BNN Monthly MLB Report - 7/1/1987
Baseball Network News presents its monthly MLB report
AL Standings:
AL East: Boston 50-27, Milwaukee 43-30, Baltimore 41-35, Toronto 38-38, Detroit 36-38, NY Yankees 37-40,Cleveland 32-44,
AL West: Kansas City 42-33, Seattle 41-34, Texas 37-38, California 37-40, Oakland 34-40, Minnesota 35-42, Chicago WS 25-49
AL League Leaders:
Ave: Wade Boggs .400, Mike Greenwell .374, Don Mattingly .366
HR: Mark McGwire 27, Kent Hrbek 26, Joe Carter 26
RBI: Don Mattingly 70, Joe Carter 65, Mike Greenwell 64
SB: Rickey Henderson 41, Carney Lasford 29, Harold Reynolds 26
WAR: Wade Boggs 5.9, Fred Lynn 4.9, Don Mattingly 4.0
W: Mike Boddicker 14, Roger Clemens 14, Dave Stieb 12
SV: Calvin Schiraldi 19, Dan Plesac 15, DeWayne Buice 14
ERA: Roger Clemens 1.96, Teddy Higuera 2.35, Mike Witt 2.68
K: Roger Clemens 162, Mark Langston 152, Teddy Higuera 127
WAR: Roger Clemens 7.5, Mark Langston 5.4, Teddy Higuera 3.9
AL Awards:- AL Player of the Month: Angels 1B, Wally Joyner, .433 with 7 home runs, 28 RBIs and 26 runs scored.
- AL Pitcher of the Month: Angels SP, Mike Witt, fanned 27 in 50.1 innings, logged an ERA of 1.79 and allowed opponents to hit .197 against him.
- AL Rookie of the Month: Brewers 3B, Gary Sheffield, .444 with 5 home runs and 19 runs batted in.
NL Standings:
NL East: Chicago Cubs 42-35, Pittsburgh 42-35, Montreal 39-36, St. Louis 37-39, NY Mets 36-40,
Philadelphia 30-45
NL West: Cincinnati 47-29, San Diego 45-33, Los Angeles 42-36, Houston 36-40, Atlanta 31-44, San Francisco 31-46
NL League Leaders:
Ave: Tony Gwynn .436, Eric Davis .341, Gerald Perry .340
HR: Eric Davis 25, Howard Johnson 17, Sud Bream 16
RBI: Eric Davis 79, Andres Galarraga 62, Andy Van Slyke 61
SB: Eric Davis 33, Barry Larkin 31, Tony Gwynn 30
WAR: Eric Davis 5.5, Tony Gwynn 5.1, Johnny Ray 3.1
W: G. Mathews 11, Bob Welch 11, Jamie Moyer 11
SV: Lee Smith 20, Roger McDowell 19, Tim Burke 17
ERA: Bob Welch 1.13, John Tudor 2.96,
Don Carmen 2.99
K: Bob Welch 127, Mike Scott 118, Fernando Valenzuela 111
WAR: Bob Welch 5.5, Mike Scott 4.3, Eric Show 3.5
NL Awards:- NL Player of the Month: Mets 3B, Howard Johnson, .302 with 12 home runs, 37 RBIs and scored 24 runs
- NL Pitcher of the Month: Cubs CL, Lee Smith, threw 14 innings over 14 relief appearances and collected a 3-0 record with 15 strikeouts and 8 saves while etching his 0.64 ERA
- NL Rookie of the Month: Expos RF, Larry Walker, .329 with 5 doubles, 2 triples and 6 home runs, scored 16 times and drove in 23 runs.
Achievements:
6/1/1987 - Red Sox SP
Roger Clemens strike out 17 Twins.
6/30/1987 - Tigers 2B
Lou Whitaker hits 3 HR in game against the Brewers.
Power Rankings:- Boston Red Sox (118.6, o)
- Cincinnati Reds (108.4, o)
- Milwaukee Brewers (107.5, o)
- Chicago Cubs (107.0, ++)
- Kansas City Royals (103.6, ++)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (103.5, +)
- Baltimore Orioles (102.3, ++)
- San Diego Padres (101.8, -)
- Seattle Mariners (97.6, --)
- Montreal Expos (97.2, +)