On This Day

Wednesday, September 30, 1987

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 96 63 .604 --
Tigers 94 64 .595 1.5
Brewers 90 69 .566 6.0
Yankees 87 71 .551 8.5
Red Sox 75 83 .475 20.5
Orioles 66 92 .418 29.5
Indians 60 98 .380 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 85 74 .535 --
Royals 80 79 .503 5.0
Athletics 79 79 .500 5.5
Rangers 75 83 .475 9.5
White Sox 74 84 .468 10.5
Mariners 74 84 .468 10.5
Angels 73 85 .462 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 93 65 .589 --
Mets 90 69 .566 3.5
Expos 89 69 .563 4.0
Phillies 80 79 .503 13.5
Pirates 76 82 .481 17.0
Cubs 75 82 .478 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 88 70 .557 --
Reds 81 77 .513 7.0
Astros 74 84 .468 14.0
Dodgers 70 88 .443 18.0
Braves 68 89 .433 19.5
Padres 64 94 .405 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darnell Coles 5
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darnell Coles 3
2 Luis Aguayo 1
2 Sid Bream 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darnell Coles 6
2 George Brett 3
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 Terry Kennedy 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Mike Brumley 2
2 Steve Sax 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pascual Perez 1.50
2 Dwight Gooden 1.25
2 Juan Nieves 1.25
4 Roger Clemens 1.18
5 Mike Krukow 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Jeff Calhoun 1
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 13
2 Bobby Witt 11
3 Dwight Gooden 10
3 Juan Nieves 10
5 Eric King 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bill Long 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .371
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .354
4 Alan Trammell .341
5 Pedro Guerrero .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 49
2 Andre Dawson 48
3 George Bell 47
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 134
2 Andre Dawson 133
3 Dwight Evans 121
4 Mark McGwire 117
4 Tim Wallach 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 107
2 Harold Reynolds 57
2 Willie Wilson 57
4 Tony Gwynn 55
5 Billy Hatcher 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.77
2 Jimmy Key 2.81
3 Frank Viola 2.89
4 Rick Reuschel 2.96
5 Doyle Alexander 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 20
2 Roger Clemens 19
3 Teddy Higuera 18
3 Charlie Hough 18
3 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Mark Langston 252
3 Roger Clemens 244
4 Mike Scott 233
5 Teddy Higuera 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Lee Smith 35
3 Tom Henke 34
4 Todd Worrell 33
5 3 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .458
2 Alan Trammell .418
3 Robin Yount .410
4 Mike Felder .405
5 Jeff Treadway .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Sam Horn 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Danny Tartabull 5
5 13 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 22
1 Don Mattingly 22
3 Robin Yount 19
4 Mike Schmidt 16
5 Tim Teufel 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Darryl Strawberry 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
4 Vince Coleman 7
4 Ozzie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 0.00
2 Greg Mathews 0.47
3 Steve Farr 0.59
4 Frank Tanana 0.60
5 Roger Clemens 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pascual Perez 4
2 Don Carman 3
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Bobby Thigpen 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 34
2 Roger Clemens 32
3 Charlie Hough 26
3 Jack Morris 26
5 Nolan Ryan 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alejandro Pena 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Steve Bedrosian 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .416
2 Pedro Guerrero .394
3 Gerald Young .388
4 Tony Gwynn .383
5 Danny Tartabull .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 9
1 Mark McGwire 9
1 Danny Tartabull 9
4 Mike Schmidt 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 30
2 Hubie Brooks 29
3 Darryl Strawberry 27
4 Todd Benzinger 26
5 Darrell Evans 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Willie Wilson 15
3 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Paul Molitor 14
5 Harold Reynolds 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.71
2 Floyd Bannister 1.29
3 Greg Mathews 1.32
4 Dave LaPoint 1.63
5 Frank Viola 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pascual Perez 7
2 Doyle Alexander 5
2 Floyd Bannister 5
2 Don Carman 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Nolan Ryan 56
3 Dwight Gooden 49
4 Mark Langston 45
4 Jack Morris 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alejandro Pena 8
1 Bobby Thigpen 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 John Franco 7
3 2 others tied 7