On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 12 .647 --
Brewers 20 11 .645 0.5
Blue Jays 20 12 .625 1.0
Orioles 16 18 .471 6.0
Red Sox 15 18 .455 6.5
Tigers 13 19 .406 8.0
Indians 11 23 .324 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 19 15 .559 --
Royals 17 14 .548 0.5
Angels 18 16 .529 1.0
Twins 17 17 .500 2.0
Athletics 16 17 .485 2.5
Rangers 14 17 .452 3.5
White Sox 11 20 .355 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 13 .581 --
Cubs 19 14 .576 --
Pirates 15 16 .484 3.0
Expos 15 18 .455 4.0
Mets 14 18 .438 4.5
Phillies 12 20 .375 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 12 .647 --
Giants 21 13 .618 1.0
Astros 19 14 .576 2.5
Dodgers 19 16 .543 3.5
Braves 17 17 .500 5.0
Padres 8 28 .222 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
1 Ernie Whitt 4
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 Tony Fernandez 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ozzie Virgil 2
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 Kent Hrbek 1
2 Terry Kennedy 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Fernandez 4
1 Don Mattingly 4
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
4 Mike LaValliere 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Albert Hall 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Candiotti 1.17
2 Dennis Rasmussen 1.00
3 Bob Sebra 0.75
4 Jeff Ballard 0.57
5 Bill Gullickson 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 Dave Meads 1
1 Dennis Rasmussen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Rasmussen 9
2 Tom Candiotti 7
3 Bob Sebra 6
4 Bret Saberhagen 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 John Franco 1
1 John Smiley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .368
2 Rob Deer .356
3 Eric Davis .355
4 Rickey Henderson .347
5 Kevin Seitzer .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 15
2 Andre Dawson 12
2 Mike Schmidt 12
4 Brian Downing 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 38
2 Andre Dawson 34
2 Cal Ripken 34
4 Mike Schmidt 33
5 Pedro Guerrero 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Eric Davis 16
4 Gary Redus 15
5 Phil Bradley 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.51
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.86
3 Charles Hudson 1.90
4 Rick Reuschel 2.03
5 Mike Scott 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 6
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
3 Scott Bankhead 5
3 Jim Clancy 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 70
2 Mark Langston 61
3 Teddy Higuera 54
3 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Greg Swindell 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Dave Righetti 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .484
2 Buddy Bell .459
2 Juan Castillo .459
4 Mike Heath .455
5 Jim Gantner .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 9
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Eddie Murray 8
2 Ozzie Virgil 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 25
2 Larry Parrish 18
3 Tim Wallach 17
4 Juan Samuel 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Juan Castillo 7
2 Eric Davis 7
2 John Moses 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Jackson 0.73
2 Bruce Hurst 0.83
3 Charles Hudson 1.00
4 Rick Reuschel 1.17
5 Mike Witt 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 David Palmer 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Mike Witt 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 27
2 Rick Honeycutt 25
2 Mark Langston 25
2 Greg Swindell 25
5 Ted Power 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 John Franco 4
2 Jay Howell 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Don Robinson 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Scott Bradley .362
2 Jeffrey Leonard .360
3 Jim Gantner .358
4 Mookie Wilson .356
5 Andres Galarraga .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 13
2 Andre Dawson 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
4 George Bell 9
4 6 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 33
2 Andre Dawson 30
3 Mike Schmidt 29
4 Cal Ripken 27
5 Dwight Evans 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 14
3 Gary Redus 12
4 Eric Davis 11
5 Phil Bradley 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 1.53
2 Nolan Ryan 1.67
3 Joe Magrane 1.74
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.75
5 Charles Hudson 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
3 Scott Bankhead 4
3 Jim Clancy 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 55
2 Mark Langston 47
2 Greg Swindell 47
4 Teddy Higuera 44
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Ed Nunez 7
2 Dan Plesac 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Dave Righetti 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Tim Raines .340
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Tony Gwynn .330
5 Kevin Bass .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Jesse Barfield 41
3 Eric Davis 39
4 Rob Deer 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 128
2 Dave Parker 123
3 Joe Carter 119
3 Jim Presley 119
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 117
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 80
4 Tim Raines 65
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.91
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.10
3 Nolan Ryan 2.54
4 Jimmy Key 2.68
5 Roger Clemens 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 317
2 Mark Langston 273
3 Fernando Valenzuela 244
4 Roger Clemens 221
5 Mike Witt 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 44
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 Lee Smith 37
3 Todd Worrell 37
5 John Franco 32