On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 43 .598 --
Blue Jays 63 43 .594 0.5
Tigers 59 44 .573 3.0
Brewers 53 51 .510 9.5
Red Sox 50 56 .472 13.5
Orioles 48 58 .453 15.5
Indians 39 67 .368 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 57 51 .528 --
Athletics 55 51 .519 1.0
Angels 55 52 .514 1.5
Royals 53 53 .500 3.0
Mariners 51 55 .481 5.0
Rangers 50 55 .476 5.5
White Sox 43 61 .413 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 40 .619 --
Mets 60 46 .566 5.5
Expos 59 46 .562 6.0
Cubs 55 51 .519 10.5
Phillies 53 52 .505 12.0
Pirates 46 60 .434 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 57 50 .533 --
Astros 53 53 .500 3.5
Giants 53 54 .495 4.0
Dodgers 48 58 .453 8.5
Braves 47 58 .448 9.0
Padres 39 67 .368 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Seitzer 4
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Diaz 2
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 John Kruk 2
1 Fred McGriff 2
1 John Shelby 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kruk 7
2 Dwight Evans 5
3 Bo Diaz 4
3 Steve Kiefer 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.22
2 Ken Schrom 1.00
3 John Cerutti 0.71
3 Greg Harris 0.71
5 Charlie Puleo 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Jeff Heathcock 1
1 Guy Hoffman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Charlie Puleo 7
3 Juan Nieves 6
3 Ken Schrom 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Jeff Parrett 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Pedro Guerrero .342
4 Don Mattingly .340
5 John Kruk .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 George Bell 33
3 Andre Dawson 32
4 Eric Davis 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 93
2 Jack Clark 91
3 George Bell 90
3 Tim Wallach 90
5 Dwight Evans 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 69
2 Eric Davis 39
3 Billy Hatcher 37
4 Harold Reynolds 36
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.49
2 Rick Reuschel 2.50
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 165
4 Teddy Higuera 152
5 Roger Clemens 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 30
2 Lee Smith 26
3 Tom Henke 24
4 Jeff Reardon 22
4 Todd Worrell 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Seitzer .490
2 Milt Thompson .488
3 Fred Manrique .485
4 George Bell .469
5 Tony Bernazard .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 8
2 Dwight Evans 6
2 Ken Gerhart 6
4 Gary Gaetti 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 19
2 Jose Canseco 18
3 Gary Gaetti 17
3 Dave Parker 17
5 Andre Dawson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Lenny Dykstra 9
3 Paul Molitor 8
3 Gerald Perry 8
3 Gary Redus 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 John Habyan 0.56
3 Charlie Leibrandt 0.67
4 Frank Williams 1.46
5 Danny Jackson 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Ken Dayley 3
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3
1 Jeff Musselman 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 28
1 Bobby Witt 28
3 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Dwight Gooden 25
5 Jim Clancy 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
1 Roger McDowell 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 Dave Smith 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .444
2 Dion James .420
3 Pedro Guerrero .418
4 Paul Molitor .410
5 Kevin Seitzer .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 12
1 Dwight Evans 12
1 Eddie Murray 12
4 Howard Johnson 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 29
1 Eddie Murray 29
1 Ruben Sierra 29
4 Andre Dawson 28
5 Jose Canseco 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.65
2 Floyd Youmans 1.73
3 Frank Viola 1.84
4 Mike Dunne 2.11
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 45
2 Dave Stewart 43
3 Jim Clancy 40
3 Mike Scott 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 11
2 Steve Bedrosian 9
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Don Mattingly .353
3 Tony Gwynn .346
4 Pat Tabler .345
5 Tim Raines .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 43
2 Eric Davis 41
3 Mark McGwire 40
4 George Bell 39
5 Andre Dawson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 128
2 Joe Carter 122
3 Dwight Evans 121
4 George Bell 117
5 Dave Parker 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Eric Davis 62
3 Tim Raines 58
4 Tony Gwynn 55
5 Billy Hatcher 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.49
2 Dwight Gooden 2.63
3 Jimmy Key 2.67
4 Nolan Ryan 2.85
5 Rick Reuschel 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Bruce Hurst 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 276
2 Mike Scott 273
3 Nolan Ryan 233
4 Teddy Higuera 223
5 Roger Clemens 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Todd Worrell 37
5 Tom Henke 35