On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 66 45 .595 --
Yankees 66 46 .589 0.5
Tigers 63 45 .583 1.5
Brewers 58 52 .527 7.5
Red Sox 52 58 .473 13.5
Orioles 50 61 .450 16.0
Indians 41 70 .369 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 61 52 .540 --
Angels 57 55 .509 3.5
Athletics 56 55 .505 4.0
Royals 54 56 .491 5.5
Mariners 54 57 .486 6.0
Rangers 52 57 .477 7.0
White Sox 44 65 .404 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 43 .609 --
Mets 63 48 .568 4.5
Expos 61 49 .555 6.0
Cubs 57 54 .514 10.5
Phillies 55 55 .500 12.0
Pirates 50 61 .450 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 54 .518 --
Giants 57 55 .509 1.0
Astros 54 56 .491 3.0
Dodgers 49 61 .445 8.0
Braves 49 61 .445 8.0
Padres 44 67 .396 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Magadan 4
1 Al Pedrique 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitch Webster 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Chris Brown 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Brock 3
1 Jack Clark 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
1 Rick Schu 3
5 24 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Felder 2
1 Steve Sax 2
3 Ellis Burks 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 1.40
2 Charlie Hough 0.89
3 Juan Nieves 0.78
4 Bert Blyleven 0.62
5 Shawn Hillegas 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 John Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 8
2 Mike Krukow 7
2 Juan Nieves 7
4 Shawn Hillegas 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Crews 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Pedro Guerrero .342
4 John Kruk .339
5 Andres Galarraga .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 96
2 Andre Dawson 95
3 Jack Clark 94
4 Tim Wallach 93
5 Dwight Evans 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 74
2 Billy Hatcher 41
3 Eric Davis 40
4 Harold Reynolds 38
5 Tim Raines 37

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 28
3 Tom Henke 25
4 Jeff Reardon 23
4 Todd Worrell 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .512
2 George Bell .490
3 Mike Greenwell .471
4 Kevin Seitzer .468
5 B. J. Surhoff .463

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 8
1 Andre Dawson 8
3 John Shelby 7
4 Alvin Davis 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 20
2 George Bell 17
2 Gary Gaetti 17
2 Howard Johnson 17
2 Ruben Sierra 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Paul Molitor 11
3 Lenny Dykstra 10
4 Mike Felder 9
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Habyan 0.59
2 John Cerutti 0.60
3 Dave Leiper 0.69
4 Doug Jones 0.71
5 Brian Fisher 1.13

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 Bert Blyleven 27
2 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Bobby Witt 25
4 Roger Clemens 24
4 Dave Stewart 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .464
2 Pedro Guerrero .412
3 Paul Molitor .400
4 Kevin Seitzer .396
5 Alvin Davis .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Johnson 11
2 Andre Dawson 10
2 Ruben Sierra 10
4 Will Clark 9
4 Mike Pagliarulo 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 33
2 Gary Gaetti 29
2 Robin Yount 29
4 Jose Canseco 26
4 Howard Johnson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Paul Molitor 13
2 Tim Raines 13
4 Gerald Perry 12
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 1.38
2 Shane Rawley 2.20
3 Roger Clemens 2.29
4 Bob Welch 2.36
5 2 tied 2.45

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 52
2 Dave Stewart 43
3 Bert Blyleven 42
4 Mark Langston 40
5 Roger Clemens 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Don Mattingly .347
4 Pat Tabler .341
5 Pedro Guerrero .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 43
1 Dale Murphy 43
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 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 60
2 Tim Raines 60
4 Tony Gwynn 53
5 Billy Hatcher 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.60
2 Dwight Gooden 2.71
3 Jimmy Key 2.72
4 Rick Reuschel 2.78
5 Nolan Ryan 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 20
2 Charlie Hough 19
2 Bruce Hurst 19
2 Dave Stewart 19
2 Mike Witt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 284
2 Mike Scott 267
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Teddy Higuera 229
5 Roger Clemens 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Todd Worrell 36
5 Tom Henke 35