1987 Toronto Blue Jays season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Toronto Blue Jays
| season = 1987
| misc =
| league = American League
| division = East
| ballpark = Exhibition Stadium
| city = Toronto
| record = 96–66 (.593)
| divisional_place = 2nd
| owners = Labatt Breweries,
Imperial Trust,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
| general_managers = Pat Gillick
| managers = Jimy Williams
| television = CFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
The Sports Network
(Buck Martinez, Fergie Olver)
| radio = CJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)
|}}
The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 11th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing second in the American League East with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses. They had been in first place by 3½ games over the Detroit Tigers with a week left to play, but they dropped their next seven games in a row, capped off by a sweep at the hands of Detroit at Tiger Stadium on the last weekend of the season, and lost the division by two games.
Transactions
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1987 season.{{cite web |title=1987 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1987-transactions.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=16 July 2023}}
= October 1986 =
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|October 8}}
| Released Mickey Mahler. |
| {{nowrap|October 20}}
| Released Dennis Lamp. |
= November 1986 =
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|November 12}}
| Jim Clancy granted free agency. |
= December 1986 =
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|December 8}}
| Drafted José Núñez from the Kansas City Royals in the 1986 MLB Rule 5 draft. |
| {{nowrap|December 9}}
| Gibson Alba selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1986 Minor League Draft. |
= January 1987 =
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|January 6}}
| Re-signed free agent Jim Clancy to a two-year, $1.75 million contract. |
| {{nowrap|January 8}}
| Re-signed free agent Ernie Whitt to a three-year, $2.3 million contract.{{cite web |title=Catcher Ernie Whitt accepted a lesser contract from the... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/09/Catcher-Ernie-Whitt-accepted-a-lesser-contract-from-the/1638537166800/ |website=www.upi.com |access-date=17 July 2023}} |
| {{nowrap|January 12}}
| Signed free agent Steve Fireovid from the Seattle Mariners to a contract. |
= February 1987 =
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|February 2}}
| Acquired Craig McMurtry from the Atlanta Braves for Dámaso García and Luis Leal. |
= March 1987 =
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|March 26}}
| Released Ron Shepherd. |
= April 1987 =
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|April 2}}
| Released Bill Caudill. |
| {{nowrap|April 4}}
| Signed free agent Odell Jones from the Baltimore Orioles to a contract. |
| {{nowrap|April 6}}
| Cliff Young returned from the Oakland Athletics. |
Regular season
- Blue Jays left fielder George Bell drove in 134 runs to lead the American League, along with 47 home runs, and was selected the league's Most Valuable Player in a close vote over the Tigers' Alan Trammell.
- Tom Henke established himself as an elite closer, as he led the American League in saves with 34.
- Starting pitcher Jimmy Key led the American League with a 2.76 ERA.
- July 21, 1987: Jimmy Key threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/3_pitch_inning.shtml 3 Pitch Inning] This was accomplished in the second inning.
- September 14, 1987: The Blue Jays set a Major League record by hitting 10 home runs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.
=Season standings=
{{1987 AL East standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1987 AL Record vs. opponents|team=TOR}}
= Transactions =
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1987 regular season.{{cite web |title=1987 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1987-transactions.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=16 July 2023}}
== April 1987 ==
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|April 17}}
| Released Steve Fireovid. |
== June 1987 ==
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|June 5}}
| Signed free agent Charlie Moore from the Milwaukee Brewers to a one-year, $256,000 contract. |
== July 1987 ==
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|July 14}}
| Acquired Juan Beníquez from the Kansas City Royals for Luis Aquino. |
| {{nowrap|July 30}}
| Signed amateur free agent Nigel Wilson to a contract. |
== August 1987 ==
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|August 4}}
| Signed amateur free agent Domingo Cedeño to a contract. |
| {{nowrap|August 9}}
| Acquired Phil Niekro from the Cleveland Indians for Darryl Landrum and a player to be named later (Don Gordon on August 10, 1987). |
| {{nowrap|August 18}}
| Signed amateur free agent Denis Boucher to a contract. |
| {{nowrap|August 25}}
| Released Gary Lavelle. |
| {{nowrap|August 31}}
| Released Phil Niekro. |
== September 1987 ==
| class="wikitable" |
| {{nowrap|September 22}}
| Acquired Juan Guzmán from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Sharperson. |
=Roster=
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #005ac0;color:#FFFFFF;text-align:center;" | 1987 Toronto Blue Jays roster |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|55|John Cerutti}} {{MLBplayer|18|Jim Clancy}} {{MLBplayer|38|Mark Eichhorn}} {{MLBplayer|46|Mike Flanagan}} {{MLBplayer|38|Don Gordon}} {{MLBplayer|50|Tom Henke}} {{MLBplayer|33|Joe Johnson}} {{MLBplayer|22|Jimmy Key}} {{MLBplayer|46|Gary Lavelle}} {{MLBplayer|13|Jeff Musselman}} {{MLBplayer|35|Phil Niekro}} {{MLBplayer|45|José Núñez}} {{MLBplayer|37|Dave Stieb}} {{MLBplayer|31|Duane Ward}} {{MLBplayer|36|David Wells}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|27|Jeff DeWillis}} {{MLBplayer|21|Charlie Moore}} {{MLBplayer|52|Greg Myers}} {{MLBplayer|47|Matt Stark}} {{MLBplayer|12|Ernie Whitt}} Infielders {{MLBplayer| 1|Tony Fernández}} {{MLBplayer|23|Cecil Fielder}} {{MLBplayer|17|Kelly Gruber}} {{MLBplayer|16|Garth Iorg}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Nelson Liriano}} {{MLBplayer| 4|Manuel Lee}} {{MLBplayer|19|Fred McGriff}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Rance Mulliniks}} {{MLBplayer|10|Mike Sharperson}} {{MLBplayer|26|Willie Upshaw}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" |Outfielders {{MLBplayer|29|Jesse Barfield}} {{MLBplayer|11|George Bell}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Juan Beníquez}} {{MLBplayer|40|Rob Ducey}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Rick Leach}} {{MLBplayer|15|Lloyd Moseby}} {{MLBplayer|28|Lou Thornton}} Other batters {{MLBplayer|14|Alexis Infante}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer| 3|Jimy Williams}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|43|Cito Gaston}} (Hitting) {{MLBplayer|24|John McLaren}} (Third base) {{MLBplayer|42|Billy Smith}} (First base) {{MLBplayer| 8|John Sullivan}} (Bullpen) {{MLBplayer|41|Al Widmar}} (Pitching) |
=Game log=
{{Game log start|style=background:#6E8B3D|title= 1987 Game Log}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=April: 12–8 (Home: 7–4; Away: 5–4)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 1 || April 6 || Indians || 7–3 || Key (1–0) || Candiotti (0–1) || || 40,404 || 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 2 || April 8 || Indians || 5–1 || Clancy (1–0) || Swindell (0–1) || || 20,388 || 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3 || April 9 || Indians || 14–3 || Niekro (1–0) || Johnson (0–1) || Carlton (1) || 21,088 || 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 4 || April 10 || @ Red Sox || 3–0 || Hurst (1–0) || Stieb (0–1) || || 33,679 || 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 5 || April 11 || @ Red Sox || 11–1 || Key (2–0) || Clemens (0–1) || || 33,365 || 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 6 || April 12 || @ Red Sox || 8–3 || Stanley (1–1) || Clancy (1–1) || || 27,521 || 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 7 || April 14 || White Sox || 4–3 (13) || Eichhorn (1–0) || McKeon (0–1) || || 17,324 || 4–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 8 || April 15 || White Sox || 5–0 || DeLeón (2–0) || Stieb (0–2) || || 17,285 || 4–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 9 || April 16 || Red Sox || 4–2 || Key (3–0) || Clemens (0–2) || Henke (1) || 22,065 || 5–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 10 || April 17 || Red Sox || 10–5 || Cerutti (1–0) || | Stanley (1–2) || Eichhorn (1) || 36,400 || 6–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 11 || April 18 || Red Sox || 6–4 || Sellers (1–0) || Clancy (1–2) || Schiraldi (2) || 39,107 || 6–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 12 || April 19 || Red Sox || 4–1 || Nipper (2–0) || Johnson (0–2) || Gardner (2) || 28,140 || 6–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 13 || April 20 || @ Indians || 8–7 (10) || Musselman (1–0) || Jones (0–1) || || 11,164 || 7–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 14 || April 21 || @ Indians || 5–0 || Candiotti (1–3) || Key (3–1) || || 7,203 || 7–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 15 || April 22 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Eichhorn (2–0) || Carlton (1–2) || Henke (2) || 6,000 || 8–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 16 || April 24 || @ White Sox || 4–2 (10) || Eichhorn (3–0) || James (0–1) || Henke (3) || 10,105 || 9–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 17 || April 25 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || James (1–1) || Eichhorn (3–1) || || 18,644 || 9–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 18 || April 26 || @ White Sox || 5–2 || Key (4–1) || DeLeón (2–2) || Henke (4) || 20,443 || 10–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 19 || April 28 || Twins || 5–1 || Clancy (2–2) || Viola (1–3) || || 21,182 || 11–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 20 || April 29 || Twins || 8–1 || Johnson (1–2) || Smithson (3–1) || || 19,020 || 12–8
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=May: 16–11 (Home: 7–3; Away: 9–8)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 21 || May 1 || Rangers || 3–2 (10) || Musselman (2–0) || Williams (2–2) || || 22,154 || 13–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 22 || May 2 || Rangers || 9–8 || Eichhorn (4–1) || Harris (1–3) || || 28,352 || 14–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 23 || May 3 || Rangers || 3–1 || Clancy (3–2) || Correa (1–2) || Henke (5) || 32,325 || 15–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"
| -- || May 4 || @ Royals || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 24 || May 5 || @ Royals || 6–4 || Leibrandt (4–1) || Johnson (1–3) || Gleaton (1) || 19,245 || 15–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 25 || May 6 || @ Royals || 6–3 || Black (1–0) || Key (4–2) || Gleaton (2) || 28,083 || 15–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 26 || May 8 || @ Rangers || 7–4 || Clancy (4–2) || Guzmán (1–2) || Eichhorn (2) || 21,832 || 16–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 27 || May 9 || @ Rangers || 15–4 || Stieb (1–2) || Correa (1–3) || || 28,847 || 17–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 28 || May 10 || @ Rangers || 9–8 || Witt (1–1) || Eichhorn (4–2) || Mohorcic (3) || 17,356 || 17–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 29 || May 11 || Royals || 4–0 || Key (5–2) || Leibrandt (4–2) || || 24,154 || 18–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 30 || May 12 || Royals || 3–1 || Black (2–0) || Cerutti (1–1) || Quisenberry (3) || 30,034 || 18–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 31 || May 13 || @ Twins || 7–0 || Clancy (5–2) || Portugal (1–2) || || 9,158 || 19–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 32 || May 14 || @ Twins || 16–4 || Stieb (2–2) || Straker (2–1) || || 10,053 || 20–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 33 || May 15 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Johnson (2–3) || Plunk (1–2) || Henke (6) || 13,139 || 21–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 34 || May 16 || @ Athletics || 10–3 || Haas (1–0) || Key (5–3) || || 20,900 || 21–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 35 || May 17 || @ Athletics || 3–0 || Stewart (5–3) || Cerutti (1–2) || || 30,511 || 21–14
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 36 || May 18 || @ Angels || 12–0 || Clancy (6–2) || Cook (1–2) || || 23,710 || 22–14
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 37 || May 19 || @ Angels || 2–1 || Buice (2–2) || Musselman (2–1) || Moore (5) || 23,622 || 22–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 38 || May 20 || @ Angels || 5–4 (10) || Lucas (1–1) || Henke (0–1) || || 23,766 || 22–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 39 || May 22 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Eichhorn (5–2) || Bankhead (5–3) || Henke (7) || 10,012 || 23–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 40 || May 23 || @ Mariners || 6–2 || Clancy (7–2) || Moore (2–5) || || 13,489 || 21–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 41 || May 24 || @ Mariners || 5–2 || Langston (5–4) || Stieb (2–3) || || 12,751 || 24–17
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 42 || May 25 || @ Mariners || 6–5 || Key (6–3) || Morgan (4–5) || Musselman (1) || 8,499 || 25–17
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 43 || May 27 || Athletics || 4–1 || Haas (2–1) || Johnson (2–4) || Ontiveros (1) || 25,245 || 25–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 44 || May 28 || Athletics || 4–3 || Stewart (6–4) || Clancy (7–3) || Leiper (1) || 27,017 || 25–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 45 || May 29 || Angels || 3–1 || Stieb (3–3) || Sutton (2–5) || Henke (8) || 33,107 || 26–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 46 || May 30 || Angels || 4–3 (10) || Eichhorn (6–2) || Lazorko (0–2) || || 36,055 || 27–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 47 || May 31 || Angels || 7–2 || Cerutti (2–2) || Candelaria (4–2) || || 40,313 || 28–19
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=June: 17–11 (Home: 8–7; Away: 9–4)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 48 || June 1 || Mariners || 2–0 || Bankhead (6–3) || Johnson (2–5) || Wilkinson (2) || 28,294 || 28–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 49 || June 2 || Mariners || 4–3 || Musselman (3–1) || Moore (2–7) || Henke (9) || 31,076 || 29–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 50 || June 3 || Mariners || 7–2 || Stieb (4–3) || Langston (6–5) || Eichhorn (3) || 30,502 || 30–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 51 || June 5 || Orioles || 6–2 || Key (7–3) || Bell (5–3) || || 32,514 || 31–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 52 || June 6 || Orioles || 8–5 (11) || Musselman (4–1) || Dixon (3–5) || || 36,345 || 32–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 53 || June 7 || Orioles || 3–2 || Eichhorn (7–2) || Boddicker (5–2) || || 42,254 || 33–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 54 || June 8 || @ Yankees || 11–0 || Stieb (5–3) || Rhoden (6–4) || || 25,526 || 34–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 55 || June 9 || @ Yankees || 7–2 || Cerutti (3–2) || Guidry (0–2) || || 29,765 || 35–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 56 || June 10 || @ Yankees || 4–1 || Key (8–3) || John (6–2) || Henke (10) || 26,806 || 36–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 57 || June 11 || @ Orioles || 8–6 || Johnson (3–5) || Habyan (1–2) || Henke (11) || 17,409 || 37–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 58 || June 12 || @ Orioles || 8–5 || Eichhorn (8–2) || Boddicker (5–3) || Musselman (2) || 27,521 || 38–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 59 || June 13 || @ Orioles || 8–2 || Cerutti (4–2) || McGregor (2–6) || || 25,359 || 39–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 60 || June 14 || @ Orioles || 8–5 || Schmidt (7–1) || Eichhorn (8–3) || DeLeón (1) || 31,358 || 39–21
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 61 || June 15 || Tigers || 2–1 || Terrell (5–6) || Key (8–4) || King (4) || 36,225 || 39–22
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 62 || June 16 || Tigers || 10–4 || Lavelle (1–0) || Robinson (4–3) || || 36,398 || 40–22
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 63 || June 17 || Tigers || 3–2 || Tanana (6–3) || Clancy (7–4) || Hernández (2) || 46,227 || 40–23
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 64 || June 18 || Brewers || 6–3 || Nieves (5–4) || Stieb (5–4) || Plesac (15) || 31,353 || 40–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 65 || June 19 || Brewers || 15–6 || Musselman (5–1) || Clear (5–2) || || 31,230 || 41–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 66 || June 20 || Brewers || 3–2 || Wegman (6–6) || Key (8–5) || Plesac (16) || 38,465 || 41–25
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 67 || June 21 || Brewers || 7–6 || Musselman (6–1) || Crim (3–5) || Henke (12) || 44,444 || 42–25
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 68 || June 22 || @ Tigers || 2–0 || Tanana (7–3) || Clancy (7–5) || || 28,978 || 42–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 69 || June 23 || @ Tigers || 8–7 || Stieb (6–4) || Robinson (4–4) || Henke (13) || 29,275 || 43–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 70 || June 24 || @ Tigers || 5–3 || Cerutti (5–2) || Morris (10–3) || Musselman (3) || 34,866 || 44–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 71 || June 26 || @ Brewers || 10–5 || Plesac (4–0) || Henke (0–2) || || 29,461 || 44–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 72 || June 27 || @ Brewers || 8–1 || Clancy (8–5) || Nieves (5–5) || || 48,159 || 45–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 73 || June 28 || @ Brewers || 11–5 || Higuera (6–7) || Stieb (6–5) || || 42,389 || 45–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 74 || June 29 || Yankees || 15–14 || Righetti (5–3) || Henke (0–3) || || 42,179 || 45–29
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 75 || June 30 || Yankees || 4–0 || Guidry (1–3) || Wells (0–1) || || 45,297 || 45–30
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=July: 15–12 (Home: 12–4; Away: 3–8)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 76 || July 1 || Yankees || 6–1 (12) || Clements (2–0) || Musselman (6–2) || || 47,828 || 45–31
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 77 || July 3 || @ Royals || 6–4 || Gubicza (7–8) || Clancy (8–6) || Gleaton (4) || || 45–32
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 78 || July 3 || @ Royals || 5–4 || Farr (3–2) || Henke (0–4) || || 40,619 || 45–33
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 79 || July 4 || @ Royals || 9–1 || Black (4–2) || Wells (0–2) || Stoddard (1) || 40,746 || 45–34
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 80 || July 5 || @ Royals || 4–3 (10) || Quisenberry (4–0) || Eichhorn (8–4) || || 25,607 || 45–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 81 || July 6 || Rangers || 6–4 || Key (9–5) || Hough (9–4) || Henke (14) || 28,264 || 46–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 82 || July 7 || Rangers || 6–2 || Clancy (9–6) || Loynd (1–5) || Henke (15) || 28,013 || 47–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 83 || July 8 || Rangers || 5–2 || Musselman (7–2) || Witt (4–4) || Henke (16) || 30,341 || 48–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 84 || July 9 || Royals || 7–1 || Núñez (1–0) || Black (4–3) || || 31,290 || 49–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 85 || July 10 || Royals || 7–0 || Stieb (7–5) || Leibrandt (8–7) || || 35,200 || 50–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 86 || July 11 || Royals || 2–1 || Saberhagen (15–3) || Key (9–6) || || 38,289 || 50–36
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 87 || July 12 || Royals || 3–2 || Clancy (10–6) || Black (4–4)|| Henke (17) || 40,268 || 51–36
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 88 || July 16 || @ Twins || 5–2 || Key (10–6) || Blyleven (8–7)|| Henke (18) || 34,334 || 52–36
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 89 || July 17 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Viola (9–6) || Eichhorn (8–5) || Reardon (18) || 28,234 || 52–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 90 || July 18 || @ Twins || 7–5 || Stieb (8–5) || Niekro (5–7) || || 38,365 || 53–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 91 || July 19 || @ Twins || 7–6 || Schatzeder (1–0) || Lavelle (1–1) || Reardon (19) || 32,095 || 53–38
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 92 || July 20 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Cerutti (6–2) || Hough (10–6) || Henke (19) || 27,501 || 54–38
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 93 || July 21 || @ Rangers || 6–4 || Mohorcic (6–2) || Musselman (7–3)|| || 13,791 || 54–39
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 94 || July 22 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Russell (3–1) || Lavelle (1–2) || Mohorcic (13) || 16,380 || 54–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 95 || July 23 || Twins || 4–3 || Stieb (9–5) || Frazier (5–5) || || 35,320 || 55–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 96 || July 24 || Twins || 8–6 || Eichhorn (9–5) || Reardon (5–5)|| Henke (20) || 30,382 || 56–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 97 || July 25 || Twins || 13–9 || Schatzeder (2–0) || Musselman (7–4)|| || 36,395 || 56–41
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 98 || July 26 || Twins || 4–2 || Key (11–6) || Blyleven (9–8) || Henke (21) || 33,353 || 57–41
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 99 || July 27 || Red Sox || 10–8 || Musselman (8–4) || Schiraldi (5–5)|| Henke (22) || 35,425 || 58–41
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 100 || July 28 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Musselman (9–4) || Sambito (1–3)|| Henke (23) || 36,122 || 59–41
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 101 || July 29 || Red Sox || 6–5 || Schiraldi (6–5) || Lavelle (1–3) || || 35,052 || 59–42
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 102 || July 31 || Indians || 8–3 || Key (12–6) || Ritter (0–1) || || 30,256 || 60–42
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=August: 17–12 (Home: 12–6; Away: 5–6)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 103 || August 1 || Indians || 3–0 || Bailes (4–4) || Clancy (10–7) || Stewart (2) || 38,435 || 60–43
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 104 || August 2 || Indians || 11–5 || Stieb (10–5) || Akerfelds (0–2) || Lavelle (1) || 33,351 || 61–43
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 105 || August 3 || @ White Sox || 14–5 || Musselman (10–4) || Bannister (6–9) || || 12,193 || 62–43
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 106 || August 4 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Cerutti (7–2) || Allen (0–6) || Henke (24) || 13,319 || 63–43
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 107 || August 5 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Key (13–6) || Dotson (8–8) || Henke (25) || 13,360 || 64–43
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 108 || August 6 || @ Indians || 14–5 || Bailes (5–4) || Clancy (10–8) || || 7,978 || 64–44
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 109 || August 7 || @ Indians || 15–1 || Stieb (11–5) || Akerfelds (0–3) || || 24,049 || 65–44
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 110 || August 8 || @ Indians || 3–1 || Candiotti (5–11) || Núñez (1–1) || || 16,706 || 65–45
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 111 || August 9 || @ Indians || 5–1 || Cerutti (8–2) || Schrom (5–8) || || 13,890 || 66–45
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 112 || August 10 || @ Red Sox || 9–1 || Clemens (12–7) || Clancy (10–9) || || 30,606 || 66–46
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 113 || August 11 || @ Red Sox || 8–3 || Key (14–6) || | Stanley (3–12) || || 32,555 || 67–46
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 114 || August 12 || @ Red Sox || 10–4 || Stieb (12–5) || Sellers (4–5) || || 33,403 || 68–46
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 115 || August 13 || White Sox || 10–3 || Bannister (8–9) || Niekro (7–12) || || 45,152 || 68–47
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 116 || August 14 || White Sox || 3–2 || Cerutti (9–2) || DeLeón (5–11) || Henke (26) || 37,236 || 69–47
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 117 || August 15 || White Sox || 1–0 || Dotson (10–8) || Clancy (10–10) || || 37,155 || 69–48
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 118 || August 16 || White Sox || 6–4 || Eichhorn (10–5) || Searage (2–3) || Henke (27) || 41,384 || 70–48
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 119 || August 18 || @ Athletics || 2–1 || Stieb (13–5) || Eckersley (6–6) || Henke (28) || 34,823 || 71–48
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 120 || August 19 || @ Athletics || 7–3 || Stewart (17–8) || Cerutti (9–3) || || 16,039 || 71–49
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 121 || August 20 || @ Athletics || 7–6 || Lavelle (2–3) || Cadaret (2–1) || Henke (29) || 12,607 || 72–49
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 122 || August 21 || @ Angels || 3–1 || Reuss (4–1) || Niekro (7–13) || Minton (10) || 47,925 || 72–50
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 123 || August 22 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Núñez (2–1) || Witt (15–9) || Henke (30) || 34,209 || 73–50
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 124 || August 23 || @ Angels || 5–2 || McCaskill (4–5) || Stieb (13–6) || Buice (14) || 42,000 || 73–51
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 125 || August 24 || @ Mariners || 7–3 || Cerutti (10–3) || Morgan (10–14) || || 11,869 || 74–51
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 126 || August 25 || @ Mariners || 6–3 || Clancy (11–10) || Moore (6–16) || Eichhorn (4) || 12,367 || 75–51
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 127 || August 27 || Athletics || 9–4 || Key (15–6) || Cadaret (3–2) || || 38,026 || 76–51
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 128 || August 28 || Athletics || 3–2 || Stewart (18–9) || Stieb (13–7) || Eckersley (10) || 32,256 || 76–52
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 129 || August 29 || Athletics || 6–5 (10) || Plunk (2–4) || Eichhorn (10–6) || Eckersley (11) || 42,388 || 76–53
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 130 || August 30 || Athletics || 13–3 || Clancy (12–10) || Rijo (2–7) || || 38,211 || 77–53
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 131 || August 31 || Angels || 8–7 (11) || Fraser (9–8) || Henke (0–5) || Lucas (3) || 30,224 || 77–54
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=September: 19–9 (Home: 13–5; Away: 6–4)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 132 || September 1 || Angels || 4–3 (10) || Musselman (11–4) || Witt (15–10) || || 31,101 || 78–54
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 133 || September 2 || Angels || 7–6 || Wells (1–2) || Buice (5–6) || || 33,408 || 79–54
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 134 || September 4 || Mariners || 6–5 (10) || Núñez (3–1) || Powell (0–3) || || 33,042 || 80–54
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 135 || September 5 || Mariners || 3–0 || Flanagan (4–6) || Campbell (0–3) || Henke (31) || 38,436 || 81–54
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 136 || September 6 || Mariners || 3–2 (11) || Núñez (4–1) || Núñez (3–3) || || 44,287 || 82–54
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 137 || September 7 || @ Brewers || 5–3 || Ward (1–0) || Plesac (5–6) || Henke (32) || 16,935 || 83–54
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 138 || September 8 || @ Brewers || 6–4 || Bosio (10–5) || Stieb (13–8) || Crim (9) || 8,053 || 83–55
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 139 || September 9 || @ Brewers || 6–4 || Clear (7–5) || Wells (1–3) || || 10,555 || 83–56
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 140 || September 11 || Yankees || 6–5 (10) || Wells (2–3) || Righetti (7–4) || || 38,540 || 84–56
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 141 || September 12 || Yankees || 13–1 || Key (16–6) || Rhoden (16–10) || || 45,648 || 85–56
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 142 || September 13 || Yankees || 8–5 || Hudson (10–6) || Cerutti (10–4) || Righetti (27) || 45,312 || 85–57
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 143 || September 14 || Orioles || 18–3 || Clancy (13–10) || Dixon (7–10) || || 27,446 || 86–57
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 144 || September 15 || Orioles || 6–2 || Flanagan (5–6) || Mesa (0–1) || || 27,192 || 87–57
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 145 || September 16 || Orioles || 7–0 || Key (17–6) || Boddicker (10–9) || || 29,353 || 88–57
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 146 || September 17 || @ Yankees || 6–5 || Righetti (8–4) || Henke (0–6) || || 27,032 || 88–58
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 147 || September 18 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Clancy (14–10) || Allen (0–8) || Wells (1) || 34,110 || 89–58
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 148 || September 19 || @ Yankees || 4–2 || Gullickson (3–2) || Flanagan (5–7) || Righetti (29) || 38,239 || 89–59
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 149 || September 20 || @ Yankees || 6–2 || Wells (3–3) || Leiter (1–1) || || 45,267 || 90–59
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 150 || September 21 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Cerutti (11–4) || Boddicker (10–10) || Henke (33) || 13,683 || 91–59
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 151 || September 22 || @ Orioles || 8–4 || Wells (4–3) || Ballard (2–7) || || 13,923 || 92–59
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 152 || September 23 || @ Orioles || 6–1 || Clancy (15–10) || Habyan (5–6) || || 22,590 || 93–59
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 153 || September 24 || Tigers || 4–3 || Flanagan (6–7) || Morris (18–10) || Henke (34) || 42,436 || 94–59
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 154 || September 25 || Tigers || 3–2 || Musselman (12–4) || Hernández (3–4) || || 46,233 || 95–59
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 155 || September 26 || Tigers || 10–9 || Núñez (5–1) || Henneman (9–3) || || 46,429 || 96–59
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 156 || September 27 || Tigers || 3–2 (13) || Henneman (10–3) || Núñez (5–2) || Noles (2) || 46,346 || 96–60
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 157 || September 28 || Brewers || 6–4 || Wegman (11–11) || Flanagan (6–8) || Clear (6) || 34,113 || 96–61
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 158 || September 29 || Brewers || 5–3 || Bosio (11–7) || Key (17–7) || || 34,314 || 96–62
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 159 || September 30 || Brewers || 5–2 || Nieves (14–8) || Stieb (13–9) || || 35,245 || 96–63
|-
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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–3)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 160 || October 2 || @ Tigers || 4–3 || Alexander (9–0) || Clancy (15–11) || Henneman (7) || 45,167 || 96–64
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 161 || October 3 || @ Tigers || 3–2 (12) || Henneman (11–3) || Musselman (12–5) || || 45,026 || 96–65
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 162 || October 4 || @ Tigers || 1–0 || Tanana (15–10) || Key (17–8) || || 51,005 || 96–66
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}
Player stats
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = Indicates team leader |
| style="background:#DDFFDD; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|
| = Indicates league leader |
=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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Ernie|Whitt}} | 135 | 446 | 120 | .269 | 19 | 75 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Willie|Upshaw}} | 150 | 512 | 125 | .244 | 15 | 58 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Garth|Iorg}} | 122 | 310 | 65 | .210 | 4 | 30 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Kelly|Gruber}} | 138 | 341 | 80 | .235 | 12 | 36 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Tony|Fernández}} | 146 | 578 | 186 | bgcolor="FFCC00"|.322 | 5 | 67 |
| align="center"
| LF | {{sortname|George|Bell|George Bell (outfielder)}} | 156 | bgcolor="FFCC00"|610 | bgcolor="FFCC00"|188 | .308 | bgcolor="DDFFDD"|47 | bgcolor="FFCC00"|134 |
| align="center"
| CF | {{sortname|Lloyd|Moseby}} | 155 | 592 | 167 | .282 | 26 | 96 |
| align="center"
| RF | {{sortname|Jesse|Barfield}} | bgcolor="FFCC00"|159 | 590 | 155 | .263 | 28 | 84 |
| align="center"
| DH | {{sortname|Fred|McGriff}} | 107 | 295 | 73 | .247 | 20 | 43 |
==Other batters==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rance|Mulliniks}} | 124 | 332 | 103 | .310 | 11 | 44 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rick|Leach|Rick Leach (baseball)}} | 98 | 195 | 55 | .282 | 3 | 25 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Cecil|Fielder}} | 82 | 175 | 47 | .269 | 14 | 32 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Nelson|Liriano}} | 37 | 158 | 38 | .241 | 2 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Manuel|Lee}} | 56 | 121 | 31 | .256 | 1 | 11 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Moore|Charlie Moore (baseball)}} | 51 | 107 | 23 | .215 | 1 | 27 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Sharperson}} | 32 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 0 | 9 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Juan|Beníquez}} | 39 | 81 | 23 | .284 | 5 | 21 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rob|Ducey}} | 34 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 1 | 6 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jeff|DeWillis}} | 13 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 1 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Matt|Stark}} | 5 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Greg|Myers|Greg Myers (baseball)}} | 7 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Lou|Thornton}} | 12 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Alexis|Infante}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
=Pitching=
==Starting pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jimmy|Key}} | 36 | bgcolor="FFCC00"|261.0 | bgcolor="FFCC00"|17 | 8 | bgcolor="DDFFDD"|2.76 | 161 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Clancy|Jim Clancy (baseball)}} | 37 | 241.1 | 15 | bgcolor="FFCC00"|11 | 3.54 | bgcolor="FFCC00"|180 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Stieb}} | 33 | 185.0 | 13 | 9 | 4.09 | 115 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Johnson|Joe Johnson (baseball)}} | 14 | 66.2 | 3 | 5 | 5.13 | 27 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Flanagan|Mike Flanagan (baseball)}} | 7 | 49.1 | 3 | 2 | 2.37 | 43 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Phil|Niekro}} | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.25 | 7 |
==Other pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Cerutti}} | 44 | 151.1 | 11 | 4 | 4.40 | 92 |
| align="center" | 37 | 97.0 | 5 | 2 | 5.01 | 99 |
| align="center" |
==Relief pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Henke}} | 72 | 0 | 6 | bgcolor="DDFFDD"|34 | 2.49 | 128 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mark|Eichhorn}} | bgcolor="FFCC00"|89 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3.17 | 96 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jeff|Musselman}} | 68 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4.15 | 54 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Gary|Lavelle}} | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.53 | 17 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|David|Wells}} | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.99 | 32 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Duane|Ward}} | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Don|Gordon|Don Gordon (baseball)}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 3 |
Award winners
- Jesse Barfield, Gold Glove Award
- George Bell, American League RBI Champion, 134
- George Bell, American League MVP
- George Bell, Silver Slugger Award
- George Bell, The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- Jim Clancy, Pitcher of the Month Award, May
- Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award
- Tom Henke, American League Leader, Saves, 34
- Jimmy Key, American League ERA Champion, 2.76 ERA
- George Bell, OF, starter
- Tony Fernández, shortstop, reserve [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192230/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History]
- Tom Henke, pitcher, reserve
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Syracuse Chiefs|league15=International League|manager15=Doug Ault
|level16=AA|team16=Knoxville Blue Jays|league16=Southern League|manager16=Glenn Ezell
|level17=A |team17=Dunedin Blue Jays|league17=Florida State League|manager17=Bob Bailor
|level18=A|team18=Myrtle Beach Blue Jays|league18=South Atlantic League|manager18=Barry Foote
|level19=A-Short Season|team19=St. Catharines Blue Jays|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=Joe Lonnett
|level20=Rookie|team20=Medicine Hat Blue Jays|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Eddie Dennis}}LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Myrtle BeachJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1987.shtml 1987 Toronto Blue Jays] at Baseball Reference
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1987&t=TOR 1987 Toronto Blue Jays] at Baseball Almanac
- [https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/big-read-inside-biggest-collapse-toronto-blue-jays-history/ The Fall of '87] — Sportsnet article by Gare Joyce
{{1987 MLB season by team}}
{{Toronto Blue Jays}}
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