On This Day

Tuesday, April 7, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 1 0 1.000 --
Orioles 1 0 1.000 0.0
Brewers 1 0 1.000 0.0
Blue Jays 1 0 1.000 0.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.0
Red Sox 0 1 .000 1.0
Indians 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Twins 1 0 1.000 0.0
Angels 1 0 1.000 0.0
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0
Royals 0 1 .000 1.0
Rangers 0 1 .000 1.0
Mariners 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 1 0 1.000 --
Mets 1 0 1.000 0.0
Pirates 0 1 .000 1.0
Cubs 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Expos 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 2 0 1.000 --
Reds 1 0 1.000 0.5
Astros 2 0 1.000 0.0
Braves 1 0 1.000 0.5
Dodgers 0 2 .000 2.0
Padres 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sid Bream 3
1 Bob Dernier 3
1 Tito Landrum 3
1 Ken Oberkfell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Melvin 2
2 Alfredo Griffin 1
2 Kirby Puckett 1
2 Benito Santiago 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
4 Kevin Bass 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carney Lansford 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 Billy Hatcher 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Young 1.25
2 Mike Witt 0.89
3 Bert Blyleven 0.86
4 Ed Whitson 0.60
5 Fernando Valenzuela 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 Rick Mahler 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Young 10
2 Mike Witt 8
3 Fernando Valenzuela 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Jeff Robinson 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Davis 1.000
1 Tito Landrum 1.000
1 Ken Oberkfell 1.000
4 Sid Bream .750
4 4 others tied .750

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Melvin 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
1 Carmelo Martinez 3
1 Lloyd Moseby 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Steve Sax 2
4 Kevin Bass 1
4 17 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
1 Teddy Higuera 0.00
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
1 Bill Dawley 0.00
1 16 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Young 10
2 Mike Scott 8
2 Mike Witt 8
4 Fernando Valenzuela 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 2
2 Bill Dawley 1
2 Bob James 1
2 Jesse Orosco 1
2 Jeff Robinson 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Don Mattingly .349
3 Tim Raines .334
4 Kirby Puckett .330
5 Steve Sax .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 40
2 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Dave Kingman 35
4 Gary Gaetti 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 121
2 Mike Schmidt 119
3 Jose Canseco 118
4 Dave Parker 116
5 Don Mattingly 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 107
2 Rickey Henderson 88
3 Eric Davis 82
4 Tim Raines 70
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Eichhorn 1.75
2 Mike Scott 2.26
3 Roger Clemens 2.48
4 Bob Ojeda 2.53
5 Teddy Higuera 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Teddy Higuera 21
2 Jack Morris 21
2 Fernando Valenzuela 21
5 Mike Krukow 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 314
2 Mark Langston 249
2 Fernando Valenzuela 249
4 Roger Clemens 238
5 Jack Morris 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Todd Worrell 36
3 Jeff Reardon 35
3 Dave Smith 35
5 Don Aase 34