1987 Toronto Blue Jays

96-66 • .593 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays went 96-66 (.593) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 845 runs, allowed 655, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium. Team leaders included George Bell (47 HR, 134 RBI) and Jimmy Key (17-8, 2.76 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

96 Wins
66 Losses
.593 Win %
2nd Rank
845 R 655 RA
Diff +190

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845 Runs Scored
655 Runs Allowed
+190 Run Diff
2,778K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 1% above the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .336 1% above the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .445 5% above the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 3.74 16% better than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 845 6% above the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,778,459
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Avg per Game 34,301

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Tony Fernandez 0.322 2 Rance Mulliniks 0.310 3 George Bell 0.308 4 Juan Beniquez 0.284 5 Lloyd Moseby 0.282

Home Runs

1 George Bell 47 2 Jesse Barfield 28 3 Lloyd Moseby 26 4 Fred McGriff 20 5 Ernie Whitt 19

RBI

1 George Bell 134 2 Lloyd Moseby 96 3 Jesse Barfield 84 4 Ernie Whitt 75 5 Tony Fernandez 67
1987 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Bell 156 610 111 188 32 4 47 134 39 75 5 0.308
Lloyd Moseby 155 592 106 167 27 4 26 96 70 124 39 0.282
Jesse Barfield 159 590 89 155 25 3 28 84 58 141 3 0.263
Tony Fernandez 146 578 90 186 29 8 5 67 51 48 32 0.322
Willie Upshaw 150 512 68 125 22 4 15 58 58 78 10 0.244
Ernie Whitt 135 446 57 120 24 1 19 75 44 50 0 0.269
Kelly Gruber 138 341 50 80 14 3 12 36 17 70 12 0.235
Rance Mulliniks 124 332 37 103 28 1 11 44 34 55 1 0.310
Garth Iorg 122 310 35 65 11 0 4 30 21 52 2 0.210
Fred McGriff 107 295 58 73 16 0 20 43 60 104 3 0.247
Rick Leach 98 195 26 55 13 1 3 25 25 25 0 0.282
Cecil Fielder 82 175 30 47 7 1 14 32 20 48 0 0.269
Nelson Liriano 37 158 29 38 6 2 2 10 16 22 13 0.241
Manuel Lee 56 121 14 31 2 3 1 11 6 13 2 0.256
Charlie Moore 51 107 15 23 10 1 1 7 13 12 0 0.215
Mike Sharperson 32 96 4 20 4 1 0 9 7 15 2 0.208
Juan Beniquez 39 81 6 23 5 1 5 21 5 13 0 0.284
Rob Ducey 34 48 12 9 1 0 1 6 8 10 2 0.188
Jeff DeWillis 13 25 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 12 0 0.120
Matt Stark 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.083
Greg Myers 7 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Lou Thornton 12 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
John Cerutti 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Clancy 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Eichhorn 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Gordon 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Henke 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alexis Infante 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Johnson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Key 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Lavelle 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Musselman 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Niekro 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Nunez 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stieb 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duane Ward 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Wells 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Mike Flanagan 2.37 2 Tom Henke 2.49 3 Jimmy Key 2.76 4 Mark Eichhorn 3.17 5 Jim Clancy 3.54

Wins

1 Jimmy Key 17 2 Jim Clancy 15 3 Dave Stieb 13 4 Jeff Musselman 12 5 John Cerutti 11

Strikeouts

1 Jim Clancy 180 2 Jimmy Key 161 3 Tom Henke 128 4 Dave Stieb 115 5 Jose Nunez 99
1987 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jimmy Key 17 8 2.76 36 36 0 261.0 210 80 66 161
Jim Clancy 15 11 3.54 37 37 0 241.1 234 95 80 180
Dave Stieb 13 9 4.09 33 31 0 185.0 164 84 87 115
John Cerutti 11 4 4.40 44 21 0 151.1 144 74 59 92
Mark Eichhorn 10 6 3.17 89 0 4 127.2 110 45 52 96
Jose Nunez 5 2 5.01 37 9 0 97.0 91 54 58 99
Tom Henke 0 6 2.49 72 0 34 94.0 62 26 25 128
Jeff Musselman 12 5 4.15 68 1 3 89.0 75 41 54 54
Joe Johnson 3 5 5.13 14 14 0 66.2 77 38 18 27
Mike Flanagan 3 2 2.37 7 7 0 49.1 46 13 15 43
David Wells 4 3 3.99 18 2 1 29.1 37 13 12 32
Gary Lavelle 2 3 5.53 23 0 1 27.2 36 17 19 17
Phil Niekro 0 2 8.25 3 3 0 12.0 15 11 7 7
Duane Ward 1 0 6.94 12 1 0 11.2 14 9 12 10
Don Gordon 0 0 4.09 5 0 0 11.0 8 5 3 3

👥 Roster (38)

Jesse Barfield George Bell Juan Beniquez John Cerutti Jim Clancy Jeff DeWillis Rob Ducey Mark Eichhorn Tony Fernandez Cecil Fielder Mike Flanagan Don Gordon +26 more

38 players

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The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays won 96 games and lost 66, ending up 2nd in the AL East. Runs came in at 845 scored against 655 allowed (+190). The team batting average of .268 was 1% above the 1987 league mark of .264. The Toronto Blue Jays staff finished with a 3.74 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.46. Measured against the 794-run league average, the offense was 6% ahead.

Attendance at Exhibition Stadium totaled 2,778,459 for the year. The home run leader was George Bell, who hit 47. Jimmy Key was the top winner, with 17 victories. The strikeout leader was Jim Clancy with 180. The saves leader was Tom Henke with 34. In all, the roster shows 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays finished 96-66 (.593 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
George Bell led the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays with 47 home runs.
What was the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.74.
Did the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Bell (47 HR, 134 RBI) and Jimmy Key (17-8, 2.76 ERA).
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