On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 84 56 .600 --
Blue Jays 84 56 .600 --
Yankees 78 62 .557 6.0
Brewers 78 63 .553 6.5
Red Sox 68 72 .486 16.0
Orioles 62 79 .440 22.5
Indians 53 89 .373 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 76 66 .535 --
Athletics 72 69 .511 3.5
Royals 70 71 .496 5.5
Angels 68 73 .482 7.5
Mariners 66 74 .471 9.0
Rangers 66 75 .468 9.5
White Sox 60 80 .429 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 57 .590 --
Mets 80 60 .571 2.5
Expos 79 60 .568 3.0
Phillies 71 69 .507 11.5
Cubs 69 70 .496 13.0
Pirates 66 74 .471 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 66 .532 --
Reds 71 70 .504 4.0
Astros 70 71 .496 5.0
Braves 60 79 .432 14.0
Dodgers 59 81 .421 15.5
Padres 58 83 .411 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Hall 4
1 Kent Hrbek 4
1 Stan Jefferson 4
4 Marty Barrett 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Hall 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 4
1 Stan Jefferson 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Dan Gladden 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Jefferson 2
1 Barry Larkin 2
3 Ralph Bryant 1
3 Dave Clark 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 1.00
1 Eric Show 1.00
1 Floyd Youmans 1.00
4 Jose DeLeon 0.88
5 Mike Campbell 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Jose Guzman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 10
2 Jose Guzman 8
2 Eric Show 8
4 Jose DeLeon 7
5 Fernando Valenzuela 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Wade Boggs .366
3 Paul Molitor .345
4 Don Mattingly .336
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 118
2 Andre Dawson 117
3 Dwight Evans 112
4 Tim Wallach 111
5 Jack Clark 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 98
2 Tony Gwynn 50
3 Billy Hatcher 49
3 Harold Reynolds 49
5 2 tied 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
2 Bret Saberhagen 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 226
2 Mark Langston 222
3 Teddy Higuera 217
4 Mike Scott 214
5 Roger Clemens 208

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 Todd Benzinger .441
2 Kevin Bass .432
3 Mike Greenwell .431
4 Dave Winfield .422
5 Johnny Ray .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 7
2 Matt Nokes 5
2 Danny Tartabull 5
4 Kevin Bass 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Hall 14
2 Mickey Brantley 13
2 Mike Greenwell 13
2 Carney Lansford 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Gary Redus 9
3 Paul Molitor 8
3 Harold Reynolds 8
5 Tony Gwynn 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Thigpen 0.00
2 Doyle Alexander 0.36
3 Bob Walk 0.63
4 Teddy Higuera 0.67
5 Kelly Downs 0.75

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 30
2 Nolan Ryan 29
3 Teddy Higuera 26
4 Jose DeLeon 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 6
2 Lee Smith 4
2 Bobby Thigpen 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .424
2 Kal Daniels .418
3 Tony Fernandez .376
4 Pete O'Brien .375
5 Tony Gwynn .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 10
2 Andre Dawson 9
3 George Bell 8
3 Glenn Davis 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carney Lansford 24
2 Juan Samuel 23
3 Andre Dawson 22
3 Bill Doran 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Tony Gwynn 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
4 Harold Reynolds 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.06
2 Doyle Alexander 1.75
3 Nolan Ryan 1.82
4 Dave Dravecky 1.86
5 Bob Walk 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Tim Burke 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Teddy Higuera 47
3 Charlie Hough 47
5 Ron Darling 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Tom Henke 7
2 Roger McDowell 7
4 Chuck Crim 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Don Mattingly .348
4 Paul Molitor .335
5 Tim Raines .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 130
2 George Bell 125
3 Dwight Evans 120
4 Ruben Sierra 115
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 112
2 Tony Gwynn 63
3 Eric Davis 62
4 Tim Raines 56
5 2 tied 54

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 2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 281
2 Mike Scott 260
3 Nolan Ryan 257
4 Teddy Higuera 240
5 Roger Clemens 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 42
2 Tom Henke 39
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Dave Righetti 36
5 John Franco 32