On This Day

Monday, July 27, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 40 .596 --
Tigers 57 39 .594 0.5
Blue Jays 58 41 .586 1.0
Brewers 49 48 .505 9.0
Red Sox 46 53 .465 13.0
Orioles 45 54 .455 14.0
Indians 34 64 .347 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 55 46 .545 --
Athletics 52 47 .525 2.0
Royals 49 49 .500 4.5
Rangers 49 49 .500 4.5
Angels 50 50 .500 4.5
Mariners 47 52 .475 7.0
White Sox 39 57 .406 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 36 .629 --
Expos 55 42 .567 6.0
Mets 53 45 .541 8.5
Cubs 51 47 .520 10.5
Phillies 49 48 .505 12.0
Pirates 45 53 .459 16.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 52 47 .525 --
Giants 51 49 .510 1.5
Astros 49 49 .500 2.5
Dodgers 44 55 .444 8.0
Braves 43 55 .439 8.5
Padres 36 63 .364 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 B. J. Surhoff 4
2 Bill Madlock 3
2 Donell Nixon 3
2 Luis Polonia 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Mike Greenwell 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 3
1 Steve Lombardozzi 3
1 Mike Stanley 3
4 Jesse Barfield 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Felder 2
1 Donell Nixon 2
3 Tony Fernandez 1
3 Kirk Gibson 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stewart 1.20
2 Mark Langston 1.17
2 Frank Viola 1.17
4 Frank Tanana 1.12
5 Bobby Witt 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Leary 1
1 Jeff Musselman 1
1 Dave Stewart 1
1 Frank Tanana 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 9
2 Mark Langston 7
2 Frank Viola 7
2 Bobby Witt 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .373
2 Tony Gwynn .363
3 Tim Raines .338
4 Don Mattingly .337
5 Pedro Guerrero .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 36
2 George Bell 30
3 Jack Clark 29
4 Eric Davis 28
5 Andre Dawson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 91
2 Andre Dawson 85
3 Mark McGwire 82
4 George Bell 81
5 Tim Wallach 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 61
2 Eric Davis 35
2 Billy Hatcher 35
2 Harold Reynolds 35
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.19
2 Orel Hershiser 2.53
3 Mike Scott 2.59
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.77
5 Bret Saberhagen 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
2 Rick Sutcliffe 14
3 Dave Stewart 13
4 Jack Morris 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 166
2 Mike Scott 165
3 Nolan Ryan 148
4 Teddy Higuera 146
5 Roger Clemens 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 27
2 Lee Smith 24
3 Tom Henke 22
4 Jeff Reardon 21
4 Todd Worrell 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .469
2 Pedro Guerrero .459
3 Brook Jacoby .450
4 Pat Tabler .419
5 Terry Steinbach .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 6
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Joe Carter 4
2 Gary Gaetti 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 15
2 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ruben Sierra 14
4 Steve Buechele 11
4 6 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Tony Fernandez 8
3 Milt Thompson 7
4 Paul Molitor 6
4 Gerald Perry 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eric Bell 1.02
2 Mark Gubicza 1.13
2 Rick Reuschel 1.13
2 Mike Scott 1.13
5 2 tied 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 4
2 Ken Dayley 3
2 Scott Garrelts 3
2 Teddy Higuera 3
2 Frank Viola 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 25
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Eric Bell 21
4 Roger Clemens 20
5 Bobby Witt 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Jim Winn 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .386
2 Mickey Hatcher .386
3 Vance Law .382
4 Don Mattingly .380
5 Milt Thompson .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 35
2 Don Mattingly 32
3 Jose Canseco 29
4 Joe Carter 28
5 Harold Baines 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 15
2 Vince Coleman 14
3 Ozzie Guillen 10
3 Gary Redus 10
3 Harold Reynolds 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 1.13
2 Rick Reuschel 1.32
3 Jeff Robinson 1.73
4 Ron Guidry 1.83
5 Frank Viola 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 Frank Viola 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 44
1 Frank Viola 44
3 Teddy Higuera 43
4 Jim Clancy 42
5 Bob Welch 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 9
1 Tom Henke 9
3 Jeff Reardon 6
4 DeWayne Buice 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Don Mattingly .348
3 Tony Gwynn .347
4 Pat Tabler .345
5 Tim Raines .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 41
2 Eric Davis 40
3 George Bell 39
3 Mark McGwire 39
5 4 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 130
2 Andre Dawson 124
3 Mike Schmidt 113
4 George Bell 112
4 Dave Winfield 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Tim Raines 56
5 Tony Gwynn 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.36
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.48
3 Dwight Gooden 2.64
4 Rick Reuschel 2.65
5 Jimmy Key 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Bruce Hurst 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 284
2 Mark Langston 282
3 Nolan Ryan 226
4 Teddy Higuera 223
5 Bert Blyleven 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 43
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Lee Smith 38
3 Todd Worrell 38
5 Tom Henke 35