On This Day

Wednesday, July 29, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 40 .604 --
Tigers 58 40 .592 1.5
Blue Jays 59 42 .584 2.0
Brewers 51 48 .515 9.0
Red Sox 47 54 .465 14.0
Orioles 46 55 .455 15.0
Indians 35 65 .350 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 55 48 .534 --
Athletics 52 49 .515 2.0
Angels 52 50 .510 2.5
Royals 49 51 .490 4.5
Rangers 49 51 .490 4.5
Mariners 49 52 .485 5.0
White Sox 40 58 .408 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 38 .616 --
Expos 56 43 .566 5.0
Mets 55 45 .550 6.5
Cubs 52 48 .520 9.5
Phillies 51 48 .515 10.0
Pirates 45 55 .450 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 54 47 .535 --
Giants 52 50 .510 2.5
Astros 49 51 .490 4.5
Braves 45 55 .450 8.5
Dodgers 45 56 .446 9.0
Padres 36 65 .356 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Braggs 4
1 Tom Herr 4
1 Howard Johnson 4
1 Robin Yount 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 2
1 Alvin Davis 2
3 Sid Bream 1
3 Carmelo Castillo 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 6
2 Chili Davis 5
3 Alvin Davis 4
3 Ruben Sierra 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
1 Gerald Perry 3
3 Roberto Kelly 2
3 Tim Raines 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Jackson 1.33
2 Steve Trout 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.83
4 Don Sutton 0.75
5 Floyd Bannister 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Eric Bell 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Jackson 8
2 Steve Trout 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Doug Drabek 5
3 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 John Kruk .340
4 Tim Raines .338
5 Don Mattingly .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 George Bell 32
3 Jack Clark 29
4 Eric Davis 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 91
2 Andre Dawson 86
3 George Bell 85
4 Mark McGwire 83
5 Tim Wallach 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 64
2 Eric Davis 36
2 Billy Hatcher 36
4 Harold Reynolds 35
5 Tim Raines 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.36
2 Orel Hershiser 2.51
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.77
4 Mike Scott 2.81
5 Bret Saberhagen 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
1 Rick Sutcliffe 15
3 Shane Rawley 13
3 Rick Rhoden 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 169
2 Mark Langston 166
3 Nolan Ryan 153
4 Teddy Higuera 146
5 Roger Clemens 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 28
2 Lee Smith 25
3 Tom Henke 23
4 Jeff Reardon 21
4 Todd Worrell 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .475
2 Brook Jacoby .458
3 Pedro Guerrero .442
4 Jim Rice .429
5 Pat Tabler .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 6
2 Fred McGriff 5
2 Dale Sveum 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 18
2 Jose Canseco 17
2 Dave Parker 17
4 Mark McGwire 15
4 Robin Yount 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Gerald Perry 10
3 Tony Fernandez 8
3 Paul Molitor 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Dunne 1.15
1 Neal Heaton 1.15
3 Danny Darwin 1.17
4 Roger McDowell 1.38
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 4
2 Eric Bell 3
2 Don Carman 3
2 Ken Dayley 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 25
2 Eric Bell 24
3 Frank Viola 22
4 Mike Scott 21
5 Roger Clemens 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Jim Winn 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .407
2 Milt Thompson .398
3 Jim Rice .393
4 Don Mattingly .384
5 Pedro Guerrero .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
2 Mark McGwire 10
3 Von Hayes 9
3 Howard Johnson 9
3 Juan Samuel 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 29
1 Mark McGwire 29
3 Joe Carter 28
4 Harold Baines 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
1 Tony Fernandez 15
3 Gerald Perry 13
4 Ozzie Guillen 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 1.13
2 Jeff Robinson 1.73
3 Ron Guidry 1.83
4 Frank Viola 1.88
5 Tommy John 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Frank Viola 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 44
2 Bob Welch 41
3 Ron Guidry 40
3 Charlie Hough 40
3 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
1 Tom Henke 10
3 Jeff Reardon 6
4 DeWayne Buice 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Don Mattingly .348
3 Pat Tabler .347
4 Tony Gwynn .344
5 Tim Raines .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 George Bell 41
3 Eric Davis 40
3 Mark McGwire 40
5 4 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 129
2 Andre Dawson 124
3 George Bell 116
3 Dave Parker 116
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 106
2 Eric Davis 62
3 Tim Raines 57
4 Rickey Henderson 53
5 Tony Gwynn 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.50
2 Mark Eichhorn 2.51
3 Dwight Gooden 2.64
4 Rick Reuschel 2.66
5 Jimmy Key 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
1 Mike Witt 21
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Bruce Hurst 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 288
2 Mark Langston 278
3 Teddy Higuera 223
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 Roger Clemens 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 44
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Lee Smith 39
4 Todd Worrell 37
5 Tom Henke 36