On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 81 52 .609 --
Blue Jays 80 54 .597 1.5
Yankees 76 58 .567 5.5
Brewers 73 61 .545 8.5
Red Sox 64 69 .481 17.0
Orioles 61 73 .455 20.5
Indians 51 85 .375 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 72 64 .529 --
Athletics 68 66 .507 3.0
Angels 66 69 .489 5.5
Royals 66 69 .489 5.5
Mariners 63 71 .470 8.0
Rangers 62 72 .463 9.0
White Sox 57 77 .425 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 53 .602 --
Mets 77 57 .575 3.5
Expos 74 59 .556 6.0
Phillies 70 64 .522 10.5
Cubs 67 66 .504 13.0
Pirates 61 73 .455 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 63 .533 --
Astros 67 67 .500 4.5
Reds 67 68 .496 5.0
Braves 58 75 .436 13.0
Dodgers 56 78 .418 15.5
Padres 54 80 .403 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Brock 3
1 Tom Brookens 3
1 Will Clark 3
1 Vince Coleman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Samuel 2
2 Rick Aguilera 1
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 Bob Brower 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Pagliarulo 4
1 Ozzie Virgil 4
3 Dave Bergman 3
4 Tom Brookens 2
4 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Brantley 2
1 John Cangelosi 2
1 Kal Daniels 2
1 Gerald Perry 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Boddicker 1.00
1 Roger Clemens 1.00
1 Scott Sanderson 1.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.86
5 Mike Bielecki 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Scott Sanderson 7
3 Mike Boddicker 6
3 Eric Nolte 6
3 Nolan Ryan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Wes Gardner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .353
4 Don Mattingly .332
5 Alan Trammell .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 43
2 George Bell 42
3 Mark McGwire 41
4 Dale Murphy 37
5 Eric Davis 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 116
2 George Bell 115
3 Dwight Evans 111
4 Tim Wallach 110
5 Jack Clark 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 94
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 48
3 Tony Gwynn 48
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.68
2 Nolan Ryan 2.79
3 Dwight Gooden 2.87
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 Nolan Ryan 210
3 Mike Scott 207
4 Teddy Higuera 200
5 Roger Clemens 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 35
2 Lee Smith 33
3 Tom Henke 30
4 Todd Worrell 27
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .456
2 Kal Daniels .455
3 Donnie Hill .429
4 Carney Lansford .426
5 Tony Fernandez .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 6
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 Carney Lansford 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 16
2 Carney Lansford 14
3 Wally Joyner 13
3 Pat Tabler 13
3 Frank White 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Gary Redus 8
2 Willie Wilson 8
4 Harold Reynolds 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.00
2 Calvin Schiraldi 0.59
3 Mitch Williams 0.73
4 Mike Dunne 1.00
5 Mark Grant 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Tim Burke 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 32
2 Bert Blyleven 23
2 Chris Bosio 23
2 Calvin Schiraldi 23
2 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .404
2 Tom Foley .390
3 Kal Daniels .382
4 Mike Greenwell .376
5 Tony Fernandez .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 11
2 George Bell 9
2 Mike Pagliarulo 9
2 Danny Tartabull 9
5 11 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 25
1 Alvin Davis 25
1 Danny Tartabull 25
4 Gary Gaetti 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Mike Felder 13
2 Tony Gwynn 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
5 Billy Hatcher 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Farrell 1.33
2 Teddy Higuera 1.36
3 Rich Yett 1.48
4 Nolan Ryan 1.67
5 Dave Dravecky 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 Zane Smith 5
1 Bob Walk 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 52
2 Charlie Hough 51
3 Teddy Higuera 48
4 Mark Langston 45
4 2 others tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 8
2 Chuck Crim 7
2 Lee Smith 7
4 Tom Henke 6
4 Roger McDowell 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Don Mattingly .350
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Julio Franco .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 George Bell 44
3 Mark McGwire 42
4 Eric Davis 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 135
2 Dwight Evans 126
3 George Bell 123
4 Joe Carter 117
5 Ruben Sierra 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tony Gwynn 61
4 Tim Raines 58
5 Billy Hatcher 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.60
2 Dwight Gooden 2.67
3 Jimmy Key 2.69
4 Orel Hershiser 2.82
5 Mike Scott 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Roger Clemens 19
2 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bruce Hurst 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 278
2 Mike Scott 260
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Teddy Higuera 230
5 Roger Clemens 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 42
2 Lee Smith 39
3 Tom Henke 37
3 Dave Righetti 37
5 Jeff Reardon 33