On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 15 .625 --
Brewers 21 15 .583 2.0
Blue Jays 22 16 .579 2.0
Orioles 20 20 .500 5.0
Tigers 18 20 .474 6.0
Red Sox 17 22 .436 7.5
Indians 12 27 .308 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 22 15 .595 --
Angels 21 19 .525 2.5
Mariners 21 19 .525 2.5
Twins 20 19 .513 3.0
Athletics 20 19 .513 3.0
Rangers 16 21 .432 6.0
White Sox 14 22 .389 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 14 .611 --
Cubs 23 15 .605 --
Expos 19 20 .487 4.5
Pirates 18 19 .486 4.5
Mets 18 20 .474 5.0
Phillies 15 21 .417 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 16 .600 --
Reds 23 16 .590 0.5
Astros 20 19 .513 3.5
Braves 20 19 .513 3.5
Dodgers 19 20 .487 4.5
Padres 10 32 .238 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Chili Davis 4
3 Alvin Davis 3
3 Jim Dwyer 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Willie Randolph 4
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 Dave Parker 3
3 Herm Winningham 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Nieves 1.57
2 Bill Gullickson 1.00
2 Dorn Taylor 1.00
4 Dan Petry 0.89
5 Jack Lazorko 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Ricky Horton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Nieves 11
2 Bill Gullickson 9
3 Juan Berenguer 8
3 Dan Petry 8
3 Bobby Witt 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric King 1
1 Hipolito Pena 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .371
2 Andres Galarraga .364
3 Eric Davis .358
4 Wade Boggs .347
5 Tony Gwynn .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 15
2 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ozzie Virgil 14
4 Ken Phelps 13
4 Mike Schmidt 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 38
2 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Andre Dawson 35
3 Cal Ripken 35
5 Jack Clark 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Eric Davis 16
3 Gary Redus 16
5 Phil Bradley 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.31
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.75
3 Mike Scott 1.95
4 Juan Berenguer 2.17
5 Sid Fernandez 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
1 Rick Sutcliffe 7
3 Jim Clancy 6
3 Charles Hudson 6
5 13 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 78
2 Teddy Higuera 67
3 Mark Langston 65
4 Nolan Ryan 63
5 Greg Swindell 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 12
2 Dave Righetti 10
3 Dan Plesac 9
4 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Todd Worrell 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .460
2 Wade Boggs .449
3 Fred Lynn .425
4 Jerry Mumphrey .412
5 Andres Galarraga .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
1 Ozzie Virgil 9
3 Eddie Murray 8
4 Jim Dwyer 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 21
2 Jack Clark 20
3 Eddie Murray 18
4 George Bell 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Stan Jefferson 8
2 John Moses 8
4 Vince Coleman 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Schmidt 0.00
2 Mike Scott 0.72
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.78
4 Willie Fraser 1.06
5 Bob Sebra 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
4 Rick Aguilera 2
4 39 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 30
2 Mike Scott 28
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Rick Honeycutt 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
4 Gene Garber 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .395
2 Andres Galarraga .388
3 Jeffrey Leonard .383
4 Buddy Bell .378
5 Wade Boggs .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 13
1 Ozzie Virgil 13
3 Eric Davis 11
4 Andre Dawson 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 29
2 Jack Clark 28
3 Eric Davis 27
4 George Bell 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 John Moses 12
4 Gary Redus 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.44
2 Sid Fernandez 1.50
3 Jim Clancy 1.74
4 Mike Scott 1.84
5 Nolan Ryan 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
5 3 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 48
2 Teddy Higuera 45
3 Bruce Hurst 43
3 Greg Swindell 43
5 Mark Langston 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 11
2 Jay Howell 7
2 Dave Righetti 7
4 Steve Bedrosian 6
4 Todd Worrell 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Tim Raines .341
3 Don Mattingly .338
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Ken Griffey .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Jesse Barfield 42
3 Eric Davis 39
3 Rob Deer 39
5 George Bell 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 129
2 Dave Parker 122
3 Joe Carter 117
3 Gary Gaetti 117
5 Don Mattingly 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 121
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 83
4 Tim Raines 65
5 Gary Pettis 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.90
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.04
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 Roger Clemens 2.56
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Roger Clemens 21
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
3 Mike Witt 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 316
2 Mark Langston 272
3 Fernando Valenzuela 241
4 Roger Clemens 219
4 Jack Morris 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Todd Worrell 40
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Jeff Reardon 36
5 John Franco 31