On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 45 .595 --
Blue Jays 65 45 .591 0.5
Tigers 62 45 .579 2.0
Brewers 57 52 .523 8.0
Red Sox 52 57 .477 13.0
Orioles 49 61 .445 16.5
Indians 41 69 .373 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 60 52 .536 --
Athletics 56 54 .509 3.0
Angels 56 55 .505 3.5
Mariners 54 56 .491 5.0
Royals 53 56 .486 5.5
Rangers 52 56 .481 6.0
White Sox 44 64 .407 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 42 .615 --
Mets 63 47 .573 4.5
Expos 61 48 .560 6.0
Cubs 56 54 .509 11.5
Phillies 54 55 .495 13.0
Pirates 49 61 .445 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 52 .527 --
Giants 55 55 .500 3.0
Astros 54 55 .495 3.5
Braves 49 60 .450 8.5
Dodgers 48 61 .440 9.5
Padres 43 67 .391 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ozzie Guillen 6
2 Greg Brock 4
2 Ivan Calderon 4
2 Tom Herr 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan Calderon 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
1 Larry Sheets 2
4 Harold Baines 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Tony Pena 4
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 Tom Herr 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 3
2 Brett Butler 2
2 Tracy Jones 2
4 Dave Anderson 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.50
2 Tommy John 1.00
3 Doug Drabek 0.80
3 David Palmer 0.80
5 Bobby Witt 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 7
1 Bobby Witt 7
3 Nolan Ryan 6
4 Mike Boddicker 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 John Smiley 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 John Kruk .344
4 Pedro Guerrero .342
5 Andres Galarraga .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 George Bell 35
3 Andre Dawson 34
4 Dale Murphy 32
5 Eric Davis 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 96
2 Andre Dawson 95
3 Tim Wallach 92
4 Jack Clark 91
5 Dwight Evans 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 73
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 2.62
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 171
4 Teddy Higuera 162
5 Roger Clemens 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 30
2 Lee Smith 27
3 Tom Henke 25
4 Todd Worrell 23
5 Jeff Reardon 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .538
2 George Bell .490
3 Mike Greenwell .474
4 B. J. Surhoff .459
5 Pedro Guerrero .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 8
2 Will Clark 7
3 Dwight Evans 6
3 Dale Murphy 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 20
2 Will Clark 18
2 Paul Molitor 18
4 George Bell 17
4 Ruben Sierra 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Paul Molitor 11
3 Lenny Dykstra 10
4 Brett Butler 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Leiper 0.69
2 Doug Jones 0.71
3 John Habyan 0.75
4 Mike Dunne 1.15
5 Mitch Williams 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 Roger McDowell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 25
2 Roger Clemens 24
2 Dave Stewart 24
4 Mark Langston 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Dave Righetti 4
3 Steve Bedrosian 3
3 Chuck Crim 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .475
2 Pedro Guerrero .432
3 Paul Molitor .406
4 Dwight Evans .394
5 Kevin Seitzer .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 11
1 Ruben Sierra 11
3 Andre Dawson 10
4 Alvin Davis 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 34
2 Robin Yount 29
3 Gary Gaetti 28
4 Jose Canseco 26
4 Howard Johnson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Paul Molitor 13
3 Tim Raines 12
4 Brett Butler 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 1.19
2 Doug Jones 1.75
3 Shane Rawley 2.20
4 Dwight Gooden 2.22
5 Roger Clemens 2.29

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 Mark Langston 40
4 Roger Clemens 39
4 Bruce Hurst 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .347
3 Don Mattingly .346
4 Pat Tabler .345
5 Tim Raines .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 44
2 Eric Davis 42
3 George Bell 40
3 Andre Dawson 40
3 Mark McGwire 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 127
2 George Bell 122
3 Joe Carter 121
4 Dwight Evans 120
5 Ruben Sierra 117

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 Nolan Ryan 2.81
5 Rick Reuschel 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 284
2 Mike Scott 276
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Teddy Higuera 229
5 Roger Clemens 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 43
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Todd Worrell 36
5 Tom Henke 35