On This Day

Sunday, October 4, 1987

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1987 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 6, 1987

San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 98 64 .605 --
Blue Jays 96 66 .593 2.0
Brewers 91 71 .562 7.0
Yankees 89 73 .549 9.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 20.0
Orioles 67 95 .414 31.0
Indians 61 101 .377 37.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 85 77 .525 --
Royals 83 79 .512 2.0
Athletics 81 81 .500 4.0
Mariners 78 84 .481 7.0
White Sox 77 85 .475 8.0
Angels 75 87 .463 10.0
Rangers 75 87 .463 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 67 .586 --
Mets 92 70 .568 3.0
Expos 91 71 .562 4.0
Pirates 80 82 .494 15.0
Phillies 80 82 .494 15.0
Cubs 76 85 .472 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 72 .556 --
Reds 84 78 .519 6.0
Astros 76 86 .469 14.0
Dodgers 73 89 .451 17.0
Braves 69 92 .429 20.5
Padres 65 97 .401 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cory Snyder 4
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 Orlando Mercado 3
2 Randy Ready 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
2 Andy Allanson 1
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 4
2 Will Clark 3
2 Kevin McReynolds 3
2 Tim Wallach 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Albert Hall 3
2 Jose Gonzalez 2
2 Darryl Strawberry 2
4 Kevin Bass 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 6.00
2 Don Carman 1.33
2 Jimmy Key 1.33
4 Nolan Ryan 1.25
5 Floyd Bannister 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Eric Bell 1
1 Randy Bockus 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 12
2 Mark Langston 10
2 Nolan Ryan 10
4 Frank Tanana 9
5 3 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Paul Molitor .353
4 Alan Trammell .343
5 Pedro Guerrero .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 49
1 Mark McGwire 49
3 George Bell 47
4 Dale Murphy 44
5 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 137
2 George Bell 134
3 Dwight Evans 123
3 Tim Wallach 123
5 Mark McGwire 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 109
2 Harold Reynolds 60
3 Willie Wilson 59
4 Tony Gwynn 56
5 Billy Hatcher 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.76
2 Nolan Ryan 2.76
3 Frank Viola 2.90
4 Roger Clemens 2.97
5 Doyle Alexander 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
1 Dave Stewart 20
3 Mark Langston 19
4 Teddy Higuera 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 270
2 Mark Langston 262
3 Roger Clemens 256
4 Teddy Higuera 240
5 Mike Scott 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Lee Smith 36
3 Tom Henke 34
4 Todd Worrell 33
5 John Franco 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Uribe .429
2 Chili Davis .400
2 Pedro Guerrero .400
4 Alan Trammell .397
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darnell Coles 5
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Jack Howell 5
1 Rafael Palmeiro 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 20
2 Hubie Brooks 19
3 Don Mattingly 18
4 Darnell Coles 15
4 Tim Teufel 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lloyd Moseby 9
2 Albert Hall 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8
2 Willie Wilson 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 0.38
2 Roger Clemens 0.50
3 David Wells 0.57
4 Pete Filson 0.64
5 Bob Welch 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Tom Browning 3
2 Doug Drabek 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 44
2 Jack Morris 28
3 Mark Langston 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 Dwight Gooden 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
1 Alejandro Pena 6
3 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Tim Burke 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Tartabull .410
2 Pedro Guerrero .402
3 Alan Trammell .400
4 Gerald Young .395
5 Tony Gwynn .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 10
2 Mark McGwire 9
3 Will Clark 8
3 Darrell Evans 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 31
2 Don Mattingly 28
3 Todd Benzinger 27
3 Darryl Strawberry 27
3 Danny Tartabull 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
1 Willie Wilson 16
3 Harold Reynolds 15
4 Rickey Henderson 14
5 Paul Molitor 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 1.09
2 Floyd Bannister 1.17
3 Kelly Downs 1.38
4 Roger Clemens 1.51
5 Greg Mathews 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 6
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Pascual Perez 6
4 Rick Aguilera 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 70
2 Nolan Ryan 66
3 Pascual Perez 47
4 Mark Langston 46
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alejandro Pena 9
2 Gene Garber 8
2 Bobby Thigpen 8
4 John Franco 7
4 Jim Gott 7