On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 51 .595 --
Blue Jays 76 52 .594 --
Yankees 71 56 .559 4.5
Brewers 70 58 .547 6.0
Red Sox 61 65 .484 14.0
Orioles 59 69 .461 17.0
Indians 48 80 .375 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 62 .516 --
Twins 67 63 .515 --
Royals 64 64 .500 2.0
Angels 63 66 .488 3.5
Rangers 61 67 .477 5.0
Mariners 60 67 .472 5.5
White Sox 53 74 .417 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 51 .598 --
Mets 72 56 .563 4.5
Expos 71 56 .559 5.0
Phillies 67 61 .523 9.5
Cubs 64 63 .504 12.0
Pirates 57 71 .445 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 61 .527 --
Astros 65 63 .508 2.5
Reds 63 66 .488 5.0
Braves 56 71 .441 11.0
Dodgers 56 72 .438 11.5
Padres 52 76 .406 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Aldrete 3
1 Mickey Brantley 3
1 Eric Davis 3
1 Dion James 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Mickey Brantley 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Brantley 4
1 Alvin Davis 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Matt Nokes 3
3 Frank White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 3
2 Harold Reynolds 2
3 Mike Aldrete 1
3 Vince Coleman 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pascual Perez 1.67
2 Chris Bosio 1.60
3 Orel Hershiser 1.00
3 Mike LaCoss 1.00
5 Dave Stieb 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Bosio 8
2 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Charlie Leibrandt 6
2 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Dale Mohorcic 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 John Kruk .335
4 Kevin Seitzer .335
5 Don Mattingly .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 42
2 George Bell 39
2 Mark McGwire 39
4 Dale Murphy 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 112
2 George Bell 109
3 Tim Wallach 107
4 Dwight Evans 104
5 Jack Clark 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 85
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 48
4 Tony Gwynn 44
5 Harold Reynolds 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.61
2 Rick Reuschel 2.69
3 Dwight Gooden 2.86
4 Nolan Ryan 2.90
5 Charlie Leibrandt 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 18
2 Shane Rawley 16
2 Bret Saberhagen 16
4 Jimmy Key 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 203
2 Mark Langston 199
3 Nolan Ryan 197
4 Teddy Higuera 191
5 Roger Clemens 178

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .500
2 Billy Hatcher .464
3 Bill Doran .442
4 Milt Thompson .426
5 Mike Aldrete .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Danny Tartabull 6
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 Nick Esasky 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Sveum 17
2 Bill Doran 16
3 Gary Gaetti 15
4 Jose Canseco 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
3 Bill Doran 7
5 Eric Davis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Nelson 0.00
2 Jim Acker 0.47
3 Scott Sanderson 0.71
4 Nolan Ryan 0.73
5 John Farrell 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 5
2 Dwight Gooden 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Bob Knepper 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 30
2 Dave Stewart 23
2 Fernando Valenzuela 23
4 Bruce Hurst 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Chuck Crim 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 John Franco 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .457
2 Kevin Seitzer .417
3 Tom Foley .411
4 Paul Molitor .392
5 Tony Gwynn .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 15
2 Alvin Davis 11
3 George Brett 10
3 Dwight Evans 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 32
2 Alvin Davis 30
2 John Kruk 30
4 Ruben Sierra 29
5 7 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 24
2 Tony Gwynn 14
2 Billy Hatcher 14
4 Mike Felder 13
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Jones 1.01
2 Nolan Ryan 1.95
3 Eric Nolte 1.95
4 Mike Dunne 2.12
5 Mike LaCoss 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Zane Smith 5
1 Dave Stewart 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 53
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Jack Morris 46
4 Teddy Higuera 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 7
1 Tom Henke 7
3 Steve Bedrosian 6
3 John Franco 6
3 Roger McDowell 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .374
2 Don Mattingly .350
3 Tony Gwynn .348
4 Paul Molitor .336
5 Tim Raines .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 45
2 George Bell 43
3 Mark McGwire 41
4 Dale Murphy 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 132
2 George Bell 125
3 Gary Gaetti 121
4 Ruben Sierra 120
5 3 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Eric Davis 64
3 Billy Hatcher 58
3 Tim Raines 58
5 Tony Gwynn 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.72
2 Rick Reuschel 2.74
3 Dwight Gooden 2.74
4 Jimmy Key 2.75
5 Mike Scott 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Charlie Hough 20
2 Dave Stewart 20
4 Bruce Hurst 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 274
2 Mark Langston 270
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Teddy Higuera 231
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 43
2 Dave Righetti 39
3 Tom Henke 38
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Todd Worrell 34