On This Day

Thursday, August 20, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 71 47 .602 --
Blue Jays 72 49 .595 0.5
Yankees 69 52 .570 3.5
Brewers 64 57 .529 8.5
Red Sox 57 63 .475 15.0
Orioles 56 65 .463 16.5
Indians 46 75 .380 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 57 .537 --
Athletics 61 60 .504 4.0
Royals 60 60 .500 4.5
Angels 60 62 .492 5.5
Rangers 57 63 .475 7.5
Mariners 57 64 .471 8.0
White Sox 49 71 .408 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 50 .583 --
Mets 68 53 .562 2.5
Expos 67 53 .558 3.0
Phillies 63 57 .525 7.0
Cubs 61 60 .504 9.5
Pirates 53 68 .438 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 59 .516 --
Reds 63 59 .516 0.0
Astros 62 59 .512 0.5
Dodgers 54 66 .450 8.0
Braves 52 69 .430 10.5
Padres 49 72 .405 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gerald Young 4
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Alvin Davis 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Fred Lynn 2
1 Mike Pagliarulo 2
1 Gary Roenicke 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Roenicke 5
2 Rob Deer 4
2 Bill Doran 4
2 Barry Lyons 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Jefferson 2
1 Robby Thompson 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Mickey Brantley 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Darwin 1.17
2 Jose Guzman 1.00
3 Teddy Higuera 0.80
4 Greg Mathews 0.78
5 Freddie Toliver 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Rocky Childress 1
1 David Cone 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Darwin 7
1 Greg Mathews 7
3 David Cone 6
3 Freddie Toliver 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .367
2 Wade Boggs .361
3 Tim Raines .336
4 Kevin Seitzer .335
5 Don Mattingly .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
2 George Bell 38
2 Andre Dawson 38
4 Jack Clark 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 104
1 Andre Dawson 104
1 Tim Wallach 104
4 Jack Clark 99
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 181
5 Roger Clemens 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 33
2 Tom Henke 29
2 Lee Smith 29
4 Todd Worrell 25
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike LaValliere .471
2 Al Pedrique .460
3 Milt Thompson .452
4 Paul Molitor .435
5 Bobby Bonilla .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alvin Davis 6
1 Andre Dawson 6
1 Kent Hrbek 6
1 Larry Sheets 6
5 12 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 18
2 Dale Sveum 17
3 Alan Trammell 16
4 Chris James 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Mike Felder 10
3 Brett Butler 7
3 Ozzie Guillen 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
1 Charles Hudson 0.00
3 Dennis Martinez 1.20
4 Juan Nieves 1.25
5 2 tied 1.29

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 Ron Darling 26
1 Charlie Hough 26
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Mark Langston 24
5 Bobby Witt 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
2 Tom Henke 4
2 Doug Jones 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .478
2 Kevin Seitzer .429
3 Paul Molitor .425
4 Mike Greenwell .405
5 George Bell .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 14
2 Will Clark 10
2 Mike Pagliarulo 10
4 George Bell 9
4 6 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 33
2 Gary Gaetti 31
3 Paul Molitor 29
3 Ruben Sierra 29
3 Tim Wallach 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.03
2 John Habyan 1.26
3 Dennis Martinez 1.46
4 Roger Clemens 1.82
5 Mike LaCoss 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
2 Dave Stewart 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
2 Frank Viola 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 50
2 Teddy Higuera 48
3 Dave Stewart 46
4 Charlie Hough 45
5 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 John Franco 6
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Lee Smith 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Tony Gwynn .348
4 Paul Molitor .339
5 Tim Raines .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 43
2 George Bell 42
2 Mark McGwire 42
4 Andre Dawson 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 127
2 George Bell 123
3 Joe Carter 120
4 Ruben Sierra 119
5 Dwight Evans 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
2 Bruce Hurst 20
2 Jack Morris 20
2 Dave Stewart 20
5 Mike Witt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 274
2 Mike Scott 264
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 Roger Clemens 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 40
3 Tom Henke 39
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Todd Worrell 34