On This Day

Tuesday, June 23, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 43 26 .623 --
Yankees 44 27 .620 --
Tigers 37 30 .552 5.0
Brewers 35 32 .522 7.0
Red Sox 33 37 .471 10.5
Orioles 29 42 .408 15.0
Indians 25 43 .368 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 40 29 .580 --
Royals 36 32 .529 3.5
Athletics 36 33 .522 4.0
Mariners 36 34 .514 4.5
Angels 33 38 .465 8.0
Rangers 30 37 .448 9.0
White Sox 25 42 .373 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 41 26 .612 --
Cubs 39 31 .557 3.5
Expos 37 31 .544 4.5
Mets 36 32 .529 5.5
Phillies 30 36 .455 10.5
Pirates 30 38 .441 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 31 .557 --
Astros 37 32 .536 1.5
Giants 35 34 .507 3.5
Braves 34 35 .493 4.5
Dodgers 31 38 .449 7.5
Padres 23 48 .324 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oddibe McDowell 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 George Bell 3
2 Tony Bernazard 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Bernazard 2
1 Devon White 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Willie Upshaw 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Keith Miller 2
1 Steve Sax 2
4 Ellis Burks 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 1.83
2 Mark Gubicza 1.43
3 Ed Whitson 0.86
4 Rick Sutcliffe 0.83
5 Rick Rhoden 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 11
2 Mark Gubicza 10
3 Jose Rijo 7
4 Lee Tunnell 6
4 Ed Whitson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 John Franco 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .380
2 Tim Raines .368
3 Tony Gwynn .364
4 Alan Trammell .352
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 24
2 Eric Davis 22
2 Mark McGwire 22
2 Dale Murphy 22
5 4 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 66
2 George Bell 64
3 Andre Dawson 63
4 Eric Davis 61
4 Tim Wallach 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 46
2 Eric Davis 29
3 Billy Hatcher 25
4 Tony Gwynn 24
4 Harold Reynolds 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.10
2 Charlie Leibrandt 2.33
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.33
4 Rick Reuschel 2.53
5 Orel Hershiser 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 12
2 Neal Heaton 10
2 Jack Morris 10
2 Rick Sutcliffe 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 125
2 Mark Langston 123
3 Nolan Ryan 113
4 Roger Clemens 103
5 Teddy Higuera 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 20
2 Steve Bedrosian 17
3 Dan Plesac 16
3 Todd Worrell 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .500
2 Kirby Puckett .417
3 Tim Raines .404
4 Tim Wallach .396
5 Carmelo Martinez .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 7
1 Alan Trammell 7
3 Brook Jacoby 6
3 Dale Murphy 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 18
2 Alan Trammell 16
3 Dale Murphy 15
4 Jesse Barfield 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Luis Polonia 9
3 Tony Gwynn 8
4 Barry Bonds 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Ontiveros 0.00
2 Danny Darwin 0.73
3 Mike Armstrong 0.75
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.75
3 Mark Huismann 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Jim Deshaies 3
1 Mike Dunne 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 30
2 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Ron Darling 22
3 Jack Morris 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 Dale Mohorcic 5
3 Tom Henke 4
3 Jay Howell 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .443
2 Tony Gwynn .415
3 Alan Trammell .396
4 Tim Raines .392
5 Will Clark .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 12
2 Pete O'Brien 11
3 Alan Trammell 10
4 Tom Brunansky 9
4 7 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 33
2 Tim Wallach 31
3 Keith Moreland 30
4 Jack Clark 27
5 Wally Joyner 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Tony Gwynn 13
2 Harold Reynolds 13
4 Eric Davis 12
4 Willie Wilson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 1.09
2 Danny Darwin 1.59
3 Dale Mohorcic 1.61
4 Jimmy Key 1.81
5 Orel Hershiser 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Deshaies 5
1 Lee Guetterman 5
1 Neal Heaton 5
1 Guy Hoffman 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 58
2 Mike Scott 47
3 Roger Clemens 43
4 Dave Stewart 42
5 Nolan Ryan 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
2 John Franco 8
2 Lee Smith 8
4 Jay Howell 7
4 Dave Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Tim Raines .352
3 Don Mattingly .350
4 Pat Tabler .336
5 Tony Gwynn .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
2 Eric Davis 42
3 Jesse Barfield 41
3 Mike Schmidt 41
5 Dale Murphy 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 123
1 Joe Carter 123
3 Dave Parker 121
4 Andre Dawson 116
5 Mike Schmidt 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 114
2 Eric Davis 86
3 Rickey Henderson 65
4 Tim Raines 60
5 Barry Bonds 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.03
2 Nolan Ryan 2.56
3 Mark Eichhorn 2.62
4 Bob Ojeda 2.79
5 Danny Cox 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 25
2 Mike Scott 21
3 Charlie Hough 18
3 Dennis Rasmussen 18
3 Mike Witt 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 294
2 Mark Langston 292
3 Nolan Ryan 248
4 Roger Clemens 227
5 2 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 45
2 Lee Smith 41
3 Todd Worrell 39
4 Steve Bedrosian 37
5 3 tied 32