1987 New York Yankees season
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Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner |
General manager(s) | Woody Woodward |
Manager(s) | Lou Piniella |
Local television | WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Billy Martin) SportsChannel NY (Ken Harrelson, Spencer Ross, Mickey Mantle) |
Local radio | WABC (AM) (Hank Greenwald, Tommy Hutton) |
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The New York Yankees' 1987 season was the 85th season for the Yankees. The team finished in fourth place with a record of 89-73, finishing 9 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Lou Piniella. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
Offseason[]
- November 26, 1986: Doug Drabek, Brian Fisher, and Logan Easley were traded by the Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Rhoden, Pat Clements and Cecilio Guante.[1]
- December 17, 1986: Lenn Sakata was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[2]
- December 19, 1986: Ron Romanick was traded by the California Angels with a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Butch Wynegar.[3]
- January 5, 1987: Scott Nielsen and Mike Soper (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Randy Velarde and Pete Filson.[4]
- January 8, 1987: Willie Randolph was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[5]
- February 13, 1987: Rick Cerone was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[6]
Regular season[]
The Yankees hit 10 grand slams, the most by an MLB team in 1987.[7] Six of those were hit by Don Mattingly, who set a record for most grand slam home runs in one season with six.[8] His record was matched by Travis Hafner during the 2006 season. Mattingly's Grand Slams in 1987 were also the only six Grand Slams of his career. In addition, Mattingly had tied Dale Long's major league record by hitting home runs in eight consecutive games (record later tied again by Ken Griffey, Jr., of Seattle in 1993), as well as stroking an extra base hit in ten consecutive games. Mattingly had a record 10 home runs during this streak (Long & Griffey had eight of them). In June 1987, it was reported that Mattingly injured his back during some clubhouse horseplay with pitcher Bob Shirley though both denied this.[9] Nevertheless, he finished with a .327 batting average, 30 home runs, and 115 RBIs, his fourth straight year with at least 110 RBIs.
On July 13, 1987, George Steinbrenner told manager Lou Piniella that the acquisition of Steve Trout would win the Yankees the pennant.[10] Trout never won a game for the Yankees, going 0–4 in 14 games.[11]
Season standings[]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 54–27 | 44–37 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | 2 | 52–29 | 44–37 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 7 | 48–33 | 43–38 |
New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 9 | 51–30 | 38–43 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 20 | 50–30 | 28–54 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 31 | 31–51 | 36–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 37 | 35–46 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Milwaukee | 11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 |
Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions[]
- April 10, 1987: Rich Bordi was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[12]
- May 15, 1987: Rafael Quirico was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[13]
- June 10, 1987: Keith Hughes and Shane Turner were traded by the Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Easler.[14]
- June 22, 1987: Alan Mills was sent by the California Angels to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on December 19, 1986.[15]
- July 13, 1987: Bob Tewksbury, Rich Scheid, and Dean Wilkins were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for Steve Trout.[16]
- August 26, 1987: Dennis Rasmussen was traded by the Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Gullickson.[17]
- August 26, 1987: Ken Patterson and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Jerry Royster and Mike Soper (minors). The New York Yankees completed the deal by sending Jeff Pries (minors) to the White Sox on September 19.[18]
- September 17, 1987: Sherman Obando was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[19]
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Rick Cerone | 113 | 284 | 69 | .243 | 4 | 23 |
1B | Don Mattingly | 141 | 569 | 186 | .327 | 30 | 115 |
2B | Willie Randolph | 120 | 449 | 137 | .305 | 7 | 67 |
3B | Mike Pagliarulo | 150 | 522 | 122 | .234 | 32 | 87 |
SS | Wayne Tolleson | 121 | 349 | 77 | .221 | 1 | 22 |
LF | Gary Ward | 146 | 529 | 131 | .248 | 16 | 78 |
CF | Claudell Washington | 102 | 312 | 87 | .279 | 9 | 44 |
RF | Dave Winfield | 156 | 575 | 158 | .275 | 27 | 97 |
DH | Ron Kittle | 59 | 159 | 44 | .277 | 12 | 28 |
Other batters[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Rickey Henderson | 95 | 358 | 104 | .291 | 17 | 37 |
Dan Pasqua | 113 | 318 | 74 | .233 | 17 | 42 |
Bob Meacham | 77 | 203 | 55 | .271 | 5 | 21 |
Mike Easler | 65 | 167 | 47 | .281 | 4 | 21 |
Henry Cotto | 68 | 149 | 35 | .235 | 5 | 20 |
Joel Skinner | 64 | 139 | 19 | .137 | 3 | 14 |
Mark Salas | 50 | 115 | 23 | .200 | 3 | 12 |
Juan Bonilla | 23 | 55 | 14 | .255 | 1 | 3 |
Roberto Kelly | 23 | 52 | 14 | .269 | 1 | 7 |
Lenn Sakata | 19 | 45 | 12 | .267 | 2 | 4 |
Jerry Royster | 18 | 42 | 15 | .357 | 0 | 4 |
Paul Zuvella | 14 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
Jay Buhner | 7 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 1 |
Randy Velarde | 8 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
Orestes Destrade | 9 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 1 |
Jeff Moronko | 7 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Lombardi | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Hughes | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tommy John | 33 | 187.2 | 13 | 6 | 4.03 | 63 |
Rick Rhoden | 30 | 181.2 | 16 | 10 | 3.86 | 107 |
Dennis Rasmussen | 26 | 146 | 9 | 7 | 4.75 | 89 |
Ron Guidry | 22 | 117.2 | 5 | 8 | 3.67 | 96 |
Joe Niekro | 8 | 50.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.55 | 30 |
Bill Gullickson | 8 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 4.88 | 28 |
Al Leiter | 4 | 22.2 | 2 | 2 | 6.35 | 28 |
Other pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Charles Hudson | 35 | 154.2 | 11 | 7 | 3.61 | 100 |
Steve Trout | 14 | 46.1 | 0 | 4 | 6.60 | 27 |
Bob Tewksbury | 8 | 33.1 | 1 | 4 | 6.75 | 12 |
Pete Filson | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 10 |
Brad Arnsberg | 6 | 19.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.59 | 14 |
Relief pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dave Righetti | 60 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 3.51 | 77 |
Tim Stoddard | 57 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3.50 | 78 |
Pat Clements | 55 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.95 | 36 |
Cecilio Guante | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.73 | 46 |
Rich Bordi | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.64 | 23 |
Bob Shirley | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 12 |
Neil Allen | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.65 | 16 |
Al Holland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.21 | 5 |
Bill Fulton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 |
Rick Cerone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Awards and records[]
- Don Mattingly, American League record, Most Grand Slams in One Season (6) [20]
- Don Mattingly, Silver Slugger Award
showMLB-record six Grand Slams in one season 1 |
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Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Columbus Clippers | International League | Bucky Dent |
AA | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Eastern League | Tommy Jones |
A | Prince William Cannons | Carolina League | Wally Moon |
A | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Florida State League | Buck Showalter |
A-Short Season | Oneonta Yankees | New York–Penn League | Gary Allenson |
Rookie | GCL Yankees | Gulf Coast League |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Fort Lauderdale[21]
References[]
- ^ Rick Rhoden at Baseball Reference
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sakatle01.shtml
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/romanro01.shtml
- ^ Randy Velarde at Baseball Reference
- ^ Willie Randolph at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Cerone at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Team Batting Event Finder: 1987, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.232, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Chass, Murray (June 9, 1987). "Doctor's orders: Rest for Mattingly". New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p. 265, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
- ^ Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, "The Right Thing" by Tom Verducci, p.35, Published by Time Inc.
- ^ Rich Bordi at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rafael Quirico Archived November 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Baseball Reference
- ^ Shane Turner at Baseball Reference
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millsal01.shtml
- ^ Steve Trout at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Gullickson at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jerry Royster at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sherman Obando at Baseball Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.259, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[]
- 1987 New York Yankees
- 1987 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac
- New York Yankees seasons
- 1987 Major League Baseball season
- 1987 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in the Bronx
- Yankee Stadium (1923)