On This Day

Thursday, July 30, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 40 .608 --
Tigers 58 40 .592 2.0
Blue Jays 59 42 .584 2.5
Brewers 52 48 .520 9.0
Red Sox 47 54 .465 14.5
Orioles 46 56 .451 16.0
Indians 36 65 .356 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 55 48 .534 --
Athletics 52 49 .515 2.0
Angels 52 50 .510 2.5
Rangers 49 51 .490 4.5
Royals 49 52 .485 5.0
Mariners 49 52 .485 5.0
White Sox 40 59 .404 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 39 .610 --
Expos 57 43 .570 4.0
Mets 56 45 .554 5.5
Phillies 52 48 .520 9.0
Cubs 52 49 .515 9.5
Pirates 45 56 .446 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 54 48 .529 --
Giants 52 50 .510 2.0
Astros 50 51 .495 3.5
Dodgers 45 56 .446 8.5
Braves 45 56 .446 8.5
Padres 37 65 .363 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Bass 3
1 Juan Bonilla 3
1 Glenn Braggs 3
1 Henry Cotto 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 Bo Diaz 1
1 Nick Esasky 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Bass 3
2 Alan Ashby 2
2 Glenn Braggs 2
2 Casey Candaele 2
2 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
3 Bo Jackson 1
3 Dion James 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Dunne 1.40
2 Dwight Gooden 0.67
3 Neil Allen 0.50
4 Neal Heaton 0.44
5 Steve Carlton 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Jimmy Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Dunne 7
2 Dwight Gooden 6
3 Neil Allen 4
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .363
3 Pedro Guerrero .335
4 John Kruk .335
5 Tim Raines .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 George Bell 32
3 Jack Clark 29
4 Eric Davis 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 91
2 Andre Dawson 86
3 George Bell 85
4 Mark McGwire 83
5 Tim Wallach 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 64
2 Eric Davis 36
2 Billy Hatcher 36
4 Harold Reynolds 35
5 Tim Raines 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.36
2 Orel Hershiser 2.51
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.77
4 Mike Scott 2.81
5 Bret Saberhagen 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
1 Rick Sutcliffe 15
3 Shane Rawley 13
3 Rick Rhoden 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 169
2 Mark Langston 166
3 Nolan Ryan 153
4 Teddy Higuera 146
5 Roger Clemens 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 29
2 Lee Smith 25
3 Tom Henke 23
4 Jeff Reardon 21
4 Todd Worrell 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brook Jacoby .472
2 Pedro Guerrero .442
2 Milt Thompson .442
4 Pat Tabler .432
5 Jim Rice .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 6
2 Howard Johnson 5
2 Fred McGriff 5
2 Dale Sveum 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
1 Ruben Sierra 18
3 Jose Canseco 17
4 Mark McGwire 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Gerald Perry 11
3 Paul Molitor 9
4 Tony Fernandez 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 0.76
2 Danny Darwin 1.17
3 Neal Heaton 1.19
4 Roger McDowell 1.29
5 Doug Jones 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 4
2 Eric Bell 3
2 Don Carman 3
2 Ken Dayley 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 25
2 Eric Bell 24
3 Frank Viola 22
4 Mike Scott 21
5 Roger Clemens 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
3 Roger McDowell 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Jim Winn 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .407
2 Pedro Guerrero .398
3 Milt Thompson .397
4 Jim Rice .393
5 Vance Law .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 10
1 Don Mattingly 10
1 Mark McGwire 10
4 Eddie Murray 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 29
2 Joe Carter 27
2 Ruben Sierra 27
4 Jose Canseco 26
5 Harold Baines 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
1 Tony Fernandez 14
1 Gerald Perry 14
4 Ozzie Guillen 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 1.13
2 Jeff Robinson 1.73
3 Bruce Ruffin 1.81
4 Ron Guidry 1.83
5 Frank Viola 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 Bruce Ruffin 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 44
2 Ron Guidry 40
2 Charlie Hough 40
2 Mark Langston 40
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
1 Tom Henke 10
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .373
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Pat Tabler .348
4 Tony Gwynn .346
5 Tim Raines .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 41
1 Dale Murphy 41
3 Eric Davis 40
3 Mark McGwire 40
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 129
2 Andre Dawson 124
3 Dave Parker 117
4 George Bell 116
5 Mike Schmidt 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 60
3 Tim Raines 57
4 Rickey Henderson 53
5 Tony Gwynn 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 2.49
2 Mike Scott 2.54
3 Rick Reuschel 2.66
4 Dwight Gooden 2.67
5 Jimmy Key 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
1 Mike Witt 21
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Bruce Hurst 19
3 Mike Scott 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 278
1 Mike Scott 278
3 Teddy Higuera 223
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 Roger Clemens 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 45
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Todd Worrell 37
5 Tom Henke 35