On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 70 47 .598 --
Blue Jays 71 49 .592 0.5
Yankees 69 51 .575 2.5
Brewers 63 57 .525 8.5
Red Sox 57 63 .475 14.5
Orioles 55 65 .458 16.5
Indians 46 74 .383 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 56 .541 --
Athletics 61 59 .508 4.0
Royals 60 60 .500 5.0
Angels 60 61 .496 5.5
Rangers 56 63 .471 8.5
Mariners 56 64 .467 9.0
White Sox 49 70 .412 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 49 .588 --
Expos 67 52 .563 3.0
Mets 67 53 .558 3.5
Phillies 62 57 .521 8.0
Cubs 61 59 .508 9.5
Pirates 53 67 .442 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 58 .521 --
Reds 62 59 .512 1.0
Astros 61 59 .508 1.5
Dodgers 53 66 .445 9.0
Braves 51 69 .425 11.5
Padres 49 71 .408 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Casey Candaele 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan Calderon 2
1 Jose Canseco 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Paul Molitor 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 3
2 Kal Daniels 2
2 Willie Wilson 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stewart 1.25
2 Scott Sanderson 1.17
3 Charlie Puleo 1.00
4 Mark Grant 0.71
4 2 others tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 10
2 Charlie Puleo 8
3 Scott Sanderson 7
4 Bruce Hurst 6
4 Juan Nieves 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Jeff Calhoun 1
1 Tim Crews 1
1 John Davis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .367
2 Wade Boggs .361
3 Tim Raines .341
4 Don Mattingly .336
5 John Kruk .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
2 George Bell 38
3 Andre Dawson 36
4 Eric Davis 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 104
2 Tim Wallach 103
3 Andre Dawson 101
4 Jack Clark 98
5 Dwight Evans 95

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.74
2 Rick Reuschel 2.75
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.77
4 Frank Viola 2.78
5 Jimmy Key 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 17
2 Bret Saberhagen 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 190
4 Teddy Higuera 177
5 Roger Clemens 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 33
2 Lee Smith 29
3 Tom Henke 28
4 Todd Worrell 25
5 Jeff Reardon 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .476
2 Al Pedrique .453
3 Paul Molitor .424
4 Larry Sheets .419
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 6
1 Will Clark 6
1 Kent Hrbek 6
1 Larry Sheets 6
1 Darryl Strawberry 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Trammell 17
2 Alvin Davis 16
2 Dale Sveum 16
4 Danny Tartabull 15
5 10 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Mike Felder 10
3 Billy Hatcher 8
3 Tim Raines 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
1 Charles Hudson 0.00
3 Todd Worrell 0.69
4 Jeff Calhoun 0.75
5 Dennis Martinez 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Juan Nieves 3
1 Scott Sanderson 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 31
2 Ron Darling 26
3 Teddy Higuera 25
3 Nolan Ryan 25
5 Mark Langston 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
2 Tom Henke 4
2 Doug Jones 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .483
2 Kevin Seitzer .436
3 Paul Molitor .425
4 Brook Jacoby .419
5 George Bell .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 12
2 Will Clark 11
3 George Bell 9
3 Dwight Evans 9
3 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 31
2 Jose Canseco 30
3 Paul Molitor 28
3 Ruben Sierra 28
3 Tim Wallach 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Mike Felder 14
2 Paul Molitor 14
2 Tim Raines 14
5 Tony Gwynn 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 0.92
2 John Habyan 1.26
3 Dennis Martinez 1.37
4 Gene Nelson 1.78
5 Roger Clemens 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
2 Dave Stewart 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
2 Frank Viola 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 51
2 Bobby Witt 50
3 Dave Stewart 46
4 Teddy Higuera 44
4 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Lee Smith 6
5 8 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Don Mattingly .351
3 Tony Gwynn .350
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Tim Raines .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 125
1 Andre Dawson 125
3 Joe Carter 121
4 Ruben Sierra 119
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 64
3 Tim Raines 59
4 Tony Gwynn 58
5 Billy Hatcher 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.77
2 Rick Reuschel 2.78
3 Jimmy Key 2.79
4 Nolan Ryan 2.82
5 Dwight Gooden 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 21
1 Dave Stewart 21
3 Bruce Hurst 20
3 Jack Morris 20
5 Mike Witt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 288
2 Mike Scott 264
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 Roger Clemens 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 47
2 Dave Righetti 40
3 Tom Henke 38
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Todd Worrell 34