On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 50 .597 --
Blue Jays 75 51 .595 0.0
Yankees 71 55 .563 4.0
Brewers 67 58 .536 7.5
Red Sox 61 64 .488 13.5
Orioles 57 69 .452 18.0
Indians 48 78 .381 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 61 .523 --
Athletics 65 61 .516 1.0
Angels 63 64 .496 3.5
Royals 61 64 .488 4.5
Rangers 60 65 .480 5.5
Mariners 59 67 .468 7.0
White Sox 52 73 .416 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 51 .592 --
Mets 70 56 .556 4.5
Expos 68 56 .548 5.5
Phillies 66 60 .524 8.5
Cubs 62 62 .500 11.5
Pirates 55 71 .437 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 60 .528 --
Astros 65 61 .516 1.5
Reds 63 64 .496 4.0
Dodgers 56 70 .444 10.5
Braves 55 69 .444 10.5
Padres 52 73 .416 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ruben Sierra 4
2 Chris Brown 3
2 Vince Coleman 3
2 Sam Horn 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Horn 2
1 Ruben Sierra 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Sveum 5
2 Carmelo Castillo 4
2 Lee Lacy 4
2 Frank White 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Bob Brower 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Dunne 2.33
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.08
3 John Candelaria 0.86
4 Mark Grant 0.78
5 Jim Clancy 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 13
2 Mike Dunne 7
2 Mark Grant 7
2 Greg Mathews 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Mark Eichhorn 1
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Wade Boggs .362
3 John Kruk .339
4 Tim Raines .335
5 Kevin Seitzer .334

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 Tim Wallach 105
3 George Bell 104
4 Dwight Evans 101
5 Jack Clark 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 45
4 Tony Gwynn 44
5 3 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.67
2 Rick Reuschel 2.69
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 .459
2 Kal Daniels .435
3 Paul Molitor .433
4 Chet Lemon .429
5 Tony Gwynn .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 Danny Tartabull 6
4 Mike Pagliarulo 5
5 19 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Doran 17
1 Dale Sveum 17
3 Gary Gaetti 16
4 Bobby Bonilla 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 9
2 Billy Hatcher 8
3 Bill Doran 7
3 Willie Wilson 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charles Hudson 0.00
2 Doug Jones 0.54
3 Greg Cadaret 0.63
4 Jim Acker 0.64
5 Scott Sanderson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Juan Nieves 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Chris Bosio 25
2 Charlie Hough 25
2 Jack Morris 25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 John Franco 4
2 Doug Jones 4
4 Chuck Crim 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .481
2 Paul Molitor .413
3 Kevin Seitzer .410
4 Mike Greenwell .400
5 George Bell .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 15
2 Will Clark 10
2 Alvin Davis 10
2 Dwight Evans 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 33
2 John Kruk 29
2 Ruben Sierra 29
4 Andre Dawson 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Billy Hatcher 15
3 Mike Felder 14
3 Tony Gwynn 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.61
2 Gene Nelson 1.71
3 Nolan Ryan 1.95
4 Eric Nolte 1.95
5 Roger Clemens 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Zane Smith 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
4 Floyd Bannister 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Charlie Hough 48
3 Roger Clemens 47
3 Bobby Witt 47
5 Dave Stewart 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 6
2 Chuck Crim 6
2 John Franco 6
2 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Paul Molitor .345
5 Tim Raines .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 129
2 George Bell 121
2 Joe Carter 121
2 Gary Gaetti 121
5 Ruben Sierra 119

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.64
2 Rick Reuschel 2.74
3 Jimmy Key 2.74
4 Mike Scott 2.80
5 Dwight Gooden 2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 270
2 Mike Scott 269
3 Nolan Ryan 248
4 Roger Clemens 225
5 Teddy Higuera 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 44
2 Tom Henke 40
3 Dave Righetti 39
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Todd Worrell 34