On This Day

Tuesday, September 15, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 57 .604 --
Blue Jays 87 57 .604 0.0
Yankees 80 64 .556 7.0
Brewers 80 65 .552 7.5
Red Sox 69 74 .483 17.5
Orioles 62 82 .431 25.0
Indians 56 90 .384 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 69 .527 --
Athletics 73 72 .503 3.5
Royals 73 72 .503 3.5
Angels 69 76 .476 7.5
Rangers 69 76 .476 7.5
Mariners 67 77 .465 9.0
White Sox 63 81 .438 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 84 59 .587 --
Mets 83 61 .576 1.5
Expos 81 62 .566 3.0
Phillies 72 72 .500 12.5
Cubs 70 73 .490 14.0
Pirates 69 75 .479 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 66 .545 --
Reds 72 73 .497 7.0
Astros 71 73 .493 7.5
Braves 62 81 .434 16.0
Dodgers 61 83 .424 17.5
Padres 59 85 .410 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Parker 5
2 Chili Davis 4
3 Todd Benzinger 3
3 Greg Brock 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
1 Dave Parker 2
1 Don Slaught 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 8
2 Todd Benzinger 7
3 Buddy Bell 4
3 Chili Davis 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Cangelosi 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Bob Brower 1
2 Jerry Browne 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Bielecki 2.00
2 Al Leiter 1.00
3 Greg Harris 0.80
4 Jack McDowell 0.75
5 Mike Flanagan 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 8
2 Mike Bielecki 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Mike Moore 5
3 Eric Plunk 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .371
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 Paul Molitor .351
4 Alan Trammell .333
5 Don Mattingly .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 45
1 Mark McGwire 45
3 Andre Dawson 44
4 Dale Murphy 40
5 Eric Davis 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 122
2 Andre Dawson 121
3 Dwight Evans 113
4 Tim Wallach 112
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 100
2 Harold Reynolds 54
3 Tony Gwynn 53
4 Eric Davis 49
4 2 others tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.71
2 Nolan Ryan 2.71
3 Rick Reuschel 2.75
4 Jimmy Key 2.85
5 Charlie Leibrandt 3.04

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 235
2 Mark Langston 231
3 Teddy Higuera 217
4 Mike Scott 214
5 Roger Clemens 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 36
2 Lee Smith 34
3 Tom Henke 32
4 Todd Worrell 29
5 Dave Righetti 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Benzinger .465
2 Marty Barrett .463
3 Gerald Young .455
4 Kevin Bass .440
5 Dion James .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Whitt 7
2 Steve Balboni 5
2 Kevin Bass 5
2 Leon Durham 5
2 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Brantley 15
1 Mel Hall 15
3 Steve Balboni 14
3 Todd Benzinger 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
1 Harold Reynolds 10
3 Paul Molitor 9
4 Gerald Young 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.00
2 Doyle Alexander 0.39
3 Teddy Higuera 0.67
4 Mike Flanagan 0.86
5 Nolan Ryan 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Jose Guzman 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Roger Clemens 26
2 Teddy Higuera 26
4 Floyd Bannister 24
4 Mark Langston 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
2 Gene Garber 4
3 Jim Acker 3
3 Dave Righetti 3
3 Bobby Thigpen 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .387
2 Greg Brock .385
3 Tom Foley .379
4 Tony Fernandez .379
5 Tony Gwynn .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 23
1 Mel Hall 23
1 Larry Parrish 23
4 Bobby Bonilla 22
4 5 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Harold Reynolds 16
3 Willie Wilson 15
4 Tony Gwynn 12
5 Paul Molitor 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.84
2 Doyle Alexander 0.95
3 Nolan Ryan 1.35
4 David Cone 1.82
5 Walt Terrell 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 6
2 Rick Aguilera 5
2 Floyd Bannister 5
2 Teddy Higuera 5
2 Walt Terrell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Roger Clemens 48
3 Charlie Hough 47
4 Mark Langston 43
5 Teddy Higuera 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Dave Righetti 7
3 Wes Gardner 6
3 Tom Henke 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Tony Gwynn .365
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Tim Raines .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 46
1 Andre Dawson 46
3 Mark McGwire 45
4 Dale Murphy 41
4 Darryl Strawberry 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 134
2 George Bell 129
3 Dwight Evans 121
4 Wally Joyner 115
4 Ruben Sierra 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 111
2 Tony Gwynn 64
3 Eric Davis 59
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 2.75
4 Orel Hershiser 2.87
5 Dwight Gooden 2.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 279
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Mike Scott 246
4 Teddy Higuera 236
5 Roger Clemens 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Tom Henke 39
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Dave Righetti 35
5 Todd Worrell 32