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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
Boston        BOA 100  62 .617 ----    2   13   10  43-38  57-24  30-24  31-14   Mike Tomeo
Toronto       TOA  92  70 .568  8.0    5    6    3  42-39  50-31  28-27  29-16   Alan Boodman
Milwaukee     MLA  88  74 .543 12.0    6   15   17  48-33  40-41  28-19  21-24   Mark Simons
New York AL   NYA  76  86 .469 24.0   11   14    4  36-45  40-41  25-21  20-25   Robert Rescigno
Detroit       DEA  65  97 .401 35.0   12   20    7  32-49  33-48  22-28  15-30   Dennis Van Langen
Baltimore     BAA  59 103 .364 41.0   19   22   20  28-53  31-50  23-17  17-28   Charlie Steinhice

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
Chicago AL    CHA 102  60 .630 ----    1    5   13  50-31  52-29  14-20  29-16   Ben Lea
Oakland       OAA  99  63 .611  3.0    8    2    6  47-34  52-29  26-20  27-18   Drew Kennedy
Minnesota     MNA  86  76 .531 16.0    4   11    1  44-37  42-39  21-21  22-23   Tom Austad
Kansas City   KCA  73  89 .451 29.0   14   19   21  43-38  30-51  24-20  20-25   Jim Pardee
Seattle       SEA  69  93 .426 33.0   10   17   22  33-48  36-45  18-26  18-27   Jeff Tripodi
Texas         TEA  63  99 .389 39.0   18   16   16  33-48  30-51  15-31  21-24   Mike Rescigno

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 22 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L45 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 45 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-1):   Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox
AL Championship Series (3-2):   Boston Red Sox over Chicago White Sox

1987 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 CHA  6.04   978  5762  1648  285  44  175  652   986  .286  .362  .442  157   46   28   57   19   41  120
 BOA  5.65   915  5724  1638  309  43  191  650   942  .286  .361  .455   64   21   32   54   80   56  152
 MNA  5.22   846  5587  1538  257  31  220  555   899  .275  .342  .451  150   46   42   34   97   37  144
 TOA  5.19   841  5626  1484  256  34  223  606   976  .264  .337  .440  118   27   39   42   60   53  151
 MLA  5.15   835  5587  1510  276  52  191  622   952  .270  .344  .441  197   60   33   29   52   40  106
 OAA  4.89   792  5684  1519  278  39  176  546   973  .267  .333  .423   67   12   27   37   60   38  118
 SEA  4.79   776  5708  1452  290  38  198  554  1060  .254  .325  .423   63   27   22   52   24   28  148
 NYA  4.77   773  5578  1424  237  22  178  660  1052  .255  .335  .401  108   34   35   28   75   40  116
 DEA  4.74   768  5589  1402  272  27  171  617   950  .251  .327  .401  184   44   24   31   45   34  111
 KCA  4.72   764  5699  1523  245  48  159  504   972  .267  .327  .411   91   28   27   24   38   47  139
 TEA  4.38   710  5640  1434  258  46  151  497  1048  .254  .314  .397  117   39   21   14   53   37   95
 BAA  4.38   709  5499  1303  213  28  232  500  1096  .237  .301  .412  102   34   17   16   27   26  111
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.99  9707 67683 17875 3176 452 2265 6963 11906  .264  .334  .425 1418  418  347  418  630  477 1511

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 OAA  4.20   681  3.70  1463  1307  180   523   993  26  12  43  .327  862  640  .742
 CHA  4.30   696  3.86  1465  1379  177   523   987  37  12  36  .323  796  552  .693
 TOA  4.37   708  3.80  1470  1354  167   586  1059  35   5  36  .312  831  633  .762
 MNA  4.55   737  4.09  1451  1368  201   589  1064  42   9  33  .287  863  670  .776
 BOA  4.79   776  4.26  1465  1579  194   484  1122  18  10  46  .369  830  592  .713
 NYA  5.02   813  4.54  1457  1557  213   518   851  13   9  42  .293  866  658  .760
 MLA  5.04   817  4.39  1457  1543  173   558   952  39   6  34  .382  848  575  .678
 TEA  5.11   828  4.49  1453  1334  183   799  1195  26   7  32  .345  837  575  .687
 SEA  5.37   870  4.87  1466  1556  185   627  1040  35   1  30  .394  872  550  .631
 KCA  5.51   893  4.82  1457  1639  143   555   880  49   4  26  .351  870  551  .633
 DEA  5.60   907  5.07  1447  1510  201   642   975  26   5  26  .349  859  634  .738
 BAA  6.06   981  5.60  1431  1749  248   559   788  10   7  31  .332  825  545  .661
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.99  9707  4.46 17486 17875 2265  6963 11906 356  87 415       **** 7175  .706

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Alan Trammell  (538)
  2. George Bell  (536)
  3. Danny Tartabull  (525)
  4. Wade Boggs  (479)
  5. Mark McGwire  (475)
  6. Kirby Puckett  (456)
  7. Gary Gaetti  (437)
  8. Dwight Evans  (422)
  9. Brian Downing  (417)
  10. Alvin Davis  (416)

  11. Robin Yount  (407)
  12. Jack Clark  (399)
  13. Wally Joyner  (397)
  14. Frank White  (393)
  15. Dave Winfield  (392)
  16. Greg Walker  (392)
  17. Jesse Barfield  (389)
  18. Tom Brunansky  (385)
  19. Phil Bradley  (381)
  20. Carney Lansford  (377)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Roger Clemens  (293)
  2. Bob Welch  (269)
  3. Mike Boddicker  (255)
  4. Dave Stewart  (251)
  5. Bruce Hurst  (225)
  6. Dave Smith  (213)
  7. Teddy Higuera  (199)
  8. Frank Viola  (185)
  9. Jimmy Key  (172)
  10. Nolan Ryan  (172)

  11. Dave Stieb  (171)
  12. Tom Henke  (166)
  13. Charlie Hough  (161)
  14. Don Sutton  (158)
  15. Steve Bedrosian  (158)
  16. Dennis Eckersley  (154)
  17. Dan Plesac  (153)
  18. Bert Blyleven  (147)
  19. Rick Sutcliffe  (143)
  20. Jose Deleon  (142)

All Stars
Marty Barrett
George Bell
Mike Boddicker
Wade Boggs
Jack Clark
Roger Clemens
Alvin Davis
Tony Fernandez
Gary Gaetti
Wally Joyner
Mark McGwire
Paul Molitor
Eddie Murray
Matt Nokes
Kirby Puckett
Willie Randolph
Nolan Ryan
Dave Smith
Terry Steinbach
Dave Stewart
Dave Stieb
Danny Tartabull
Alan Trammell
Frank Viola
Bill Wegman
Lou Whitaker

Gold Gloves
P: Bret Saberhagen
C: Alan Ashby
1B: Don Mattingly
2B: Frank White
3B: Gary Gaetti
SS: Tony Fernandez
OF: Willie Wilson
OF: Kirby Puckett
OF: Lloyd Moseby

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
Tony Gwynn.347
Alan Trammell.346
Andres Galarraga.333
Pedro Guerrero.330
Paul Molitor.326
George Bell.324
Wade Boggs.319
Marty Barrett.319
Billy Hatcher.319
Danny Tartabull.318
Kirby Puckett.317
Pat Tabler.314
On Base Percentage
Jack Clark.434
Willie Randolph.429
Wade Boggs.429
Dale Murphy.416
Paul Molitor.415
Darryl Strawberry.409
Dwight Evans.406
Brian Downing.405
Von Hayes.403
Tim Raines.402
Tony Gwynn.398
Alan Trammell.398
Slugging Percentage
George Bell.631
Dale Murphy.618
Von Hayes.611
Danny Tartabull.595
Larry Sheets.584
Mike Schmidt.581
Alan Trammell.580
Mark McGwire.560
Wade Boggs.557
Andre Dawson.551
Darrell Evans.550
Gary Gaetti.545
On Base + Slugging
Dale Murphy1.034
Von Hayes1.014
George Bell1.004
Danny Tartabull0.986
Wade Boggs0.985
Alan Trammell0.978
Mike Schmidt0.976
Jack Clark0.963
Darryl Strawberry0.945
Pedro Guerrero0.930
Tony Gwynn0.923
Larry Sheets0.920
At Bats
Devon White660
Kevin Seitzer654
Andre Dawson652
Willie Wilson652
Jim Presley649
Kirby Puckett644
Vince Coleman643
Tony Gwynn642
Ruben Sierra639
Danny Tartabull639
Bill Doran631
Robin Yount629
Runs Scored
Vince Coleman130
Wade Boggs124
Von Hayes121
Tim Raines121
Dale Murphy120
Danny Tartabull119
George Bell114
Phil Bradley114
Billy Hatcher113
Alan Trammell113
Kirby Puckett112
Hits
Tony Gwynn223
Alan Trammell214
Kirby Puckett204
Danny Tartabull203
George Bell202
Pat Tabler194
Andres Galarraga193
Bill Doran192
Marty Barrett191
Dale Murphy188
Total Bases
George Bell394
Danny Tartabull380
Dale Murphy371
Andre Dawson359
Alan Trammell359
Von Hayes348
Mark McGwire339
Tony Gwynn337
Kirby Puckett331
Gary Gaetti327
Wade Boggs323
Mike Schmidt315
Doubles
Andres Galarraga55
Tony Gwynn52
Paul Molitor50
Andy Van Slyke48
Gary Gaetti42
Von Hayes41
Chet Lemon39
Phil Bradley38
Alvin Davis38
Lenny Dykstra38
Gerald Perry38
Triples
Tony Gwynn13
Willie Wilson12
Steve Jeltz11
Willie McGee11
Randy Ready11
Jim Presley10
Tim Raines10
Juan Samuel10
Home Runs
Andre Dawson54
Dale Murphy52
George Bell51
Danny Tartabull49
Mark McGwire48
Mike Schmidt43
Von Hayes42
Darrell Evans41
Larry Sheets39
Leon Durham37
Tom Brunansky36
Matt Nokes36
RBI
George Bell153
Mark McGwire136
Andre Dawson135
Dale Murphy130
Danny Tartabull125
Pedro Guerrero120
Mike Schmidt119
Kirby Puckett112
Alan Trammell112
Darrell Evans111
Jack Clark106
Walks
Jack Clark128
Dwight Evans127
Wade Boggs110
Darryl Strawberry110
Von Hayes104
Willie Randolph101
Brett Butler98
Brian Downing97
Dale Murphy97
Darrell Evans95
Mike Schmidt93
Howard Johnson90
Batters Strikeouts
Pete Incaviglia170
Jim Presley169
Rob Deer157
Danny Tartabull152
Mark McGwire150
Eric Davis149
Andres Galarraga149
Juan Samuel149
Bo Jackson148
Dale Murphy146
Cory Snyder146
Devon White146
Stolen Bases
Vince Coleman140
Billy Hatcher76
Brett Butler65
Harold Reynolds52
Paul Molitor47
Gerald Young46
Alan Wiggins45
Lloyd Moseby44
Willie Wilson44
Alan Trammell43
Ozzie Smith42
Tony Fernandez40
Caught Stealing
Vince Coleman22
Brett Butler19
Billy Hatcher18
Paul Molitor15
Alan Wiggins13
Mark McLemore12
Milt Thompson12
Howard Johnson11
Gerald Perry11
Harold Reynolds11
Steve Sax11
Hit by Pitch
Don Baylor22
Brian Downing21
Ken Phelps15
Andres Galarraga13
Bill Madlock11
Dale Murphy11
Tony Fernandez10
Willie Wilson10
Benito Santiago9
Ozzie Virgil9
GIDP
George Bell27
Sid Bream25
Terry Pendleton25
Frank White25
Kevin Bass23
Mike Davis23
Pedro Guerrero23
Jim Rice23
Alvin Davis22
Andre Dawson22
George Brett21
Greg Walker21
Errors
Jim Presley35
Pat Tabler35
Alfredo Griffin34
Pedro Guerrero30
Howard Johnson29
Mark McLemore28
Terry Pendleton27
Cal Ripken27
Keith Moreland26
George Brett25
Kurt Stillwell25
Earned Run Average
Mike Scott2.23
Mike Boddicker2.47
Dwight Gooden3.01
Rick Reuschel3.02
Dave Stewart3.12
Teddy Higuera3.18
Nolan Ryan3.18
Roger Clemens3.22
Jimmy Key3.23
Dave Dravecky3.27
Don Sutton3.40
Bert Blyleven3.50
Wins
Roger Clemens25
Mike Boddicker20
Bruce Hurst20
Bob Welch20
Dave Stewart18
Teddy Higuera17
Rick Reuschel17
Frank Viola17
Tom Browning16
Danny Jackson16
Jimmy Key16
Rick Sutcliffe16
Losses
Fernando Valenzuela24
Frank Tanana22
Mike Witt22
Mark Langston19
Kevin Gross18
Orel Hershiser18
Mike Morgan18
Rick Mahler17
Shane Rawley16
Winning Percentage
Mike Boddicker.769
Tom Browning.762
Dwight Gooden.750
Bob Welch.741
Dave Stieb.737
Roger Clemens.735
Scott Sanderson.722
Joe Magrane.714
Don Sutton.700
Bruce Hurst.690
Gene Nelson.688
Chuck Crim.684
Games Pitched
Jeff Robinson111
Mike Lacoss84
Ricky Horton74
Andy McGaffigan74
Lance McCullers71
Mark Davis70
Tim Burke69
Chuck Crim69
Todd Worrell69
De Wayne Buice67
Frank Dipino67
Eric King67
Games Started
Fernando Valenzuela41
Jack Morris39
Frank Tanana39
Roger Clemens38
Walt Terrell37
Bert Blyleven36
Kevin Gross36
Charlie Hough36
Mark Langston36
Mike Moore36
Dave Stewart36
Complete Games
Bret Saberhagen16
Teddy Higuera15
Bert Blyleven14
Jimmy Key13
Frank Viola13
Bob Welch13
Mike Boddicker12
Charlie Leibrandt12
Jim Clancy11
Roger Clemens11
Bill Wegman11
Games Finished
Jeff Robinson78
Tim Burke64
De Wayne Buice63
Scott Garrelts57
Dan Plesac56
Jim Acker54
Tom Henke51
Kent Tekulve51
Roger McDowell48
Dale Mohorcic48
Lee Smith48
Frank Dipino44
Saves
Tim Burke43
De Wayne Buice38
Jeff Robinson32
Scott Garrelts31
Dave Smith31
Roger McDowell30
Steve Bedrosian29
Jim Acker28
Lee Smith28
Tom Henke27
Jeff Reardon26
Shutouts
Mike Boddicker5
Rick Reuschel4
Frank Viola4
Mike Scott3
Dave Stewart3
Rick Sutcliffe3
Teddy Higuera2
Jack Morris2
Nolan Ryan2
Bob Welch2
Innings Pitched
Roger Clemens287.7
Mark Langston276.7
Teddy Higuera274.3
Dave Stewart274.0
Bert Blyleven272.7
Charlie Hough271.0
Jack Morris263.3
Bob Welch258.7
Mike Scott258.3
Frank Viola257.7
Fernando Valenzuela256.3
Jimmy Key250.7
Hits Allowed
Bret Saberhagen300
Mike Moore298
Mark Langston293
Fernando Valenzuela271
Roger Clemens266
Mike Witt261
Shane Rawley253
Charlie Leibrandt251
Bruce Ruffin250
Teddy Higuera248
Frank Tanana248
Walt Terrell246
Home Runs Allowed
Curt Young50
Floyd Bannister46
Eric Bell39
Kevin Gross39
Frank Viola39
Jack Morris37
Bert Blyleven36
Ken Dixon36
Bill Gullickson36
Walt Terrell36
Walks Allowed
Bobby Witt155
Fernando Valenzuela142
Charlie Hough136
Jack Morris130
Mark Langston126
Mark Gubicza121
Dave Stewart120
Rick Sutcliffe120
Bert Blyleven114
Danny Jackson112
Rick Mahler106
Pitchers Strikeouts
Mark Langston288
Nolan Ryan268
Roger Clemens266
Mike Scott234
Teddy Higuera211
Bruce Hurst205
Charlie Hough204
Bob Welch203
Jack Morris196
Rick Sutcliffe196
Frank Viola196
Bert Blyleven194
  
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