On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 76 51 .598 --
Blue Jays 76 53 .589 1.0
Yankees 72 57 .558 5.0
Brewers 70 59 .543 7.0
Red Sox 61 67 .477 15.5
Orioles 59 70 .457 18.0
Indians 50 80 .385 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 62 .519 --
Twins 68 63 .519 --
Royals 64 65 .496 3.0
Angels 64 66 .492 3.5
Rangers 61 68 .473 6.0
Mariners 61 68 .473 6.0
White Sox 54 74 .422 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 51 .602 --
Expos 72 56 .563 5.0
Mets 72 57 .558 5.5
Phillies 67 62 .519 10.5
Cubs 64 64 .500 13.0
Pirates 58 71 .450 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 61 .531 --
Astros 65 64 .504 3.5
Reds 64 66 .492 5.0
Braves 56 72 .438 12.0
Dodgers 56 73 .434 12.5
Padres 53 76 .411 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Reynolds 5
2 Kirby Puckett 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Bob Boone 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Ivan Calderon 3
2 Mike Easler 3
2 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Mitch Webster 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 28 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Rhoden 1.00
1 Rich Yett 1.00
3 Mark Langston 0.89
4 Eric Nolte 0.88
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 8
1 Bruce Ruffin 8
1 Bobby Witt 8
4 Eric Nolte 7
4 Nolan Ryan 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .367
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 Paul Molitor .359
4 John Kruk .336
5 Kevin Seitzer .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 42
2 Mark McGwire 40
3 George Bell 39
4 Dale Murphy 36
5 Eric Davis 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 112
2 George Bell 109
3 Tim Wallach 108
4 Dwight Evans 105
5 Jack Clark 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 48
4 Tony Gwynn 44
4 Harold Reynolds 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.61
2 Rick Reuschel 2.69
3 Dwight Gooden 2.86
4 Nolan Ryan 2.91
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 5 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 207
2 Nolan Ryan 204
3 Mike Scott 203
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 27
5 3 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .477
2 Tony Fernandez .455
3 Billy Hatcher .446
4 Bill Doran .423
5 Mike Aldrete .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Howard Johnson 5
2 Carney Lansford 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Tabler 16
2 Gary Gaetti 15
3 Jose Canseco 14
3 Alvin Davis 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Billy Hatcher 7
4 Eric Davis 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Yett 0.00
2 Jim Acker 0.53
3 John Farrell 0.95
4 Dave Dravecky 1.21
4 Dwight Gooden 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 5
2 Dwight Gooden 3
2 Dave Stewart 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 25
2 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Dave Stewart 23
2 Fernando Valenzuela 23
5 Mike Scott 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Thompson .438
2 Kevin Seitzer .407
3 Tom Foley .397
4 Chet Lemon .391
5 Paul Molitor .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 15
2 Dwight Evans 11
3 George Brett 10
3 Mike Pagliarulo 10
3 Larry Sheets 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 33
2 John Kruk 30
3 Alvin Davis 27
3 Dwight Evans 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Yett 0.72
2 Doug Jones 1.01
3 Eric Nolte 1.72
4 Andy McGaffigan 2.08
5 Mike Dunne 2.12

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 51
3 Bobby Witt 48
4 Teddy Higuera 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 7
1 Tom Henke 7
3 John Franco 6
3 Roger McDowell 6
3 Todd Worrell 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .375
2 Tony Gwynn .347
3 Don Mattingly .345
4 Paul Molitor .337
5 Tim Raines .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 45
2 George Bell 43
3 Mark McGwire 41
3 Dale Murphy 41
5 Eric Davis 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 132
2 George Bell 123
3 Dwight Evans 120
4 Joe Carter 119
4 3 others tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 108
2 Eric Davis 64
3 Tim Raines 59
4 Billy Hatcher 58
5 Tony Gwynn 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.73
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 Mark Langston 278
2 Mike Scott 274
3 Nolan Ryan 250
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 35