On This Day

Monday, July 20, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 36 .617 --
Blue Jays 54 38 .587 3.0
Tigers 52 38 .578 4.0
Brewers 45 45 .500 11.0
Red Sox 42 51 .452 15.5
Orioles 40 53 .430 17.5
Indians 33 59 .359 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 51 43 .543 --
Athletics 49 43 .533 1.0
Angels 49 45 .521 2.0
Royals 46 46 .500 4.0
Mariners 46 47 .495 4.5
Rangers 43 48 .473 6.5
White Sox 37 53 .411 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 32 .644 --
Expos 52 39 .571 6.5
Mets 50 42 .543 9.0
Cubs 49 44 .527 10.5
Phillies 45 46 .495 13.5
Pirates 42 50 .457 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 50 43 .538 --
Giants 46 47 .495 4.0
Astros 45 47 .489 4.5
Dodgers 41 51 .446 8.5
Braves 41 51 .446 8.5
Padres 33 60 .355 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brook Jacoby 4
2 Brian Downing 3
2 Tim Flannery 3
2 Mel Hall 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garth Iorg 2
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Bo Diaz 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lenny Dykstra 4
2 Glenn Braggs 3
2 Eric Davis 3
2 Rick Dempsey 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
3 Eric Davis 1
3 Kelly Gruber 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willie Fraser 3.00
2 Tom Hume 1.60
3 Jeff Robinson 0.71
4 Dennis Martinez 0.57
5 Jeff Sellers 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 John Franco 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hume 8
2 Charlie Hough 6
3 Andy Hawkins 5
3 Jeff Robinson 5
3 Jeff Sellers 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Tim Raines .344
4 Alan Trammell .343
5 Don Mattingly .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 George Bell 29
3 Jack Clark 28
4 Eric Davis 27
5 Dale Murphy 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 89
2 Wally Joyner 79
3 George Bell 77
3 Andre Dawson 77
5 Tim Wallach 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 57
2 Eric Davis 34
3 Billy Hatcher 33
3 Harold Reynolds 33
5 Tony Gwynn 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.34
2 Orel Hershiser 2.54
3 Mike Scott 2.75
4 Bret Saberhagen 2.76
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 146
4 Teddy Higuera 133
5 Roger Clemens 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 26
2 Lee Smith 23
3 Todd Worrell 20
4 Tom Henke 19
4 2 others tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vance Law .465
2 Keith Moreland .462
3 Mickey Hatcher .455
4 Bob Brenly .450
4 Pedro Guerrero .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 10
2 Cory Snyder 7
3 Joe Carter 6
3 Rob Deer 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 22
2 Joe Carter 18
2 Cory Snyder 18
4 Eddie Murray 15
4 Ruben Sierra 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Franco 6
1 Ozzie Guillen 6
1 Luis Polonia 6
4 Vince Coleman 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 0.00
2 Bryn Smith 0.60
3 Dwight Gooden 1.02
4 Frank Viola 1.08
5 Dave Stieb 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 3
1 Frank Viola 3
3 Mike Boddicker 2
3 Jim Clancy 2
3 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 31
2 Ron Guidry 23
3 Danny Darwin 22
4 Frank Viola 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
3 DeWayne Buice 3
3 Greg Minton 3
3 Jeff Reardon 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .394
2 Dave Martinez .393
3 Chris James .392
4 Dwight Evans .388
5 Harold Baines .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 13
2 Don Mattingly 12
3 Darrell Evans 10
3 Dwight Evans 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 33
2 Wally Joyner 31
3 Dwight Evans 29
4 Mark McGwire 28
5 Bo Diaz 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Harold Reynolds 11
3 Tony Fernandez 10
3 Luis Polonia 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Sebra 1.76
2 Orel Hershiser 1.88
3 Rick Reuschel 2.03
4 Bruce Ruffin 2.08
5 DeWayne Buice 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
3 Lee Guetterman 4
3 Dennis Martinez 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 45
2 Bob Sebra 44
3 Mike Scott 39
3 Frank Viola 39
5 Ron Darling 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
2 Tom Henke 8
3 Greg Minton 7
4 DeWayne Buice 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Don Mattingly .348
3 Tony Gwynn .343
4 Pat Tabler .343
5 Tim Raines .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 132
2 Andre Dawson 123
3 George Bell 116
3 Dave Winfield 116
5 Don Mattingly 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 106
2 Eric Davis 69
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Tim Raines 54
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.45
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.46
3 Dwight Gooden 2.61
4 Nolan Ryan 2.70
5 Jimmy Key 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 23
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Mike Scott 19
3 Dave Stewart 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 287
2 Mark Langston 277
3 Nolan Ryan 238
4 Teddy Higuera 225
5 Roger Clemens 210

Saves

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