On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 69 48 .590 --
Tigers 67 47 .588 0.5
Yankees 67 50 .573 2.0
Brewers 60 56 .517 8.5
Red Sox 55 61 .474 13.5
Orioles 53 64 .453 16.0
Indians 44 72 .379 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 64 54 .542 --
Athletics 59 57 .509 4.0
Angels 59 58 .504 4.5
Royals 58 58 .500 5.0
Mariners 56 60 .483 7.0
Rangers 55 60 .478 7.5
White Sox 47 68 .409 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 46 .603 --
Expos 65 51 .560 5.0
Mets 65 52 .556 5.5
Phillies 60 56 .517 10.0
Cubs 60 57 .513 10.5
Pirates 51 66 .436 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 57 .517 --
Reds 61 57 .517 0.0
Astros 57 59 .491 3.0
Dodgers 52 64 .448 8.0
Braves 50 66 .431 10.0
Padres 48 69 .410 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Davidson 3
1 Tom Foley 3
1 Billy Hatcher 3
1 Larry Herndon 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Alvin Davis 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vance Law 4
1 Dwayne Murphy 4
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 Alvin Davis 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ozzie Smith 2
1 Andy Van Slyke 2
3 Jeff Blauser 1
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Dravecky 1.17
2 Jim Clancy 0.80
3 Teddy Higuera 0.78
4 Richard Dotson 0.75
5 Jamie Moyer 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Dravecky 7
1 Mike Flanagan 7
1 Teddy Higuera 7
4 Roger Clemens 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Wade Boggs .366
3 John Kruk .338
4 Kevin Seitzer .333
5 Andres Galarraga .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
2 George Bell 36
2 Andre Dawson 36
4 Eric Davis 33
5 Dale Murphy 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Wallach 101
2 George Bell 99
2 Andre Dawson 99
4 Jack Clark 96
5 Dwight Evans 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Billy Hatcher 43
3 Eric Davis 42
4 Tony Gwynn 41
5 Tim Raines 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Leibrandt 2.61
2 Rick Reuschel 2.63
3 Orel Hershiser 2.75
4 Jimmy Key 2.87
5 Frank Viola 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 16
1 Dave Stewart 16
3 Rick Sutcliffe 15
4 Bruce Hurst 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 188
2 Nolan Ryan 181
2 Mike Scott 181
4 Teddy Higuera 177
5 Roger Clemens 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 32
2 Lee Smith 29
3 Tom Henke 26
4 Todd Worrell 25
5 Jeff Reardon 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .521
2 Kevin Seitzer .458
3 Kevin Mitchell .455
4 Tony Gwynn .441
5 Al Pedrique .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 8
1 Andre Dawson 8
3 Dwight Evans 7
3 Larry Sheets 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 17
1 John Kruk 17
3 Larry Sheets 16
3 Alan Trammell 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Mike Felder 10
2 Tony Gwynn 10
4 Tim Raines 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Todd Worrell 0.61
2 Lance McCullers 0.63
3 Eric Nolte 1.08
4 Dennis Martinez 1.17
5 John Cerutti 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
1 Bobby Witt 28
3 Teddy Higuera 25
4 Ron Darling 23
4 Bruce Hurst 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 4
1 Lee Smith 4
1 Todd Worrell 4
4 Chuck Crim 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .489
2 Kevin Seitzer .416
3 Paul Molitor .411
4 Brook Jacoby .408
5 Al Pedrique .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 12
2 Will Clark 11
3 Ruben Sierra 10
4 Alvin Davis 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 33
2 Gary Gaetti 32
3 Jose Canseco 29
4 Alan Trammell 28
4 Tim Wallach 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Paul Molitor 15
2 Tim Raines 15
4 Brett Butler 13
4 3 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.08
2 Dennis Martinez 1.37
3 Mike Dunne 1.55
4 Charlie Leibrandt 1.94
5 Roger Clemens 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 49
2 Bobby Witt 47
3 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Charlie Hough 46
5 Roger Clemens 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Steve Bedrosian 8
3 Lee Smith 7
3 Todd Worrell 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Don Mattingly .346
4 Pat Tabler .336
5 Paul Molitor .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 44
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 George Bell 41
4 Dale Murphy 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 123
1 Andre Dawson 123
3 Joe Carter 120
4 Eric Davis 118
4 Dwight Evans 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Eric Davis 61
3 Tim Raines 60
4 Tony Gwynn 58
5 Billy Hatcher 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.69
2 Jimmy Key 2.71
3 Rick Reuschel 2.79
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.81
5 Dwight Gooden 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 20
1 Bruce Hurst 20
1 Jack Morris 20
1 Dave Stewart 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 281
2 Mike Scott 264
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 Roger Clemens 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 47
2 Dave Righetti 40
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Tom Henke 36
4 Todd Worrell 36