On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 57 .599 --
Blue Jays 85 57 .599 --
Yankees 79 63 .556 6.0
Brewers 79 64 .552 6.5
Red Sox 69 72 .489 15.5
Orioles 62 80 .437 23.0
Indians 54 90 .375 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 67 .535 --
Athletics 72 71 .503 4.5
Royals 72 71 .503 4.5
Angels 68 75 .476 8.5
Rangers 68 75 .476 8.5
Mariners 67 75 .472 9.0
White Sox 61 81 .430 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 58 .589 --
Mets 81 61 .570 2.5
Expos 80 61 .567 3.0
Phillies 71 71 .500 12.5
Cubs 70 71 .496 13.0
Pirates 68 74 .479 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 66 .538 --
Reds 71 72 .497 6.0
Astros 70 72 .493 6.5
Braves 61 80 .433 15.0
Dodgers 60 82 .423 16.5
Padres 59 83 .415 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 John Shelby 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Sid Bream 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 2
1 Ozzie Virgil 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 Chris Brown 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Ready 4
2 Chris Brown 3
2 Carmelo Martinez 3
2 Kevin Mitchell 3
2 Larry Parrish 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sid Bream 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
3 Bob Brower 1
3 Randy Bush 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 10.00
2 Mark Langston 1.80
3 Brian Fisher 1.43
4 Rick Sutcliffe 1.00
5 Mark Gubicza 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 10
1 Brian Fisher 10
3 Mark Langston 9
4 Tom Candiotti 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Brad Havens 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Wade Boggs .367
3 Paul Molitor .352
4 Don Mattingly .333
5 Tim Raines .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 120
2 Andre Dawson 118
3 Dwight Evans 112
4 Tim Wallach 111
5 Jack Clark 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 100
2 Harold Reynolds 52
3 Tony Gwynn 50
4 Billy Hatcher 49
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.71
2 Rick Reuschel 2.75
3 Nolan Ryan 2.76
4 Jimmy Key 2.85
5 Mike Dunne 2.86

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 Mark Langston 231
2 Nolan Ryan 226
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 Dave Righetti 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Greenwell .489
2 Marty Barrett .460
3 Todd Benzinger .421
4 Carmelo Martinez .405
5 Dave Winfield .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Hall 5
1 Kevin Mitchell 5
1 Ken Phelps 5
1 Kirby Puckett 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 14
1 Mel Hall 14
3 Larry Parrish 13
4 Chris Brown 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Paul Molitor 9
3 Harold Reynolds 8
4 Gary Redus 7
5 Tony Gwynn 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Thigpen 0.00
2 Doyle Alexander 0.36
3 Teddy Higuera 0.67
4 Mike Morgan 1.13
5 Nolan Ryan 1.20

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 Teddy Higuera 26
3 Jose DeLeon 25
4 Floyd Bannister 24
4 Mark Langston 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .412
2 Mike Greenwell .385
3 Greg Brock .382
4 Billy Hatcher .380
5 Tony Gwynn .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 10
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 Leon Durham 8
2 Mike Pagliarulo 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 24
2 Mike Greenwell 23
2 Carney Lansford 23
2 Larry Parrish 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Harold Reynolds 14
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Tony Gwynn 11
4 Paul Molitor 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.06
2 Nolan Ryan 1.35
3 Doyle Alexander 1.75
4 Dave Dravecky 1.86
5 Pascual Perez 2.29

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 Charlie Hough 52
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Teddy Higuera 47
4 Nolan Ryan 45
5 Fernando Valenzuela 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Tom Henke 7
3 Chuck Crim 6
3 Wes Gardner 6
3 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Tony Gwynn .363
3 Don Mattingly .342
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Tim Raines .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 45
2 George Bell 44
3 Mark McGwire 43
4 Darryl Strawberry 41
5 Dale Murphy 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 131
2 George Bell 127
3 Dwight Evans 120
4 Ruben Sierra 118
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Tony Gwynn 63
3 Eric Davis 59
4 Tim Raines 56
4 Harold Reynolds 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.66
2 Jimmy Key 2.69
3 Rick Reuschel 2.70
4 Orel Hershiser 2.87
5 Frank Viola 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 279
2 Mike Scott 260
3 Nolan Ryan 257
4 Teddy Higuera 240
5 Roger Clemens 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 41
2 Tom Henke 39
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Dave Righetti 35
5 John Franco 32