On This Day

Thursday, September 10, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 84 55 .604 --
Blue Jays 83 56 .597 1.0
Yankees 78 61 .561 6.0
Brewers 77 63 .550 7.5
Red Sox 67 72 .482 17.0
Orioles 62 78 .443 22.5
Indians 53 88 .376 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 66 .532 --
Athletics 72 68 .514 2.5
Royals 69 71 .493 5.5
Angels 68 72 .486 6.5
Mariners 66 73 .475 8.0
Rangers 65 75 .464 9.5
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

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 65 .536 --
Reds 70 70 .500 5.0
Astros 70 70 .500 5.0
Braves 60 78 .435 14.0
Dodgers 58 81 .417 16.5
Padres 57 83 .407 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Glenn Davis 3
1 Tony Gwynn 3
1 Ray Knight 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 3
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Davis 5
2 Mark Ryal 4
3 Spike Owen 3
4 Alan Ashby 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 3
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Rob Deer 1
2 Bill Pecota 1
2 Gerald Young 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Young 1.14
2 Juan Nieves 0.75
3 Mark Grant 0.71
3 Frank Tanana 0.71
5 Don Sutton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 DeWayne Buice 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Juan Nieves 1
1 Eric Plunk 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Young 8
2 Juan Nieves 6
3 Mark Grant 5
3 Greg Harris 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 Paul Mirabella 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .367
2 Wade Boggs .366
3 Paul Molitor .343
4 Don Mattingly .334
5 Alan Trammell .328

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 .450
2 Johnny Ray .438
3 Mike Greenwell .426
4 Dion James .417
5 3 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 Wally Joyner 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Paul Molitor 9
3 Gary Redus 8
3 Harold Reynolds 8
5 Nelson Liriano 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.00
2 Doyle Alexander 0.36
3 Dave Dravecky 0.63
3 Bob Walk 0.63
5 Mike Morgan 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Keith Atherton 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Nolan Ryan 29
3 Mark Langston 23
4 Dwight Gooden 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kal Daniels .425
2 Tom Foley .422
3 Tony Gwynn .393
4 Mike Aldrete .372
5 Pete O'Brien .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 11
2 Andre Dawson 9
3 George Bell 8
3 Glenn Davis 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carney Lansford 24
2 Juan Samuel 23
2 Alan Trammell 23
4 Andre Dawson 22
4 4 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Tony Gwynn 14
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Harold Reynolds 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.86
2 Dave Dravecky 0.98
3 John Farrell 1.59
4 Doug Jones 1.71
5 Doyle Alexander 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 Jack Morris 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Charlie Hough 47
4 Jack Morris 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 7
1 Tom Henke 7
1 Roger McDowell 7
4 Chuck Crim 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Tony Gwynn .358
3 Don Mattingly .347
4 Paul Molitor .334
5 Tim Raines .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 45
2 George Bell 44
3 Mark McGwire 42
4 Dale Murphy 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 130
2 George Bell 124
3 Dwight Evans 120
4 Ruben Sierra 116
5 Joe Carter 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 112
2 Eric Davis 63
3 Tony Gwynn 62
4 Tim Raines 57
5 Billy Hatcher 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.66
2 Jimmy Key 2.75
3 Rick Reuschel 2.77
4 Dwight Gooden 2.84
5 Orel Hershiser 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 281
2 Mike Scott 260
3 Nolan Ryan 257
4 Roger Clemens 235
5 Teddy Higuera 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 42
2 Tom Henke 39
2 Lee Smith 39
4 Dave Righetti 36
5 2 tied 32