On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 70 48 .593 --
Tigers 68 47 .591 0.5
Yankees 67 51 .568 3.0
Brewers 61 56 .521 8.5
Red Sox 56 61 .479 13.5
Orioles 53 65 .449 17.0
Indians 45 72 .385 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 54 .546 --
Athletics 60 57 .513 4.0
Angels 59 59 .500 5.5
Royals 58 59 .496 6.0
Mariners 56 61 .479 8.0
Rangers 55 61 .474 8.5
White Sox 47 69 .405 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 47 .598 --
Expos 66 51 .564 4.0
Mets 66 52 .559 4.5
Phillies 61 56 .521 9.0
Cubs 60 58 .508 10.5
Pirates 51 67 .432 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 57 .521 --
Reds 62 57 .521 0.0
Astros 58 59 .496 3.0
Dodgers 52 65 .444 9.0
Braves 50 67 .427 11.0
Padres 48 70 .407 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Raines 5
2 Wade Boggs 4
2 Lenny Dykstra 4
2 Darryl Strawberry 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
1 Nick Esasky 2
1 John Marzano 2
4 Steve Balboni 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 5
2 Jody Davis 4
2 Billy Hatcher 4
2 John Marzano 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Rafael Belliard 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Robinson 2.67
2 Ed Whitson 1.00
3 Frank Viola 0.83
4 Ron Darling 0.78
5 Bob Welch 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Robinson 8
2 Ron Darling 7
3 Bret Saberhagen 6
3 Ed Whitson 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Tim Raines .338
4 Kevin Seitzer .335
5 Andres Galarraga .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Wallach 102
2 George Bell 100
2 Andre Dawson 100
4 Jack Clark 98
5 Dwight Evans 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
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 2.75
3 Orel Hershiser 2.75
4 Frank Viola 2.78
5 Jimmy Key 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 16
1 Dave Stewart 16
3 Shane Rawley 15
3 Rick Sutcliffe 15
5 5 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 33
2 Lee Smith 29
3 Tom Henke 27
4 Todd Worrell 25
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .543
2 Kevin Seitzer .483
3 Mike Greenwell .444
4 Al Pedrique .436
5 Kevin Mitchell .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 7
1 Dwight Evans 7
3 Steve Balboni 6
3 George Brett 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 19
2 John Kruk 16
2 Tim Wallach 16
4 George Bell 15
4 5 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Mike Felder 10
3 Tony Gwynn 9
4 Brett Butler 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
2 Lance McCullers 0.63
3 Todd Worrell 0.64
4 Doug Jones 0.67
5 Larry Andersen 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 4
2 Tom Candiotti 3
2 John Cerutti 3
2 Bruce Hurst 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 30
2 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Bobby Witt 28
4 Teddy Higuera 25
5 Bruce Hurst 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
2 Tom Henke 4
2 Doug Jones 4
2 Todd Worrell 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .500
2 Kevin Seitzer .425
3 Paul Molitor .416
4 Brook Jacoby .413
5 Mike Greenwell .402

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 Gary Gaetti 34
2 Ruben Sierra 33
3 Jose Canseco 30
4 Alan Trammell 29
4 Tim Wallach 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Paul Molitor 15
2 Tim Raines 15
4 Mike Felder 14
4 Gerald Perry 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.01
2 Dennis Martinez 1.37
3 Charlie Leibrandt 1.41
4 Mike Dunne 1.55
5 Roger Clemens 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
1 Frank Viola 6
3 Ken Dayley 5
3 Bruce Hurst 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 47
2 Teddy Higuera 44
3 Frank Viola 42
4 Bert Blyleven 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Don Mattingly .345
4 Tim Raines .338
5 Paul Molitor .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 124
2 George Bell 122
3 Joe Carter 120
4 Eric Davis 118
4 Dwight Evans 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Eric Davis 61
3 Tim Raines 60
4 Tony Gwynn 57
5 Billy Hatcher 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.69
2 Jimmy Key 2.76
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.82
4 Dwight Gooden 2.82
5 Rick Reuschel 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 281
2 Mike Scott 264
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 Roger Clemens 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 47
2 Dave Righetti 39
3 Tom Henke 37
3 Lee Smith 37
5 Todd Worrell 35