On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 43 .602 --
Blue Jays 64 43 .598 0.5
Tigers 60 44 .577 3.0
Brewers 54 51 .514 9.5
Red Sox 50 57 .467 14.5
Orioles 48 59 .449 16.5
Indians 39 68 .364 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 56 51 .523 --
Twins 57 52 .523 0.0
Angels 56 52 .519 0.5
Royals 53 54 .495 3.0
Rangers 51 55 .481 4.5
Mariners 51 56 .477 5.0
White Sox 43 62 .410 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 41 .613 --
Mets 61 46 .570 4.5
Expos 60 46 .566 5.0
Cubs 55 52 .514 10.5
Phillies 53 53 .500 12.0
Pirates 47 60 .439 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 50 .537 --
Astros 54 53 .505 3.5
Giants 53 55 .491 5.0
Dodgers 48 59 .449 9.5
Braves 47 59 .443 10.0
Padres 40 67 .374 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Milner 5
2 Kevin Bass 4
2 Andres Galarraga 4
2 Ozzie Smith 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Mike Pagliarulo 2
3 Andy Allanson 1
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Bob Brower 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Jerry Browne 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Bill Doran 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 3.50
2 Teddy Higuera 1.11
3 Bob Forsch 0.83
4 Charlie Hough 0.71
5 Jimmy Key 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Brad Arnsberg 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 10
2 John Candelaria 7
3 Roger Clemens 6
3 Jimmy Key 6
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Pedro Guerrero .347
4 John Kruk .342
5 Tim Raines .335

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 38
4 Harold Reynolds 36
5 3 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 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 175
2 Mark Langston 171
3 Nolan Ryan 165
4 Teddy Higuera 162
5 Roger Clemens 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 30
2 Lee Smith 26
3 Tom Henke 25
4 Jeff Reardon 22
4 Todd Worrell 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .523
2 George Bell .490
3 B. J. Surhoff .486
4 Kevin Seitzer .471
5 Pedro Guerrero .468

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 8
2 Dwight Evans 6
3 Will Clark 5
3 Gary Gaetti 5
3 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Leibrandt 0.00
2 John Habyan 0.56
3 Gene Nelson 0.69
4 Doug Jones 0.73
5 Tim Stoddard 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Ken Dayley 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Jeff Musselman 3
5 44 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 28
2 Roger Clemens 24
3 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Jim Clancy 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 6
2 Roger McDowell 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 Dave Righetti 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .476
2 Pedro Guerrero .451
3 Dion James .419
4 Paul Molitor .413
5 Kevin Seitzer .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 12
2 Andre Dawson 11
2 Eddie Murray 11
4 Howard Johnson 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 31
2 Dwight Evans 28
2 Eddie Murray 28
4 Jose Canseco 26
4 Cory Snyder 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Gerald Perry 13
3 Tim Raines 12
4 Lenny Dykstra 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.37
2 Floyd Youmans 1.73
3 Gene Nelson 1.75
4 Frank Viola 1.84
5 Mike Dunne 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 50
2 Roger Clemens 44
3 Teddy Higuera 41
4 Jim Clancy 40
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 12
2 Steve Bedrosian 9
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Don Mattingly .349
3 Tony Gwynn .347
4 Pat Tabler .346
5 Tim Raines .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 127
2 Joe Carter 122
3 Dwight Evans 121
4 George Bell 117
5 Dave Parker 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Eric Davis 62
3 Tim Raines 59
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 2.65
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 229
5 Roger Clemens 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 43
3 Lee Smith 37
3 Todd Worrell 37
5 Tom Henke 36