On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 71 48 .597 --
Tigers 69 47 .595 0.5
Yankees 68 51 .571 3.0
Brewers 62 57 .521 9.0
Red Sox 57 62 .479 14.0
Orioles 54 65 .454 17.0
Indians 46 73 .387 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 55 .545 --
Athletics 60 59 .504 5.0
Angels 60 60 .500 5.5
Royals 59 60 .496 6.0
Rangers 56 62 .475 8.5
Mariners 56 63 .471 9.0
White Sox 48 70 .407 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 48 .593 --
Expos 67 51 .568 3.0
Mets 67 52 .563 3.5
Phillies 61 57 .517 9.0
Cubs 60 59 .504 10.5
Pirates 52 67 .437 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 58 .517 --
Reds 62 58 .517 0.0
Astros 60 59 .504 1.5
Dodgers 52 66 .441 9.0
Braves 51 68 .429 10.5
Padres 49 70 .412 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 4
1 Spike Owen 4
1 Rey Quinones 4
1 Ken Williams 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Larry Herndon 2
1 Benito Santiago 2
4 Alan Ashby 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Herndon 5
1 John Kruk 5
3 Dion James 4
3 Benito Santiago 4
3 Dale Sveum 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Barrett 2
1 Spike Owen 2
1 Ken Williams 2
4 Phil Bradley 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.80
2 Jack Morris 1.40
3 Charlie Hough 1.30
4 Mark Gubicza 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 John Farrell 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 13
2 Mark Gubicza 9
2 Nolan Ryan 9
4 Jack Morris 7
4 Dave Stieb 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 John Habyan 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 Tim Raines .341
4 John Kruk .336
5 Kevin Seitzer .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
2 George Bell 37
3 Andre Dawson 36
4 Eric Davis 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Wallach 103
2 George Bell 102
3 Andre Dawson 101
4 Jack Clark 98
5 Dwight Evans 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Billy Hatcher 45
3 Eric Davis 42
4 Tony Gwynn 41
5 Tim Raines 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.74
2 Rick Reuschel 2.75
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.77
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
3 Mike Witt 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 195
2 Mike Scott 191
3 Nolan Ryan 190
4 Teddy Higuera 177
5 Roger Clemens 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 33
2 Lee Smith 29
3 Tom Henke 28
4 Todd Worrell 25
5 Jeff Reardon 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .512
2 Mike LaValliere .471
3 Chet Lemon .452
4 Tony Gwynn .433
5 Kevin Mitchell .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 6
1 Kent Hrbek 6
1 Tim Raines 6
1 Larry Sheets 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kruk 21
2 Alvin Davis 17
2 Alan Trammell 17
4 Von Hayes 15
4 Tim Wallach 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Mike Felder 10
3 Billy Hatcher 8
4 Brett Butler 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.75
2 Todd Worrell 0.75
4 Dennis Martinez 1.17
5 Doug Jones 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Cerutti 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 Frank Viola 3
1 Bob Walk 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 31
2 Ron Darling 26
3 Teddy Higuera 25
3 Nolan Ryan 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Tom Henke 5
3 Doug Jones 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .489
2 Brook Jacoby .429
3 Kevin Seitzer .420
4 Paul Molitor .408
5 Tony Bernazard .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 12
2 Will Clark 11
3 Dwight Evans 10
4 Alvin Davis 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 32
2 Ruben Sierra 30
3 Jose Canseco 29
4 John Kruk 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Paul Molitor 15
3 Mike Felder 14
3 Tim Raines 14
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.89
2 John Habyan 1.26
3 Dennis Martinez 1.37
4 Mike Dunne 1.55
5 Gene Nelson 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
2 Ken Dayley 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
2 Frank Viola 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 51
2 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Bobby Witt 45
4 Teddy Higuera 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Tim Raines .340
5 Paul Molitor .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 125
2 George Bell 123
3 Joe Carter 120
4 Eric Davis 118
4 Dwight Evans 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 61
3 Tim Raines 58
4 Tony Gwynn 57
5 Billy Hatcher 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.68
2 Rick Reuschel 2.78
3 Jimmy Key 2.79
4 Nolan Ryan 2.82
5 Dwight Gooden 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 21
2 Bruce Hurst 20
2 Jack Morris 20
2 Dave Stewart 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 288
2 Mike Scott 274
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 Roger Clemens 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 47
2 Dave Righetti 40
3 Tom Henke 38
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Todd Worrell 34