On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 82 54 .603 --
Tigers 81 54 .600 0.5
Yankees 77 59 .566 5.0
Brewers 74 62 .544 8.0
Red Sox 64 71 .474 17.5
Orioles 62 74 .456 20.0
Indians 53 85 .384 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 65 .529 --
Athletics 69 67 .507 3.0
Angels 67 70 .489 5.5
Royals 67 70 .489 5.5
Rangers 64 72 .471 8.0
Mariners 63 73 .463 9.0
White Sox 58 78 .426 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 54 .600 --
Mets 78 58 .574 3.5
Expos 76 59 .563 5.0
Phillies 70 66 .515 11.5
Cubs 68 67 .504 13.0
Pirates 62 74 .456 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 63 .540 --
Astros 68 68 .500 5.5
Reds 68 69 .496 6.0
Braves 58 77 .430 15.0
Dodgers 57 79 .419 16.5
Padres 55 81 .404 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Brower 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Mike Devereaux 3
1 Mike Fitzgerald 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 4
2 Leon Durham 3
2 Larry Parrish 3
2 Larry Sheets 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dion James 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Spike Owen 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.50
2 Teddy Higuera 1.40
3 John Tudor 1.00
4 Jose Guzman 0.90
5 Jimmy Key 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darrel Akerfelds 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Mike Dunne 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Guzman 9
2 Teddy Higuera 7
2 Bret Saberhagen 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Wade Boggs .362
3 Paul Molitor .346
4 Don Mattingly .330
5 Tim Raines .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 117
2 George Bell 116
3 Dwight Evans 111
4 Tim Wallach 110
5 Jack Clark 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 94
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 48
3 Tony Gwynn 48
5 Harold Reynolds 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.68
2 Mike Dunne 2.73
3 Nolan Ryan 2.79
4 Rick Reuschel 2.83
5 Dwight Gooden 2.87

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 Teddy Higuera 207
3 Mike Scott 207
5 Roger Clemens 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 35
2 Lee Smith 34
3 Tom Henke 31
4 Todd Worrell 28
5 3 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .481
2 Carlton Fisk .467
3 Johnny Ray .435
4 Donnie Hill .422
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 6
2 George Bell 5
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Leon Durham 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 13
1 Dwight Evans 13
1 Wally Joyner 13
1 Carney Lansford 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.00
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.00
3 Dave Dravecky 0.41
4 Bob Walk 0.63
5 Mike Dunne 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Keith Atherton 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 28
2 Teddy Higuera 26
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Chris Bosio 23
3 Roger Clemens 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 6
2 Wes Gardner 4
2 Jim Gott 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
2 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .413
2 Kal Daniels .386
3 Mike Greenwell .385
4 Kirby Puckett .382
5 Rance Mulliniks .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 11
2 George Bell 10
3 Andre Dawson 9
3 Larry Sheets 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 27
2 George Bell 24
3 Alvin Davis 23
3 Dwight Evans 23
3 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Willie Wilson 14
3 Tony Gwynn 13
4 Mike Felder 12
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.19
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 3 tied 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Don Mattingly .348
4 Paul Molitor .337
5 Tim Raines .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 George Bell 45
3 Mark McGwire 43
4 Eric Davis 41
5 3 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 134
2 Dwight Evans 126
3 George Bell 124
4 Joe Carter 117
5 Ruben Sierra 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 112
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 2.67
4 Rick Reuschel 2.80
5 Orel Hershiser 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Charlie Hough 19
3 Roger Clemens 18
3 Teddy Higuera 18
3 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 278
2 Mike Scott 260
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Teddy Higuera 237
5 Roger Clemens 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 41
2 Lee Smith 40
3 Tom Henke 38
4 Dave Righetti 37
5 Todd Worrell 33