On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 67 46 .593 --
Tigers 64 46 .582 1.5
Yankees 66 48 .579 1.5
Brewers 59 53 .527 7.5
Red Sox 53 59 .473 13.5
Orioles 51 62 .451 16.0
Indians 42 71 .372 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 52 .544 --
Angels 57 56 .504 4.5
Athletics 57 56 .504 4.5
Royals 56 56 .500 5.0
Mariners 55 58 .487 6.5
Rangers 53 58 .477 7.5
White Sox 45 66 .405 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 43 .616 --
Mets 64 49 .566 5.5
Expos 62 50 .554 7.0
Phillies 57 55 .509 12.0
Cubs 57 56 .504 12.5
Pirates 50 63 .442 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 59 55 .518 --
Giants 58 56 .509 1.0
Astros 55 57 .491 3.0
Dodgers 50 62 .446 8.0
Braves 49 63 .438 9.0
Padres 46 67 .407 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 5
1 Milt Thompson 5
3 George Brett 3
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Larry Sheets 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Keith Moreland 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
4 Alvin Davis 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 2
1 Herm Winningham 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 1.20
2 Greg Harris 0.75
3 Mike LaCoss 0.67
4 Frank Viola 0.60
5 Ron Guidry 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 7
2 Greg Harris 6
2 Mike LaCoss 6
2 Frank Viola 6
2 Bob Welch 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .368
3 Pedro Guerrero .337
4 John Kruk .336
5 Andres Galarraga .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 George Bell 35
3 Andre Dawson 34
4 Eric Davis 33
5 Dale Murphy 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 97
2 Andre Dawson 95
3 Jack Clark 94
3 Tim Wallach 94
5 Dwight Evans 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
2 Eric Davis 42
3 Billy Hatcher 41
4 Gary Redus 38
4 Harold Reynolds 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.62
2 Rick Reuschel 2.63
3 Mike Scott 2.68
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.69
5 Jimmy Key 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bret Saberhagen 16
2 Dave Stewart 15
2 Rick Sutcliffe 15
4 Jimmy Key 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 182
2 Mike Scott 178
3 Nolan Ryan 171
4 Teddy Higuera 170
5 Roger Clemens 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 31
2 Lee Smith 28
3 Tom Henke 25
4 Todd Worrell 24
5 Jeff Reardon 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .522
2 Alvin Davis .440
3 Kevin Mitchell .438
4 Will Clark .429
4 Kevin Seitzer .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 8
1 Larry Sheets 8
3 Alvin Davis 7
3 Andre Dawson 7
3 John Shelby 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 18
1 John Kruk 18
3 Gary Gaetti 17
3 Howard Johnson 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Lenny Dykstra 8
2 Mike Felder 8
2 Paul Molitor 8
5 6 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Habyan 0.59
2 John Cerutti 0.60
3 Doug Jones 0.64
4 Dennis Martinez 0.82
5 Mark Langston 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Jimmy Jones 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 24
2 Charlie Hough 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Dave Stewart 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
1 Lee Smith 4
3 Chuck Crim 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .476
2 Paul Molitor .417
3 Kevin Seitzer .402
4 Pedro Guerrero .391
5 Mike Greenwell .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 11
2 Andre Dawson 10
2 Ruben Sierra 10
4 Larry Sheets 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 31
2 Gary Gaetti 28
3 Robin Yount 27
4 Will Clark 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Paul Molitor 14
3 Brett Butler 12
3 Gerald Perry 12
3 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 1.18
2 Mike Dunne 1.38
3 Roger Clemens 1.76
4 Shane Rawley 2.13
4 Andy McGaffigan 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
1 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 43
2 Teddy Higuera 42
3 Charlie Hough 41
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 Dave Stewart 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Jeff Reardon 6
3 Lee Smith 6
3 Todd Worrell 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Don Mattingly .348
4 Pat Tabler .340
5 Paul Molitor .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 44
2 Dale Murphy 43
3 Mark McGwire 41
4 George Bell 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 125
2 George Bell 121
3 Joe Carter 119
3 Dwight Evans 119
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Eric Davis 61
3 Tim Raines 60
4 Tony Gwynn 55
5 Billy Hatcher 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.60
2 Dwight Gooden 2.71
3 Jimmy Key 2.73
4 Nolan Ryan 2.81
5 Rick Reuschel 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 20
1 Dave Stewart 20
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Bruce Hurst 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 280
2 Mike Scott 267
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Teddy Higuera 228
5 Roger Clemens 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Todd Worrell 36
5 Tom Henke 35