On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 34 .626 --
Blue Jays 52 37 .584 4.0
Tigers 50 37 .575 5.0
Brewers 44 43 .506 11.0
Red Sox 41 49 .456 15.5
Orioles 37 53 .411 19.5
Indians 32 57 .360 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 50 41 .549 --
Athletics 48 41 .539 1.0
Royals 46 43 .517 3.0
Angels 46 45 .505 4.0
Mariners 45 45 .500 4.5
Rangers 41 47 .466 7.5
White Sox 35 52 .402 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 57 31 .648 --
Expos 49 39 .557 8.0
Cubs 49 41 .544 9.0
Mets 48 41 .539 9.5
Phillies 43 45 .489 14.0
Pirates 39 50 .438 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 48 42 .533 --
Astros 45 44 .506 2.5
Giants 44 46 .489 4.0
Braves 41 48 .461 6.5
Dodgers 41 49 .456 7.0
Padres 31 59 .344 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rob Deer 4
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 Paul Molitor 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Sveum 3
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Darnell Coles 1
2 Rob Deer 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Sveum 6
2 Nick Esasky 3
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 Mark McGwire 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Bell 1.50
2 Bob Sebra 1.17
3 Frank Viola 1.12
4 Frank Tanana 1.00
4 Bob Welch 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Bell 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Bob James 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Bell 9
1 Shane Rawley 9
1 Frank Viola 9
4 Ron Darling 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .376
2 Tony Gwynn .367
3 Tim Raines .345
4 John Kruk .341
5 Alan Trammell .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
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 77
2 Andre Dawson 77
4 Tim Wallach 75
5 Wally Joyner 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 55
2 Eric Davis 33
2 Billy Hatcher 33
4 Harold Reynolds 32
5 Tony Gwynn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.34
2 Orel Hershiser 2.42
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.47
4 Mike Scott 2.75
5 Jimmy Key 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
2 Rick Sutcliffe 13
3 Jack Morris 12
3 Rick Rhoden 12
3 Dave Stewart 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 155
2 Mark Langston 152
3 Nolan Ryan 143
4 Teddy Higuera 133
5 Roger Clemens 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 25
2 Lee Smith 23
3 Dan Plesac 19
3 Todd Worrell 19
5 3 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vance Law .515
2 Mickey Hatcher .465
3 Von Hayes .444
4 Andre Dawson .424
5 Dwight Evans .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 9
2 Eddie Murray 7
2 Cory Snyder 7
4 Rob Deer 6
4 Mark McGwire 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 22
2 Cory Snyder 19
3 Joe Carter 17
4 Carlton Fisk 16
5 Eddie Murray 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 6
1 Julio Franco 6
1 Luis Polonia 6
4 Vince Coleman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trout 0.00
1 Gary Lucas 0.00
3 Floyd Youmans 0.36
4 Dave Stieb 1.08
5 Frank Viola 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Rhoden 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Frank Viola 3
1 Floyd Youmans 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 25
2 Kelly Downs 23
2 Ron Guidry 23
2 Bob Welch 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 5
1 Tom Henke 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 Scott Garrelts 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .413
2 Dave Martinez .404
3 Don Mattingly .402
4 Dwight Evans .388
5 Tony Gwynn .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 13
2 Don Mattingly 11
3 Darrell Evans 10
4 Dwight Evans 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 32
2 Dwight Evans 28
2 Mark McGwire 28
4 Wally Joyner 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Luis Polonia 11
3 Tony Fernandez 10
3 Tony Gwynn 10
3 Harold Reynolds 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.54
2 Bob Sebra 1.76
3 Rick Reuschel 1.84
4 Steve Ontiveros 1.93
5 Jimmy Jones 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Rick Rhoden 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Sebra 44
2 Bob Welch 43
3 Ron Darling 42
3 Mark Gubicza 42
5 Roger Clemens 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 9
2 Tom Henke 7
2 Lee Smith 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Don Mattingly .351
3 Tony Gwynn .342
4 Tim Raines .341
5 Pat Tabler .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
2 Eric Davis 41
3 Dale Murphy 40
4 Rob Deer 39
5 Jesse Barfield 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 129
2 Andre Dawson 124
3 George Bell 120
4 Don Mattingly 118
5 Dave Winfield 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Eric Davis 71
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Tim Raines 54
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.47
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.54
3 Bret Saberhagen 2.70
4 Dwight Gooden 2.73
5 Nolan Ryan 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 24
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Mike Scott 19
3 Dave Stewart 19
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 294
2 Mark Langston 288
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Teddy Higuera 225
5 Roger Clemens 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 44
2 Steve Bedrosian 43
3 Lee Smith 40
3 Todd Worrell 40
5 2 tied 33