On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 71 49 .592 --
Blue Jays 72 50 .590 --
Yankees 69 53 .566 3.0
Brewers 65 57 .533 7.0
Red Sox 58 63 .479 13.5
Orioles 56 66 .459 16.0
Indians 48 75 .390 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 58 .532 --
Athletics 62 60 .508 3.0
Angels 61 62 .496 4.5
Royals 60 61 .496 4.5
Mariners 58 64 .475 7.0
Rangers 57 64 .471 7.5
White Sox 50 71 .413 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 50 .587 --
Mets 68 54 .557 3.5
Expos 67 54 .554 4.0
Phillies 65 57 .533 6.5
Cubs 62 60 .508 9.5
Pirates 53 69 .434 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 59 .520 --
Reds 63 60 .512 1.0
Astros 62 60 .508 1.5
Dodgers 54 68 .443 9.5
Braves 53 69 .434 10.5
Padres 50 72 .410 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Thompson 7
2 John Shelby 5
3 Dave Bergman 4
3 Brett Butler 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Andy Allanson 1
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Bill Doran 3
1 Mike Greenwell 3
1 Mel Hall 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Bernazard 2
1 Shawon Dunston 2
1 Milt Thompson 2
4 Juan Castillo 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.00
1 Bill Long 1.00
3 Steve Ontiveros 0.89
4 Rich Yett 0.80
5 Ron Guidry 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
1 Bill Long 9
3 Steve Ontiveros 8
4 Ron Guidry 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 Don Gordon 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .367
2 Wade Boggs .362
3 Tim Raines .335
4 John Kruk .333
5 Don Mattingly .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 40
2 Mark McGwire 39
3 George Bell 38
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 107
2 George Bell 104
2 Tim Wallach 104
4 Jack Clark 99
5 Dwight Evans 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Eric Davis 45
2 Billy Hatcher 45
4 Tony Gwynn 43
5 Tim Raines 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.74
2 Rick Reuschel 2.75
3 Charlie Leibrandt 2.77
4 Frank Viola 2.90
5 Jimmy Key 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 17
2 Shane Rawley 16
2 Bret Saberhagen 16
4 Rick Sutcliffe 15
4 Mike Witt 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 195
2 Mike Scott 191
3 Nolan Ryan 190
4 Teddy Higuera 181
5 Roger Clemens 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 33
2 Lee Smith 30
3 Tom Henke 29
4 Todd Worrell 26
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .491
2 Chet Lemon .484
3 Al Pedrique .480
4 Paul Molitor .426
5 Brett Butler .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Andre Dawson 6
1 Mike Pagliarulo 6
1 Larry Sheets 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 16
1 Mike Schmidt 16
1 Dale Sveum 16
4 Tom Brunansky 15
4 6 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Mike Felder 10
3 Tony Gwynn 8
4 Ozzie Guillen 7
4 Billy Hatcher 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Davis 0.00
2 Todd Worrell 0.67
3 Doug Jones 0.75
4 Rich Yett 1.13
5 Juan Nieves 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Juan Nieves 3
1 Shane Rawley 3
1 Scott Sanderson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 32
2 Charlie Hough 26
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Mark Langston 24
5 Roger Clemens 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
2 Tom Henke 4
2 Doug Jones 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .505
2 Paul Molitor .423
3 Kevin Seitzer .419
4 Mike Greenwell .413
5 Brook Jacoby .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 16
2 Mike Pagliarulo 11
3 Will Clark 10
4 Barry Bonds 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 33
2 Gary Gaetti 32
3 Andre Dawson 30
4 Paul Molitor 29
4 Tim Wallach 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Mike Felder 15
3 Tony Gwynn 14
3 Tim Raines 14
5 Paul Molitor 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.03
2 John Habyan 1.26
3 Mike LaCoss 1.96
4 Mark Langston 2.09
5 Ron Robinson 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
2 Shane Rawley 5
2 Zane Smith 5
2 Dave Stewart 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 50
2 Roger Clemens 47
3 Charlie Hough 45
4 Nolan Ryan 44
5 Mark Langston 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 10
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
2 Lee Smith 7
4 John Franco 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Tony Gwynn .350
3 Don Mattingly .350
4 Paul Molitor .343
5 Julio Franco .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 43
1 Andre Dawson 43
3 George Bell 42
3 Mark McGwire 42
5 Dale Murphy 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 129
2 George Bell 123
3 Joe Carter 122
4 Dwight Evans 119
5 Ruben Sierra 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Eric Davis 64
3 Tony Gwynn 59
3 Tim Raines 59
5 Billy Hatcher 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 2.77
2 Rick Reuschel 2.78
3 Jimmy Key 2.79
4 Nolan Ryan 2.82
5 Dwight Gooden 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 20
1 Bruce Hurst 20
1 Jack Morris 20
1 Dave Stewart 20
5 Mike Witt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 274
2 Mike Scott 264
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 Roger Clemens 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 45
2 Tom Henke 39
2 Dave Righetti 39
4 Lee Smith 38
5 Todd Worrell 35