On This Day

Wednesday, July 22, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 38 .604 --
Tigers 53 39 .576 3.0
Blue Jays 54 40 .574 3.0
Brewers 46 46 .500 10.0
Red Sox 43 52 .453 14.5
Orioles 42 53 .442 15.5
Indians 33 61 .351 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 53 43 .552 --
Athletics 50 44 .532 2.0
Angels 50 46 .521 3.0
Royals 48 46 .511 4.0
Mariners 47 48 .495 5.5
Rangers 45 48 .484 6.5
White Sox 37 55 .402 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 32 .652 --
Expos 52 41 .559 8.5
Mets 51 43 .543 10.0
Cubs 50 45 .526 11.5
Phillies 46 47 .495 14.5
Pirates 43 51 .457 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 51 44 .537 --
Astros 47 47 .500 3.5
Giants 47 48 .495 4.0
Braves 42 52 .447 8.5
Dodgers 41 53 .436 9.5
Padres 34 61 .358 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark McGwire 4
1 Jim Rice 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Gerhart 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 4
1 Larry Sheets 4
3 Jim Rice 3
4 Harold Baines 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bell 2
1 Tony Fernandez 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
1 Mike Young 2
5 26 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 1.43
2 Bobby Witt 1.11
3 Frank Viola 1.00
4 Mark Langston 0.88
5 Bob Welch 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 John Habyan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 10
1 Bobby Witt 10
3 Mark Gubicza 8
4 Jim Clancy 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Dale Mohorcic 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 John Kruk .343
4 Alan Trammell .341
5 Don Mattingly .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 36
2 George Bell 30
3 Jack Clark 29
4 Eric Davis 27
5 Dale Murphy 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 91
2 Andre Dawson 79
2 Wally Joyner 79
4 George Bell 78
4 Mark McGwire 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 58
2 Harold Reynolds 35
3 Eric Davis 34
3 Billy Hatcher 34
5 Tony Gwynn 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.19
2 Orel Hershiser 2.54
3 Mike Scott 2.59
4 Bret Saberhagen 2.76
5 Frank Viola 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
2 Rick Sutcliffe 14
3 Jack Morris 12
3 Shane Rawley 12
3 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 165
2 Mark Langston 159
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Teddy Higuera 141
5 Roger Clemens 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 27
2 Lee Smith 23
3 Jeff Reardon 20
3 Todd Worrell 20
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vance Law .512
2 Chris James .444
3 Phil Bradley .438
4 Bob Brenly .425
5 2 tied .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 10
2 Howard Johnson 6
2 Mark McGwire 6
2 Ruben Sierra 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 21
2 Ruben Sierra 18
3 Mark McGwire 17
4 Joe Carter 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ozzie Guillen 7
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Gerald Perry 6
2 Luis Polonia 6
2 Milt Thompson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 0.60
1 Bryn Smith 0.60
3 Dave Stieb 1.13
4 Mike Henneman 1.46
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 3
1 Shane Rawley 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Frank Viola 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 27
2 Charlie Hough 25
3 Mike Scott 24
4 Jim Clancy 22
4 Ron Guidry 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .394
2 Chris James .386
3 Bo Diaz .385
4 Harold Baines .380
4 Mark McGwire .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Don Mattingly 12
3 Jose Canseco 9
3 Jack Clark 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 33
2 Mark McGwire 32
3 Wally Joyner 29
4 Bo Diaz 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Reynolds 13
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Tony Fernandez 11
4 Ozzie Guillen 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 1.47
2 Frank Viola 1.50
3 DeWayne Buice 1.55
4 Rick Reuschel 1.65
5 Bob Sebra 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 Ken Dayley 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 45
1 Charlie Hough 45
3 Frank Viola 43
4 Jim Clancy 42
4 2 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 11
2 Greg Minton 8
3 Tom Henke 7
4 DeWayne Buice 6
4 Jeff Reardon 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Don Mattingly .352
3 Tony Gwynn .345
4 Pat Tabler .342
5 Tim Raines .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 41
2 Eric Davis 40
3 George Bell 39
3 Rob Deer 39
3 Mark McGwire 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 131
2 Andre Dawson 122
3 Dave Winfield 117
4 Don Mattingly 114
5 George Bell 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 107
2 Eric Davis 69
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Tim Raines 53
5 Tony Gwynn 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.36
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.47
3 Nolan Ryan 2.70
4 Rick Reuschel 2.73
5 Dwight Gooden 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 23
2 Mike Witt 21
3 Mike Scott 20
4 Dave Stewart 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 297
2 Mark Langston 284
3 Nolan Ryan 238
4 Teddy Higuera 228
5 Bert Blyleven 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 44
2 Dave Righetti 41
3 Todd Worrell 40
4 Lee Smith 39
5 Jeff Reardon 33