On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 79 52 .603 --
Blue Jays 79 54 .594 1.0
Yankees 75 58 .564 5.0
Brewers 72 60 .545 7.5
Red Sox 63 68 .481 16.0
Orioles 60 73 .451 20.0
Indians 51 83 .381 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 70 64 .522 --
Athletics 68 65 .511 1.5
Angels 66 68 .493 4.0
Royals 65 68 .489 4.5
Mariners 63 70 .474 6.5
Rangers 62 70 .470 7.0
White Sox 56 76 .424 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 53 .598 --
Mets 76 57 .571 3.5
Expos 74 58 .561 5.0
Phillies 70 63 .526 9.5
Cubs 67 65 .508 12.0
Pirates 61 72 .459 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 63 .530 --
Astros 66 67 .496 4.5
Reds 66 68 .493 5.0
Braves 57 75 .432 13.0
Dodgers 56 77 .421 14.5
Padres 54 79 .406 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Bass 4
1 Don Mattingly 4
3 Howard Johnson 3
3 Candy Maldonado 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Randy Bush 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Herm Winningham 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Mickey Brantley 3
2 Glenn Davis 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
2 Juan Castillo 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.33
2 Ed Whitson 0.91
3 Tom Candiotti 0.88
4 Mark Langston 0.82
5 Bob Walk 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 Dave LaPoint 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Whitson 10
2 Mark Langston 9
3 Jack Morris 8
4 Tom Candiotti 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Wade Boggs .367
3 Paul Molitor .353
4 Don Mattingly .330
5 Tim Raines .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 43
2 George Bell 42
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 115
3 Dwight Evans 110
4 Tim Wallach 108
5 Jack Clark 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 93
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 48
4 Tony Gwynn 47
5 Harold Reynolds 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.68
2 Dwight Gooden 2.87
3 Nolan Ryan 2.91
4 Rick Reuschel 2.92
5 Charlie Leibrandt 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 18
2 Shane Rawley 17
3 Mark Langston 16
3 Jack Morris 16
3 Bret Saberhagen 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 216
2 Mike Scott 207
3 Nolan Ryan 204
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 Jeff Reardon 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kal Daniels .457
2 Kirby Puckett .446
3 Donnie Hill .432
4 Tony Fernandez .429
5 Carney Lansford .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 George Bell 5
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 Howard Johnson 5
2 Ruben Sierra 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 15
1 Dwight Evans 15
3 Terry Pendleton 14
3 Pat Tabler 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Eric Davis 6
3 Bill Doran 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.72
2 David Palmer 1.20
3 Dave Dravecky 1.21
4 John Tudor 1.31
5 John Farrell 1.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 28
2 Dave Stewart 26
3 Teddy Higuera 23
4 Roger Clemens 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 5
2 Wes Gardner 4
2 Lee Smith 4
4 Chuck Crim 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .400
2 Tony Fernandez .398
3 Kevin Mitchell .390
4 Kal Daniels .389
5 Tom Foley .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 12
2 Dwight Evans 11
3 George Bell 9
3 Danny Tartabull 9
5 10 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kruk 30
2 Dwight Evans 29
2 Gary Gaetti 29
4 George Bell 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Mike Felder 13
2 Tony Gwynn 13
2 Billy Hatcher 13
5 Willie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Yett 0.72
2 John Farrell 1.33
3 Teddy Higuera 1.36
4 Dave Dravecky 2.08
5 Mike Henneman 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Charlie Hough 49
2 Jack Morris 49
4 Teddy Higuera 48
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
1 Tom Henke 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 .354
3 Don Mattingly .350
4 Paul Molitor .341
5 Julio Franco .338

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 135
2 George Bell 126
3 Dwight Evans 125
4 Joe Carter 117
4 Ruben Sierra 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 112
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tony Gwynn 60
4 Billy Hatcher 57
4 Tim Raines 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.69
2 Nolan Ryan 2.73
3 Dwight Gooden 2.76
4 Orel Hershiser 2.82
5 Mike Scott 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Charlie Hough 19
2 Dave Stewart 19
4 Roger Clemens 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 281
2 Mike Scott 272
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 2 tied 33