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Season Almanac

1987 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Andre Dawson (HR, RBI)

Home Runs
  1. 1Andre DawsonCHC49
  2. 2Mark McGwireATH49
  3. 3George BellTOR47
Hits
  1. 1Tony GwynnSD218
  2. 2Kevin SeitzerKC207
  3. 3Kirby PuckettMIN207
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Andre DawsonCHC137
  2. 2George BellTOR134
  3. 3Dwight EvansBOS123
Runs
  1. 1Tim Raines Sr.WSH123
  2. 2Vince ColemanSTL121
  3. 3Eric DavisCIN120
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Vince ColemanSTL109
  2. 2Harold ReynoldsSEA60
  3. 3Willie WilsonKC59
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Nolan Ryan Jr.HOU270
  2. 2Mark LangstonSEA262
  3. 3Roger ClemensBOS256
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Dave StewartATH20
  2. 2Roger ClemensBOS20
  3. 3Mark LangstonSEA19
Saves
  1. 1Steve BedrosianPHI40
  2. 2Lee SmithCHC36
  3. 3Tom HenkeTOR34

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Dale MurphyBAT17.5
  2. 2George BellBAT17.4
  3. 3Darryl StrawberryBAT17.3
  4. 4Mark McGwireBAT17.3
  5. 5Tim BurkePITCH16.8
  6. 6Dwight EvansBAT16.7
  7. 7Eric DavisBAT16.6
  8. 8Wade BoggsBAT16.6
  9. 9Andre DawsonBAT16.5
  10. 10Alan TrammellBAT16.4
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Tom GlavineP206.2
  2. 2Edgar MartinezDH193.7
  3. 3Ellis BurksCF188.5
  4. 4David WellsP182.7
  5. 5Matt Williams3B157.2
  6. 6Ron GantLF156.4
  7. 7Jose MesaP149.1
  8. 8B.J. SurhoffLF145.9

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Reggie JacksonRF286.5
  2. 2Phil NiekroP241.3
  3. 3Steve Garvey1B180.5
  4. 4Ron Cey3B173.4
  5. 5Gary Matthews Sr.LF168.4
  6. 6Cecil Cooper1B163.4
  7. 7Hal McRaeDH162.6
  8. 8Bill Madlock3B149.7

Teams · 26

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Detroit Tigers98-64222.8Alan TrammellPlayoffs
Toronto Blue Jays96-66204.1George Bell
St. Louis Cardinals95-67271.2Jack ClarkPlayoffs
New York Mets92-70321.8Darryl Strawberry
Washington Nationals91-71351.3Tim Burke
Milwaukee Brewers91-71197Paul Molitor
San Francisco Giants90-72220.8Will ClarkPlayoffs
New York Yankees89-73170.2Don Mattingly
Minnesota Twins85-77174.8Kirby PuckettPlayoffs
Cincinnati Reds84-78276.3Eric Davis
Kansas City Royals83-79179.2Danny Tartabull
Athletics81-81200.1Mark McGwire
Philadelphia Phillies80-82290.3Mike Schmidt
Pittsburgh Pirates80-82207.6Andy Van Slyke
Seattle Mariners78-84196Alvin Davis
Boston Red Sox78-84162.6Dwight Evans
Chicago White Sox77-85175.3Ivan Calderon
Chicago Cubs76-85240.3Andre Dawson
Houston Astros76-86296.4Dave Smith
Texas Rangers75-87196.3Charlie Hough
Los Angeles Angels75-87156Wally Joyner
Los Angeles Dodgers73-89250.6Pedro Guerrero
Atlanta Braves69-92224.5Dale Murphy
Baltimore Orioles67-95164.5Larry Sheets
San Diego Padres65-97216.1Tony Gwynn
Cleveland Indians61-101152.1Brook Jacoby

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.