1987 New York Yankees

89-73 • .549 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1987 New York Yankees went 89-73 (.549) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 788 runs, allowed 758, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Mike Pagliarulo (32 HR, 87 RBI) and Rick Rhoden (16-10, 3.86 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
4th Rank
788 R 758 RA
Diff +30

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788 Runs Scored
758 Runs Allowed
+30 Run Diff
2,427K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 1% below the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .336 1% above the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .418 2% below the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.36 2% better than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 788 1% below the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,427,702
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Avg per Game 29,971

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Don Mattingly 0.327 2 Willie Randolph 0.305 3 Rickey Henderson 0.291 4 Mike Easler 0.281 5 Claudell Washington 0.279

Home Runs

1 Mike Pagliarulo 32 2 Don Mattingly 30 3 Dave Winfield 27 4 Rickey Henderson 17 5 Dan Pasqua 17

RBI

1 Don Mattingly 115 2 Dave Winfield 97 3 Mike Pagliarulo 87 4 Gary Ward 78 5 Willie Randolph 67
1987 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Winfield 156 575 83 158 22 1 27 97 76 96 5 0.275
Don Mattingly 141 569 93 186 38 2 30 115 51 38 1 0.327
Gary Ward 146 529 65 131 22 1 16 78 33 101 9 0.248
Mike Pagliarulo 150 522 76 122 26 3 32 87 53 111 1 0.234
Willie Randolph 120 449 96 137 24 2 7 67 82 25 11 0.305
Rickey Henderson 95 358 78 104 17 3 17 37 80 52 41 0.291
Wayne Tolleson 121 349 48 77 4 0 1 22 43 72 5 0.221
Dan Pasqua 113 318 42 74 7 1 17 42 40 99 0 0.233
Claudell Washington 102 312 42 87 17 0 9 44 27 54 10 0.279
Rick Cerone 113 284 28 69 12 1 4 23 30 46 0 0.243
Bob Meacham 77 203 28 55 11 1 5 21 19 33 6 0.271
Mike Easler 65 167 13 47 6 0 4 21 14 32 1 0.281
Ron Kittle 59 159 21 44 5 0 12 28 10 36 0 0.277
Henry Cotto 68 149 21 35 10 0 5 20 6 35 4 0.235
Joel Skinner 64 139 9 19 4 0 3 14 8 46 0 0.137
Mark Salas 50 115 13 23 4 0 3 12 10 17 0 0.200
Juan Bonilla 23 55 6 14 3 0 1 3 5 6 0 0.255
Roberto Kelly 23 52 12 14 3 0 1 7 5 15 9 0.269
Lenn Sakata 19 45 5 12 0 1 2 4 2 4 0 0.267
Jerry Royster 18 42 1 15 2 0 0 4 4 4 2 0.357
Paul Zuvella 14 34 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.176
Jay Buhner 7 22 0 5 2 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.227
Randy Velarde 8 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.182
Orestes Destrade 9 19 5 5 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0.263
Jeff Moronko 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Phil Lombardi 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Keith Hughes 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Neil Allen 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Arnsberg 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Bordi 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Clements 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Filson 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Fulton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecilio Guante 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Guidry 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Gullickson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Holland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Hudson 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy John 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Leiter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Niekro 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Rasmussen 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Rhoden 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Righetti 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Shirley 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Stoddard 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Tewksbury 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Trout 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Tim Stoddard 3.50 2 Dave Righetti 3.51 3 Joe Niekro 3.55 4 Charles Hudson 3.61 5 Ron Guidry 3.67

Wins

1 Rick Rhoden 16 2 Tommy John 13 3 Charles Hudson 11 4 Dennis Rasmussen 9 5 Dave Righetti 8

Strikeouts

1 Rick Rhoden 107 2 Charles Hudson 100 3 Ron Guidry 96 4 Dennis Rasmussen 89 5 Tim Stoddard 78
1987 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy John 13 6 4.03 33 33 0 187.2 212 84 47 63
Rick Rhoden 16 10 3.86 30 29 0 181.2 184 78 61 107
Charles Hudson 11 7 3.61 35 16 0 154.2 137 62 57 100
Dennis Rasmussen 9 7 4.75 26 25 0 146.0 145 77 55 89
Ron Guidry 5 8 3.67 22 17 0 117.2 111 48 38 96
Dave Righetti 8 6 3.51 60 0 31 95.0 95 37 44 77
Tim Stoddard 4 3 3.50 57 0 8 92.2 83 36 30 78
Pat Clements 3 3 4.95 55 0 7 80.0 91 44 30 36
Joe Niekro 3 4 3.55 8 8 0 50.2 40 20 19 30
Bill Gullickson 4 2 4.88 8 8 0 48.0 46 26 11 28
Steve Trout 0 4 6.60 14 9 0 46.1 51 34 37 27
Cecilio Guante 3 2 5.73 23 0 1 44.0 42 28 20 46
Bob Shirley 1 0 4.50 12 1 0 34.0 36 17 16 12
Bob Tewksbury 1 4 6.75 8 6 0 33.1 47 25 7 12
Rich Bordi 3 1 7.64 16 1 0 33.0 42 28 12 23
Neil Allen 0 1 3.65 8 1 0 24.2 23 10 10 16
Al Leiter 2 2 6.35 4 4 0 22.2 24 16 15 28
Pete Filson 1 0 3.27 7 2 0 22.0 26 8 9 10
Brad Arnsberg 1 3 5.59 6 2 0 19.1 22 12 13 14
Al Holland 0 0 14.21 3 0 0 6.1 9 10 9 5
Bill Fulton 1 0 11.57 3 0 0 4.2 9 6 1 2
Rick Cerone 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 1

👥 Roster (48)

Neil Allen Brad Arnsberg Juan Bonilla Rich Bordi Jay Buhner Rick Cerone Pat Clements Henry Cotto Orestes Destrade Mike Easler Pete Filson Bill Fulton +36 more

48 players

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The 1987 New York Yankees in brief

A 89-73 record (.549) put the 1987 New York Yankees 4th in the AL East. The New York Yankees scored 788 runs and allowed 758, a run differential of +30. The team batting average of .262 was 1% below the 1987 league mark of .264. Pitchers allowed 4.36 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46. Measured against the 794-run league average, the offense was 1% behind.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium II, where 2,427,702 fans came through the gates. For power, Mike Pagliarulo led the way with 32 homers. Don Mattingly led in RBI with 115. On the mound, Rick Rhoden won 16 games to lead the staff. Dave Righetti saved 31 games. The 1987 roster runs to 48 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 New York Yankees

What was the 1987 New York Yankees record?
The 1987 New York Yankees finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1987 New York Yankees in home runs?
Mike Pagliarulo led the 1987 New York Yankees with 32 home runs.
What was the 1987 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1987 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.36.
Did the 1987 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1987 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 New York Yankees play?
The 1987 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1987 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Pagliarulo (32 HR, 87 RBI) and Rick Rhoden (16-10, 3.86 ERA).
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