On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 13 .649 --
Blue Jays 21 14 .600 2.0
Brewers 20 14 .588 2.5
Orioles 18 19 .486 6.0
Tigers 16 19 .457 7.0
Red Sox 16 20 .444 7.5
Indians 11 26 .297 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 20 14 .588 --
Mariners 20 17 .541 1.5
Twins 19 18 .514 2.5
Angels 19 18 .514 2.5
Athletics 18 18 .500 3.0
Rangers 15 19 .441 5.0
White Sox 13 21 .382 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 13 .618 --
Cubs 22 14 .611 0.0
Expos 18 18 .500 4.0
Pirates 16 18 .471 5.0
Mets 16 19 .457 5.5
Phillies 14 21 .400 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 15 .595 --
Reds 22 15 .595 0.0
Astros 19 17 .528 2.5
Braves 19 18 .514 3.0
Dodgers 19 19 .500 3.5
Padres 9 30 .231 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
3 Gary Carter 3
3 Vince Coleman 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Dayett 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Pagnozzi 4
2 Bill Doran 3
2 Mel Hall 3
2 Howard Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Cangelosi 2
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Marvell Wynne 2
4 Rafael Belliard 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanderson 1.50
2 Buddy Black 1.00
2 Dave Stewart 1.00
4 Willie Fraser 0.86
4 Lee Tunnell 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Niekro 8
2 Dave Stewart 7
3 Buddy Black 6
3 David Cone 6
3 6 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .366
2 Eric Davis .358
3 Andres Galarraga .356
4 Rickey Henderson .349
5 Tony Gwynn .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 15
2 Mike Schmidt 13
3 Andre Dawson 12
3 Ken Phelps 12
3 Ozzie Virgil 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 38
2 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Andre Dawson 34
3 Cal Ripken 34
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Eric Davis 16
3 Gary Redus 16
5 Phil Bradley 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.51
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.86
3 Charles Hudson 2.02
4 Mike Scott 2.08
5 Sid Fernandez 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charles Hudson 6
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
4 Scott Bankhead 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 70
2 Nolan Ryan 63
3 Mark Langston 61
4 Greg Swindell 59
5 Sid Fernandez 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 12
2 Dave Righetti 10
3 Dan Plesac 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
5 4 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .465
2 George Bell .440
3 Mike Heath .419
4 Andres Galarraga .417
5 Wade Boggs .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
1 Eddie Murray 8
1 Ozzie Virgil 8
4 Eric Davis 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 20
2 Tim Wallach 18
3 Jack Clark 17
3 Eric Davis 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Gary Redus 8
3 Eric Davis 7
3 John Moses 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Schmidt 0.64
2 Bruce Hurst 1.04
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.04
4 Willie Fraser 1.06
5 Juan Berenguer 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Charles Hudson 3
1 David Palmer 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 30
2 Bruce Hurst 28
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 David Palmer 22
4 Ted Power 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 7
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 John Franco 4
2 Todd Worrell 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andres Galarraga .374
2 Buddy Bell .373
3 Pedro Guerrero .366
4 Scott Bradley .365
5 Jeffrey Leonard .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 12
2 Ozzie Virgil 11
3 George Bell 10
3 Andre Dawson 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 30
1 Andre Dawson 30
3 Mike Schmidt 29
4 Jim Presley 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 17
3 Phil Bradley 11
3 John Moses 11
3 Gary Redus 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 1.74
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.75
3 Juan Berenguer 1.80
4 Nolan Ryan 1.88
5 Charles Hudson 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
3 Jim Clancy 4
3 Scott Garrelts 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 52
2 Mark Langston 47
3 Mike Scott 45
4 Teddy Higuera 44
4 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 11
2 Dave Righetti 8
3 Jay Howell 6
3 Dan Plesac 6
5 8 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Don Mattingly .341
3 Tim Raines .341
4 Tony Gwynn .327
5 Pat Tabler .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Jesse Barfield 42
3 Eric Davis 39
3 Rob Deer 39
5 George Bell 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 130
2 Dave Parker 122
3 Joe Carter 119
4 Don Mattingly 116
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 119
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 84
4 Tim Raines 64
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.91
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.05
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 Roger Clemens 2.56
5 Jimmy Key 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Roger Clemens 21
3 Teddy Higuera 20
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
3 Mike Witt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 317
2 Mark Langston 268
3 Fernando Valenzuela 241
4 Bert Blyleven 219
4 2 others tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Lee Smith 39
2 Todd Worrell 39
4 Jeff Reardon 36
5 John Franco 31