On This Day

Saturday, September 26, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 96 59 .619 --
Tigers 92 62 .597 3.5
Brewers 86 69 .555 10.0
Yankees 85 69 .552 10.5
Red Sox 74 80 .481 21.5
Orioles 63 91 .409 32.5
Indians 60 95 .387 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 83 72 .535 --
Royals 78 77 .503 5.0
Athletics 77 78 .497 6.0
Rangers 73 81 .474 9.5
Mariners 72 82 .468 10.5
Angels 72 83 .465 11.0
White Sox 71 84 .458 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 63 .591 --
Mets 88 67 .568 3.5
Expos 87 67 .565 4.0
Phillies 78 77 .503 13.5
Pirates 75 80 .484 16.5
Cubs 73 81 .474 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 84 70 .545 --
Reds 77 77 .500 7.0
Astros 73 81 .474 11.0
Dodgers 68 86 .442 16.0
Braves 67 86 .438 16.5
Padres 64 90 .416 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Brian Downing 4
1 Dion James 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 2
1 Matt Nokes 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Nokes 6
2 Dave Clark 5
3 Hubie Brooks 4
3 Dion James 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
1 Alan Trammell 2
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pascual Perez 1.25
2 Bob Welch 1.14
3 John Tudor 0.80
4 Ron Robinson 0.75
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 John Davis 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Pete Filson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 8
2 Al Nipper 6
2 Bret Saberhagen 6
4 Pascual Perez 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .356
4 Alan Trammell .345
5 Pedro Guerrero .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 George Bell 47
3 Andre Dawson 46
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 133
2 Andre Dawson 131
3 Dwight Evans 120
4 Tim Wallach 117
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 Mike Dunne 2.79
4 Orel Hershiser 2.86
5 Frank Viola 2.89

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 Dave Righetti 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .509
2 Jesse Barfield .440
3 Paul Molitor .436
4 Pedro Guerrero .429
5 Will Clark .422

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 18
2 Todd Benzinger 17
2 Ernie Whitt 17
2 Robin Yount 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Darryl Strawberry 8
2 Gerald Young 8
4 Vince Coleman 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Farr 0.00
2 Floyd Bannister 0.67
3 Doyle Alexander 0.74
4 David Wells 0.75
5 Greg Mathews 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pascual Perez 4
2 Jim Acker 3
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Tim Belcher 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 28
1 Pascual Perez 28
3 Dwight Gooden 25
3 Al Leiter 25
3 Nolan Ryan 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
2 Alejandro Pena 5
2 Dave Righetti 5
4 Steve Bedrosian 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .437
2 Dion James .391
3 Kirby Puckett .385
4 Pedro Guerrero .380
5 Mark McGwire .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 10
2 George Bell 9
2 Mark McGwire 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 29
2 Mel Hall 27
3 Kirby Puckett 25
4 Todd Benzinger 24
4 5 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Paul Molitor 14
2 Harold Reynolds 14
4 Gerald Young 13
5 Rickey Henderson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.55
2 Floyd Bannister 1.60
3 Teddy Higuera 1.67
4 Eric Show 1.75
5 Jimmy Key 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 6
1 Pascual Perez 6
1 Walt Terrell 6
4 Rick Aguilera 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Roger Clemens 53
3 Dwight Gooden 45
3 Charlie Hough 45
3 Mark Langston 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
1 Dave Righetti 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Gene Garber 7
3 Bobby Thigpen 7