On This Day

Thursday, September 24, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 94 59 .614 --
Tigers 92 60 .605 1.5
Brewers 85 68 .556 9.0
Yankees 83 69 .546 10.5
Red Sox 73 79 .480 20.5
Orioles 63 89 .414 30.5
Indians 58 95 .379 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 83 70 .542 --
Athletics 77 76 .503 6.0
Royals 76 77 .497 7.0
Rangers 73 79 .480 9.5
Angels 72 81 .471 11.0
Mariners 70 82 .461 12.5
White Sox 69 84 .451 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 62 .592 --
Mets 87 66 .569 3.5
Expos 86 66 .566 4.0
Phillies 77 76 .503 13.5
Pirates 74 79 .484 16.5
Cubs 72 80 .474 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 69 .546 --
Reds 76 76 .500 7.0
Astros 72 80 .474 11.0
Braves 66 85 .437 16.5
Dodgers 66 86 .434 17.0
Padres 64 88 .421 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Tim Teufel 4
4 George Bell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Darren Daulton 1
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 4
2 Mike Greenwell 3
3 Bobby Bonilla 2
3 Ken Caminiti 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Brumley 2
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Ty Gainey 1
2 Andres Galarraga 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 1.67
2 Floyd Bannister 1.40
3 Greg Maddux 1.25
4 Kevin Gross 1.20
5 Charlie Hough 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 10
1 Frank Viola 10
3 Jack Morris 9
4 Charlie Hough 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Randy St. Claire 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .372
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .357
4 Alan Trammell .341
5 Pedro Guerrero .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 47
1 Mark McGwire 47
3 Andre Dawson 45
4 Dale Murphy 42
5 Darryl Strawberry 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 132
2 Andre Dawson 128
3 Dwight Evans 118
4 Tim Wallach 116
5 Mark McGwire 114

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 2.69
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 251
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 Tom Henke 34
2 Lee Smith 34
4 Todd Worrell 32
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .491
2 Pedro Guerrero .460
3 Tony Gwynn .457
4 Mark McGwire .453
5 Alan Trammell .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Whitt 7
2 Will Clark 5
2 Brook Jacoby 5
2 Mark McGwire 5
2 Dale Sveum 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Whitt 18
2 Darryl Strawberry 16
2 Robin Yount 16
4 George Bell 15
4 Todd Benzinger 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Gerald Young 9
3 Paul Molitor 8
3 Darryl Strawberry 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Bannister 0.67
2 Dan Petry 0.73
2 David Wells 0.73
4 Doyle Alexander 0.74
5 Greg Mathews 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 28
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Floyd Bannister 23
3 Mark Gubicza 23
3 Pascual Perez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Alejandro Pena 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
1 Dave Righetti 4
1 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .406
2 Tony Gwynn .400
3 Kirby Puckett .392
4 Pedro Guerrero .388
5 Mark McGwire .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 10
2 George Bell 9
2 Ernie Whitt 9
4 Mark McGwire 8
4 Dale Murphy 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 28
2 Kirby Puckett 23
2 Darryl Strawberry 23
2 Robin Yount 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 1.11
2 Teddy Higuera 1.36
3 Floyd Bannister 1.60
4 Willie Fraser 1.69
5 Andy McGaffigan 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 7
2 Teddy Higuera 6
2 Walt Terrell 6
4 Rick Aguilera 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Charlie Hough 50
3 Roger Clemens 48
3 Fernando Valenzuela 48
5 Teddy Higuera 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Dave Righetti 7
2 Bobby Thigpen 7
4 Steve Bedrosian 6
4 3 others tied 6