On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 41 .606 --
Tigers 59 41 .590 2.0
Blue Jays 60 43 .583 2.5
Brewers 52 50 .510 10.0
Red Sox 48 55 .466 14.5
Orioles 48 56 .462 15.0
Indians 37 66 .359 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 56 49 .533 --
Angels 54 50 .519 1.5
Athletics 53 50 .515 2.0
Royals 50 53 .485 5.0
Rangers 49 53 .480 5.5
Mariners 49 54 .476 6.0
White Sox 42 59 .416 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 39 .618 --
Expos 58 44 .569 5.0
Mets 57 46 .553 6.5
Phillies 53 49 .520 10.0
Cubs 53 50 .515 10.5
Pirates 45 58 .437 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 55 49 .529 --
Giants 53 51 .510 2.0
Astros 50 53 .485 4.5
Dodgers 47 56 .456 7.5
Braves 45 58 .437 9.5
Padres 39 65 .375 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Whitaker 4
2 Will Clark 3
2 Vince Coleman 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 3
2 Jim Presley 2
3 Juan Bonilla 1
3 George Brett 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Howard Johnson 4
3 Will Clark 3
3 Benito Santiago 3
3 Larry Sheets 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 3
2 Vince Coleman 2
3 Ellis Burks 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stewart 1.56
2 Dave LaPoint 1.40
3 Bill Wegman 1.17
4 Jim Clancy 1.00
4 Eric Nolte 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 14
2 Jim Clancy 8
3 Dave LaPoint 7
3 Eric Nolte 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Mike Griffin 1
1 Ray Searage 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Pedro Guerrero .340
4 Tim Raines .338
5 Don Mattingly .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 George Bell 32
3 Andre Dawson 31
4 Jack Clark 29
4 Eric Davis 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 92
2 Jack Clark 91
3 Tim Wallach 86
4 George Bell 85
5 Mark McGwire 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 66
2 Eric Davis 37
3 Billy Hatcher 36
3 Harold Reynolds 36
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.50
2 Orel Hershiser 2.51
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.62
4 Mike Scott 2.81
5 Jimmy Key 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
1 Rick Sutcliffe 15
3 Dave Stewart 14
4 Shane Rawley 13
4 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 26
3 Tom Henke 23
4 Jeff Reardon 22
5 Todd Worrell 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Bernazard .463
2 Brook Jacoby .463
3 B. J. Surhoff .455
4 Milt Thompson .452
5 2 tied .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
1 Ruben Sierra 7
3 Howard Johnson 6
4 Ken Gerhart 5
5 15 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 20
2 Dave Parker 18
3 Jose Canseco 17
3 Robin Yount 17
5 Paul Molitor 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Paul Molitor 10
2 Gerald Perry 10
4 Lenny Dykstra 8
4 Tim Raines 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Charlie Leibrandt 0.67
3 Doug Jones 0.69
4 DeWayne Buice 0.71
5 Mike Dunne 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 4
1 Mike Henneman 4
3 Don Carman 3
3 Roger Clemens 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 28
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Jim Clancy 21
4 Charlie Hough 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .419
2 Milt Thompson .416
3 Paul Molitor .406
4 Mickey Hatcher .393
5 Dion James .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 11
1 Howard Johnson 11
1 Eddie Murray 11
4 Don Mattingly 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 29
2 Jose Canseco 28
2 Andre Dawson 28
2 Ruben Sierra 28
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Gerald Perry 14
3 Tony Fernandez 13
4 Ozzie Guillen 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 1.67
2 Doug Jones 1.71
3 Bruce Ruffin 1.81
4 Frank Viola 1.84
5 Mike Dunne 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Bruce Ruffin 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 45
2 Jim Clancy 43
2 Dave Stewart 43
4 Bob Welch 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Don Mattingly .353
3 Pat Tabler .346
4 Tony Gwynn .343
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 4 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 130
2 Joe Carter 128
3 Dave Parker 117
4 George Bell 115
5 Gary Gaetti 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Eric Davis 61
3 Tim Raines 58
4 Rickey Henderson 53
5 Tony Gwynn 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 2.49
2 Mike Scott 2.54
3 Dwight Gooden 2.67
4 Rick Reuschel 2.75
5 Jimmy Key 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Bruce Hurst 19
3 2 others tied 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 38
4 Todd Worrell 36
5 Tom Henke 35