On This Day

Friday, May 29, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 17 .638 --
Blue Jays 26 19 .578 3.0
Orioles 26 21 .553 4.0
Tigers 24 21 .533 5.0
Brewers 22 21 .512 6.0
Red Sox 21 26 .447 9.0
Indians 16 32 .333 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 26 18 .591 --
Twins 24 23 .511 3.5
Mariners 24 23 .511 3.5
Athletics 23 23 .500 4.0
Angels 21 26 .447 6.5
White Sox 19 24 .442 6.5
Rangers 18 26 .409 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 28 16 .636 --
Cubs 27 19 .587 2.0
Expos 24 22 .522 5.0
Mets 23 22 .511 5.5
Pirates 21 23 .477 7.0
Phillies 20 24 .455 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 21 .553 --
Reds 26 21 .553 --
Braves 24 23 .511 2.0
Astros 23 23 .500 2.5
Dodgers 23 24 .489 3.0
Padres 11 38 .224 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brett Butler 4
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Tracy Jones 4
4 Barry Bonds 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 2
1 Mark Salas 2
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 5
1 Mark Salas 5
3 Tom Brookens 4
3 Eric Davis 4
3 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawon Dunston 2
1 Curt Ford 2
1 Stan Jefferson 2
1 John Moses 2
1 Harold Reynolds 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 1.40
2 Mark Langston 1.11
3 Walt Terrell 0.67
4 Ken Schrom 0.62
5 Dave Dravecky 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Guy Hoffman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 10
2 Bob Welch 7
3 Steve Farr 5
3 Teddy Higuera 5
3 Ken Schrom 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Roger McDowell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .366
2 Eric Davis .358
3 Pedro Guerrero .354
4 Andres Galarraga .350
5 Jack Clark .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 18
2 Mark McGwire 17
3 Ozzie Virgil 16
4 George Bell 15
4 Jack Clark 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 48
1 Eric Davis 48
3 Andre Dawson 41
4 Pedro Guerrero 40
4 Cal Ripken 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 31
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Eric Davis 20
4 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
5 Joe Magrane 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 8
2 Jim Clancy 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
4 Gene Garber 6
4 12 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 89
2 Mike Scott 82
3 Teddy Higuera 81
3 Nolan Ryan 81
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 .488
2 Danny Tartabull .429
3 Alan Trammell .422
4 Don Mattingly .420
5 Pedro Guerrero .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 George Bell 6
2 Jack Clark 6
2 Glenn Davis 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 22
2 Willie McGee 16
3 Andres Galarraga 15
3 Larry Parrish 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 John Cangelosi 6
2 John Moses 6
2 Harold Reynolds 6
2 Milt Thompson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 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 Neal Heaton 3
1 Terry Leach 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 Shane Rawley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 28
2 Teddy Higuera 27
2 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Danny Jackson 26
5 Roger Clemens 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
1 Bob James 6
3 Todd Worrell 5
4 Roger McDowell 4
4 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .403
2 Wade Boggs .384
3 Lenny Dykstra .382
4 Larry Parrish .379
5 2 tied .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 37
2 Eric Davis 35
3 Larry Parrish 33
4 George Bell 28
4 Willie McGee 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 John Moses 13
4 Milt Thompson 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 1.67
2 Jim Clancy 1.71
3 Atlee Hammaker 1.86
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.93
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
3 Charlie Hough 4
3 Mike LaCoss 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 53
1 Mark Langston 53
3 Greg Swindell 49
4 Nolan Ryan 45
5 Bruce Hurst 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Raines .347
2 Wade Boggs .345
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Julio Franco .337
5 Pat Tabler .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Jesse Barfield 41
2 Eric Davis 41
4 George Bell 39
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 123
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 Dave Parker 116
4 Dwight Evans 115
5 3 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 116
2 Eric Davis 86
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Tim Raines 62
5 Gary Pettis 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.06
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 Charlie Hough 19
3 Mike Scott 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 301
2 Mark Langston 285
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 Steve Bedrosian 34
4 Jeff Reardon 34