On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 68 47 .591 --
Tigers 66 46 .589 0.5
Yankees 66 49 .574 2.0
Brewers 59 55 .518 8.5
Red Sox 53 60 .469 14.0
Orioles 52 63 .452 16.0
Indians 43 71 .377 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 54 .534 --
Angels 59 56 .513 2.5
Athletics 57 57 .500 4.0
Royals 57 57 .500 4.0
Mariners 56 58 .491 5.0
Rangers 54 58 .482 6.0
White Sox 46 67 .407 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 45 .605 --
Mets 65 50 .565 4.5
Expos 63 51 .553 6.0
Phillies 59 55 .518 10.0
Cubs 58 57 .504 11.5
Pirates 51 64 .443 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 56 .517 --
Reds 60 56 .517 --
Astros 55 59 .482 4.0
Dodgers 51 63 .447 8.0
Braves 50 64 .439 9.0
Padres 47 68 .409 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kal Daniels 4
1 Kevin Mitchell 4
3 Gary Carter 3
3 Mariano Duncan 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Kal Daniels 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Wallach 5
2 Fred Lynn 4
2 Kevin Mitchell 4
4 Chris Brown 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Will Clark 1
3 Kal Daniels 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.83
2 Nolan Ryan 1.67
3 Don Carman 1.00
4 Chris Bosio 0.92
5 Doug Drabek 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Bosio 12
2 Jack Morris 11
3 Nolan Ryan 10
4 Orel Hershiser 8
5 Don Carman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .368
3 John Kruk .334
4 Pedro Guerrero .333
5 Andres Galarraga .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 George Bell 36
3 Andre Dawson 35
4 Eric Davis 33
5 Dale Murphy 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 99
1 Tim Wallach 99
3 Andre Dawson 98
4 Jack Clark 94
5 Dwight Evans 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 78
2 Eric Davis 42
3 Billy Hatcher 41
4 Tony Gwynn 39
4 Tim Raines 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Leibrandt 2.61
2 Rick Reuschel 2.63
3 Orel Hershiser 2.75
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 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 188
2 Nolan Ryan 181
2 Mike Scott 181
4 Teddy Higuera 170
5 Roger Clemens 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 31
2 Lee Smith 29
3 Tom Henke 25
4 Todd Worrell 24
5 Jeff Reardon 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .489
2 Rance Mulliniks .486
3 Kevin Seitzer .475
4 Kevin Mitchell .460
5 Paul Molitor .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 8
1 Andre Dawson 8
1 Larry Sheets 8
4 Cory Snyder 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Wallach 17
2 Will Clark 16
2 Gary Gaetti 16
2 John Kruk 16
5 Larry Sheets 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Lenny Dykstra 8
2 Mike Felder 8
2 Tony Gwynn 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
2 Tom Candiotti 0.50
3 Doug Jones 0.64
4 John Cerutti 0.66
5 Todd Worrell 0.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Dwight Gooden 25
3 Teddy Higuera 24
4 Ron Darling 23
4 Charlie Hough 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 4
2 Steve Bedrosian 3
2 Chuck Crim 3
2 John Franco 3
2 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .483
2 Paul Molitor .422
3 Kevin Seitzer .415
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 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Paul Molitor 14
2 Tim Raines 14
4 Gerald Perry 13
5 2 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
2 Lee Smith 7
4 Roger McDowell 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Don Mattingly .346
4 Paul Molitor .336
5 Tim Raines .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 124
2 George Bell 123
3 Joe Carter 120
4 Ruben Sierra 119
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Eric Davis 61
2 Tim Raines 61
4 Tony Gwynn 56
5 Billy Hatcher 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.71
2 Mike Scott 2.81
3 Dwight Gooden 2.82
4 Rick Reuschel 2.90
5 Nolan Ryan 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 20
1 Dave Stewart 20
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 286
2 Mike Scott 270
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Teddy Higuera 228
5 Roger Clemens 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 41
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Tom Henke 35
4 Todd Worrell 35