On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 16 .644 --
Blue Jays 25 18 .581 3.0
Orioles 25 20 .556 4.0
Brewers 22 19 .537 5.0
Tigers 23 21 .523 5.5
Red Sox 20 25 .444 9.0
Indians 15 31 .326 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 26 17 .605 --
Twins 23 22 .511 4.0
Mariners 23 22 .511 4.0
Athletics 21 23 .477 5.5
Angels 21 24 .467 6.0
White Sox 18 24 .429 7.5
Rangers 17 26 .395 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 16 .619 --
Cubs 27 18 .600 0.5
Expos 23 22 .511 4.5
Mets 22 22 .500 5.0
Pirates 21 22 .488 5.5
Phillies 20 23 .465 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 20 .565 --
Reds 25 21 .543 1.0
Astros 23 22 .511 2.5
Braves 23 22 .511 2.5
Dodgers 22 24 .478 4.0
Padres 11 37 .229 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denny Walling 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 Alvin Davis 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Howell 2
1 Pete O'Brien 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
4 Luis Aguayo 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Davis 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 3
3 Brian Dayett 2
3 Kirk Gibson 2
3 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
2 Dave Anderson 1
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.40
2 Roger Clemens 1.33
3 Jack Morris 1.25
4 Richard Dotson 1.00
4 Frank Viola 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 8
2 Richard Dotson 7
2 Charlie Leibrandt 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Frank Viola 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .374
2 Eric Davis .349
3 Pedro Guerrero .344
4 Andres Galarraga .342
5 Wade Boggs .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 17
1 Mark McGwire 17
3 George Bell 15
3 Ozzie Virgil 15
5 Andre Dawson 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 45
2 Eric Davis 44
3 Andre Dawson 41
4 Pedro Guerrero 39
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 30
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Eric Davis 19
3 Gary Redus 19
5 Phil Bradley 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.66
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.71
3 Rick Reuschel 2.10
4 Joe Magrane 2.20
5 Mike Boddicker 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 8
2 Jim Clancy 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
4 Bill Gullickson 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 81
2 Mark Langston 79
2 Mike Scott 79
4 Teddy Higuera 76
5 Greg Swindell 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 13
2 Dave Righetti 11
3 Steve Bedrosian 10
3 Jesse Orosco 10
3 3 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .450
2 Alvin Davis .425
3 Don Mattingly .423
4 Danny Tartabull .415
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ozzie Virgil 8
2 George Bell 7
2 Mark McGwire 7
4 Glenn Davis 6
4 Lou Whitaker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 19
2 George Bell 15
2 Glenn Davis 15
2 Dave Winfield 15
5 Eddie Murray 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Milt Thompson 7
3 John Cangelosi 6
3 Albert Hall 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 0.00
2 Jim Clancy 0.36
3 Dave Stewart 1.10
4 Don Carman 1.19
5 Rick Sutcliffe 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Dave Meads 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 30
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Danny Jackson 26
4 Roger Clemens 25
4 Mark Langston 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 7
2 Todd Worrell 6
3 Bob James 5
4 Ken Dixon 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .382
1 John Kruk .382
3 Jeffrey Leonard .381
4 Alvin Davis .375
5 Wade Boggs .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
1 Ozzie Virgil 14
3 Eric Davis 12
4 George Bell 11
4 Eddie Murray 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 34
2 Eric Davis 32
3 George Bell 30
4 Larry Parrish 29
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 14
3 Milt Thompson 12
4 John Moses 11
4 Gary Redus 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Clancy 1.29
2 Scott Garrelts 1.37
3 Rick Reuschel 1.67
4 Atlee Hammaker 1.86
5 Bret Saberhagen 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 6
2 Shane Rawley 5
3 Mike LaCoss 4
3 Mike Morgan 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 49
2 Teddy Higuera 48
3 Mark Langston 45
3 Nolan Ryan 45
5 Bruce Hurst 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 9
1 Lee Smith 9
3 Todd Worrell 7
4 Dan Quisenberry 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .348
2 Tim Raines .343
3 Don Mattingly .343
4 Julio Franco .330
5 Pat Tabler .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Jesse Barfield 41
3 George Bell 40
3 Eric Davis 40
5 Rob Deer 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 123
2 Joe Carter 119
3 Gary Gaetti 116
3 Dave Parker 116
5 George Bell 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 118
2 Eric Davis 86
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Tim Raines 64
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.07
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.15
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 Roger Clemens 2.47
5 Don Carman 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 23
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Teddy Higuera 19
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 298
2 Mark Langston 275
3 Fernando Valenzuela 234
4 Roger Clemens 225
5 Jack Morris 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 47
2 Todd Worrell 40
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Jeff Reardon 35
5 Steve Bedrosian 34