On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 92 59 .609 --
Tigers 91 59 .607 0.5
Yankees 83 68 .550 9.0
Brewers 83 68 .550 9.0
Red Sox 73 77 .487 18.5
Orioles 63 88 .417 29.0
Indians 57 95 .375 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 81 70 .536 --
Athletics 77 74 .510 4.0
Royals 75 77 .493 6.5
Rangers 73 77 .487 7.5
Angels 71 81 .467 10.5
Mariners 70 81 .464 11.0
White Sox 68 83 .450 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 61 .593 --
Mets 86 65 .570 3.5
Expos 85 65 .567 4.0
Phillies 75 76 .497 14.5
Pirates 73 78 .483 16.5
Cubs 72 78 .480 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 69 .543 --
Reds 75 75 .500 6.5
Astros 72 78 .480 9.5
Dodgers 66 85 .437 16.0
Braves 64 85 .430 17.0
Padres 63 87 .420 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Randolph 6
2 Mike Felder 4
2 Kirk Gibson 4
2 Dale Sveum 4
2 Robin Yount 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Melvin 2
1 Robin Yount 2
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 Todd Benzinger 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 9
2 Willie Randolph 5
3 Juan Beniquez 4
3 Jeff Blauser 4
3 Darrell Evans 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Brower 2
1 Garry Templeton 2
1 Herm Winningham 2
4 Phil Bradley 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Dravecky 1.20
2 Dennis Rasmussen 1.00
3 Charlie Leibrandt 0.91
4 David Cone 0.67
4 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Kevin Coffman 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Leibrandt 10
2 Dennis Rasmussen 8
3 David Cone 6
3 Danny Cox 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 John Franco 1
1 8 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 Paul Molitor .349
4 Alan Trammell .341
5 Pedro Guerrero .335

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 130
2 Andre Dawson 127
3 Dwight Evans 118
4 Tim Wallach 116
5 Mark McGwire 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Tony Gwynn 54
2 Harold Reynolds 54
4 Willie Wilson 52
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.63
2 Rick Reuschel 2.64
3 Orel Hershiser 2.72
4 Jimmy Key 2.78
5 Mike Dunne 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 19
2 Teddy Higuera 18
2 Mark Langston 18
2 Jack Morris 18
2 Rick Sutcliffe 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 246
2 Mark Langston 237
3 Teddy Higuera 227
4 Mike Scott 224
5 Roger Clemens 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Lee Smith 34
3 Tom Henke 33
4 Todd Worrell 32
5 Dave Righetti 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .439
2 Marty Barrett .436
3 Alan Trammell .429
4 Pedro Guerrero .426
4 Mark McGwire .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Whitt 7
2 Todd Benzinger 6
2 Brook Jacoby 6
2 Darryl Strawberry 6
5 Will Clark 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 20
2 Darryl Strawberry 19
3 Ernie Whitt 16
3 Robin Yount 16
5 George Bell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
4 Tony Gwynn 6
4 5 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 Walt Terrell 4
2 Rick Aguilera 3
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Jose DeLeon 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Rick Sutcliffe 30
3 Charlie Hough 29
4 Roger Clemens 25
5 Pascual Perez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
1 Alejandro Pena 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Jim Acker 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .417
2 Kal Daniels .384
3 Tony Gwynn .383
4 Marty Barrett .382
5 Alan Trammell .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 10
2 Ernie Whitt 9
3 George Bell 8
3 Leon Durham 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 26
2 Darrell Evans 24
2 Kirby Puckett 24
2 Darryl Strawberry 24
5 Keith Hernandez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Willie Wilson 15
3 Harold Reynolds 13
4 Paul Molitor 12
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 1.32
2 Teddy Higuera 1.36
3 Floyd Bannister 1.42
4 Nolan Ryan 1.50
5 Willie Fraser 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 6
1 Doyle Alexander 6
1 Teddy Higuera 6
1 Walt Terrell 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Roger Clemens 48
2 Fernando Valenzuela 48
4 Teddy Higuera 46
5 Dwight Gooden 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 9
2 Dave Righetti 8
3 Roger McDowell 7
3 Bobby Thigpen 7
5 2 tied 6