On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 80 52 .606 --
Blue Jays 79 54 .594 1.5
Yankees 75 58 .564 5.5
Brewers 73 60 .549 7.5
Red Sox 63 69 .477 17.0
Orioles 60 73 .451 20.5
Indians 51 84 .378 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 71 64 .526 --
Athletics 68 65 .511 2.0
Angels 66 68 .493 4.5
Royals 65 69 .485 5.5
Mariners 63 70 .474 7.0
Rangers 62 71 .466 8.0
White Sox 57 76 .429 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 53 .598 --
Mets 76 57 .571 3.5
Expos 74 58 .561 5.0
Phillies 70 63 .526 9.5
Cubs 67 65 .508 12.0
Pirates 61 72 .459 18.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 63 .530 --
Astros 66 67 .496 4.5
Reds 66 68 .493 5.0
Braves 57 75 .432 13.0
Dodgers 56 77 .421 14.5
Padres 54 79 .406 16.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Brock 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
3 Mike Greenwell 3
4 Andy Allanson 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Kirby Puckett 1
1 Danny Tartabull 1
1 Lou Whitaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Brock 3
2 Tom Paciorek 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 15 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Greenwell 1
1 Fred Manrique 1
1 Paul Molitor 1
1 Al Newman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Calvin Schiraldi 3.67
2 Chris Bosio 1.40
3 Floyd Bannister 1.12
4 Bert Blyleven 1.10
5 Mark Gubicza 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Walt Terrell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 11
1 Calvin Schiraldi 11
3 Floyd Bannister 9
4 Chris Bosio 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 Paul Molitor .353
4 Don Mattingly .330
5 Alan Trammell .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 43
2 George Bell 42
3 Mark McGwire 40
4 Eric Davis 36
4 Dale Murphy 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 116
2 George Bell 115
3 Dwight Evans 110
4 Tim Wallach 108
5 Jack Clark 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 93
2 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Eric Davis 48
4 Tony Gwynn 47
5 Harold Reynolds 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.68
2 Dwight Gooden 2.87
3 Nolan Ryan 2.91
4 Rick Reuschel 2.92
5 Charlie Leibrandt 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 18
2 Shane Rawley 17
3 Mark Langston 16
3 Jack Morris 16
3 Bret Saberhagen 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 216
2 Mike Scott 207
3 Nolan Ryan 204
4 Teddy Higuera 200
5 Roger Clemens 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 35
2 Lee Smith 33
3 Tom Henke 30
4 Todd Worrell 27
5 Jeff Reardon 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .464
2 Kal Daniels .452
3 Tony Fernandez .444
4 Donnie Hill .429
5 Tim Wallach .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 Kirby Puckett 5
4 George Bell 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 15
1 Dwight Evans 15
3 Terry Pendleton 14
3 Pat Tabler 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Willie Wilson 7
3 Gary Redus 6
3 Harold Reynolds 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.59
2 Teddy Higuera 0.72
3 Mark Grant 1.08
4 Doug Drabek 1.13
5 David Palmer 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 28
2 Bert Blyleven 23
2 Chris Bosio 23
2 Teddy Higuera 23
2 Calvin Schiraldi 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 5
2 Chuck Crim 4
2 Wes Gardner 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .400
2 Kevin Mitchell .390
3 Kal Daniels .389
4 Mike Greenwell .388
5 Tony Fernandez .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 12
2 Dwight Evans 10
3 George Bell 9
3 Danny Tartabull 9
5 8 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kruk 30
2 Dwight Evans 27
3 George Bell 26
3 Alvin Davis 26
5 Pat Tabler 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Mike Felder 13
2 Tony Gwynn 13
4 Billy Hatcher 12
4 Willie Wilson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Farrell 1.33
2 Teddy Higuera 1.36
3 Rich Yett 1.48
4 Nolan Ryan 2.05
5 Dave Dravecky 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 49
2 Teddy Higuera 48
3 Mark Langston 45
3 Fernando Valenzuela 45
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 7
1 John Franco 7
1 Tom Henke 7
1 Lee Smith 7
5 Roger McDowell 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Tony Gwynn .352
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Julio Franco .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 George Bell 44
3 Eric Davis 41
3 Mark McGwire 41
5 Dwight Evans 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 135
2 Dwight Evans 125
3 George Bell 123
4 Joe Carter 116
4 Mike Schmidt 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 112
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tony Gwynn 60
4 Billy Hatcher 57
4 Tim Raines 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.67
2 Nolan Ryan 2.69
3 Jimmy Key 2.69
4 Orel Hershiser 2.82
5 Mike Scott 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 21
2 Charlie Hough 19
2 Dave Stewart 19
4 Roger Clemens 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 278
2 Mike Scott 272
3 Nolan Ryan 245
4 Teddy Higuera 234
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 42
2 Lee Smith 39
3 Tom Henke 38
4 Dave Righetti 37
5 2 tied 33