On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 16 .652 --
Blue Jays 25 19 .568 4.0
Orioles 26 20 .565 4.0
Brewers 22 20 .524 6.0
Tigers 23 21 .523 6.0
Red Sox 21 25 .457 9.0
Indians 15 32 .319 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 26 17 .605 --
Twins 24 22 .522 3.5
Mariners 23 23 .500 4.5
Athletics 22 23 .489 5.0
Angels 21 25 .457 6.5
White Sox 18 24 .429 7.5
Rangers 17 26 .395 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 27 16 .628 --
Cubs 27 18 .600 1.0
Expos 23 22 .511 5.0
Mets 22 22 .500 5.5
Pirates 21 22 .488 6.0
Phillies 20 23 .465 7.0

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 23 .500 3.0
Dodgers 22 24 .478 4.0
Padres 11 37 .229 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Julio Franco 4
3 Scott Bradley 3
3 Greg Brock 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 3
2 Jack Clark 2
2 Larry Sheets 2
2 Mike Young 2
5 14 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 6
2 Joe Carter 5
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 Jack Clark 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark McLemore 2
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Julio Franco 1
2 Dan Gladden 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stewart 2.50
2 Juan Berenguer 1.25
3 Tim Conroy 0.60
4 Mike Boddicker 0.56
5 Jim Clancy 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Rick Rhoden 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 10
2 Jim Clancy 6
3 Juan Berenguer 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 Dave Leiper 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 17
1 Mark McGwire 17
3 George Bell 15
3 Jack Clark 15
3 Ozzie Virgil 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 48
2 Eric Davis 44
3 Andre Dawson 41
4 George Bell 39
4 2 others tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 31
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 Juan Berenguer 2.20
4 Joe Magrane 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 8
2 Jim Clancy 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
4 Bill Gullickson 6
4 7 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 12
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 Don Mattingly .431
3 Danny Tartabull .420
4 Alan Trammell .415
5 2 tied .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
1 Ozzie Virgil 7
3 George Bell 6
3 Jack Clark 6
3 Glenn Davis 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 22
2 Glenn Davis 15
3 George Bell 14
3 Dave Winfield 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Albert Hall 7
3 John Cangelosi 6
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Neal Heaton 1.00
2 Don Carman 1.19
3 Jose DeLeon 1.29
4 Jeff Robinson 1.35
5 4 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 Shane Rawley 3
1 Dave Schmidt 3
5 28 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Danny Jackson 26
3 Roger Clemens 25
4 Jim Clancy 24
5 Teddy Higuera 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 7
2 Bob James 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
4 Ken Dixon 4
4 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .384
2 Lenny Dykstra .382
2 John Kruk .382
4 Jeffrey Leonard .381
5 Alvin Davis .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ozzie Virgil 13
3 Eric Davis 12
4 George Bell 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 37
2 Eric Davis 32
3 George Bell 31
4 Larry Parrish 29
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Milt Thompson 12
4 John Moses 11
4 Gary Redus 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Clancy 1.60
2 Rick Reuschel 1.67
3 Atlee Hammaker 1.86
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.93
5 Curt Young 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 6
2 Shane Rawley 5
3 Mike LaCoss 4
3 Mike Morgan 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 49
2 Teddy Higuera 48
3 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Jim Clancy 43
4 Mark Langston 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .347
2 Don Mattingly .343
3 Tim Raines .342
4 Julio Franco .334
5 Pat Tabler .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 42
1 Mike Schmidt 42
3 George Bell 40
3 Eric Davis 40
5 Dale Murphy 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 124
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 Dwight Evans 116
3 Gary Gaetti 116
5 Dave Parker 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 119
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Tim Raines 62
5 Gary Pettis 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.07
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.13
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 Mike Scott 19
3 Fernando Valenzuela 19
3 Mike Witt 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 48
2 Todd Worrell 40
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Steve Bedrosian 34
4 Jeff Reardon 34