On This Day

Saturday, June 27, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 45 27 .625 --
Yankees 46 28 .622 --
Tigers 38 32 .543 6.0
Brewers 36 34 .514 8.0
Red Sox 34 39 .466 11.5
Orioles 31 43 .419 15.0
Indians 25 47 .347 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 42 32 .568 --
Athletics 39 33 .542 2.0
Royals 37 34 .521 3.5
Mariners 38 35 .521 3.5
Angels 36 38 .486 6.0
Rangers 33 38 .465 7.5
White Sox 25 45 .357 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 44 27 .620 --
Mets 39 33 .542 5.5
Expos 39 33 .542 5.5
Cubs 39 35 .527 6.5
Pirates 33 39 .458 11.5
Phillies 31 39 .443 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 41 33 .554 --
Astros 40 33 .548 0.5
Giants 36 37 .493 4.5
Dodgers 34 39 .466 6.5
Braves 34 39 .466 6.5
Padres 26 49 .347 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Bass 4
1 Mark McGwire 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4
4 Jose Canseco 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 3
2 Chili Davis 2
2 Curt Ford 2
2 Matt Williams 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 5
1 Lloyd Moseby 5
3 Kevin Bass 4
3 Mike Stanley 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
2 Randy Bush 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Mike Felder 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Boddicker 1.12
2 Jim Clancy 1.00
2 Jim Deshaies 1.00
2 Rick Reuschel 1.00
5 Bret Saberhagen 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Ed Correa 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Boddicker 9
2 Mike Witt 8
3 Jim Clancy 7
3 Juan Nieves 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Ricky Horton 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Jeff Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Tim Raines .379
3 Wade Boggs .377
4 Andres Galarraga .344
5 Kirby Puckett .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 26
2 Mark McGwire 25
3 Dale Murphy 24
4 Eric Davis 23
5 Jack Clark 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 68
2 George Bell 67
3 Eric Davis 63
3 Andre Dawson 63
3 Tim Wallach 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 48
2 Eric Davis 33
3 Billy Hatcher 27
4 Harold Reynolds 25
5 Tony Gwynn 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.17
2 Dave Schmidt 2.24
3 Mike Scott 2.28
4 Rick Reuschel 2.33
5 Orel Hershiser 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 13
2 Neal Heaton 10
2 Jack Morris 10
2 Rick Sutcliffe 10
5 7 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 133
2 Mark Langston 126
3 Nolan Ryan 113
4 Roger Clemens 106
5 Teddy Higuera 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 20
2 Steve Bedrosian 18
3 Dan Plesac 16
3 Todd Worrell 16
5 3 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .512
2 Kirby Puckett .490
3 Wade Boggs .490
4 Dave Winfield .426
5 Tony Fernandez .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 7
2 Darrell Evans 6
2 Mark McGwire 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
2 Alan Trammell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carmelo Martinez 17
2 Kevin Bass 14
2 Andres Galarraga 14
4 Dwight Evans 13
4 6 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Tim Raines 8
3 Steve Sax 7
3 Andy Van Slyke 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Ontiveros 0.00
2 Jerry Reuss 0.52
3 John Mitchell 0.95
3 Rick Rhoden 0.95
5 Orel Hershiser 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Deshaies 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Steve Ontiveros 3
1 Rick Rhoden 3
5 42 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 31
2 Orel Hershiser 26
3 Bob Sebra 25
4 Juan Nieves 24
5 Mike Boddicker 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Dale Mohorcic 4
3 Steve Bedrosian 3
3 John Franco 3
3 9 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .473
2 Wade Boggs .441
3 Tim Raines .408
4 Roy Smalley .395
5 Kirby Puckett .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 11
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 Dale Murphy 11
4 Alan Trammell 10
5 Keith Moreland 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 31
1 Tim Wallach 31
3 George Bell 29
4 Dwight Evans 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Eric Davis 14
3 Tim Raines 13
3 Willie Wilson 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Mitchell 1.38
2 Orel Hershiser 1.50
3 Mike Witt 1.60
4 Jimmy Key 1.85
5 Mike Scott 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Deshaies 5
1 Neal Heaton 5
1 Guy Hoffman 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
5 20 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 54
2 Mark Langston 47
3 Dave Stewart 44
4 Orel Hershiser 42
5 Juan Berenguer 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Tim Raines .357
3 Don Mattingly .348
4 Tony Gwynn .345
5 Pat Tabler .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 44
2 Eric Davis 42
2 Dale Murphy 42
4 Jesse Barfield 41
5 Mike Schmidt 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 123
2 Dave Parker 122
3 Joe Carter 121
4 Andre Dawson 116
5 Dwight Evans 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 114
2 Eric Davis 85
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Tim Raines 62
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.11
2 Nolan Ryan 2.58
3 Mark Eichhorn 2.62
4 Bob Ojeda 2.79
5 Dwight Gooden 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 24
2 Mike Scott 21
3 Mike Witt 19
4 Bert Blyleven 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 302
2 Mark Langston 280
3 Nolan Ryan 244
4 Roger Clemens 230
5 Bert Blyleven 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 45
2 Lee Smith 40
3 Todd Worrell 39
4 Steve Bedrosian 38
5 Jeff Reardon 33