On This Day

Sunday, July 12, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 34 .618 --
Blue Jays 51 36 .586 3.0
Tigers 48 37 .565 5.0
Brewers 42 43 .494 11.0
Red Sox 41 47 .466 13.5
Orioles 35 53 .398 19.5
Indians 31 56 .356 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 49 40 .551 --
Athletics 46 41 .529 2.0
Royals 46 41 .529 2.0
Angels 46 43 .517 3.0
Mariners 45 43 .511 3.5
Rangers 41 45 .477 6.5
White Sox 34 51 .400 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 30 .651 --
Expos 47 39 .547 9.0
Mets 47 40 .540 9.5
Cubs 47 41 .534 10.0
Phillies 42 44 .488 14.0
Pirates 39 48 .448 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 41 .534 --
Astros 44 43 .506 2.5
Giants 44 44 .500 3.0
Braves 41 46 .471 5.5
Dodgers 39 49 .443 8.0
Padres 30 58 .341 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Jefferson 4
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Henry Cotto 3
2 Mickey Hatcher 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 2
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Cotto 4
1 Mickey Hatcher 4
1 Mike Young 4
4 Ken Landreaux 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Devon White 2
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Schmidt 3.50
2 Steve Ontiveros 1.75
3 Jim Clancy 1.57
4 Bob Welch 1.00
4 Mike Witt 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Mike Dunne 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 11
2 Mike Witt 9
3 Ron Darling 7
3 Juan Nieves 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Brett Gideon 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .375
2 Tony Gwynn .370
3 Tim Raines .346
4 Kirby Puckett .337
5 Alan Trammell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 33
2 George Bell 29
3 Eric Davis 27
4 Jack Clark 26
5 Dale Murphy 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 86
2 George Bell 76
3 Andre Dawson 74
4 Wally Joyner 73
4 Tim Wallach 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 52
2 Eric Davis 33
2 Billy Hatcher 33
4 Harold Reynolds 32
5 Tony Gwynn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.32
2 Orel Hershiser 2.42
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.47
4 Mike Scott 2.76
5 Charlie Leibrandt 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
2 Jack Morris 12
2 Rick Sutcliffe 12
4 Rick Rhoden 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 148
1 Mike Scott 148
3 Nolan Ryan 143
4 Teddy Higuera 128
5 Roger Clemens 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 24
2 Lee Smith 22
3 Dan Plesac 18
3 Todd Worrell 18
5 4 tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .442
2 Vance Law .441
3 Von Hayes .433
4 Dave Martinez .404
5 Don Mattingly .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Don Mattingly 7
3 Wade Boggs 6
3 Jose Canseco 6
3 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 20
1 Don Mattingly 20
3 Harold Baines 18
3 Wade Boggs 18
3 Jack Clark 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 7
1 Harold Reynolds 7
3 Julio Franco 6
3 Billy Hatcher 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lucas 0.00
2 Floyd Youmans 0.57
3 John Smiley 0.61
4 Michael Jackson 0.73
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Lee Guetterman 3
1 Doug Jones 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 48 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Ron Guidry 28
3 Teddy Higuera 25
3 Jose Nunez 25
3 Bob Welch 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
2 Scott Garrelts 4
2 Tom Henke 4
4 DeWayne Buice 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .419
2 Don Mattingly .403
3 Von Hayes .400
4 Kirby Puckett .391
5 Tony Gwynn .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Darrell Evans 11
2 Kent Hrbek 11
4 Brook Jacoby 10
4 Howard Johnson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 30
1 Jack Clark 30
3 Dwight Evans 29
3 Wally Joyner 29
5 Mark McGwire 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
1 Harold Reynolds 13
3 Billy Hatcher 12
4 Tony Fernandez 11
4 Tony Gwynn 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.26
2 Frank Viola 1.55
3 Steve Ontiveros 1.62
4 Jeff Russell 1.86
5 Jimmy Jones 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Guetterman 5
1 Charlie Hough 5
1 Dennis Rasmussen 5
1 Rick Rhoden 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Mike Scott 46
2 Bob Sebra 46
4 Bob Welch 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 9
2 Lee Smith 7
3 Tom Henke 6
3 Greg Minton 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Don Mattingly .352
3 Tony Gwynn .344
4 Tim Raines .342
5 Pat Tabler .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 44
2 Eric Davis 42
3 Dale Murphy 40
4 Mike Schmidt 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 130
2 George Bell 122
2 Andre Dawson 122
4 Dave Parker 117
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Eric Davis 72
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Tim Raines 55
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.47
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.57
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.70
4 Jimmy Key 2.81
5 Nolan Ryan 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 25
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Mike Scott 19
3 Dave Stewart 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 287
2 Mark Langston 284
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Roger Clemens 220
4 Teddy Higuera 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 44
2 Steve Bedrosian 42
3 Todd Worrell 40
4 Lee Smith 39
5 3 tied 32