On This Day

Monday, August 3, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 42 .604 --
Blue Jays 62 43 .590 1.5
Tigers 59 43 .578 3.0
Brewers 52 51 .505 10.5
Red Sox 49 56 .467 14.5
Orioles 48 57 .457 15.5
Indians 38 67 .362 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 57 50 .533 --
Athletics 54 51 .514 2.0
Angels 54 52 .509 2.5
Royals 52 53 .495 4.0
Mariners 51 54 .486 5.0
Rangers 50 54 .481 5.5
White Sox 43 60 .417 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 39 .625 --
Mets 59 46 .562 6.5
Expos 58 46 .558 7.0
Cubs 54 51 .514 11.5
Phillies 53 51 .510 12.0
Pirates 46 59 .438 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 50 .528 --
Giants 53 53 .500 3.0
Astros 52 53 .495 3.5
Dodgers 48 57 .457 7.5
Braves 46 58 .442 9.0
Padres 39 66 .371 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Horn 4
2 George Bell 3
2 Tony Bernazard 3
2 Sid Bream 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
3 Kelly Gruber 4
3 John Marzano 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Aldrete 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 999.00
2 Tom Candiotti 2.50
3 Nolan Ryan 2.00
4 Bruce Hurst 1.33
5 Doug Drabek 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Jack Morris 10
3 Orel Hershiser 8
3 Bruce Hurst 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Pedro Guerrero .339
4 Don Mattingly .337
5 John Kruk .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 George Bell 33
3 Andre Dawson 31
4 Eric Davis 30
5 Jack Clark 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 92
2 Jack Clark 91
3 George Bell 89
4 Tim Wallach 88
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 68
2 Eric Davis 39
3 Billy Hatcher 37
4 Harold Reynolds 36
5 Gary Redus 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.49
2 Rick Reuschel 2.50
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.62
4 Mike Scott 2.67
5 Jimmy Key 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 15
1 Rick Sutcliffe 15
3 Rick Rhoden 14
3 Dave Stewart 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 175
2 Mark Langston 171
3 Nolan Ryan 165
4 Teddy Higuera 152
5 Roger Clemens 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 30
2 Lee Smith 26
3 Tom Henke 23
4 Jeff Reardon 22
4 Todd Worrell 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Bernazard .513
2 Milt Thompson .476
3 Brook Jacoby .472
4 Kevin Seitzer .471
5 Fred Manrique .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Will Clark 5
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Ken Gerhart 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 18
1 Dave Parker 18
3 Gary Gaetti 17
4 Jose Canseco 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Lenny Dykstra 9
2 Paul Molitor 9
4 Gerald Perry 8
4 Gary Redus 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Danny Jackson 0.59
3 Doug Jones 0.61
4 Gene Nelson 0.66
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Ken Dayley 3
1 Mike Henneman 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 28
1 Bobby Witt 28
3 Bert Blyleven 25
4 Jim Clancy 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
1 Roger McDowell 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
4 DeWayne Buice 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .434
2 Pedro Guerrero .416
3 Dion James .406
4 Paul Molitor .403
5 Don Mattingly .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 11
1 Howard Johnson 11
1 Eddie Murray 11
4 Dwight Evans 10
4 Don Mattingly 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 29
2 Andre Dawson 28
2 Ruben Sierra 28
4 Eddie Murray 27
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Gerald Perry 14
3 Tony Fernandez 11
4 Lenny Dykstra 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.65
2 Floyd Youmans 1.73
3 Frank Viola 1.84
4 Mike Dunne 2.06
5 Bruce Ruffin 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Mike Henneman 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 45
2 Dave Stewart 43
3 Bruce Hurst 41
4 Jim Clancy 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 9
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Don Mattingly .353
3 Tony Gwynn .345
4 Pat Tabler .341
5 Tim Raines .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 129
2 Joe Carter 124
3 George Bell 118
4 Dwight Evans 116
4 2 others tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tim Raines 58
4 Tony Gwynn 54
5 Billy Hatcher 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.49
2 Jimmy Key 2.67
3 Dwight Gooden 2.70
4 Rick Reuschel 2.75
5 Nolan Ryan 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Mike Witt 20
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Bruce Hurst 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 276
2 Mike Scott 273
3 Nolan Ryan 233
4 Teddy Higuera 223
5 Roger Clemens 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Todd Worrell 37
5 Tom Henke 35