On This Day

Sunday, September 27, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 96 60 .615 --
Tigers 93 62 .600 2.5
Brewers 87 69 .558 9.0
Yankees 85 70 .548 10.5
Red Sox 74 81 .477 21.5
Orioles 64 91 .413 31.5
Indians 60 96 .385 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 84 72 .538 --
Royals 78 78 .500 6.0
Athletics 77 79 .494 7.0
Rangers 73 82 .471 10.5
Mariners 73 82 .471 10.5
Angels 73 83 .468 11.0
White Sox 72 84 .462 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 64 .587 --
Mets 89 67 .571 2.5
Expos 88 67 .568 3.0
Phillies 78 78 .500 13.5
Pirates 75 81 .481 16.5
Cubs 74 81 .477 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 70 .548 --
Reds 78 77 .503 7.0
Astros 73 82 .471 12.0
Dodgers 69 86 .445 16.0
Braves 67 87 .435 17.5
Padres 64 91 .413 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Brantley 4
1 Mark McLemore 4
1 Jody Reed 4
1 Jose Uribe 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan Calderon 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Mickey Brantley 1
2 Carmelo Castillo 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Candy Maldonado 6
2 Hubie Brooks 4
2 Mark McLemore 4
2 Kevin McReynolds 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
1 Gerald Perry 2
1 Mike Young 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Rasmussen 1.40
2 Bert Blyleven 1.14
3 Mark Grant 0.80
4 Jay Tibbs 0.75
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Tim Crews 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Dennis Rasmussen 7
3 Tim Burke 5
3 Mike Campbell 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .357
4 Alan Trammell .344
5 Pedro Guerrero .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 134
2 Andre Dawson 132
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 Orel Hershiser 2.86
4 Frank Viola 2.89
5 Rick Reuschel 2.96

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 Teddy Higuera 230
5 Mike Scott 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Lee Smith 35
3 Tom Henke 34
4 Todd Worrell 32
5 Dave Righetti 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .491
2 Will Clark .432
3 Pedro Guerrero .431
4 John Shelby .423
5 Paul Molitor .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Brantley 5
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Mark McGwire 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
1 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 21
2 Todd Benzinger 19
2 Robin Yount 19
4 Don Mattingly 17
4 Darryl Strawberry 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Darryl Strawberry 9
3 Gerald Young 8
4 Tim Raines 6
4 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Farr 0.55
2 Floyd Bannister 0.67
3 Greg Mathews 0.69
4 David Wells 0.73
5 Doyle Alexander 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Pascual Perez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 25
1 Al Leiter 25
1 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Dwight Gooden 24
5 5 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alejandro Pena 6
2 Gene Garber 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 .426
2 Mickey Brantley .396
3 Dion James .393
4 Kirby Puckett .389
5 Danny Tartabull .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 11
2 Danny Tartabull 10
3 Mark McGwire 9
3 Ernie Whitt 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 27
1 Kirby Puckett 27
3 Todd Benzinger 26
3 Mel Hall 26
3 Darryl Strawberry 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.60
2 Floyd Bannister 1.60
3 Jimmy Key 1.70
4 Eric Show 1.75
5 Nolan Ryan 1.90

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 2 others tied 7