On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 18 .633 --
Blue Jays 28 19 .596 2.0
Brewers 24 21 .533 5.0
Orioles 26 23 .531 5.0
Tigers 24 23 .511 6.0
Red Sox 22 27 .449 9.0
Indians 16 34 .320 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 27 19 .587 --
Twins 26 23 .531 2.5
Mariners 26 23 .531 2.5
Athletics 24 24 .500 4.0
White Sox 20 25 .444 6.5
Angels 21 28 .429 7.5
Rangers 19 27 .413 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 29 17 .630 --
Cubs 28 20 .583 2.0
Expos 25 23 .521 5.0
Mets 24 23 .511 5.5
Phillies 22 24 .478 7.0
Pirates 21 25 .457 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 21 .571 --
Giants 27 22 .551 1.0
Braves 25 24 .510 3.0
Astros 24 24 .500 3.5
Dodgers 23 26 .469 5.0
Padres 12 39 .235 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 6
2 Bob Brenly 4
2 Ivan Calderon 4
2 Dan Gladden 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan Calderon 2
1 Tim Laudner 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
4 George Bell 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ivan Calderon 6
2 Kent Hrbek 4
2 Ozzie Smith 4
4 George Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Moses 2
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Bob Brower 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Jackson 1.50
2 Kelly Downs 1.17
3 Ed Whitson 1.00
4 Shane Rawley 0.83
4 Scott Sanderson 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Jackson 9
1 Greg Swindell 9
3 Kelly Downs 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .369
2 Pedro Guerrero .361
3 Andres Galarraga .348
4 Eric Davis .346
5 Wade Boggs .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 19
1 Mark McGwire 19
3 George Bell 16
3 Ozzie Virgil 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 52
2 Jack Clark 48
3 George Bell 42
4 Andre Dawson 41
4 Cal Ripken 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 31
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Eric Davis 20
4 Gary Redus 19
5 John Moses 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.82
2 Rick Reuschel 2.10
3 Sid Fernandez 2.12
4 Bret Saberhagen 2.33
5 Joe Magrane 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 9
2 Jim Clancy 7
2 Gene Garber 7
2 Bill Gullickson 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 89
2 Mike Scott 82
3 Teddy Higuera 81
3 Nolan Ryan 81
5 Greg Swindell 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 13
2 Dave Righetti 12
3 Steve Bedrosian 11
3 Dan Plesac 11
3 Todd Worrell 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .447
2 Glenn Davis .435
3 Pedro Guerrero .419
4 Keith Hernandez .412
5 Ozzie Guillen .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 George Bell 6
2 Joe Carter 6
2 Glenn Davis 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 18
2 Willie McGee 16
3 George Bell 15
3 Larry Parrish 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
2 John Moses 6
2 Harold Reynolds 6
2 Darryl Strawberry 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 1.10
2 Dale Mohorcic 1.17
3 Jim Clancy 1.42
4 Jose DeLeon 1.64
5 Shane Rawley 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 28
2 Teddy Higuera 27
2 Danny Jackson 27
4 Jim Clancy 24
5 Floyd Youmans 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Kruk .405
2 Larry Parrish .393
3 Wade Boggs .388
4 Pedro Guerrero .381
5 Jeffrey Leonard .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Ozzie Virgil 13
3 Eric Davis 12
4 George Bell 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 36
2 Jack Clark 35
2 Larry Parrish 35
4 George Bell 31
5 Tim Wallach 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 14
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 Sid Fernandez 2.06
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
4 Gene Garber 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 53
2 Greg Swindell 51
3 Teddy Higuera 47
4 Danny Jackson 46
5 Nolan Ryan 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
2 Lee Smith 9
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 John Franco 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Raines .344
2 Wade Boggs .343
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Pat Tabler .336
5 Julio Franco .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 42
1 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Jesse Barfield 41
4 George Bell 40
5 Darryl Strawberry 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 124
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 Dave Parker 117
3 Jim Presley 117
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 115
2 Eric Davis 86
3 Rickey Henderson 75
4 Tim Raines 62
5 Gary Pettis 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.09
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.11
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 Roger Clemens 2.47
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.87

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 290
2 Mark Langston 285
3 Fernando Valenzuela 230
4 Roger Clemens 225
5 Nolan Ryan 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 46
2 Todd Worrell 41
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Steve Bedrosian 35
5 Jeff Reardon 33