On This Day

Wednesday, September 9, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 84 54 .609 --
Blue Jays 83 56 .597 1.5
Yankees 78 61 .561 6.5
Brewers 76 63 .547 8.5
Red Sox 66 72 .478 18.0
Orioles 62 77 .446 22.5
Indians 53 88 .376 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 66 .532 --
Athletics 71 68 .511 3.0
Royals 69 70 .496 5.0
Angels 67 72 .482 7.0
Mariners 66 73 .475 8.0
Rangers 65 74 .468 9.0
White Sox 59 80 .424 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 57 .587 --
Mets 80 59 .576 1.5
Expos 79 59 .572 2.0
Phillies 71 68 .511 10.5
Cubs 68 70 .493 13.0
Pirates 65 74 .468 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 65 .536 --
Astros 70 69 .504 4.5
Reds 70 70 .500 5.0
Braves 60 78 .435 14.0
Dodgers 58 81 .417 16.5
Padres 56 83 .403 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lynn 4
1 Matt Nokes 4
3 Todd Benzinger 3
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 Mickey Brantley 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carney Lansford 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
3 Ruben Sierra 3
3 Mookie Wilson 3
5 22 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Johnson 2
2 Shawn Abner 1
2 Bob Brower 1
2 Jerry Browne 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Browning 2.00
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
3 Roger Clemens 1.50
4 Frank Viola 1.12
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 16
2 Roger Clemens 12
3 Jim Clancy 10
4 Frank Viola 9
5 Tom Browning 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .338
4 Don Mattingly .334
5 Alan Trammell .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 43
1 Andre Dawson 43
3 Mark McGwire 42
4 Dale Murphy 38
5 Eric Davis 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 117
1 Andre Dawson 117
3 Dwight Evans 111
3 Tim Wallach 111
5 Jack Clark 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 97
2 Tony Gwynn 49
2 Billy Hatcher 49
2 Harold Reynolds 49
5 Eric Davis 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.71
2 Nolan Ryan 2.76
3 Rick Reuschel 2.83
4 Charlie Leibrandt 2.91
5 Jimmy Key 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 19
2 Mark Langston 17
2 Jack Morris 17
2 Shane Rawley 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 226
2 Mark Langston 222
3 Mike Scott 214
4 Roger Clemens 208
5 Teddy Higuera 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 36
2 Lee Smith 34
3 Tom Henke 32
4 Todd Worrell 28
5 3 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Bass .500
2 Mike Greenwell .426
2 Johnny Ray .426
4 Dion James .417
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 7
2 George Bell 5
2 Leon Durham 5
2 Matt Nokes 5
2 Danny Tartabull 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carney Lansford 16
2 George Bell 13
2 Mickey Brantley 13
4 Mel Hall 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Gary Redus 8
2 Harold Reynolds 8
4 Nelson Liriano 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.00
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.00
3 Doyle Alexander 0.36
4 Dave Dravecky 0.41
5 Bob Walk 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Keith Atherton 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 35
2 Nolan Ryan 29
3 Teddy Higuera 26
4 Mark Langston 23
4 Frank Viola 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
2 Roger McDowell 4
2 Lee Smith 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kal Daniels .425
2 Tom Foley .422
3 Mike Greenwell .388
4 Tony Gwynn .378
5 Billy Hatcher .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 12
2 George Brett 9
2 Andre Dawson 9
4 George Bell 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 25
1 Alan Trammell 25
3 Bill Doran 24
3 Carney Lansford 24
3 Juan Samuel 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Willie Wilson 16
3 Tony Gwynn 14
4 Gary Redus 12
5 Harold Reynolds 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.19
2 John Farrell 1.59
3 Doug Jones 1.71
4 Dave Dravecky 1.73
5 Nolan Ryan 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Charlie Hough 47
3 Fernando Valenzuela 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
1 Jim Gott 7
1 Tom Henke 7
1 Roger McDowell 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Paul Molitor .331
5 Tim Raines .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 George Bell 44
3 Mark McGwire 43
4 Eric Davis 41
4 2 others tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 132
2 George Bell 124
3 Dwight Evans 122
4 Ruben Sierra 115
5 Joe Carter 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tony Gwynn 62
4 Billy Hatcher 57
4 Tim Raines 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.66
2 Jimmy Key 2.75
3 Rick Reuschel 2.80
4 Mike Scott 2.84
5 Dwight Gooden 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 22
2 Charlie Hough 20
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 Dave Stewart 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 281
2 Mike Scott 267
3 Nolan Ryan 257
4 Teddy Higuera 237
5 Roger Clemens 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 42
2 Tom Henke 39
2 Lee Smith 39
4 Dave Righetti 37
5 Todd Worrell 33