On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 41 .610 --
Blue Jays 61 43 .587 2.5
Tigers 59 42 .584 3.0
Brewers 52 51 .505 11.0
Red Sox 48 56 .462 15.5
Orioles 48 57 .457 16.0
Indians 37 67 .356 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 56 50 .528 --
Athletics 54 50 .519 1.0
Angels 54 51 .514 1.5
Royals 51 53 .490 4.0
Rangers 50 53 .485 4.5
Mariners 50 54 .481 5.0
White Sox 43 59 .422 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 64 39 .621 --
Expos 58 45 .563 6.0
Mets 58 46 .558 6.5
Cubs 54 50 .519 10.5
Phillies 53 50 .515 11.0
Pirates 45 59 .433 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 49 .533 --
Giants 53 52 .505 3.0
Astros 51 53 .490 4.5
Dodgers 47 57 .452 8.5
Braves 46 58 .442 9.5
Padres 39 66 .371 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Seitzer 6
2 Terry Steinbach 4
3 Alan Ashby 3
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Kevin Seitzer 2
3 Alan Ashby 1
3 Chris Bando 1
3 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Seitzer 7
2 Mike Kingery 4
2 Terry Pendleton 4
2 Ernie Whitt 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Tony Gwynn 2
3 Dave Anderson 1
3 Hubie Brooks 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Witt 1.00
2 Bob Sebra 0.80
3 Dave Stieb 0.78
4 Mike Scott 0.75
5 Tom Browning 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Bill Long 1
1 Joe Magrane 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 11
2 Bob Sebra 8
3 Dave Stieb 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
4 Mike Scott 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Pedro Guerrero .337
5 John Kruk .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 George Bell 33
3 Andre Dawson 31
4 Eric Davis 30
5 Jack Clark 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 92
2 Jack Clark 91
3 Tim Wallach 88
4 George Bell 87
5 Mark McGwire 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 67
2 Eric Davis 39
3 Billy Hatcher 36
3 Harold Reynolds 36
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.50
2 Orel Hershiser 2.51
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.62
4 Mike Scott 2.67
5 Jimmy Key 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
1 Rick Sutcliffe 15
3 Rick Rhoden 14
3 Dave Stewart 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 175
2 Mark Langston 171
3 Nolan Ryan 153
4 Teddy Higuera 152
5 Roger Clemens 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 30
2 Lee Smith 26
3 Tom Henke 23
4 Jeff Reardon 22
5 Todd Worrell 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Bernazard .487
2 Milt Thompson .478
3 Brook Jacoby .463
4 B. J. Surhoff .459
5 Kevin Seitzer .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Ruben Sierra 6
3 Ken Gerhart 5
3 Howard Johnson 5
5 19 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 18
1 Dave Parker 18
3 Jose Canseco 17
3 Ruben Sierra 17
3 Robin Yount 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Paul Molitor 10
3 Lenny Dykstra 9
4 Gerald Perry 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Doug Jones 0.57
3 Danny Jackson 0.59
4 Gene Nelson 0.64
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 4
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Ron Darling 3
2 Scott Garrelts 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 28
1 Bobby Witt 28
3 Bert Blyleven 25
4 Jim Clancy 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
1 Roger McDowell 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .436
2 Pedro Guerrero .404
3 Dion James .403
3 Paul Molitor .403
5 Don Mattingly .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 11
1 Howard Johnson 11
1 Eddie Murray 11
4 Don Mattingly 10
4 Cory Snyder 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 29
2 Jose Canseco 28
2 Andre Dawson 28
2 Ruben Sierra 28
5 Cory Snyder 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Gerald Perry 14
3 Tony Fernandez 13
4 Lenny Dykstra 10
4 6 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.61
2 Floyd Youmans 1.67
3 Bruce Ruffin 1.81
4 Frank Viola 1.84
5 Mike Dunne 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Rick Rhoden 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 45
2 Jim Clancy 43
2 Dave Stewart 43
4 Mike Scott 40
4 Bob Welch 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
1 Tom Henke 10
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
3 Lee Smith 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Don Mattingly .354
3 Tony Gwynn .343
4 Pat Tabler .341
5 Tim Raines .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Eric Davis 41
3 George Bell 40
3 Mark McGwire 40
5 Cory Snyder 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 129
2 Joe Carter 127
3 George Bell 116
3 Dave Parker 116
5 Dwight Evans 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tim Raines 58
4 Tony Gwynn 54
5 Rickey Henderson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 2.44
2 Mike Scott 2.46
3 Jimmy Key 2.67
4 Dwight Gooden 2.70
5 Rick Reuschel 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Mike Scott 20
2 Mike Witt 20
4 Charlie Hough 19
4 Dave Stewart 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 284
2 Mark Langston 276
3 Teddy Higuera 223
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 Roger Clemens 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Todd Worrell 36
5 Tom Henke 35