On This Day

Friday, September 25, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 95 59 .617 --
Tigers 92 61 .601 2.5
Brewers 85 69 .552 10.0
Yankees 84 69 .549 10.5
Red Sox 74 79 .484 20.5
Orioles 63 90 .412 31.5
Indians 59 95 .383 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 83 71 .539 --
Athletics 77 77 .500 6.0
Royals 77 77 .500 6.0
Rangers 73 80 .477 9.5
Angels 72 82 .468 11.0
Mariners 71 82 .464 11.5
White Sox 70 84 .455 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 63 .588 --
Mets 88 66 .571 2.5
Expos 86 67 .562 4.0
Phillies 78 76 .506 12.5
Pirates 74 80 .481 16.5
Cubs 73 80 .477 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 84 69 .549 --
Reds 77 76 .503 7.0
Astros 72 81 .471 12.0
Dodgers 67 86 .438 17.0
Braves 66 86 .434 17.5
Padres 64 89 .418 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
2 Bill Doran 3
2 Rene Gonzales 3
2 Mel Hall 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Horn 2
1 Kevin McReynolds 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Chili Davis 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Hall 5
1 Don Mattingly 5
3 Sam Horn 4
3 Rey Quinones 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
3 Bob Brenly 1
3 Lenny Dykstra 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.43
2 Bob Forsch 1.40
2 Jack McDowell 1.40
4 Don Carman 1.33
5 Tim Belcher 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
1 Al Leiter 10
3 Don Carman 8
3 Mike Morgan 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .371
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .359
4 Alan Trammell .340
5 Pedro Guerrero .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 George Bell 47
3 Andre Dawson 46
4 Dale Murphy 42
5 Darryl Strawberry 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 132
2 Andre Dawson 130
3 Dwight Evans 120
4 Tim Wallach 116
5 Mark McGwire 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Tony Gwynn 55
2 Harold Reynolds 55
4 Willie Wilson 53
5 Billy Hatcher 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.69
2 Jimmy Key 2.73
3 Rick Reuschel 2.78
4 Mike Dunne 2.79
5 Orel Hershiser 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 19
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Teddy Higuera 18
2 Mark Langston 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 251
2 Mark Langston 244
3 Roger Clemens 231
4 Mike Scott 229
5 Teddy Higuera 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Tom Henke 34
2 Lee Smith 34
4 Todd Worrell 32
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .464
2 Pedro Guerrero .463
3 Alan Trammell .462
4 Mark McGwire .453
5 Will Clark .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Whitt 7
2 Mark McGwire 6
3 Will Clark 5
3 Mel Hall 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Whitt 18
2 Don Mattingly 17
2 Darryl Strawberry 17
2 Robin Yount 17
5 Todd Benzinger 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Vince Coleman 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8
2 Gerald Young 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Farr 0.00
2 Floyd Bannister 0.67
3 David Wells 0.73
4 Doyle Alexander 0.74
5 Greg Mathews 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 28
2 Al Leiter 25
2 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Floyd Bannister 23
4 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Alejandro Pena 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .413
2 Kirby Puckett .398
3 Pedro Guerrero .394
4 Tony Gwynn .390
5 Mark McGwire .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 10
2 George Bell 9
2 Mark McGwire 9
2 Ernie Whitt 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 28
2 Mel Hall 27
3 Kirby Puckett 25
4 Darryl Strawberry 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Paul Molitor 14
2 Harold Reynolds 14
4 Gerald Young 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.55
2 Teddy Higuera 1.36
3 Floyd Bannister 1.60
4 Willie Fraser 1.69
5 Jimmy Key 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 6
1 Teddy Higuera 6
1 Walt Terrell 6
4 Rick Aguilera 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Charlie Hough 50
4 Teddy Higuera 46
5 Mark Langston 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Steve Bedrosian 7
2 Dave Righetti 7
2 Bobby Thigpen 7
5 5 tied 6