On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 44 .596 --
Blue Jays 64 44 .593 0.5
Tigers 61 44 .581 2.0
Brewers 55 51 .519 8.5
Red Sox 50 57 .467 14.0
Orioles 48 60 .444 16.5
Indians 40 68 .370 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 58 52 .527 --
Athletics 56 52 .519 1.0
Angels 56 53 .514 1.5
Royals 53 54 .495 3.5
Mariners 52 56 .481 5.0
Rangers 51 55 .481 5.0
White Sox 43 62 .410 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 41 .617 --
Mets 62 46 .574 4.5
Expos 61 46 .570 5.0
Cubs 55 53 .509 11.5
Phillies 53 54 .495 13.0
Pirates 47 61 .435 19.5

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 60 .439 10.5
Padres 41 67 .380 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Mike Kingery 3
2 Eddie Murray 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Casey Parsons 4
2 Gary Gaetti 3
2 Roberto Kelly 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
2 Juan Castillo 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Mike Felder 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.17
2 John Tudor 1.00
3 Mike Moore 0.54
4 Mike Flanagan 0.50
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jay Aldrich 1
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 7
1 Frank Tanana 7
3 Mike Flanagan 4
3 Les Lancaster 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 Pedro Guerrero .347
4 John Kruk .339
5 Andres Galarraga .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 Andre Dawson 34
3 George Bell 33
4 Eric Davis 30
4 Dale Murphy 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 95
2 George Bell 92
2 Tim Wallach 92
4 Jack Clark 91
5 Dwight Evans 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 70
2 Eric Davis 39
3 Billy Hatcher 38
4 Tim Raines 36
4 Harold Reynolds 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.44
2 Orel Hershiser 2.49
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 Todd Worrell 23
5 Jeff Reardon 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 B. J. Surhoff .513
2 Milt Thompson .512
3 Pedro Guerrero .489
4 Mike Greenwell .485
5 Kevin Seitzer .479

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 9
2 Dwight Evans 6
3 Will Clark 5
3 Gary Gaetti 5
3 11 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 20
1 Paul Molitor 20
3 Jose Canseco 17
3 Tim Wallach 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Leibrandt 0.00
2 Gene Nelson 0.69
3 John Habyan 0.75
4 Shane Rawley 1.13
5 Doug Jones 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Roger McDowell 3
1 Jeff Musselman 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 24
1 Dave Stewart 24
3 Frank Tanana 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .475
2 Pedro Guerrero .451
3 Paul Molitor .417
4 Dion James .416
5 Brook Jacoby .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 11
1 Howard Johnson 11
3 Dwight Evans 10
3 Don Mattingly 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 31
2 Gary Gaetti 28
3 Jose Canseco 27
3 Eddie Murray 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Gerald Perry 13
2 Tim Raines 13
4 Lenny Dykstra 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 1.19
2 Doug Jones 1.59
3 Shane Rawley 1.66
4 Floyd Youmans 2.13
5 Dwight Gooden 2.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 44
2 Dave Stewart 43
3 Teddy Higuera 41
4 Jim Clancy 40
5 Roger Clemens 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 11
2 Steve Bedrosian 8
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .352
3 Don Mattingly .346
4 Pat Tabler .345
5 Pedro Guerrero .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Eric Davis 41
3 Andre Dawson 40
3 Mark McGwire 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 128
2 Joe Carter 121
2 Dwight Evans 121
4 George Bell 118
5 Gary Gaetti 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Eric Davis 61
3 Tim Raines 60
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 Rick Reuschel 2.81
5 Nolan Ryan 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Charlie Hough 19
2 Bruce Hurst 19
2 Mike Scott 19
2 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 Todd Worrell 38
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Tom Henke 36