On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 65 44 .596 --
Yankees 65 45 .591 0.5
Tigers 62 44 .585 1.5
Brewers 56 51 .523 8.0
Red Sox 51 57 .472 13.5
Orioles 49 60 .450 16.0
Indians 40 69 .367 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 59 52 .532 --
Athletics 56 53 .514 2.0
Angels 56 54 .509 2.5
Royals 53 55 .491 4.5
Mariners 53 56 .486 5.0
Rangers 51 56 .477 6.0
White Sox 43 63 .406 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 42 .611 --
Mets 63 46 .578 3.5
Expos 61 47 .565 5.0
Cubs 55 54 .505 11.5
Phillies 54 54 .500 12.0
Pirates 48 61 .440 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 51 .532 --
Astros 54 54 .500 3.5
Giants 54 55 .495 4.0
Dodgers 48 60 .444 9.5
Braves 48 60 .444 9.5
Padres 42 67 .385 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 3
1 Ivan Calderon 3
1 Greg Gagne 3
1 Chris James 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 2
1 Ken Phelps 2
1 Larry Sheets 2
4 George Bell 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Bradley 5
1 Chris James 5
3 Dave Bergman 4
3 Ken Phelps 4
3 Larry Sheets 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Mike Felder 2
1 Billy Hatcher 2
1 Gerald Young 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Dixon 2.33
2 Jeff Robinson 1.80
3 Ron Darling 1.57
4 Mark Langston 0.85
5 Jeff Sellers 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 11
1 Mark Langston 11
3 Jeff Robinson 9
4 Ken Dixon 7
4 Jeff Sellers 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brett Gideon 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Dan Plesac 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Pedro Guerrero .343
4 John Kruk .339
5 Andres Galarraga .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 72
2 Billy Hatcher 40
3 Eric Davis 39
4 Harold Reynolds 37
5 Tim Raines 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.44
2 Orel Hershiser 2.49
3 Mike Scott 2.68
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.69
5 Jimmy Key 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
1 Rick Sutcliffe 15
3 Shane Rawley 14
3 Rick Rhoden 14
3 Dave Stewart 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 182
2 Mike Scott 178
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 .488
3 Mike Greenwell .485
4 George Bell .479
5 Kevin Seitzer .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 9
2 Will Clark 6
2 Dwight Evans 6
2 John Shelby 6
5 11 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 19
2 Paul Molitor 18
3 George Bell 17
3 Howard Johnson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Lenny Dykstra 9
3 Paul Molitor 8
3 Gary Redus 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Leiper 0.69
2 John Habyan 0.75
3 Doug Jones 1.26
4 Charlie Leibrandt 1.35
5 Roger Clemens 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 Roger McDowell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 24
1 Dave Stewart 24
3 Mark Langston 23
3 Frank Tanana 23
5 Bert Blyleven 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .462
2 Pedro Guerrero .429
3 Paul Molitor .404
4 Dion James .395
5 Dwight Evans .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 11
1 Ruben Sierra 11
3 Andre Dawson 10
3 Dwight Evans 10
3 Don Mattingly 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 33
2 Gary Gaetti 27
3 Jose Canseco 26
3 Dwight Evans 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Tim Raines 13
3 Gerald Perry 12
4 Lenny Dykstra 10
4 5 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 1.19
2 Doug Jones 1.75
3 Floyd Youmans 2.13
4 Shane Rawley 2.20
5 Dwight Gooden 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
1 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 44
2 Dave Stewart 43
3 Teddy Higuera 41
4 Mark Langston 40
4 Bob Welch 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .349
3 Pat Tabler .346
4 Don Mattingly .344
5 Tim Raines .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Eric Davis 41
3 Andre Dawson 40
3 Mark McGwire 40
5 George Bell 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 128
2 George Bell 121
2 Joe Carter 121
4 Dwight Evans 120
5 Ruben Sierra 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 60
2 Tim Raines 60
4 Tony Gwynn 55
5 Billy Hatcher 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.51
2 Dwight Gooden 2.52
3 Jimmy Key 2.72
4 Rick Reuschel 2.81
5 Nolan Ryan 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 284
2 Mike Scott 276
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