On This Day

Tuesday, July 28, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 40 .600 --
Tigers 58 39 .598 0.5
Blue Jays 59 41 .590 1.0
Brewers 50 48 .510 9.0
Red Sox 46 54 .460 14.0
Orioles 45 55 .450 15.0
Indians 35 64 .354 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 55 47 .539 --
Athletics 52 48 .520 2.0
Angels 51 50 .505 3.5
Royals 49 50 .495 4.5
Rangers 49 50 .495 4.5
Mariners 48 52 .480 6.0
White Sox 39 58 .402 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 37 .622 --
Expos 55 43 .561 6.0
Mets 54 45 .545 7.5
Cubs 52 47 .525 9.5
Phillies 50 48 .510 11.0
Pirates 45 54 .455 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 53 47 .530 --
Giants 51 50 .505 2.5
Astros 49 50 .495 3.5
Dodgers 45 55 .450 8.0
Braves 44 55 .444 8.5
Padres 36 64 .360 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 4
1 Dion James 4
1 Harry Spilman 4
4 Bill Buckner 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Carmelo Castillo 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Jim Dwyer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 3
1 Paul Molitor 3
1 Devon White 3
1 Robin Yount 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 Glenn Braggs 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Witt 1.83
2 Jeff Robinson 1.43
3 Orel Hershiser 1.00
4 Wes Gardner 0.75
5 Rick Reuschel 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 11
2 Jeff Robinson 10
3 Wes Gardner 6
3 Orel Hershiser 6
3 Rick Sutcliffe 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Tim Raines .339
4 John Kruk .336
5 Don Mattingly .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 36
2 George Bell 30
3 Jack Clark 29
4 Eric Davis 28
5 Andre Dawson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 91
2 Andre Dawson 86
3 George Bell 83
4 Mark McGwire 82
5 Tim Wallach 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 61
2 Eric Davis 36
3 Billy Hatcher 35
3 Harold Reynolds 35
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.36
2 Orel Hershiser 2.51
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.77
4 Mike Scott 2.81
5 Bret Saberhagen 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
1 Rick Sutcliffe 15
3 Shane Rawley 13
3 Rick Rhoden 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 169
2 Mark Langston 166
3 Nolan Ryan 148
4 Teddy Higuera 146
5 Roger Clemens 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 27
2 Lee Smith 25
3 Tom Henke 23
4 Jeff Reardon 21
4 Todd Worrell 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brook Jacoby .477
2 Milt Thompson .472
3 Pat Tabler .444
4 Pedro Guerrero .439
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 6
2 Fred McGriff 5
3 Harold Baines 4
3 Joe Carter 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 15
2 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ruben Sierra 14
2 Robin Yount 14
5 Paul Molitor 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Tony Fernandez 8
2 Paul Molitor 8
4 Gerald Perry 7
4 Milt Thompson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eric Bell 1.02
2 Mike Dunne 1.15
2 Neal Heaton 1.15
4 Danny Darwin 1.17
5 Eric Show 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 4
2 Ken Dayley 3
2 Scott Garrelts 3
2 Teddy Higuera 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 25
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Eric Bell 21
3 Mike Scott 21
5 Roger Clemens 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 6
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Jim Winn 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .398
2 Jim Rice .386
3 Milt Thompson .383
4 Dave Martinez .378
5 Pedro Guerrero .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
3 Jose Canseco 9
3 Juan Samuel 9
5 11 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 30
2 Don Mattingly 29
3 Jose Canseco 28
3 Joe Carter 28
5 Harold Baines 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 15
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Ozzie Guillen 10
3 Gerald Perry 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 1.13
2 Jeff Robinson 1.73
3 Ron Guidry 1.83
4 Frank Viola 1.88
5 Tommy John 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 44
2 Teddy Higuera 43
3 Bob Welch 41
4 Ron Guidry 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 9
3 Jeff Reardon 6
4 Roger McDowell 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Pat Tabler .348
4 Tony Gwynn .343
5 Tim Raines .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 41
2 Eric Davis 40
3 George Bell 39
3 Mark McGwire 39
5 4 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 129
2 Andre Dawson 125
3 George Bell 114
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 62
3 Tim Raines 56
4 Rickey Henderson 54
5 Tony Gwynn 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.50
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.52
3 Dwight Gooden 2.64
4 Rick Reuschel 2.75
5 Jimmy Key 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Mike Witt 21
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Bruce Hurst 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 288
2 Mark Langston 278
3 Teddy Higuera 223
4 Roger Clemens 217
5 Nolan Ryan 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 43
2 Dave Righetti 41
3 Lee Smith 39
4 Todd Worrell 37
5 Tom Henke 36