On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 49 .595 --
Blue Jays 73 50 .593 0.0
Yankees 69 54 .561 4.0
Brewers 65 58 .528 8.0
Red Sox 59 63 .484 13.5
Orioles 56 67 .455 17.0
Indians 48 76 .387 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 59 .528 --
Athletics 63 60 .512 2.0
Royals 61 61 .500 3.5
Angels 61 63 .492 4.5
Mariners 59 64 .480 6.0
Rangers 58 64 .475 6.5
White Sox 50 72 .410 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 50 .590 --
Expos 68 54 .557 4.0
Mets 68 55 .553 4.5
Phillies 66 57 .537 6.5
Cubs 62 61 .504 10.5
Pirates 53 70 .431 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 60 .516 --
Astros 63 60 .512 0.5
Reds 63 61 .508 1.0
Dodgers 54 69 .439 9.5
Braves 54 69 .439 9.5
Padres 51 72 .415 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kal Daniels 4
1 Pat Tabler 4
3 Greg Brock 3
3 Scott Fletcher 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Scott Bradley 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jamie Quirk 5
1 Billy Ripken 5
3 Dave Parker 4
4 Tony Bernazard 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Reynolds 2
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Dan Gladden 1
2 Alfredo Griffin 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Nelson 1.25
2 Jose Nunez 1.00
3 Bob Walk 0.71
4 Mike Scott 0.70
5 Les Lancaster 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 7
1 Mike Scott 7
3 Tom Henke 6
3 Bob Stanley 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Eric King 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .367
2 Wade Boggs .362
3 John Kruk .339
4 Tim Raines .336
5 Kevin Seitzer .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 41
2 Mark McGwire 39
3 George Bell 38
4 Eric Davis 34
4 Dale Murphy 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 109
2 George Bell 104
2 Tim Wallach 104
4 Jack Clark 99
5 Dwight Evans 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Eric Davis 45
2 Billy Hatcher 45
4 Tony Gwynn 43
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.74
2 Rick Reuschel 2.75
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.77
4 Frank Viola 2.90
5 Jimmy Key 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 17
2 Shane Rawley 16
2 Bret Saberhagen 16
4 Rick Sutcliffe 15
4 Mike Witt 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 199
2 Mike Scott 198
3 Nolan Ryan 190
4 Teddy Higuera 181
5 Roger Clemens 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 33
2 Tom Henke 30
2 Lee Smith 30
4 Todd Worrell 26
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .500
2 Al Pedrique .449
3 Paul Molitor .448
4 Bill Madlock .419
5 Mike Greenwell .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 Ivan Calderon 6
2 Mike Pagliarulo 6
2 Danny Tartabull 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Doran 17
1 Danny Tartabull 17
3 John Kruk 16
3 Alan Trammell 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Mike Felder 8
2 Tony Gwynn 8
4 Ozzie Guillen 7
4 Milt Thompson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
2 Doug Jones 0.57
3 Todd Worrell 0.61
4 Bob Welch 0.90
5 Rich Yett 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Juan Nieves 3
1 Scott Sanderson 3
1 Dave Stewart 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 33
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Roger Clemens 23
4 Bobby Witt 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Tom Henke 5
3 Doug Jones 4
3 Lee Smith 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .500
2 Mike Greenwell .443
3 Kevin Seitzer .430
4 Paul Molitor .427
5 Al Pedrique .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 16
2 Mike Pagliarulo 11
3 Will Clark 10
4 Barry Bonds 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 35
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Andre Dawson 30
4 John Kruk 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Mike Felder 15
3 Tim Raines 14
4 Tony Gwynn 13
4 Paul Molitor 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.90
2 Gene Nelson 1.63
3 Roger Clemens 2.11
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.16
5 Nolan Ryan 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Zane Smith 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 52
2 Roger Clemens 47
3 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Bruce Hurst 41
5 4 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 11
2 Lee Smith 7
3 Steve Bedrosian 6
3 John Franco 6
3 Todd Worrell 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Don Mattingly .351
4 Paul Molitor .344
5 Pat Tabler .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 44
2 George Bell 42
2 Eric Davis 42
2 Mark McGwire 42
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 131
2 Joe Carter 123
3 George Bell 122
4 Gary Gaetti 118
4 Ruben Sierra 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 64
3 Tony Gwynn 59
3 Tim Raines 59
5 Billy Hatcher 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.74
2 Rick Reuschel 2.78
3 Nolan Ryan 2.82
4 Mike Scott 2.83
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 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 278
2 Mike Scott 271
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 2 tied 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 45
2 Tom Henke 40
3 Dave Righetti 39
4 Lee Smith 38
5 Todd Worrell 35