On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 78 52 .600 --
Blue Jays 78 54 .591 1.0
Yankees 74 58 .561 5.0
Brewers 71 60 .542 7.5
Red Sox 63 67 .485 15.0
Orioles 60 72 .455 19.0
Indians 51 82 .383 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 64 .519 --
Athletics 68 64 .515 0.5
Angels 66 67 .496 3.0
Royals 65 67 .492 3.5
Rangers 62 69 .473 6.0
Mariners 62 70 .470 6.5
White Sox 55 76 .420 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 52 .603 --
Mets 75 57 .568 4.5
Expos 73 58 .557 6.0
Phillies 69 63 .523 10.5
Cubs 67 64 .511 12.0
Pirates 60 72 .455 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 62 .534 --
Astros 65 67 .492 5.5
Reds 65 68 .489 6.0
Braves 57 74 .435 13.0
Dodgers 56 76 .424 14.5
Padres 54 78 .409 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Allanson 3
1 Jesse Barfield 3
1 Marty Barrett 3
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
3 Jesse Barfield 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
3 Marty Barrett 1
3 Mickey Brantley 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 3.00
2 Zane Smith 2.00
3 David Cone 1.40
4 Scott Bankhead 1.25
5 Rick Reuschel 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Jose Guzman 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 9
2 Jamie Moyer 8
2 Zane Smith 8
4 Darrel Akerfelds 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Wade Boggs .370
3 Paul Molitor .357
4 Tim Raines .333
5 Kevin Seitzer .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 116
2 George Bell 113
3 Dwight Evans 110
4 Tim Wallach 108
5 Jack Clark 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 92
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 48
4 Tony Gwynn 47
5 Harold Reynolds 45

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 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 18
2 Shane Rawley 17
3 Bret Saberhagen 16
4 Jimmy Key 15
4 6 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 207
2 Nolan Ryan 204
3 Mike Scott 203
4 Teddy Higuera 200
5 Roger Clemens 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 35
2 Lee Smith 33
3 Tom Henke 30
4 Todd Worrell 27
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .449
2 Tony Fernandez .447
3 Kirby Puckett .436
4 Kal Daniels .429
5 Dwight Evans .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 17
1 Pat Tabler 17
3 Andre Dawson 16
4 Terry Pendleton 14
4 Benito Santiago 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Harold Reynolds 7
4 Eric Davis 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.72
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 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 31
2 Fernando Valenzuela 28
3 Teddy Higuera 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 5
2 Wes Gardner 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .407
2 Tony Gwynn .405
3 Kevin Seitzer .387
4 Kevin Mitchell .386
5 Kal Daniels .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 13
2 Andre Dawson 12
3 George Bell 9
3 George Brett 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 32
2 Gary Gaetti 30
3 John Kruk 29
4 George Bell 28
5 Danny Tartabull 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Yett 0.72
2 John Farrell 1.33
3 Teddy Higuera 1.36
4 Doug Jones 1.71
5 Mike Henneman 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zane Smith 6
2 Tim Burke 5
2 Ron Darling 5
2 Doug Drabek 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Charlie Hough 49
3 Teddy Higuera 48
3 Bobby Witt 48
5 Ron Darling 47

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 .375
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Don Mattingly .347
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Julio Franco .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 136
2 George Bell 126
3 Dwight Evans 125
4 Joe Carter 117
4 2 others tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 111
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tony Gwynn 60
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 2.76
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 234
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 42
2 Lee Smith 39
3 Tom Henke 38
3 Dave Righetti 38
5 Todd Worrell 34