On This Day

Monday, September 28, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 96 61 .611 --
Tigers 93 63 .596 2.5
Brewers 88 69 .561 8.0
Yankees 86 70 .551 9.5
Red Sox 74 82 .474 21.5
Orioles 65 91 .417 30.5
Indians 60 96 .385 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 85 72 .541 --
Royals 78 79 .497 7.0
Athletics 77 79 .494 7.5
Mariners 74 82 .474 10.5
Angels 73 83 .468 11.5
Rangers 73 83 .468 11.5
White Sox 72 84 .462 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 64 .587 --
Mets 90 67 .573 2.0
Expos 88 67 .568 3.0
Phillies 78 79 .497 14.0
Pirates 75 81 .481 16.5
Cubs 74 81 .477 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 70 .551 --
Reds 79 77 .506 7.0
Astros 74 82 .474 12.0
Dodgers 69 87 .442 17.0
Braves 67 88 .432 18.5
Padres 64 92 .410 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Puhl 4
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 Glenn Davis 3
2 Bo Diaz 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Davis 4
1 Steve Lombardozzi 4
1 Terry Puhl 4
4 Barry Larkin 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Gross 1.14
2 Jose Guzman 0.82
3 Jack Morris 0.77
4 Mike Flanagan 0.67
5 John Candelaria 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 Bill Fulton 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 10
2 Jose Guzman 9
3 Kevin Gross 8
4 Mike Flanagan 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Jeff Heathcock 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .356
4 Alan Trammell .343
5 Pedro Guerrero .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 George Bell 47
2 Andre Dawson 47
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 134
2 Andre Dawson 132
3 Dwight Evans 121
4 Tim Wallach 117
5 Mark McGwire 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Tony Gwynn 55
2 Harold Reynolds 55
4 Willie Wilson 53
5 Billy Hatcher 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.69
2 Jimmy Key 2.73
3 Frank Viola 2.89
4 Rick Reuschel 2.96
5 Doyle Alexander 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 19
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Teddy Higuera 18
2 Mark Langston 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 251
2 Mark Langston 244
3 Roger Clemens 231
4 Teddy Higuera 230
5 Mike Scott 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Lee Smith 35
3 Tom Henke 34
4 Todd Worrell 32
5 2 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .473
2 Pedro Guerrero .451
3 Mickey Brantley .413
3 Will Clark .413
3 Eddie Murray .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 5
1 Mickey Brantley 5
1 Chili Davis 5
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 21
2 Todd Benzinger 19
2 Robin Yount 19
4 Don Mattingly 18
5 Darryl Strawberry 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Gerald Young 8
4 Phil Bradley 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Farr 0.55
2 Greg Mathews 0.69
3 Doyle Alexander 0.77
4 Floyd Bannister 1.00
5 2 tied 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Pascual Perez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Al Leiter 25
2 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Dwight Gooden 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alejandro Pena 6
2 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 John Franco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .426
2 Kirby Puckett .394
3 Dion James .386
4 Pedro Guerrero .384
5 Mickey Brantley .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 11
2 Mark McGwire 9
2 Danny Tartabull 9
2 Ernie Whitt 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 27
1 Kirby Puckett 27
3 Todd Benzinger 26
3 Mel Hall 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Paul Molitor 14
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Harold Reynolds 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.60
2 Floyd Bannister 1.60
3 Dave LaPoint 1.63
4 Jimmy Key 1.70
5 Eric Show 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 6
1 Pascual Perez 6
1 Walt Terrell 6
4 Rick Aguilera 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Roger Clemens 53
3 Charlie Hough 45
3 Mark Langston 45
3 Jack Morris 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 8
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
2 Gene Garber 7
2 Jim Gott 7
2 3 others tied 7