On This Day

Monday, September 14, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 57 .601 --
Blue Jays 86 57 .601 --
Brewers 80 64 .556 6.5
Yankees 79 64 .552 7.0
Red Sox 69 73 .486 16.5
Orioles 62 81 .434 24.0
Indians 55 90 .379 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 68 .531 --
Royals 73 71 .507 3.5
Athletics 72 72 .500 4.5
Rangers 69 75 .479 7.5
Angels 68 76 .472 8.5
Mariners 67 76 .469 9.0
White Sox 62 81 .434 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 59 .585 --
Mets 82 61 .573 1.5
Expos 81 61 .570 2.0
Phillies 72 71 .503 11.5
Cubs 70 72 .493 13.0
Pirates 68 75 .476 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 66 .542 --
Astros 71 72 .497 6.5
Reds 71 73 .493 7.0
Braves 62 80 .437 15.0
Dodgers 60 83 .420 17.5
Padres 59 84 .413 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Brantley 5
2 Jesse Barfield 4
2 Kevin Bass 4
2 Gerald Young 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Brantley 3
1 Ernie Whitt 3
3 George Bell 2
3 Rance Mulliniks 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Brantley 7
2 Ernie Whitt 5
3 Kevin Bass 4
3 Greg Walker 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 4
2 Juan Samuel 3
3 Tony Gwynn 2
4 Sid Bream 1
4 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 1.57
2 Storm Davis 1.50
3 Nolan Ryan 0.90
4 Jim Clancy 0.75
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 11
2 Storm Davis 9
2 Nolan Ryan 9
4 Bobby Witt 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Wade Boggs .366
3 Paul Molitor .351
4 Alan Trammell .333
5 Don Mattingly .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 45
2 Andre Dawson 44
3 Mark McGwire 43
4 Dale Murphy 38
5 Eric Davis 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 122
2 Andre Dawson 121
3 Dwight Evans 112
3 Tim Wallach 112
5 Wally Joyner 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 100
2 Harold Reynolds 53
3 Tony Gwynn 52
4 Eric Davis 49
4 Billy Hatcher 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.71
2 Nolan Ryan 2.71
3 Rick Reuschel 2.75
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 Nolan Ryan 235
2 Mark Langston 231
3 Teddy Higuera 217
4 Mike Scott 214
5 Roger Clemens 212

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 Marty Barrett .490
2 Mike Greenwell .451
3 Gerald Young .446
4 Kevin Bass .440
5 Todd Benzinger .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Whitt 6
2 Steve Balboni 5
2 Kevin Bass 5
2 Leon Durham 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Brantley 15
1 Mel Hall 15
3 Steve Balboni 14
3 Kevin Bass 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Harold Reynolds 9
3 Paul Molitor 8
3 Gerald Young 8
5 Tony Gwynn 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Thigpen 0.00
1 Calvin Schiraldi 0.00
3 Doyle Alexander 0.39
4 Teddy Higuera 0.67
5 Nolan Ryan 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Mike Dunne 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Roger Clemens 26
2 Teddy Higuera 26
4 Jose DeLeon 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Bobby Thigpen 4
4 Jim Acker 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Foley .409
2 Marty Barrett .391
3 Tony Fernandez .380
4 Mel Hall .376
5 Gerald Young .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 23
1 Mel Hall 23
1 Mike Pagliarulo 23
1 Larry Parrish 23
5 8 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Harold Reynolds 15
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Tony Gwynn 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 1.06
2 Nolan Ryan 1.35
3 Doyle Alexander 1.52
4 Dave Dravecky 1.86
5 Walt Terrell 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 6
2 Rick Aguilera 5
2 Floyd Bannister 5
2 Tim Burke 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 54
1 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Teddy Higuera 47
3 Charlie Hough 47
5 Fernando Valenzuela 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Wes Gardner 6
2 Tom Henke 6
2 Roger McDowell 6
2 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .364
3 Don Mattingly .342
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Tim Raines .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 46
1 Andre Dawson 46
3 Mark McGwire 43
4 Darryl Strawberry 41
5 Dale Murphy 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 134
2 George Bell 129
3 Dwight Evans 120
4 Ruben Sierra 116
5 Wally Joyner 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 113
2 Tony Gwynn 64
3 Eric Davis 60
4 Harold Reynolds 57
5 Tim Raines 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 Dwight Gooden 2.99

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 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Mike Scott 260
4 Teddy Higuera 240
5 Roger Clemens 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Tom Henke 39
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Dave Righetti 35
5 John Franco 32