On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 77 52 .597 --
Blue Jays 77 54 .588 1.0
Yankees 74 57 .565 4.0
Brewers 70 60 .538 7.5
Red Sox 62 67 .481 15.0
Orioles 60 71 .458 18.0
Indians 51 81 .386 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 63 .523 --
Athletics 67 64 .511 1.5
Angels 66 66 .500 3.0
Royals 65 66 .496 3.5
Rangers 61 69 .469 7.0
Mariners 61 70 .466 7.5
White Sox 55 75 .423 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 51 .608 --
Mets 74 57 .565 5.5
Expos 73 57 .562 6.0
Phillies 68 63 .519 11.5
Cubs 66 64 .508 13.0
Pirates 60 71 .458 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 62 .530 --
Astros 65 66 .496 4.5
Reds 64 68 .485 6.0
Braves 56 74 .431 13.0
Dodgers 56 75 .427 13.5
Padres 54 77 .412 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Hinzo 4
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Tony Fernandez 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Backman 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Mike Hart 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Bill Buckner 2
2 Tommy Hinzo 2
2 Ron Kittle 2
2 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 Tony Gwynn 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.43
2 Jose DeLeon 1.38
3 John Candelaria 1.00
4 Les Lancaster 0.71
5 2 tied 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Mike Dunne 1
1 John Farrell 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 11
2 Ron Guidry 10
3 Ted Power 7
3 Bob Welch 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Wade Boggs .366
3 Paul Molitor .361
4 Tim Raines .333
5 Kevin Seitzer .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 43
2 George Bell 41
3 Mark McGwire 40
4 Dale Murphy 36
5 Eric Davis 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 115
2 George Bell 113
3 Dwight Evans 109
4 Tim Wallach 108
5 Jack Clark 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 90
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 48
4 Tony Gwynn 46
5 Harold Reynolds 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.61
2 Dwight Gooden 2.86
3 Nolan Ryan 2.91
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.92
5 Rick Reuschel 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 18
2 Shane Rawley 17
3 Bret Saberhagen 16
4 Jimmy Key 15
4 5 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 207
2 Nolan Ryan 204
3 Mike Scott 203
4 Teddy Higuera 191
5 Roger Clemens 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 34
2 Lee Smith 32
3 Tom Henke 30
4 Todd Worrell 27
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .452
2 Kal Daniels .438
3 Bill Doran .434
4 Donnie Hill .422
5 Carney Lansford .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Dwight Evans 6
3 George Bell 5
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Tabler 18
2 Dwight Evans 16
3 Andre Dawson 15
4 Frank White 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Eric Davis 6
3 Bill Doran 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.13
2 Dave Dravecky 1.21
2 Dwight Gooden 1.21
4 John Tudor 1.31
5 John Farrell 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Jose DeLeon 3
2 Doug Drabek 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 31
2 Fernando Valenzuela 28
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Roger Clemens 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 5
2 Wes Gardner 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
4 Chuck Crim 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .417
2 Tony Gwynn .402
3 Kevin Seitzer .395
4 Kal Daniels .385
4 Al Pedrique .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 15
2 Dwight Evans 13
3 George Brett 10
4 George Bell 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 31
2 Gary Gaetti 30
2 John Kruk 30
4 George Bell 28
4 Andre Dawson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Tony Gwynn 15
3 Mike Felder 14
4 Billy Hatcher 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Yett 0.72
2 John Farrell 1.33
3 Teddy Higuera 1.64
4 Eric Nolte 1.72
5 Andy McGaffigan 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Zane Smith 5
1 Dave Stewart 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Charlie Hough 49
3 Bobby Witt 48
4 Ron Darling 47
5 Fernando Valenzuela 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 7
1 Roger McDowell 7
1 Lee Smith 7
4 Chuck Crim 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .373
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Tim Raines .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 George Bell 45
3 Mark McGwire 41
3 Dale Murphy 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 135
2 George Bell 127
3 Dwight Evans 124
4 Joe Carter 117
4 3 others tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 110
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tony Gwynn 59
4 Billy Hatcher 57
4 Tim Raines 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.73
2 Dwight Gooden 2.74
3 Jimmy Key 2.75
4 Orel Hershiser 2.77
5 Mike Scott 2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 272
2 Mike Scott 268
3 Nolan Ryan 250
4 Teddy Higuera 225
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 42
2 Tom Henke 38
2 Dave Righetti 38
2 Lee Smith 38
5 Todd Worrell 34