On This Day

Saturday, July 18, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 35 .620 --
Blue Jays 53 37 .589 3.0
Tigers 51 37 .580 4.0
Brewers 44 44 .500 11.0
Red Sox 42 49 .462 14.5
Orioles 38 53 .418 18.5
Indians 32 58 .356 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 50 42 .543 --
Athletics 48 42 .533 1.0
Royals 46 44 .511 3.0
Angels 47 45 .511 3.0
Mariners 45 46 .495 4.5
Rangers 42 47 .472 6.5
White Sox 36 52 .409 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 57 32 .640 --
Expos 50 39 .562 7.0
Cubs 49 42 .538 9.0
Mets 48 42 .533 9.5
Phillies 44 45 .494 13.0
Pirates 40 50 .444 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 49 42 .538 --
Astros 45 45 .500 3.5
Giants 45 46 .495 4.0
Braves 41 49 .456 7.5
Dodgers 41 50 .451 8.0
Padres 32 59 .352 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bo Diaz 4
1 Steve Henderson 4
1 Ray Knight 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin McReynolds 2
1 Bill Schroeder 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 4
1 Bill Schroeder 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Bo Diaz 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Newman 2
1 Gerald Perry 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryn Smith 1.25
2 Charlie Puleo 0.88
3 Chris Bosio 0.86
4 Joe Magrane 0.70
5 Orel Hershiser 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 8
1 Charles Hudson 8
3 Joe Magrane 7
3 Charlie Puleo 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Barry Jones 1
1 Eric King 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 Jim Winn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .373
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Tim Raines .349
4 John Kruk .342
5 Alan Trammell .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 George Bell 29
3 Eric Davis 27
4 Jack Clark 26
5 Dale Murphy 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 86
2 George Bell 77
2 Andre Dawson 77
2 Wally Joyner 77
5 Tim Wallach 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 55
2 Eric Davis 33
2 Billy Hatcher 33
4 Harold Reynolds 32
5 Tony Gwynn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.34
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.47
3 Orel Hershiser 2.54
4 Mike Scott 2.75
5 Jimmy Key 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
2 Rick Sutcliffe 13
3 Jack Morris 12
3 Rick Rhoden 12
3 Dave Stewart 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 155
2 Mark Langston 152
3 Nolan Ryan 143
4 Teddy Higuera 133
5 Roger Clemens 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 26
2 Lee Smith 23
3 Dan Plesac 19
3 Todd Worrell 19
5 3 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vance Law .459
2 Mickey Hatcher .447
3 Dwight Evans .444
4 Pedro Guerrero .442
5 2 tied .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 10
2 Eddie Murray 7
3 Rob Deer 6
3 Howard Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 23
2 Cory Snyder 17
3 Joe Carter 16
4 Carlton Fisk 14
4 Eddie Murray 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Franco 6
1 Gerald Perry 6
1 Luis Polonia 6
4 Tony Fernandez 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trout 0.00
1 Floyd Youmans 0.00
3 Frank Viola 1.08
4 Danny Cox 1.20
5 2 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Frank Viola 3
4 Mike Boddicker 2
4 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 25
2 Chris Bosio 23
2 Ron Guidry 23
2 Bob Welch 23
5 Danny Darwin 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 5
1 Tom Henke 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 Scott Garrelts 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .407
2 Don Mattingly .407
3 Dave Martinez .404
4 Chris James .387
5 Dwight Evans .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 13
2 Don Mattingly 12
3 Darrell Evans 10
3 Howard Johnson 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 33
2 Wally Joyner 30
3 Dwight Evans 28
4 Joe Carter 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Tony Fernandez 11
3 Luis Polonia 10
3 Harold Reynolds 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Sebra 1.76
2 Steve Ontiveros 1.93
3 Rick Reuschel 2.03
4 Jimmy Jones 2.03
5 Orel Hershiser 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Rick Rhoden 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
5 5 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Sebra 44
2 Orel Hershiser 43
2 Bob Welch 43
4 Ron Darling 42
4 Mark Gubicza 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
2 Tom Henke 7
3 Dennis Eckersley 6
3 Greg Minton 6
3 Lee Smith 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Don Mattingly .351
3 Tim Raines .344
4 Tony Gwynn .342
5 Pat Tabler .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
2 Eric Davis 41
3 Dale Murphy 40
4 Rob Deer 39
5 Jesse Barfield 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 130
2 Andre Dawson 123
3 George Bell 120
4 Don Mattingly 117
5 Dave Winfield 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Eric Davis 71
3 Rickey Henderson 60
4 Tim Raines 55
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 2.46
2 Mike Scott 2.47
3 Nolan Ryan 2.69
4 Dwight Gooden 2.73
5 Bret Saberhagen 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 24
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Mike Scott 19
3 Dave Stewart 19
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 294
2 Mark Langston 277
3 Nolan Ryan 235
4 Teddy Higuera 225
5 Roger Clemens 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 44
2 Dave Righetti 43
3 Lee Smith 40
3 Todd Worrell 40
5 John Franco 33