On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 83 54 .606 --
Tigers 82 54 .603 0.5
Yankees 78 59 .569 5.0
Brewers 74 63 .540 9.0
Red Sox 64 72 .471 18.5
Orioles 62 75 .453 21.0
Indians 53 86 .381 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 74 65 .532 --
Athletics 70 67 .511 3.0
Royals 68 70 .493 5.5
Angels 67 71 .486 6.5
Rangers 64 73 .467 9.0
Mariners 64 73 .467 9.0
White Sox 58 79 .423 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 55 .596 --
Mets 78 59 .569 3.5
Expos 77 59 .566 4.0
Phillies 71 66 .518 10.5
Cubs 68 68 .500 13.0
Pirates 63 74 .460 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 64 .536 --
Astros 69 68 .504 4.5
Reds 69 69 .500 5.0
Braves 58 78 .426 15.0
Dodgers 57 80 .416 16.5
Padres 56 81 .409 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Winfield 4
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Jeff Blauser 3
2 Joe Carter 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brookens 3
1 Chris Brown 3
1 Andres Galarraga 3
1 Alan Trammell 3
1 Frank White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Kirby Puckett 2
4 Mickey Brantley 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 2.33
2 Dwight Gooden 1.11
3 Jamie Moyer 1.00
3 Mike Witt 1.00
5 Jeff Bittiger 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Bittiger 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 11
2 Dwight Gooden 10
3 Jamie Moyer 8
4 Mike Scott 7
4 Dave Stewart 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Jerry Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Wade Boggs .361
3 Paul Molitor .343
4 Don Mattingly .331
5 Alan Trammell .331

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 96
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 48
3 Tony Gwynn 48
3 Harold Reynolds 48

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 Charlie Leibrandt 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 19
2 Mark Langston 17
2 Jack Morris 17
2 Shane Rawley 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 222
2 Mike Scott 214
3 Nolan Ryan 210
4 Teddy Higuera 207
5 Roger Clemens 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 36
2 Lee Smith 34
3 Tom Henke 32
4 Todd Worrell 28
5 3 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .444
2 Johnny Ray .435
3 Kal Daniels .429
3 Tony Fernandez .429
5 Carlton Fisk .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 6
2 George Bell 5
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Leon Durham 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank White 15
2 Carney Lansford 13
3 George Bell 12
3 Darrell Evans 12
3 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Gary Redus 8
3 Harold Reynolds 7
3 Willie Wilson 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 Don Carman 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 5
2 Jim Gott 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .405
2 Kal Daniels .400
3 Mike Greenwell .379
4 Kirby Puckett .373
5 Tony Fernandez .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 12
2 George Bell 9
2 Andre Dawson 9
4 George Brett 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 28
2 Alan Trammell 26
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 Paul Molitor 11
4 2 others 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 Mark Langston 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Dave Stewart 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 47
2 Roger Clemens 46
2 Charlie Hough 46
4 Teddy Higuera 45
4 2 others tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 8
2 John Franco 7
2 Tom Henke 7
2 Roger McDowell 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .352
3 Don Mattingly .347
4 Paul Molitor .335
5 Tim Raines .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 George Bell 44
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 123
4 Ruben Sierra 114
5 Joe Carter 113

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 Jimmy Key 2.75
3 Dwight Gooden 2.76
4 Rick Reuschel 2.80
5 Orel Hershiser 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Charlie Hough 19
2 Dave Stewart 19
4 Roger Clemens 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 284
2 Mike Scott 267
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Teddy Higuera 237
5 Roger Clemens 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 42
2 Lee Smith 40
3 Tom Henke 39
4 Dave Righetti 37
5 Todd Worrell 33