On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 66 46 .589 --
Yankees 66 47 .584 0.5
Tigers 63 46 .578 1.5
Brewers 59 52 .532 6.5
Red Sox 53 58 .477 12.5
Orioles 51 61 .455 15.0
Indians 41 71 .366 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 61 52 .540 --
Angels 57 55 .509 3.5
Athletics 57 55 .509 3.5
Royals 55 56 .495 5.0
Mariners 54 58 .482 6.5
Rangers 52 58 .473 7.5
White Sox 45 65 .409 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 43 .613 --
Mets 63 49 .563 5.5
Expos 62 49 .559 6.0
Cubs 57 55 .509 11.5
Phillies 56 55 .505 12.0
Pirates 50 62 .446 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 59 54 .522 --
Giants 58 55 .513 1.0
Astros 54 57 .486 4.0
Dodgers 49 62 .441 9.0
Braves 49 62 .441 9.0
Padres 45 67 .402 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Phil Bradley 3
1 Mike Greenwell 3
1 Alfredo Griffin 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Bradley 2
1 George Brett 2
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 Bob Brower 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Horn 5
2 Tony Bernazard 4
2 Scott Bradley 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Vince Coleman 2
2 Eric Davis 2
2 Gary Redus 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Jones 1.33
2 Roger Clemens 1.00
3 Teddy Higuera 0.89
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.75
5 Jose Guzman 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jay Aldrich 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Guzman 9
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
3 Roger Clemens 8
3 Teddy Higuera 8
5 Jim Clancy 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Pedro Guerrero .339
4 John Kruk .336
5 Andres Galarraga .333

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
3 Tim Wallach 94
5 Dwight Evans 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
2 Eric Davis 42
3 Billy Hatcher 41
4 Harold Reynolds 38
5 2 tied 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 Dave Stewart 15
1 Rick Sutcliffe 15
4 Shane Rawley 14
4 Rick Rhoden 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 182
2 Mike Scott 178
3 Nolan Ryan 171
4 Teddy Higuera 170
5 Roger Clemens 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 31
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 Mike Greenwell .515
2 Milt Thompson .487
3 Kevin Seitzer .442
3 Mitch Webster .442
5 B. J. Surhoff .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 7
1 Andre Dawson 7
1 John Shelby 7
4 Alvin Davis 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 17
1 Gary Gaetti 17
1 Howard Johnson 17
4 George Bell 16
4 Ruben Sierra 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Mike Felder 10
3 Paul Molitor 9
4 Lenny Dykstra 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Habyan 0.59
2 John Cerutti 0.60
3 Dennis Martinez 0.82
4 Dave LaPoint 1.42
5 Mitch Williams 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Jimmy Jones 3
1 Roger McDowell 3
1 Mike Morgan 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 27
2 Bobby Witt 25
3 Teddy Higuera 24
4 Charlie Hough 23
4 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Lee Smith 4
4 Chuck Crim 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .456
2 Paul Molitor .404
3 Pedro Guerrero .395
4 Kevin Seitzer .392
5 Mike Greenwell .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 10
1 Andre Dawson 10
1 Howard Johnson 10
1 Ruben Sierra 10
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 30
2 Robin Yount 29
3 Gary Gaetti 28
4 Jose Canseco 26
4 Tim Wallach 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Paul Molitor 14
3 Tim Raines 13
4 Gerald Perry 12
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 1.38
2 Dave Schmidt 2.05
3 Dennis Martinez 2.09
4 Roger Clemens 2.10
5 Shane Rawley 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Frank Viola 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 52
2 Roger Clemens 47
3 Jim Clancy 43
4 Teddy Higuera 42
5 Bert Blyleven 40

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 .364
2 Tony Gwynn .349
3 Don Mattingly .345
4 Pat Tabler .341
5 Pedro Guerrero .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 43
1 Dale Murphy 43
3 George Bell 40
3 Mark McGwire 40
5 Andre Dawson 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 126
2 George Bell 122
3 Joe Carter 119
4 Dwight Evans 118
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Eric Davis 62
3 Tim Raines 60
4 Tony Gwynn 53
5 Billy Hatcher 51

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
1 Dave Stewart 20
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 284
2 Mike Scott 267
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Roger Clemens 228
4 Teddy Higuera 228

Saves

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