1987 Season

26 teams competing across 6 divisions

🏆 Postseason

1987 Bracket
World Series MIN def. SLN (4-3)
AL Championship MIN def. DET (4-1)
NL Championship SLN def. SFN (4-3)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1987 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Tony Gwynn 0.370 2 Wade Boggs 0.363 3 Paul Molitor 0.353 4 Johnny Ray 0.346 5 Alan Trammell 0.343

Home Runs

1 Andre Dawson 49 2 Mark McGwire 49 3 George Bell 47 4 Dale Murphy 44 5 Darryl Strawberry 39

RBI

1 Andre Dawson 137 2 George Bell 134 3 Dwight Evans 123 4 Tim Wallach 123 5 Mark McGwire 118

Stolen Bases

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

Hits

1 Tony Gwynn 218 2 Kirby Puckett 207 3 Kevin Seitzer 207 4 Alan Trammell 205 5 Wade Boggs 200

Runs

1 Tim Raines 123 2 Vince Coleman 121 3 Eric Davis 120 4 Tony Gwynn 119 5 Dale Murphy 115
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1987 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 Tim Burke 1.19 2 Jim Gott 1.45 3 Jeff Calhoun 1.48 4 Doyle Alexander 1.53 5 Dave Smith 1.65

Wins

1 Roger Clemens 20 2 Dave Stewart 20 3 Mark Langston 19 4 Teddy Higuera 18 5 Charlie Hough 18

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

WHIP

1 Tim Burke 0.89 2 Joe Price 0.91 3 Tom Henke 0.93 4 Pascual Perez 0.97 5 Dave Smith 1.00
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📋 Standings

AL East

Detroit Tigers ★ 98-64 Toronto Blue Jays 96-66 Milwaukee Brewers 91-71 New York Yankees 89-73 Boston Red Sox 78-84 Baltimore Orioles 67-95 Cleveland Indians 61-101

AL West

Minnesota Twins ★ 85-77 Kansas City Royals 83-79 Oakland Athletics 81-81 Seattle Mariners 78-84 Chicago White Sox 77-85 California Angels 75-87 Texas Rangers 75-87

NL East

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 95-67 New York Mets 92-70 Montreal Expos 91-71 Philadelphia Phillies 80-82 Pittsburgh Pirates 80-82 Chicago Cubs 76-85

NL West

San Francisco Giants ★ 90-72 Cincinnati Reds 84-78 Houston Astros 76-86 Los Angeles Dodgers 73-89 Atlanta Braves 69-92 San Diego Padres 65-97
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