1987 Cleveland Indians

61-101 • .377 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1987 Cleveland Indians went 61-101 (.377) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 742 runs, allowed 957, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Cory Snyder (33 HR, 82 RBI) and Scott Bailes (7-8, 4.64 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

61 Wins
101 Losses
.377 Win %
7th Rank
742 R 957 RA
Diff -215

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⚡ Quick Stats

742 Runs Scored
957 Runs Allowed
-215 Run Diff
1,076K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% below the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .323 3% below the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .421 1% below the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 5.28 18% worse than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 742 7% below the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,076,898
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Avg per Game 13,295

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Julio Franco 0.319 2 Pat Tabler 0.307 3 Brook Jacoby 0.300 4 Brett Butler 0.295 5 Mel Hall 0.280

Home Runs

1 Cory Snyder 33 2 Joe Carter 32 3 Brook Jacoby 32 4 Mel Hall 18 5 Tony Bernazard 11

RBI

1 Joe Carter 106 2 Pat Tabler 86 3 Cory Snyder 82 4 Mel Hall 76 5 Brook Jacoby 69
1987 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Carter 149 588 83 155 27 2 32 106 27 105 31 0.264
Cory Snyder 157 577 74 136 24 2 33 82 31 166 5 0.236
Pat Tabler 151 553 66 170 34 3 11 86 51 84 5 0.307
Brook Jacoby 155 540 73 162 26 4 32 69 75 73 2 0.300
Brett Butler 137 522 91 154 25 8 9 41 91 55 33 0.295
Julio Franco 128 495 86 158 24 3 8 52 57 56 32 0.319
Mel Hall 142 485 57 136 21 1 18 76 20 68 5 0.280
Tony Bernazard 79 293 39 70 12 1 11 30 25 49 7 0.239
Tommy Hinzo 67 257 31 68 9 3 3 21 10 47 9 0.265
Carmelo Castillo 89 220 27 55 17 0 11 31 16 52 1 0.250
Chris Bando 89 211 20 46 9 0 5 16 12 28 0 0.218
Andy Allanson 50 154 17 41 6 0 3 16 9 30 1 0.266
Rick Dempsey 60 141 16 25 10 0 1 9 23 29 0 0.177
Jay Bell 38 125 14 27 9 1 2 13 8 31 2 0.216
Dave Clark 29 87 11 18 5 0 3 12 2 24 1 0.207
Andre Thornton 36 85 8 10 2 0 0 5 10 25 1 0.118
Junior Noboa 39 80 7 18 2 1 0 7 3 6 1 0.225
Eddie Williams 22 64 9 11 4 0 1 4 9 19 0 0.172
Doug Frobel 29 40 5 4 0 0 2 5 5 13 0 0.100
Dave Gallagher 15 36 2 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 2 0.111
Casey Parsons 18 25 2 4 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 0.160
Otis Nixon 19 17 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0.059
Brian Dorsett 5 11 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.273
Darrel Akerfelds 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Armstrong 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Bailes 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Camacho 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Candiotti 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Carlton 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Easterly 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Farrell 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Gordon 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Huismann 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Jones 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Kaiser 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Niekro 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Ritter 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Schrom 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Stewart 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Swindell 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Vande Berg 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Waddell 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Wills 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Yett 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Doug Jones 3.15 2 John Farrell 3.39 3 Don Gordon 4.08 4 Jamie Easterly 4.55 5 Scott Bailes 4.64

Wins

1 Scott Bailes 7 2 Tom Candiotti 7 3 Phil Niekro 7 4 Doug Jones 6 5 Ken Schrom 6

Strikeouts

1 Tom Candiotti 111 2 Greg Swindell 97 3 Doug Jones 87 4 Steve Carlton 71 5 Scott Bailes 65
1987 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Candiotti 7 18 4.78 32 32 0 201.2 193 107 93 111
Ken Schrom 6 13 6.50 32 29 0 153.2 185 111 57 61
Phil Niekro 7 11 5.89 22 22 0 123.2 142 81 53 57
Scott Bailes 7 8 4.64 39 17 6 120.1 145 62 47 65
Steve Carlton 5 9 5.37 23 14 1 109.0 111 65 63 71
Greg Swindell 3 8 5.10 16 15 0 102.1 112 58 37 97
Rich Yett 3 9 5.25 37 11 1 97.2 96 57 49 59
Doug Jones 6 5 3.15 49 0 8 91.1 101 32 24 87
Darrel Akerfelds 2 6 6.75 16 13 0 74.2 84 56 38 42
Ed Vande Berg 1 0 5.10 55 0 0 72.1 96 41 21 40
John Farrell 5 1 3.39 10 9 0 69.0 68 26 22 28
Don Gordon 0 3 4.08 21 0 1 39.2 49 18 12 20
Mark Huismann 2 3 5.09 20 0 2 35.1 38 20 8 23
Jamie Easterly 1 1 4.55 16 0 0 31.2 26 16 13 22
Sammy Stewart 4 2 5.67 25 0 3 27.0 25 17 21 25
Reggie Ritter 1 1 6.08 14 0 0 26.2 33 18 16 11
Mike Armstrong 1 0 8.68 14 0 1 18.2 27 18 10 9
Ernie Camacho 0 1 9.22 15 0 1 13.2 21 14 5 9
Tom Waddell 0 1 14.29 6 0 0 5.2 7 9 7 6
Frank Wills 0 1 5.06 6 0 1 5.1 3 3 7 4
Jeff Kaiser 0 0 16.20 2 0 0 3.1 4 6 3 2

👥 Roster (44)

Darrel Akerfelds Andy Allanson Mike Armstrong Scott Bailes Chris Bando Jay Bell Tony Bernazard Brett Butler Ernie Camacho Tom Candiotti Steve Carlton Joe Carter +32 more

44 players

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The 1987 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1987 Cleveland Indians won 61 games and lost 101, ending up 7th in the AL East. The run column shows 742 for and 957 against. Against a league average of .264, the 1987 Cleveland Indians batted .263. Pitchers allowed 5.28 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46. The 1987 Cleveland Indians scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (742 against 794).

Cleveland Stadium was home in 1987, drawing a total attendance of 1,076,898. For power, Cory Snyder led the way with 33 homers. Joe Carter drove in a team-high 106 runs. Pat Tabler collected the most hits, 170. On the mound, Scott Bailes won 7 games to lead the staff. Tom Candiotti struck out 111, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1987 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1987 Cleveland Indians finished 61-101 (.377 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Cory Snyder led the 1987 Cleveland Indians with 33 home runs.
What was the 1987 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1987 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 5.28.
Did the 1987 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1987 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cory Snyder (33 HR, 82 RBI) and Scott Bailes (7-8, 4.64 ERA).
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