On This Day

Monday, September 21, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 91 59 .607 --
Tigers 90 59 .604 0.5
Yankees 82 67 .550 8.5
Brewers 82 67 .550 8.5
Red Sox 73 76 .490 17.5
Orioles 63 87 .420 28.0
Indians 57 94 .377 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 80 70 .533 --
Athletics 76 74 .507 4.0
Royals 74 77 .490 6.5
Rangers 73 76 .490 6.5
Mariners 70 80 .467 10.0
Angels 70 81 .464 10.5
White Sox 68 82 .453 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 88 61 .591 --
Mets 86 64 .573 2.5
Expos 84 65 .564 4.0
Phillies 75 75 .500 13.5
Pirates 73 77 .487 15.5
Cubs 71 78 .477 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 68 .547 --
Reds 74 75 .497 7.5
Astros 72 77 .483 9.5
Dodgers 65 85 .433 17.0
Braves 63 85 .426 18.0
Padres 63 86 .423 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 3
1 Ellis Burks 3
1 Lenny Dykstra 3
1 Felix Fermin 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Aldrete 1
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Johnson 4
2 Mike Aldrete 2
2 Wade Boggs 2
2 Vince Coleman 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 Mike Aldrete 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Mike Brumley 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Drabek 1.33
2 Dwight Gooden 1.29
3 Jose DeLeon 1.17
4 Mike Boddicker 1.00
5 Bob Welch 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Campbell 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 9
2 Mike Boddicker 8
2 Doug Drabek 8
4 Jose DeLeon 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Tim Leary 1
1 Jeff Robinson 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .350
4 Alan Trammell .342
5 Pedro Guerrero .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 46
1 Mark McGwire 46
3 Andre Dawson 45
4 Dale Murphy 41
5 Darryl Strawberry 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 129
2 Andre Dawson 126
3 Dwight Evans 118
4 Tim Wallach 115
5 Mark McGwire 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Tony Gwynn 54
2 Harold Reynolds 54
4 Willie Wilson 51
5 4 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.63
2 Rick Reuschel 2.64
3 Orel Hershiser 2.72
4 Mike Dunne 2.74
5 Jimmy Key 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 19
2 Mark Langston 18
2 Jack Morris 18
4 Roger Clemens 17
4 6 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 246
2 Mark Langston 237
3 Mike Scott 224
4 Teddy Higuera 223
5 Roger Clemens 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Lee Smith 34
3 Tom Henke 33
4 Todd Worrell 31
5 Dave Righetti 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .464
2 Glenn Braggs .459
3 Marty Barrett .444
4 Pedro Guerrero .426
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brook Jacoby 7
1 Ernie Whitt 7
3 Darryl Strawberry 6
4 Todd Benzinger 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 19
2 Todd Benzinger 18
3 Ernie Whitt 14
4 Harold Baines 13
4 6 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Harold Reynolds 7
4 Tony Gwynn 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.50
1 Eric Show 0.50
3 Charlie Hough 0.53
4 Greg Mathews 0.64
5 Dan Petry 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Dwight Gooden 31
3 Charlie Hough 29
4 Roger Clemens 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kal Daniels .432
2 Kirby Puckett .419
3 Alan Trammell .398
4 Tony Gwynn .385
5 Gerald Young .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 9
1 Danny Tartabull 9
1 Ernie Whitt 9
4 George Bell 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 25
2 Keith Hernandez 23
2 Kirby Puckett 23
2 Darryl Strawberry 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Harold Reynolds 15
2 Willie Wilson 15
4 Tony Gwynn 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.17
2 Doyle Alexander 1.32
3 Floyd Bannister 1.42
4 Nolan Ryan 1.50
5 Dave Dravecky 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 6
1 Doyle Alexander 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Jose DeLeon 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Charlie Hough 49
3 Roger Clemens 48
4 Dwight Gooden 43
5 4 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 9
2 Roger McDowell 7
2 Dave Righetti 7
2 Bobby Thigpen 7
5 Steve Bedrosian 6