On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 70 48 .593 --
Tigers 68 47 .591 0.5
Yankees 67 51 .568 3.0
Brewers 62 56 .525 8.0
Red Sox 56 62 .475 14.0
Orioles 53 65 .449 17.0
Indians 45 73 .381 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 54 .550 --
Athletics 60 58 .508 5.0
Angels 60 59 .504 5.5
Royals 59 59 .500 6.0
Mariners 56 62 .475 9.0
Rangers 55 62 .470 9.5
White Sox 48 69 .410 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 47 .598 --
Expos 66 51 .564 4.0
Mets 66 52 .559 4.5
Phillies 61 56 .521 9.0
Cubs 60 58 .508 10.5
Pirates 51 67 .432 19.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 57 .521 --
Reds 62 57 .521 0.0
Astros 59 59 .500 2.5
Dodgers 52 65 .444 9.0
Braves 50 68 .424 11.5
Padres 48 70 .407 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Hatcher 4
1 Frank White 4
3 Bill Doran 3
3 Julio Franco 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Doug Frobel 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 Billy Hatcher 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Devon White 4
2 Mike Stanley 3
2 Danny Tartabull 3
4 Kevin Bass 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Jerry Browne 1
2 Dan Gladden 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 1.67
2 Mark Langston 0.64
3 Dave LaPoint 0.57
4 Jeff Sellers 0.50
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Davis 1
1 Mark Knudson 1
1 Dave LaPoint 1
1 Mike Scott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 10
2 Mark Langston 7
3 Charlie Leibrandt 5
4 Paul Kilgus 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Tim Raines .338
4 Andres Galarraga .334
5 John Kruk .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
2 George Bell 36
2 Andre Dawson 36
4 Eric Davis 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Wallach 102
2 George Bell 100
2 Andre Dawson 100
4 Jack Clark 98
5 Dwight Evans 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Billy Hatcher 45
3 Eric Davis 42
4 Tony Gwynn 41
5 Tim Raines 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.75
2 Orel Hershiser 2.75
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.77
4 Frank Viola 2.78
5 Jimmy Key 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 16
1 Dave Stewart 16
3 Shane Rawley 15
3 Rick Sutcliffe 15
3 Mike Witt 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 195
2 Mike Scott 191
3 Nolan Ryan 181
4 Teddy Higuera 177
5 Roger Clemens 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 33
2 Lee Smith 29
3 Tom Henke 27
4 Todd Worrell 25
5 Jeff Reardon 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .524
2 Al Pedrique .451
3 Kevin Mitchell .449
4 Mike Greenwell .429
5 Mike LaValliere .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 7
2 Steve Balboni 6
2 Kent Hrbek 6
2 Tim Raines 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 19
2 John Kruk 16
2 Danny Tartabull 16
4 Alvin Davis 15
4 Alan Trammell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Mike Felder 10
3 Billy Hatcher 9
4 Brett Butler 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
2 Todd Worrell 0.64
3 Larry Andersen 0.71
4 Lance McCullers 0.73
5 Dennis Martinez 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Frank Viola 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Ron Darling 26
3 Teddy Higuera 25
4 Mark Langston 24
5 Bruce Hurst 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
2 Tom Henke 4
2 Doug Jones 4
2 Todd Worrell 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .500
2 Brook Jacoby .423
3 Kevin Seitzer .416
4 Paul Molitor .407
5 Mike Greenwell .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 12
2 Will Clark 11
3 Ruben Sierra 10
4 Alvin Davis 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 34
2 Ruben Sierra 33
3 Jose Canseco 30
4 Alan Trammell 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Paul Molitor 15
2 Tim Raines 15
4 Mike Felder 14
5 Gerald Perry 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.68
2 Dennis Martinez 1.37
3 Mike Dunne 1.55
4 Roger Clemens 1.82
5 Mark Langston 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
2 Ken Dayley 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
2 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 45
2 Teddy Higuera 44
3 Mark Langston 43
4 Bert Blyleven 41
4 Bruce Hurst 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Steve Bedrosian 8
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Don Mattingly .347
4 Tim Raines .338
5 Paul Molitor .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 44
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 George Bell 40
3 Darryl Strawberry 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 124
2 George Bell 122
3 Joe Carter 120
4 Eric Davis 118
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 61
3 Tim Raines 60
4 Tony Gwynn 57
5 Billy Hatcher 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.68
2 Jimmy Key 2.79
3 Rick Reuschel 2.87
4 Dwight Gooden 2.89
5 Charlie Leibrandt 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 20
1 Bruce Hurst 20
1 Dave Stewart 20
4 Jack Morris 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 288
2 Mike Scott 274
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 Roger Clemens 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 47
2 Dave Righetti 39
3 Tom Henke 37
3 Lee Smith 37
5 Todd Worrell 34