On This Day

Wednesday, September 23, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 93 59 .612 --
Tigers 92 59 .609 0.5
Brewers 84 68 .553 9.0
Yankees 83 69 .546 10.0
Red Sox 73 78 .483 19.5
Orioles 63 89 .414 30.0
Indians 58 95 .379 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 82 70 .539 --
Athletics 77 75 .507 5.0
Royals 76 77 .497 6.5
Rangers 73 78 .483 8.5
Angels 72 81 .471 10.5
Mariners 70 82 .461 12.0
White Sox 68 84 .447 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 62 .589 --
Mets 87 65 .572 2.5
Expos 85 66 .563 4.0
Phillies 76 76 .500 13.5
Pirates 74 78 .487 15.5
Cubs 72 79 .477 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 69 .546 --
Reds 75 76 .497 7.5
Astros 72 79 .477 10.5
Dodgers 66 86 .434 17.0
Braves 65 85 .433 17.0
Padres 64 87 .424 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Tony Gwynn 4
1 Albert Hall 4
1 Jack Howell 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
2 Luis Aguayo 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 4
2 Ivan Calderon 3
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Dan Gladden 3
5 27 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nelson Liriano 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Gerald Young 2
4 Kevin Bass 1
4 25 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gubicza 1.22
2 Jim Clancy 1.17
3 Doyle Alexander 1.00
3 Brian Fisher 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 11
2 Jim Clancy 7
2 Mark Langston 7
4 John Candelaria 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Leiper 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Don Robinson 1
1 Sammy Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .373
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 Paul Molitor .352
4 Alan Trammell .341
5 Pedro Guerrero .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 47
2 Mark McGwire 46
3 Andre Dawson 45
4 Dale Murphy 41
5 Darryl Strawberry 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 132
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 55
3 Harold Reynolds 54
4 Willie Wilson 52
5 Billy Hatcher 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.63
2 Rick Reuschel 2.78
3 Jimmy Key 2.78
4 Mike Dunne 2.79
5 Orel Hershiser 2.86

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 244
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 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .467
2 Mark McGwire .453
3 Paul Molitor .436
4 Pedro Guerrero .434
5 Wade Boggs .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Whitt 7
2 Brook Jacoby 6
2 Darryl Strawberry 6
4 Todd Benzinger 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 19
2 Todd Benzinger 17
3 George Bell 16
3 Ernie Whitt 16
3 Robin Yount 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Paul Molitor 8
2 Gerald Young 8
4 Darryl Strawberry 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Bannister 0.00
2 Doyle Alexander 0.54
3 Charlie Hough 0.72
4 Dan Petry 0.73
5 Greg Mathews 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 4
1 Walt Terrell 4
3 Rick Aguilera 3
3 Jim Clancy 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Jim Clancy 28
3 Roger Clemens 25
4 Mark Gubicza 23
4 Pascual Perez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Jim Gott 4
1 Alejandro Pena 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
1 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .402
2 Kirby Puckett .398
3 Alan Trammell .389
4 Gerald Young .386
5 Marty Barrett .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 10
1 Ernie Whitt 10
3 George Bell 9
4 Will Clark 7
4 10 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 28
2 Kirby Puckett 24
3 Darrell Evans 23
3 Keith Hernandez 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Paul Molitor 14
2 Willie Wilson 14
4 Harold Reynolds 13
4 Gerald Young 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 1.11
2 Teddy Higuera 1.36
3 Nolan Ryan 1.47
4 Floyd Bannister 1.51
5 Willie Fraser 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 7
2 Rick Aguilera 6
2 Teddy Higuera 6
2 Walt Terrell 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Roger Clemens 48
2 Fernando Valenzuela 48
4 Teddy Higuera 46
5 Mark Langston 45

Saves

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