On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 49 .598 --
Blue Jays 73 51 .589 1.0
Yankees 70 54 .565 4.0
Brewers 66 58 .532 8.0
Red Sox 60 63 .488 13.5
Orioles 57 67 .460 17.0
Indians 48 77 .384 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 60 .524 --
Athletics 63 61 .508 2.0
Angels 62 63 .496 3.5
Royals 61 62 .496 3.5
Mariners 59 65 .476 6.0
Rangers 58 65 .472 6.5
White Sox 51 72 .415 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 73 50 .593 --
Mets 69 55 .556 4.5
Expos 68 55 .553 5.0
Phillies 66 58 .532 7.5
Cubs 62 62 .500 11.5
Pirates 53 71 .427 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 60 .520 --
Astros 64 60 .516 0.5
Reds 63 62 .504 2.0
Dodgers 55 69 .444 9.5
Braves 55 69 .444 9.5
Padres 51 73 .411 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Brock 4
1 Bill Schroeder 4
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 Tom Herr 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Aldrete 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 4
2 Greg Brock 3
2 Kirk Gibson 3
2 Tom Herr 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chili Davis 3
2 Brett Butler 2
2 Bill Doran 2
2 Garry Templeton 2
2 Mookie Wilson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Rhoden 2.33
1 Nolan Ryan 2.33
3 Jeff Sellers 1.43
4 Atlee Hammaker 1.33
5 Dave Stewart 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jay Aldrich 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Sellers 10
2 Chris Bosio 8
2 Atlee Hammaker 8
2 Orel Hershiser 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Don Robinson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Wade Boggs .361
3 John Kruk .339
4 Tim Raines .338
5 Kevin Seitzer .336

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
4 Dwight Evans 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Billy Hatcher 46
3 Eric Davis 45
4 Tony Gwynn 43
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.67
2 Rick Reuschel 2.75
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.90
4 Nolan Ryan 2.90
5 Frank Viola 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 17
2 Shane Rawley 16
2 Bret Saberhagen 16
4 Jack Morris 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 199
2 Mike Scott 198
3 Nolan Ryan 197
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 .474
2 Bill Madlock .462
3 Paul Molitor .438
4 Billy Hatcher .429
5 Chet Lemon .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
1 Danny Tartabull 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 George Brett 6
3 Mike Pagliarulo 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Doran 17
2 Danny Tartabull 16
2 Alan Trammell 16
4 Jose Canseco 14
4 6 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Tony Gwynn 8
3 Mike Felder 7
3 Willie Wilson 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
2 Doug Jones 0.54
3 Jim Acker 0.64
4 Kent Tekulve 0.69
5 Todd Worrell 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Juan Nieves 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 33
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Chris Bosio 25
3 Jack Morris 25
5 Roger Clemens 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Tom Henke 5
3 Doug Jones 4
3 Don Robinson 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .490
2 Mike Greenwell .432
3 Kevin Seitzer .430
4 Paul Molitor .415
5 Al Pedrique .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 16
2 Mike Pagliarulo 11
3 Will Clark 10
3 Dwight Evans 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 35
2 Andre Dawson 30
3 Jose Canseco 29
3 John Kruk 29
5 Howard Johnson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Mike Felder 15
3 Tony Gwynn 13
3 Paul Molitor 13
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.87
2 Don Robinson 1.08
3 Gene Nelson 1.71
4 Eric Nolte 1.95
5 Roger Clemens 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Zane Smith 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 52
2 Nolan Ryan 51
3 Roger Clemens 47
4 Dave Stewart 45
5 2 tied 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Don Mattingly .351
4 Paul Molitor .344
5 Tim Raines .338

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 130
2 Joe Carter 123
3 George Bell 121
4 Gary Gaetti 119
5 5 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Eric Davis 64
3 Tony Gwynn 59
3 Tim Raines 59
5 Billy Hatcher 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.64
2 Jimmy Key 2.74
3 Rick Reuschel 2.78
4 Dwight Gooden 2.82
5 Mike Scott 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 21
1 Jack Morris 21
3 Dave Stewart 20
4 Bruce Hurst 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 278
2 Mike Scott 271
3 Nolan Ryan 248
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 2 tied 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 45
2 Tom Henke 40
3 Dave Righetti 38
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Todd Worrell 34