On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 40 .612 --
Blue Jays 60 42 .588 2.5
Tigers 58 41 .586 3.0
Brewers 52 49 .515 10.0
Red Sox 48 54 .471 14.5
Orioles 47 56 .456 16.0
Indians 36 66 .353 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 56 48 .538 --
Angels 53 50 .515 2.5
Athletics 52 50 .510 3.0
Rangers 49 52 .485 5.5
Royals 49 53 .480 6.0
Mariners 49 53 .480 6.0
White Sox 41 59 .410 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 39 .614 --
Expos 58 43 .574 4.0
Mets 56 46 .549 6.5
Phillies 53 48 .525 9.0
Cubs 52 50 .510 10.5
Pirates 45 57 .441 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 55 48 .534 --
Giants 52 51 .505 3.0
Astros 50 52 .490 4.5
Dodgers 46 56 .451 8.5
Braves 45 57 .441 9.5
Padres 38 65 .369 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris James 4
1 Keith Moreland 4
1 Mitch Webster 4
4 Ellis Burks 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris James 2
1 Eddie Murray 2
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mitch Webster 5
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Rick Schu 4
2 Tim Wallach 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 Gary Redus 2
1 Ken Williams 2
1 Gerald Young 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Key 0.86
2 Charlie Hough 0.83
3 Phil Niekro 0.75
4 Dave Dravecky 0.67
4 Teddy Higuera 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 10
2 Dave Dravecky 6
2 Teddy Higuera 6
2 Jimmy Key 6
2 Jamie Moyer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Tony Gwynn .358
3 Pedro Guerrero .338
4 Tim Raines .338
5 John Kruk .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 George Bell 32
3 Jack Clark 29
3 Eric Davis 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 91
2 Andre Dawson 87
3 Tim Wallach 86
4 George Bell 85
5 Mark McGwire 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 64
2 Eric Davis 37
3 Billy Hatcher 36
4 Harold Reynolds 35
5 Gary Redus 33

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 Frank Viola 2.87

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 153
4 Teddy Higuera 152
5 Roger Clemens 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 30
2 Lee Smith 25
3 Tom Henke 23
4 Jeff Reardon 22
5 Todd Worrell 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 B. J. Surhoff .469
2 Pedro Guerrero .465
3 Milt Thompson .463
4 Brook Jacoby .444
5 Jim Rice .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 6
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Ken Gerhart 5
2 Howard Johnson 5
2 Dale Sveum 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 19
2 Jose Canseco 18
2 Dave Parker 18
4 Robin Yount 17
5 Paul Molitor 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Perry 11
2 Vince Coleman 10
3 Paul Molitor 9
4 Tony Fernandez 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Mike Dunne 0.76
3 Charlie Leibrandt 1.00
4 Neal Heaton 1.19
5 Roger McDowell 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 4
1 Mike Henneman 4
3 Eric Bell 3
3 Don Carman 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 25
2 Eric Bell 24
3 Frank Viola 22
4 Mike Scott 21
5 Charlie Hough 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
2 Tom Henke 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Roger McDowell 4
4 Jim Winn 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .415
2 Milt Thompson .408
3 Mickey Hatcher .390
4 Jim Rice .376
5 Don Mattingly .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 11
2 Howard Johnson 10
2 Don Mattingly 10
4 Mark McGwire 9
4 Cory Snyder 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 28
1 Eddie Murray 28
1 Ruben Sierra 28
4 Joe Carter 27
4 Mark McGwire 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
1 Tony Fernandez 14
1 Gerald Perry 14
4 Gary Redus 11
5 Ozzie Guillen 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 1.13
2 Bruce Ruffin 1.81
3 Frank Viola 1.88
4 Mike Dunne 2.06
5 Gene Nelson 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 50
2 Frank Viola 44
3 Jimmy Key 40
4 Bert Blyleven 39
5 Roger Clemens 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .373
2 Don Mattingly .351
3 Pat Tabler .347
4 Tony Gwynn .342
5 Tim Raines .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Eric Davis 41
3 George Bell 40
3 Mark McGwire 40
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 129
2 Andre Dawson 125
3 Dave Parker 116
4 George Bell 115
5 Gary Gaetti 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 61
3 Tim Raines 57
4 Rickey Henderson 53
5 Tony Gwynn 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 2.49
2 Mike Scott 2.54
3 Rick Reuschel 2.66
4 Dwight Gooden 2.67
5 Jimmy Key 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
1 Mike Witt 21
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Bruce Hurst 19
3 Mike Scott 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 278
1 Mike Scott 278
3 Teddy Higuera 223
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 2 tied 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Todd Worrell 36
5 Tom Henke 35