 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 297
2 Mark Langston 275
3 Teddy Higuera 228
4 Nolan Ryan 226
5 Fernando Valenzuela 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 44
2 Dave Righetti 41
3 Lee Smith 39
3 Todd Worrell 39
5 2 tied 33