On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 82 54 .603 --
Blue Jays 83 55 .601 0.0
Yankees 78 60 .565 5.0
Brewers 75 63 .543 8.0
Red Sox 65 72 .474 17.5
Orioles 62 75 .453 20.5
Indians 53 87 .379 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 74 66 .529 --
Athletics 70 68 .507 3.0
Royals 69 70 .496 4.5
Angels 67 72 .482 6.5
Rangers 65 73 .471 8.0
Mariners 65 73 .471 8.0
White Sox 59 79 .428 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 56 .591 --
Mets 79 59 .572 2.5
Expos 78 59 .569 3.0
Phillies 71 67 .514 10.5
Cubs 68 69 .496 13.0
Pirates 64 74 .464 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 64 .540 --
Astros 69 69 .500 5.5
Reds 69 70 .496 6.0
Braves 59 78 .431 15.0
Dodgers 58 80 .420 16.5
Padres 56 82 .406 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Domingo Ramos 4
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Todd Benzinger 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 2
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 5
2 Dale Murphy 4
3 Todd Benzinger 3
3 George Brett 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Mitchell 3
2 Dave Henderson 2
2 Willie Wilson 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.33
2 Charlie Hough 1.29
3 Rick Sutcliffe 1.00
4 Jim Deshaies 0.88
5 Al Nipper 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 9
1 Rick Sutcliffe 9
3 Jim Deshaies 7
4 Mike Krukow 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 John Davis 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .364
2 Wade Boggs .360
3 Paul Molitor .340
4 Don Mattingly .333
5 Alan Trammell .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
1 Andre Dawson 43
3 Mark McGwire 42
4 Dale Murphy 38
5 Eric Davis 36

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 97
2 Tony Gwynn 49
2 Billy Hatcher 49
4 Eric Davis 48
4 Harold Reynolds 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.71
2 Nolan Ryan 2.79
3 Rick Reuschel 2.83
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.91
5 Jimmy Key 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 Kevin Bass .447
2 Johnny Ray .420
3 Dion James .417
4 Carlton Fisk .414
5 Kal Daniels .412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 13
1 Carney Lansford 13
1 Larry Parrish 13
1 Frank White 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Willie Wilson 9
3 Gary Redus 8
4 Harold Reynolds 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.00
1 Andy McGaffigan 0.00
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.00
4 Dave Dravecky 0.41
5 Bob Walk 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Keith Atherton 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Chris Bosio 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 28
2 Teddy Higuera 26
3 Roger Clemens 23
3 Mark Langston 23
5 Charlie Hough 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 4
1 Jim Gott 4
1 Roger McDowell 4
1 Lee Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .414
2 Kal Daniels .404
3 Mookie Wilson .388
4 Mike Greenwell .383
5 Pete O'Brien .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 12
2 George Brett 9
2 Andre Dawson 9
2 Mike Pagliarulo 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 26
1 Alan Trammell 26
3 Bill Doran 24
3 Juan Samuel 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Willie Wilson 16
3 Tony Gwynn 14
4 Gary Redus 12
5 Harold Reynolds 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.19
2 John Farrell 1.59
3 Nolan Ryan 1.71
4 Dave Dravecky 1.73
5 John Davis 1.75

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 Charlie Hough 55
2 Fernando Valenzuela 47
3 Roger Clemens 46
4 Teddy Higuera 45
4 Jack Morris 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
1 Jim Gott 7
1 Tom Henke 7
1 Roger McDowell 7
1 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Don Mattingly .348
4 Paul Molitor .333
5 Tim Raines .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 George Bell 44
3 Mark McGwire 43
4 Eric Davis 41
4 Dale Murphy 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 134
2 Dwight Evans 126
3 George Bell 123
4 Joe Carter 113
4 2 others tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 114
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tony Gwynn 62
4 Billy Hatcher 57
4 Tim Raines 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.60
2 Jimmy Key 2.75
3 Rick Reuschel 2.80
4 Mike Scott 2.84
5 Dwight Gooden 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Charlie Hough 20
3 Dave Stewart 19
4 Roger Clemens 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 281
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