On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 31 .622 --
Tigers 44 34 .564 5.0
Blue Jays 45 35 .563 5.0
Brewers 40 38 .513 9.0
Red Sox 39 42 .481 11.5
Orioles 31 50 .383 19.5
Indians 27 53 .338 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 45 35 .563 --
Twins 46 36 .561 0.0
Athletics 43 37 .538 2.0
Angels 41 41 .500 5.0
Mariners 40 41 .494 5.5
Rangers 38 41 .481 6.5
White Sox 31 47 .397 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 49 29 .628 --
Expos 42 37 .532 7.5
Mets 42 38 .525 8.0
Cubs 42 39 .519 8.5
Phillies 38 41 .481 11.5
Pirates 36 44 .450 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 35 .568 --
Astros 42 38 .525 3.5
Giants 40 40 .500 5.5
Dodgers 37 43 .463 8.5
Braves 37 43 .463 8.5
Padres 29 53 .354 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bo Diaz 4
1 Billy Hatcher 4
1 Ozzie Smith 4
1 Tim Teufel 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 2
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
1 Tim Teufel 2
4 Glenn Braggs 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Andre Dawson 4
1 Kevin Mitchell 4
1 Ken Williams 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Francona 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 3.00
2 Tom Browning 0.86
3 Mark Knudson 0.83
4 Dave Stieb 0.80
5 Mike Krukow 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Tom Browning 6
2 Les Lancaster 6
2 Charlie Leibrandt 6
2 Mike Scott 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .381
2 Tony Gwynn .373
3 Tim Raines .356
4 Kirby Puckett .350
5 John Kruk .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 30
2 George Bell 27
3 Jack Clark 24
3 Eric Davis 24
3 Dale Murphy 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 77
2 George Bell 72
3 Andre Dawson 69
4 Wally Joyner 68
5 Tim Wallach 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 52
2 Eric Davis 33
2 Billy Hatcher 33
4 Harold Reynolds 29
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.17
2 Bret Saberhagen 2.22
3 Orel Hershiser 2.30
4 Mike Scott 2.47
5 Charlie Leibrandt 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 14
2 Jack Morris 12
3 Rick Sutcliffe 11
4 Neal Heaton 10
4 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 142
2 Mike Scott 141
3 Nolan Ryan 134
4 Teddy Higuera 121
5 2 tied 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 21
1 Lee Smith 21
3 Todd Worrell 18
4 John Franco 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .440
2 Kirby Puckett .436
3 Greg Brock .429
4 Mark McGwire .421
5 Andy Van Slyke .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Darrell Evans 7
4 Kent Hrbek 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 20
2 Dave Winfield 18
3 Jose Canseco 17
4 George Brett 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 8
2 Tony Fernandez 7
2 Harold Reynolds 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Bobby Witt 0.00
3 DeWayne Buice 0.57
4 Steve Ontiveros 0.79
5 Jimmy Jones 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Dan Petry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Sebra 30
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Ron Darling 22
3 Mark Gubicza 22
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Greg Minton 4
4 DeWayne Buice 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .433
2 Tony Gwynn .404
3 Kirby Puckett .394
4 Bo Diaz .381
5 Randy Ready .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
3 George Bell 10
3 Darrell Evans 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 30
2 George Bell 28
2 Jose Canseco 28
2 Wally Joyner 28
5 Jack Clark 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Billy Hatcher 17
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Harold Reynolds 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.74
2 Steve Ontiveros 1.06
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.35
4 Jimmy Key 1.50
5 Mike Witt 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Steve Ontiveros 5
1 Mike Scott 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 59
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Dwight Gooden 46
3 Bob Sebra 46
5 Mark Langston 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 9
2 Lee Smith 8
3 Dale Mohorcic 7
4 John Franco 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Don Mattingly .345
3 Tim Raines .344
4 Tony Gwynn .343
5 Pat Tabler .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 42
2 Eric Davis 41
3 Dale Murphy 39
4 Jesse Barfield 38
4 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 122
2 George Bell 121
2 Joe Carter 121
4 Andre Dawson 120
5 Dave Parker 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 107
2 Eric Davis 81
3 Rickey Henderson 63
4 Tim Raines 57
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.32
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.66
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.79
4 Mike Witt 2.81
5 Nolan Ryan 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Mike Scott 20
3 Dave Stewart 19
4 Bert Blyleven 18
4 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 296
2 Mark Langston 288
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Teddy Higuera 214
5 2 tied 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 45
2 Steve Bedrosian 41
2 Todd Worrell 41
4 Lee Smith 40
5 John Franco 34