On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 12 .657 --
Blue Jays 21 12 .636 1.0
Brewers 20 12 .625 1.5
Orioles 16 19 .457 7.0
Red Sox 15 19 .441 7.5
Tigers 14 19 .424 8.0
Indians 11 24 .314 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 18 14 .563 --
Angels 19 16 .543 0.5
Mariners 19 16 .543 0.5
Twins 18 17 .514 1.5
Athletics 16 18 .471 3.0
Rangers 14 18 .438 4.0
White Sox 12 20 .375 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 13 .594 --
Cubs 20 14 .588 0.0
Expos 16 18 .471 4.0
Pirates 15 17 .469 4.0
Mets 15 18 .455 4.5
Phillies 13 20 .394 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 13 .629 --
Giants 21 14 .600 1.0
Astros 19 15 .559 2.5
Dodgers 19 17 .528 3.5
Braves 18 17 .514 4.0
Padres 8 29 .216 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sid Bream 3
1 Don Mattingly 3
1 Larry Sheets 3
1 Franklin Stubbs 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Whitaker 2
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Sid Bream 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 5
2 Ron Oester 3
2 Ozzie Virgil 3
2 Lou Whitaker 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Mike Davis 2
2 Billy Hatcher 2
2 Willie Randolph 2
5 23 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.75
2 Charlie Puleo 1.20
3 Juan Berenguer 1.00
3 Greg Maddux 1.00
3 Dorn Taylor 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Jackson 8
2 Danny Darwin 7
2 Sid Fernandez 7
4 Mike Morgan 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .368
2 Eric Davis .358
3 Rob Deer .351
4 Rickey Henderson .344
5 Brian Downing .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 15
2 Andre Dawson 12
2 Mike Schmidt 12
4 Brian Downing 11
4 4 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 38
2 Andre Dawson 34
2 Cal Ripken 34
2 Mike Schmidt 34
5 Don Mattingly 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Rickey Henderson 21
3 Eric Davis 16
4 Gary Redus 15
5 Phil Bradley 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.51
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.86
3 Charles Hudson 2.02
4 Rick Reuschel 2.03
5 Mike Scott 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charles Hudson 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
4 Scott Bankhead 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 70
2 Mark Langston 61
3 Greg Swindell 59
4 Sid Fernandez 55
5 3 tied 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 11
2 Dan Plesac 9
2 Dave Righetti 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .471
2 Juan Castillo .436
2 Jim Gantner .436
4 George Bell .431
5 Wade Boggs .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 9
2 Eric Davis 8
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Ozzie Virgil 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 22
2 Larry Parrish 18
3 Juan Samuel 16
3 Tim Wallach 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Eric Davis 7
2 Tim Raines 7
2 Gary Redus 7
2 Milt Thompson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Burke 0.00
2 Bruce Hurst 1.04
3 Rick Reuschel 1.17
4 Mike Witt 1.21
5 Joe Magrane 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Charles Hudson 3
1 David Palmer 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 30
2 Bruce Hurst 28
3 Rick Honeycutt 25
3 Mark Langston 25
5 Ted Power 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 7
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 John Franco 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .368
2 Jim Gantner .367
3 Buddy Bell .356
3 Andres Galarraga .356
5 Sid Bream .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 12
2 Andre Dawson 10
2 Ozzie Virgil 10
4 George Bell 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 30
1 Andre Dawson 30
3 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Dwight Evans 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Gary Redus 12
4 Phil Bradley 10
4 John Moses 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 1.37
2 Nolan Ryan 1.67
3 Joe Magrane 1.74
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.75
5 Juan Berenguer 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
3 Jim Clancy 4
3 Sid Fernandez 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 55
2 Greg Swindell 52
3 Sid Fernandez 47
3 Mark Langston 47
5 Teddy Higuera 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Dave Righetti 8
3 Tom Henke 6
3 Jay Howell 6
3 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Tim Raines .342
3 Don Mattingly .341
4 Tony Gwynn .327
5 Pat Tabler .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Jesse Barfield 41
3 Eric Davis 39
3 Rob Deer 39
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 128
2 Dave Parker 122
3 Joe Carter 119
4 Jim Presley 117
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 117
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 82
4 Tim Raines 65
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.91
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.08
3 Nolan Ryan 2.54
4 Roger Clemens 2.62
5 Jimmy Key 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
1 Mike Witt 21
3 Roger Clemens 20
3 Teddy Higuera 20
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 317
2 Mark Langston 273
3 Fernando Valenzuela 241
4 Mike Witt 219
5 Sid Fernandez 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 45
2 Lee Smith 38
2 Todd Worrell 38
4 Jeff Reardon 37
5 John Franco 32