BNN Monthly MLB Report - 6/1/1987
Baseball Network News presents its monthly MLN report
AL Standings:
AL East: Boston 35-15, Milwaukee 28-17, NY Yankees 26-23, Baltimore 26-23, Detroit 23-24, Toronto 23-25, Cleveland 21-29,
AL West: Kansas City 26-21, Seattle 25-23, Texas 22-25, Oakland 22-26, Minnesota 21-28, Chicago WS 19-27, California 19-30
AL League Leaders:
Ave: Don Mattingly .386, Wade Boggs .382, Fred Lynn .362
HR: Kent Hrbek 19, Joe Carter 18, Bo Jackson 18
RBI: Joe Carter 46, Mike Greenwell 46, Dave Henderson 46
SB: Carney Lasford 22, Mark McLemore 22, Rickey Henderson 18
WAR: Wade Boggs 3.4, Fred Lynn 3.2, Kirby Puckett 3.2
W: Roger Clemens 10, Bruce Hurst 9, Mike Boddicker 9
SV: Dan Plesac 13, Calvin Schiraldi, Mike Henneman 11
ERA: Roger Clemens 1.20, Teddy Higuera 2.48, Bruce Hurst 2.55
K: Mark Langston 102, Roger Clemens 99, Teddy Higuera 80
WAR: Roger Clemens 4.5, Mark Langston 3.4, Danny Jackson 2.6
NL Standings:
NL East: Pittsburgh 29-19, Montreal 25-22, NY Mets 23-25, St. Louis 22-25, Chicago Cubs 22-26,
Philadelphia 20-28
NL West: Cincinnati 29-20, San Diego 29-22, Los Angeles 29-22, Houston 23-26, Atlanta 22-26, San Francisco 19-31
NL League Leaders:
Ave: Tony Gwynn .467,
Juan Samuel .264:, Gerald Perry .356
HR: Eric Davis 19, Jack Clark 10, Glenn Davi s10
RBI: Eric Davis 54, Andres Galarraga 40, Andy Van Slyke 40
SB: Mariano Duncan 21, Tony Gwynn 21, Albert Hall 19
WAR: Tony Gwynn 3.9, Eric Davis 3.8,
Juan Samuel 2.9:
W: Tom Browning 8, Bob Welch 8, Dennis Martinez 6
SV: Lee Smith 12, Tim Burke 11, Roger McDowell 11
ERA: Bob Welch 1.15, Sid Fernandez 1.76, Dennis Martinez 1.93
K: Bob Welch 85, Fernando Valenzuela 80, Mike Scott 69
WAR: Bob Welch 3.4,Eric Show 2.7, Mike Scott 2.6
Awards:- AL Player of the Month: Red Sox RF, Dwight Evans, .323 average, 10 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 28 runs scored
- AL Pitcher of the Month: Red Sox SP, Roger Clemens, 6-0 mark in 6 starts. He threw 50 innings, struck out 55 and compiled a solid 0.72 ERA.
- AL Rookie of the Month: Brewers C, B.J. Surhoff, .318 with 3 home runs, 11 RBIs and 17 runs scored
- NL Player of the Month: Reds CF, Eric Davis, .380 with 7 home runs, 30 RBIs and 24 runs scored
- NL Pitcher of the Month: Dodgers SP, Bob Welch, 5-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 1.20 ERA over 52.2 innings and striking out 45.
- NL Rookie of the Month: Mets 2B, Keith A. Miller, .296 with 6 doubles, 1 triple, no home runs, 7 runs and drove in 5 runs.
Achievements:
4/22/1987 - Dodgers 2B
Steve Sax hits for the cycle.
5/26/1987 - Twins 1B
Kent Hrbek hits 3 HR in game against the Brewers.
Power Rankings:- Boston Red Sox (129.0, +)
- Milwaukee Brewers (117.0, +)
- Cincinnati Reds (109.5, +)
- San Diego Padres (107.4, ++)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (103.8, --)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (103.4, o)
- Kansas City Royals (102.6, --)
- Baltimore Orioles (98.5, ++)
- New York Yankees (98.5, -)
- Montreal Expos (95.7, ++)