On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 81 53 .604 --
Blue Jays 81 54 .600 0.5
Yankees 77 58 .570 4.5
Brewers 73 62 .541 8.5
Red Sox 64 70 .478 17.0
Orioles 61 74 .452 20.5
Indians 52 85 .380 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 64 .533 --
Athletics 69 66 .511 3.0
Royals 67 69 .493 5.5
Angels 66 70 .485 6.5
Rangers 63 72 .467 9.0
Mariners 63 72 .467 9.0
White Sox 57 78 .422 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 54 .597 --
Mets 78 57 .578 2.5
Expos 75 59 .560 5.0
Phillies 70 65 .519 10.5
Cubs 67 67 .500 13.0
Pirates 61 74 .452 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 63 .537 --
Astros 68 67 .504 4.5
Reds 68 68 .500 5.0
Braves 58 76 .433 14.0
Dodgers 56 79 .415 16.5
Padres 55 80 .407 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Hinzo 5
2 Joe Carter 4
2 Vince Coleman 4
2 Mel Hall 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Danny Tartabull 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 5
2 Darrell Evans 4
2 Mel Hall 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Whitaker 2
1 Robin Yount 2
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 Greg Brock 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 2.00
2 Mike Flanagan 1.60
3 Jose DeLeon 0.78
4 Dave Dravecky 0.70
4 Juan Nieves 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 John Farrell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 10
2 Mike Flanagan 8
3 Jose DeLeon 7
3 Dave Dravecky 7
3 Juan Nieves 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .350
4 Don Mattingly .331
5 Kirby Puckett .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 117
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 31
4 Todd Worrell 27
5 3 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .491
2 Kal Daniels .444
3 Carney Lansford .438
4 Vince Coleman .429
4 Tim Wallach .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 6
1 Danny Tartabull 6
3 Joe Carter 5
3 Dwight Evans 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 14
1 Dwight Evans 14
1 Carney Lansford 14
4 Wally Joyner 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Willie Wilson 9
3 Gary Redus 8
4 Harold Reynolds 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.00
1 Tim Burke 0.00
3 Dave Dravecky 0.41
4 Zane Smith 0.50
5 Calvin Schiraldi 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Keith Atherton 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 28
2 Bert Blyleven 23
2 Chris Bosio 23
2 Roger Clemens 23
2 Calvin Schiraldi 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 6
2 Wes Gardner 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
4 Tim Burke 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .400
2 Tony Gwynn .398
3 Kal Daniels .380
4 Mike Greenwell .379
5 Kirby Puckett .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 11
1 Danny Tartabull 11
3 George Bell 9
4 George Brett 8
4 9 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 27
2 George Bell 25
2 Alvin Davis 25
4 Andre Dawson 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Willie Wilson 14
3 Mike Felder 13
3 Tony Gwynn 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.43
2 Rich Yett 1.48
3 John Farrell 1.59
4 Nolan Ryan 1.67
5 Dave Dravecky 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 53
2 Fernando Valenzuela 47
3 Roger Clemens 46
3 Charlie Hough 46
5 2 tied 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Julio Franco .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 135
2 Dwight Evans 126
3 George Bell 123
4 Joe Carter 118
5 Ruben Sierra 116

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 38
3 Dave Righetti 38
5 3 tied 32