On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 69 47 .595 --
Tigers 66 47 .584 1.5
Yankees 66 50 .569 3.0
Brewers 60 55 .522 8.5
Red Sox 54 61 .470 14.5
Orioles 52 64 .448 17.0
Indians 44 71 .383 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 63 54 .538 --
Angels 59 57 .509 3.5
Athletics 58 57 .504 4.0
Royals 58 57 .504 4.0
Mariners 56 59 .487 6.0
Rangers 55 59 .482 6.5
White Sox 46 68 .404 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 45 .609 --
Mets 65 51 .560 5.5
Expos 64 51 .557 6.0
Phillies 59 56 .513 11.0
Cubs 59 57 .509 11.5
Pirates 51 65 .440 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 57 .517 --
Giants 60 57 .513 0.5
Astros 56 59 .487 3.5
Dodgers 52 63 .452 7.5
Braves 50 65 .435 9.5
Padres 48 69 .410 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete O'Brien 5
2 Buddy Bell 4
2 Tony Gwynn 4
2 John Kruk 4
2 Larry Parrish 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Aldrete 2
1 Brook Jacoby 2
1 Dale Sveum 2
4 Alan Ashby 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Mack 5
2 Kal Daniels 4
2 Randy Ready 4
2 Dale Sveum 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 2
1 Mike Greenwell 2
1 Tony Gwynn 2
4 Bob Brower 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Cerutti 1.40
2 Ted Power 1.20
3 Jose DeLeon 1.00
3 Shawn Hillegas 1.00
3 Juan Nieves 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Greg Booker 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 10
2 Jose DeLeon 8
2 Bruce Hurst 8
2 Juan Nieves 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Crews 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Wade Boggs .367
3 John Kruk .338
4 Kevin Seitzer .333
5 Andres Galarraga .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
2 George Bell 36
2 Andre Dawson 36
4 Eric Davis 33
5 Dale Murphy 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Wallach 100
2 George Bell 99
2 Andre Dawson 99
4 Jack Clark 95
5 Dwight Evans 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Eric Davis 42
2 Billy Hatcher 42
4 Tony Gwynn 41
5 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 Bruce Hurst 14
4 4 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 26
4 Todd Worrell 25
5 Jeff Reardon 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .523
2 Rance Mulliniks .474
3 Kevin Seitzer .466
4 Kevin Mitchell .455
5 Mike Greenwell .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 9
2 Will Clark 8
2 Larry Sheets 8
4 Dwight Evans 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 18
1 Tim Wallach 18
3 John Kruk 17
4 Will Clark 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Tony Gwynn 10
3 Mike Felder 9
4 Lenny Dykstra 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
2 Lance McCullers 0.54
3 Todd Worrell 0.61
4 Dennis Martinez 0.82
5 Eric Nolte 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 John Cerutti 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 28
1 Nolan Ryan 28
1 Bobby Witt 28
4 Teddy Higuera 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 4
1 Lee Smith 4
1 Todd Worrell 4
4 Chuck Crim 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .483
2 Kevin Seitzer .422
3 Paul Molitor .413
4 Brook Jacoby .412
5 Mike Greenwell .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 12
2 Will Clark 11
3 Ruben Sierra 10
4 Dwight Evans 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 32
2 Gary Gaetti 30
3 Tim Wallach 27
3 Robin Yount 27
5 5 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 27
2 Paul Molitor 15
3 Tim Raines 14
4 Gerald Perry 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.08
2 Dennis Martinez 1.18
3 Mike Dunne 1.55
4 Roger Clemens 1.76
5 Charlie Leibrandt 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Ken Dayley 5
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 47
2 Bert Blyleven 46
2 Charlie Hough 46
4 Teddy Higuera 42
5 Bruce Hurst 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
2 Lee Smith 7
2 Todd Worrell 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Don Mattingly .346
4 Paul Molitor .335
5 Pat Tabler .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 44
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 George Bell 41
3 Dale Murphy 41
5 Andre Dawson 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 124
2 George Bell 123
3 Joe Carter 120
3 Dwight Evans 120
5 Ruben Sierra 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Eric Davis 61
3 Tim Raines 60
4 Tony Gwynn 58
5 Billy Hatcher 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.69
2 Jimmy Key 2.71
3 Rick Reuschel 2.79
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.81
5 Dwight Gooden 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 20
1 Bruce Hurst 20
1 Jack Morris 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 286
2 Mike Scott 264
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Teddy Higuera 228
5 Roger Clemens 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 46
2 Dave Righetti 40
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Tom Henke 36
4 Todd Worrell 36