On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 85 56 .603 --
Tigers 84 57 .596 1.0
Brewers 79 63 .556 6.5
Yankees 78 63 .553 7.0
Red Sox 69 72 .489 16.0
Orioles 62 80 .437 23.5
Indians 54 89 .378 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 76 67 .531 --
Athletics 72 70 .507 3.5
Royals 71 71 .500 4.5
Angels 68 74 .479 7.5
Mariners 67 74 .475 8.0
Rangers 67 75 .472 8.5
White Sox 60 81 .426 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 57 .593 --
Expos 80 60 .571 3.0
Mets 80 61 .567 3.5
Phillies 71 70 .504 12.5
Cubs 69 71 .493 14.0
Pirates 67 74 .475 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 66 .535 --
Reds 71 71 .500 5.0
Astros 70 71 .496 5.5
Braves 61 79 .436 14.0
Dodgers 59 82 .418 16.5
Padres 58 83 .411 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
2 Jesse Barfield 3
2 George Bell 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Whitt 2
2 Chris Bando 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Whitt 6
2 Steve Balboni 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Sid Bream 3
2 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Reynolds 3
2 Vince Coleman 2
3 Mickey Brantley 1
3 George Brett 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pascual Perez 1.57
2 Jamie Moyer 1.00
3 Bruce Hurst 0.86
4 Charlie Hough 0.83
4 Ted Power 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Mike Dunne 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pascual Perez 11
2 Jamie Moyer 7
3 Bruce Hurst 6
4 Charlie Hough 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Steve Howe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Wade Boggs .367
3 Paul Molitor .351
4 Don Mattingly .333
5 Tim Raines .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 119
2 Andre Dawson 117
3 Dwight Evans 112
4 Tim Wallach 111
5 Jack Clark 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 100
2 Harold Reynolds 52
3 Tony Gwynn 50
4 Billy Hatcher 49
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.71
2 Rick Reuschel 2.75
3 Nolan Ryan 2.76
4 Jimmy Key 2.85
5 Mike Dunne 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 19
2 Mark Langston 17
2 Jack Morris 17
2 Shane Rawley 17
2 Bret Saberhagen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 226
2 Mark Langston 222
3 Teddy Higuera 217
4 Mike Scott 214
5 Roger Clemens 208

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 Mike Greenwell .455
2 Kevin Bass .432
3 Mookie Wilson .425
4 Todd Benzinger .421
4 Kirby Puckett .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 7
2 Mel Hall 5
2 Ken Phelps 5
4 Kevin Bass 4
4 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Hall 15
2 Mike Greenwell 14
3 Tony Fernandez 12
3 Carney Lansford 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Paul Molitor 9
2 Harold Reynolds 9
4 Gary Redus 8
5 Tony Gwynn 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Thigpen 0.00
2 Doyle Alexander 0.36
3 Teddy Higuera 0.67
4 Kelly Downs 0.75
5 Mike Morgan 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Keith Atherton 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Nolan Ryan 29
3 Teddy Higuera 26
4 Jose DeLeon 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
2 Lee Smith 4
2 Bobby Thigpen 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .427
2 Kal Daniels .418
3 Greg Brock .392
4 Billy Hatcher .388
5 Mike Greenwell .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 10
2 George Bell 8
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 Leon Durham 8
2 Mike Pagliarulo 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 23
1 Carney Lansford 23
1 Danny Tartabull 23
4 Bobby Bonilla 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Harold Reynolds 14
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Tony Gwynn 12
5 Paul Molitor 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.06
2 Doyle Alexander 1.75
3 Nolan Ryan 1.82
4 Dave Dravecky 1.86
5 Pascual Perez 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Charlie Hough 52
3 Roger Clemens 50
3 Jack Morris 50
5 Teddy Higuera 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Tom Henke 7
3 Chuck Crim 6
3 John Franco 6
3 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .363
3 Don Mattingly .343
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Tim Raines .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 45
2 George Bell 44
3 Mark McGwire 43
4 Darryl Strawberry 41
5 Dale Murphy 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 130
2 George Bell 126
3 Dwight Evans 120
4 Ruben Sierra 117
5 Tim Wallach 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 114
2 Tony Gwynn 63
3 Eric Davis 60
4 Harold Reynolds 57
5 Tim Raines 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.66
2 Jimmy Key 2.69
3 Rick Reuschel 2.70
4 Orel Hershiser 2.88
5 Frank Viola 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 21
1 Jack Morris 21
3 Dave Stewart 19
4 Roger Clemens 18
4 6 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 281
2 Mike Scott 260
3 Nolan Ryan 257
4 Teddy Higuera 240
5 Roger Clemens 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 42
2 Tom Henke 39
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Dave Righetti 34
5 John Franco 32