On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 50 .600 --
Blue Jays 76 51 .598 0.0
Yankees 71 55 .563 4.5
Brewers 69 58 .543 7.0
Red Sox 61 65 .484 14.5
Orioles 58 69 .457 18.0
Indians 48 80 .375 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 62 .519 --
Athletics 65 62 .512 1.0
Royals 63 64 .496 3.0
Angels 63 65 .492 3.5
Rangers 60 67 .472 6.0
Mariners 59 67 .468 6.5
White Sox 53 73 .421 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 51 .595 --
Mets 71 56 .559 4.5
Expos 70 56 .556 5.0
Phillies 66 61 .520 9.5
Cubs 63 63 .500 12.0
Pirates 56 71 .441 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 60 .531 --
Astros 65 62 .512 2.5
Reds 63 65 .492 5.0
Braves 56 70 .444 11.0
Dodgers 56 71 .441 11.5
Padres 52 75 .409 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Allanson 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
3 Joe Carter 3
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 2
2 George Bell 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 5
2 Doug DeCinces 4
2 Leon Durham 4
4 Ray Knight 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 Albert Hall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Key 3.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.70
3 Darrel Akerfelds 0.67
3 Steve Ontiveros 0.67
5 Paul Kilgus 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Davis 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 Mark Knudson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
2 Darrel Akerfelds 6
2 Jimmy Key 6
2 Paul Kilgus 6
5 Jimmy Jones 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Andy McGaffigan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .367
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 John Kruk .336
4 Kevin Seitzer .333
5 Tim Raines .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 42
2 George Bell 39
2 Mark McGwire 39
4 Dale Murphy 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 110
2 George Bell 109
3 Tim Wallach 106
4 Dwight Evans 104
5 Jack Clark 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 84
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 45
4 Tony Gwynn 44
5 Willie Wilson 42

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 Jimmy Key 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 17
2 Shane Rawley 16
2 Bret Saberhagen 16
4 Jimmy Key 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 199
2 Mike Scott 198
3 Nolan Ryan 197
4 Teddy Higuera 191
5 Roger Clemens 178

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 Tom Foley .556
2 Kal Daniels .462
3 Billy Hatcher .456
4 Bill Doran .434
5 Chet Lemon .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Barry Bonds 6
3 Nick Esasky 5
3 Mike Pagliarulo 5
3 Danny Tartabull 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Doran 17
1 Dale Sveum 17
3 Gary Gaetti 15
3 Billy Hatcher 15
5 Jose Canseco 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Billy Hatcher 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
4 Bill Doran 7
5 Tony Gwynn 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Nelson 0.00
1 Charles Hudson 0.00
3 Jim Acker 0.56
4 Scott Sanderson 0.71
5 John Farrell 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 4
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Bob Knepper 3
2 Jack Morris 3
2 Juan Nieves 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Chris Bosio 25
3 Jack Morris 25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .452
2 Paul Molitor .403
3 Kevin Seitzer .398
4 Mike Greenwell .395
5 Tony Gwynn .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 15
2 George Brett 10
2 Alvin Davis 10
2 Dwight Evans 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 32
2 John Kruk 31
3 George Bell 28
4 Dwight Evans 27
4 Ruben Sierra 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Tony Gwynn 14
2 Billy Hatcher 14
4 Bill Doran 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.94
2 Nolan Ryan 1.95
3 Eric Nolte 1.95
4 Mike Dunne 2.12
5 Bob Welch 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
1 Zane Smith 6
3 Floyd Bannister 4
3 Tim Burke 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 53
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Ron Darling 48
4 Teddy Higuera 45
5 Bruce Hurst 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
2 Chuck Crim 7
2 Roger McDowell 7
4 Steve Bedrosian 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .349
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Paul Molitor .344
5 Tim Raines .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 45
2 George Bell 43
3 Mark McGwire 41
4 Eric Davis 40
4 2 others tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 130
2 George Bell 126
3 Gary Gaetti 121
4 Joe Carter 120
5 Dwight Evans 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Eric Davis 63
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 2.75
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 Teddy Higuera 231
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 44
2 Tom Henke 40
3 Dave Righetti 39
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Todd Worrell 34