On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 68 46 .596 --
Tigers 65 46 .586 1.5
Yankees 66 49 .574 2.5
Brewers 59 54 .522 8.5
Red Sox 53 60 .469 14.5
Orioles 51 63 .447 17.0
Indians 43 71 .377 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 53 .539 --
Angels 58 56 .509 3.5
Royals 57 56 .504 4.0
Athletics 57 57 .500 4.5
Mariners 56 58 .491 5.5
Rangers 54 58 .482 6.5
White Sox 45 67 .402 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 44 .611 --
Mets 65 49 .570 4.5
Expos 62 51 .549 7.0
Phillies 58 55 .513 11.0
Cubs 57 57 .500 12.5
Pirates 51 63 .447 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 56 .513 --
Reds 59 56 .513 --
Astros 55 58 .487 3.0
Dodgers 51 62 .451 7.0
Braves 50 63 .442 8.0
Padres 46 68 .404 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Fernandez 3
1 Von Hayes 3
1 Brook Jacoby 3
1 Bill Madlock 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Cory Snyder 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Von Hayes 5
1 Juan Samuel 5
3 Bob Brenly 4
3 Eddie Murray 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Julio Franco 1
2 Ken Gerhart 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 1.00
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.00
3 Dave Stieb 0.89
4 Kirk McCaskill 0.88
5 Eric Nolte 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darrel Akerfelds 1
1 Jeff Calhoun 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 8
1 Dave Stieb 8
3 Paul Kilgus 7
3 Kirk McCaskill 7
3 Rick Rhoden 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Don Robinson 1
1 Bill Wilkinson 1
1 Matt Young 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .367
3 Andres Galarraga .335
4 John Kruk .334
5 Pedro Guerrero .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 98
1 Andre Dawson 98
3 Jack Clark 94
3 Tim Wallach 94
5 Dwight Evans 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
2 Eric Davis 42
3 Billy Hatcher 41
4 Tony Gwynn 38
4 2 others tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Leibrandt 2.61
2 Orel Hershiser 2.62
3 Rick Reuschel 2.63
4 Jimmy Key 2.87
5 Frank Viola 2.90

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 188
2 Mike Scott 181
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 Kevin Seitzer .482
3 Rance Mulliniks .472
4 Kevin Mitchell .468
5 Paul Molitor .443

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 8
1 Andre Dawson 8
1 Larry Sheets 8
4 Alvin Davis 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 18
2 Alvin Davis 17
2 Gary Gaetti 17
2 John Kruk 17
2 Ruben Sierra 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Lenny Dykstra 8
2 Mike Felder 8
2 Tony Gwynn 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Cerutti 0.60
2 Doug Jones 0.64
3 Dennis Martinez 0.82
4 Eric Nolte 1.08
5 Kent Tekulve 1.35

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 Ron Darling 23
2 Charlie Hough 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Mark Langston 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Chuck Crim 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Roger McDowell 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .500
2 Paul Molitor .429
3 Kevin Seitzer .422
4 Mike Greenwell .394
5 Brook Jacoby .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 11
1 Andre Dawson 11
3 Ruben Sierra 10
4 Larry Sheets 9
4 Cory Snyder 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 31
2 Gary Gaetti 28
3 Jose Canseco 26
3 Will Clark 26
3 Robin Yount 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Paul Molitor 14
3 Gerald Perry 13
4 Brett Butler 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 1.18
2 Mike Dunne 1.37
3 Roger Clemens 1.76
4 Charlie Leibrandt 1.94
5 Bob Forsch 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 42
2 Charlie Hough 41
3 Bert Blyleven 40
3 Mark Langston 40
5 Dave Stewart 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Don Mattingly .347
4 Paul Molitor .337
5 Pat Tabler .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 44
2 Mark McGwire 41
2 Dale Murphy 41
4 George Bell 40
4 Andre Dawson 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 128
2 George Bell 122
3 Joe Carter 120
3 Dwight Evans 120
5 Ruben Sierra 119

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 Dwight Gooden 2.65
2 Jimmy Key 2.71
3 Nolan Ryan 2.81
4 Mike Scott 2.81
5 Rick Reuschel 2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 286
2 Mike Scott 270
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 Tom Henke 35
4 Todd Worrell 35