1987 Toronto Blue Jays season

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1987 Toronto Blue Jays
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1977) Eastern Division (Since 1977)
Location
Exhibition Stadium (Since 1977) Toronto, Ontario (Since 1977)
1987 Information
Owner(s)	Labatt Breweries, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Manager(s)	Jimy Williams
Local television	CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Buck Martinez, Fergie Olver)
Local radio	CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)

The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays season witnessed 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. However, 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.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Notable transactions 1.3 Roster 1.4 Game log 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 Award winners 4 References

[edit] Regular season

Blue Jays left fielder George Bell drove in 134 runs to lead the American League, 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. Jimmy Key led the American League with a 2.76 ERA.

[edit] Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Detroit Tigers	98	64	.605	--
Toronto Blue Jays	96	66	.593	2
Milwaukee Brewers	91	71	.562	7
New York Yankees	89	73	.549	9
Boston Red Sox	78	84	.481	20
Baltimore Orioles	67	95	.414	31
Cleveland Indians	61	101	.377	37

[edit] Notable transactions

• June 2, 1987: Ryan Thompson was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 13th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1987. ^[1]
• June 2, 1987: Darren Lewis was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 45th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign. ^[2]
• September 22, 1987: Mike Sharperson was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Juan Guzman. ^[3]

[edit] Roster

1987 Toronto Blue Jays roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers 13 Jeff Musselman 18 Jim Clancy 22 Jimmy Key 31 Duane Ward 33 Joe Johnson 35 Phil Niekro 36 David Wells 37 Dave Stieb 38 Mark Eichhorn 45 José Núñez 46 Mike Flanagan 50 Tom Henke 55 John Cerutti		Catchers 12 Ernie Whitt 21 Charlie Moore Infielders  1 Tony Fernández  2 Nelson Liriano  4 Manuel Lee  5 Rance Mulliniks 10 Mike Sharperson 16 Garth Iorg 17 Kelly Gruber 26 Willie Upshaw		Outfielders  9 Rick Leach 11 George Bell 15 Lloyd Moseby 29 Jesse Barfield 40 Rob Ducey Designated Hitters  7 Juan Beníquez  19 Fred McGriff		Manager  3 Jimy Williams Coaches  8 John Sullivan (bullpen) 24 John McLaren (third base) 41 Al Widmar (pitching) 42 Billy Smith (first base) 43 Cito Gaston (hitting)

[edit] Game log

1987 Game Log
April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 Indians 7 - 3 Key (1-0) Candiotti (0-1) 40,404 1-0 2 April 8 Indians 5 - 1 Clancy (1-0) Swindell (0-1) 20,388 2-0 3 April 9 Indians 14 - 3 Niekro (1-0) Johnson (0-1) Carlton (1) 21,088 2-1 4 April 10 @ Red Sox 3 - 0 Hurst (1-0) Stieb (0-1) 33,679 2-2 5 April 11 @ Red Sox 11 - 1 Key (2-0) Clemens (0-1) 33,365 3-2 6 April 12 @ Red Sox 8 - 3 Stanley (1-1) Clancy (1-1) 27,521 3-3 7 April 14 White Sox 4 - 3 (13) Eichhorn (1-0) McKeon (0-1) 17,324 4-3 8 April 15 White Sox 5 - 0 DeLeon (2-0) Stieb (0-2) 17,285 4-4 9 April 16 Red Sox 4 - 2 Key (3-0) Clemens (0-2) Henke (1) 22,065 5-4 10 April 17 Red Sox 10 - 5 Cerutti (1-0) Stanley (1-2) Eichhorn (1) 36,400 6-4 11 April 18 Red Sox 6 - 4 Sellers (1-0) Clancy (1-2) Schiraldi (2) 39,107 6-5 12 April 19 Red Sox 4 - 1 Nipper (2-0) Johnson (0-2) Gardner (2) 28,140 6-6 13 April 20 @ Indians 8 - 7 (10) Musselman (1-0) Jones (0-1) 11,164 7-6 14 April 21 @ Indians 5 - 0 Candiotti (1-3) Key (3-1) 7,203 7-7 15 April 22 @ Indians 6 - 3 Eichhorn (2-0) Carlton (1-2) Henke (2) 6,000 8-7 16 April 24 @ White Sox 4 - 2 (10) Eichhorn (3-0) James (0-1) Henke (3) 10,105 9-7 17 April 25 @ White Sox 5 - 4 James (1-1) Eichhorn (3-1) 18,644 9-8 18 April 26 @ White Sox 5 - 2 Key (4-1) DeLeon (2-2) Henke (4) 20,443 10-8 19 April 28 Twins 5 - 1 Clancy (2-2) Viola (1-3) 21,182 11-8 20 April 29 Twins 8 - 1 Johnson (1-2) Smithson (3-1) 19,020 12-8
May # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 21 May 1 Rangers 3 - 2 (10) Musselman (2-0) Williams (2-2) 22,154 13-8 22 May 2 Rangers 9 - 8 Eichhorn (4-1) Harris (1-3) 28,352 14-8 23 May 3 Rangers 3 - 1 Clancy (3-2) Correa (1-2) Henke (5) 32,325 15-8 24 May 5 @ Royals 6 - 4 Leibrandt (4-1) Johnson (1-3) Gleaton (1) 19,245 15-9 25 May 6 @ Royals 6 - 3 Black (1-0) Key (4-2) Gleaton (2) 28,083 15-10 26 May 8 @ Rangers 7 - 4 Clancy (4-2) Guzmán (1-2) Eichhorn (2) 21,832 16-10 27 May 9 @ Rangers 15 - 4 Stieb (1-2) Correa (1-3) 28,847 17-10 28 May 10 @ Rangers 9 - 8 Witt (1-1) Eichhorn (4-2) Mohorcic (3) 17,356 17-11 29 May 11 Royals 4 - 0 Key (5-2) Leibrandt (4-2) 24,154 18-11 30 May 12 Royals 3 - 1 Black (2-0) Cerutti (1-1) Quisenberry (3) 30,034 18-12 31 May 13 @ Twins 7 - 0 Clancy (5-2) Portugal (1-2) 9,158 19-12 32 May 14 @ Twins 16 - 4 Stieb (2-2) Straker (2-1) 10,053 20-12 33 May 15 @ Athletics 3 - 2 Johnson (2-3) Plunk (1-2) Henke (6) 13,139 21-12 34 May 16 @ Athletics 10 - 3 Haas (1-0) Key (5-3) 20,900 21-13 35 May 17 @ Athletics 3 - 0 Stewart (5-3) Cerutti (1-2) 30,511 21-14 36 May 18 @ Angels 12 - 0 Clancy (6-2) Cook (1-2) 23,710 22-14 37 May 19 @ Angels 2 - 1 Buice (2-2) Musselman (2-1) Moore (5) 23,622 22-15 38 May 20 @ Angels 5 - 4 (10) Lucas (1-1) Henke (0-1) 23,766 22-16 39 May 22 @ Mariners 7 - 5 Eichhorn (5-2) Bankhead (5-3) Henke (7) 10,012 23-16 40 May 23 @ Mariners 6 - 2 Clancy (7-2) Moore (2-5) 13,489 21-12 41 May 24 @ Mariners 5 - 2 Langston (5-4) Stieb (2-3) 12,751 24-17 42 May 25 @ Mariners 6 - 5 Key (6-3) Morgan (4-5) Musselman (1) 8,499 25-17 43 May 27 Athletics 4 - 1 Haas (2-1) Johnson (2-4) Ontiveros (1) 25,245 25-18 44 May 28 Athletics 4 - 3 Stewart (6-4) Clancy (7-3) Leiper (1) 27,017 25-19 45 May 29 Angels 3 - 1 Stieb (3-3) Sutton (2-5) Henke (8) 33,107 26-19 46 May 30 Angels 4 - 3 (10) Eichhorn (6-2) Lazorko (0-2) 36,055 27-19 47 May 31 Angels 7 - 2 Cerutti (2-2) Candelaria (4-2) 40,313 28-19
June # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 48 June 1 Mariners 2 - 0 Bankhead (6-3) Johnson (2-5) Wilkinson (2) 28,294 28-20 49 June 2 Mariners 4 - 3 Musselman (3-1) Moore (2-7) Henke (9) 31,076 29-20 50 June 3 Mariners 7 - 2 Stieb (4-3) Langston (6-5) Eichhorn (3) 30,502 30-20 51 June 5 Orioles 6 - 2 Key (7-3) Bell (5-3) 32,514 31-20 52 June 6 Orioles 8 - 5 (11) Musselman (4-1) Dixon (3-5) 36,345 32-20 53 June 7 Orioles 3 - 2 Eichhorn (7-2) Boddicker (5-2) 42,254 33-20 54 June 8 @ Yankees 11 - 0 Stieb (5-3) Rhoden (6-4) 25,526 34-20 55 June 9 @ Yankees 7 - 2 Cerutti (3-2) Guidry (0-2) 29,765 35-20 56 June 10 @ Yankees 4 - 1 Key (8-3) John (6-2) Henke (10) 26,806 36-20 57 June 11 @ Orioles 8 - 6 Johnson (3-5) Habyan (1-2) Henke (11) 17,409 37-20 58 June 12 @ Orioles 8 - 5 Eichhorn (8-2) Boddicker (5-3) Musselman (2) 27,521 38-20 59 June 13 @ Orioles 8 - 2 Cerutti (4-2) McGregor (2-6) 25,359 39-20 60 June 14 @ Orioles 8 - 5 Schmidt (7-1) Eichhorn (8-3) DeLeon (1) 31,358 39-21 61 June 15 Tigers 2 - 1 Terrell (5-6) Key (8-4) King (4) 36,225 39-22 62 June 16 Tigers 10 - 4 Lavelle (1-0) Robinson (4-3) 36,398 40-22 63 June 17 Tigers 3 - 2 Tanana (6-3) Clancy (7-4) Hernández (2) 46,227 40-23 64 June 18 Brewers 6 - 3 Nieves (5-4) Stieb (5-4) Plesac (15) 31,353 40-24 65 June 19 Brewers 15 - 6 Musselman (5-1) Clear (5-2) 31,230 41-24 66 June 20 Brewers 3 - 2 Wegman (6-6) Key (8-5) Plesac (16) 38,465 41-25 67 June 21 Brewers 7 - 6 Musselman (6-1) Crim (3-5) Henke (12) 44,444 42-25 68 June 22 @ Tigers 2 - 0 Tanana (7-3) Clancy (7-5) 28,978 42-26 69 June 23 @ Tigers 8 - 7 Stieb (6-4) Robinson (4-4) Henke (13) 29,275 43-26 70 June 24 @ Tigers 5 - 3 Cerutti (5-2) Morris (10-3) Musselman (3) 34,866 44-26 71 June 26 @ Brewers 10 - 5 Plesac (4-0) Henke (0-2) 29,461 44-27 72 June 27 @ Brewers 8 - 1 Clancy (8-5) Nieves (5-5) 48,159 45-27 73 June 28 @ Brewers 11 - 5 Higuera (6-7) Stieb (6-5) 42,389 45-28 74 June 29 Yankees 15 - 14 Righetti (5-3) Henke (0-3) 42,179 45-29 75 June 30 Yankees 4 - 0 Guidry (1-3) Wells (0-1) 45,297 45-30
July # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 76 July 1 Yankees 6 - 1 (12) Clements (2-0) Musselman (6-2) 47,828 45-31 77 July 3 @ Royals 6 - 4 Gubicza (7-8) Clancy (8-6) Gleaton (4) 45-32 78 July 3 @ Royals 5 - 4 Farr (3-2) Henke (0-4) 40,619 45-33 79 July 4 @ Royals 9 - 1 Black (4-2) Wells (0-2) Stoddard (1) 40,746 45-34 80 July 5 @ Royals 4 - 3 (10) Quisenberry (4-0) Eichhorn (8-4) 25,607 45-35 81 July 6 Rangers 6 - 4 Key (9-5) Hough (9-4) Henke (14) 28,264 46-35 82 July 7 Rangers 6 - 2 Clancy (9-6) Loynd (1-5) Henke (15) 28,013 47-35 83 July 8 Rangers 5 - 2 Musselman (7-2) Witt (4-4) Henke (16) 30,341 48-35 84 July 9 Royals 7 - 1 Núñez (1-0) Black (4-3) 31,290 49-35 85 July 10 Royals 7 - 0 Stieb (7-5) Leibrandt (8-7) 35,200 50-35 86 July 11 Royals 2 - 1 Saberhagen (15-3) Key (9-6) 38,289 50-36 87 July 12 Royals 3 - 2 Clancy (10-6) Black (4-4) Henke (17) 40,268 51-36 88 July 16 @ Twins 5 - 2 Key (10-6) Blyleven (8-7) Henke (18) 34,334 52-36 89 July 17 @ Twins 3 - 2 Viola (9-6) Eichhorn (8-5) Reardon (18) 28,234 52-37 90 July 18 @ Twins 7 - 5 Stieb (8-5) Niekro (5-7) 38,365 53-37 91 July 19 @ Twins 7 - 6 Schatzeder (1-0) Lavelle (1-1) Reardon (19) 32,095 53-38 92 July 20 @ Rangers 5 - 3 Cerutti (6-2) Hough (10-6) Henke (19) 27,501 54-38 93 July 21 @ Rangers 6 - 4 Mohorcic (6-2) Musselman (7-3) 13,791 54-39 94 July 22 @ Rangers 5 - 3 Russell (3-1) Lavelle (1-2) Mohorcic (13) 16,380 54-40 95 July 23 Twins 4 - 3 Stieb (9-5) Frazier (5-5) 35,320 55-40 96 July 24 Twins 8 - 6 Eichhorn (9-5) Reardon (5-5) Henke (20) 30,382 56-40 97 July 25 Twins 13 - 9 Schatzeder (2-0) Musselman (7-4) 36,395 56-41 98 July 26 Twins 4 - 2 Key (11-6) Blyleven (9-8) Henke (21) 33,353 57-41 99 July 27 Red Sox 10 - 8 Musselman (8-4) Schiraldi (5-5) Henke (22) 35,425 58-41 100 July 28 Red Sox 5 - 4 Musselman (9-4) Sambito (1-3) Henke (23) 36,122 59-41 101 July 29 Red Sox 6 - 5 Schiraldi (6-5) Lavelle (1-3) 35,052 59-42 102 July 31 Indians 8 - 3 Key (12-6) Ritter (0-1) 30,256 60-42
August # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 103 August 1 Indians 3 - 0 Bailes (4-4) Clancy (10-7) Stewart (2) 38,435 60-43 104 August 2 Indians 11 - 5 Stieb (10-5) Akerfelds (0-2) Lavelle (1) 33,351 61-43 105 August 3 @ White Sox 14 - 5 Musselman (10-4) Bannister (6-9) 12,193 62-43 106 August 4 @ White Sox 4 - 1 Cerutti (7-2) Allen (0-6) Henke (24) 13,319 63-43 107 August 5 @ White Sox 3 - 2 Key (13-6) Dotson (8-8) Henke (25) 13,360 64-43 108 August 6 @ Indians 14 - 5 Bailes (5-4) Clancy (10-8) 7,978 64-44 109 August 7 @ Indians 15 - 1 Stieb (11-5) Akerfelds (0-3) 24,049 65-44 110 August 8 @ Indians 3 - 1 Candiotti (5-11) Núñez (1-1) 16,706 65-45 111 August 9 @ Indians 5 - 1 Cerutti (8-2) Schrom (5-8) 13,890 66-45 112 August 10 @ Red Sox 9 - 1 Clemens (12-7) Clancy (10-9) 30,606 66-46 113 August 11 @ Red Sox 8 - 3 Key (14-6) Stanley (3-12) 32,555 67-46 114 August 12 @ Red Sox 10 - 4 Stieb (12-5) Sellers (4-5) 33,403 68-46 115 August 13 White Sox 10 - 3 Bannister (8-9) Niekro (7-12) 45,152 68-47 116 August 14 White Sox 3 - 2 Cerutti (9-2) DeLeon (5-11) Henke (26) 37,236 69-47 117 August 15 White Sox 1 - 0 Dotson (10-8) Clancy (10-10) 37,155 69-48 118 August 16 White Sox 6 - 4 Eichhorn (10-5) Searage (2-3) Henke (27) 41,384 70-48 119 August 18 @ Athletics 2 - 1 Stieb (13-5) Eckersley (6-6) Henke (28) 34,823 71-48 120 August 19 @ Athletics 7 - 3 Stewart (17-8) Cerutti (9-3) 16,039 71-49 121 August 20 @ Athletics 7 - 6 Lavelle (2-3) Cadaret (2-1) Henke (29) 12,607 72-49 122 August 21 @ Angels 3 - 1 Reuss (4-1) Niekro (7-13) Minton (10) 47,925 72-50 123 August 22 @ Angels 2 - 0 Núñez (2-1) Witt (15-9) Henke (30) 34,209 73-50 124 August 23 @ Angels 5 - 2 McCaskill (4-5) Stieb (13-6) Buice (14) 42,000 73-51 125 August 24 @ Mariners 7 - 3 Cerutti (10-3) Morgan (10-14) 11,869 74-51 126 August 25 @ Mariners 6 - 3 Clancy (11-10) Moore (6-16) Eichhorn (4) 12,367 75-51 127 August 27 Athletics 9 - 4 Key (15-6) Cadaret (3-2) 38,026 76-51 128 August 28 Athletics 3 - 2 Stewart (18-9) Stieb (13-7) Eckersley (10) 32,256 76-52 129 August 29 Athletics 6 - 5 (10) Plunk (2-4) Eichhorn (10-6) Eckersley (11) 42,388 76-53 130 August 30 Athletics 13 - 3 Clancy (12-10) Rijo (2-7) 38,211 77-53 131 August 31 Angels 8 - 7 (11) Fraser (9-8) Henke (0-5) Lucas (3) 30,224 77-54
September # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 132 September 1 Angels 4 - 3 (10) Musselman (11-4) Witt (15-10) 31,101 78-54 133 September 2 Angels 7 - 6 Wells (1-2) Buice (5-6) 33,408 79-54 134 September 4 Mariners 6 - 5 (10) Núñez (3-1) Powell (0-3) 33,042 80-54 135 September 5 Mariners 3 - 0 Flanagan (4-6) Campbell (0-3) Henke (31) 38,436 81-54 136 September 6 Mariners 3 - 2 (11) Núñez (4-1) Núñez (3-3) 44,287 82-54 137 September 7 @ Brewers 5 - 3 Ward (1-0) Plesac (5-6) Henke (32) 16,935 83-54 138 September 8 @ Brewers 6 - 4 Bosio (10-5) Stieb (13-8) Crim (9) 8,053 83-55 139 September 9 @ Brewers 6 - 4 Clear (7-5) Wells (1-3) 10,555 83-56 140 September 11 Yankees 6 - 5 (10) Wells (2-3) Righetti (7-4) 38,540 84-56 141 September 12 Yankees 13 - 1 Key (16-6) Rhoden (16-10) 45,648 85-56 142 September 13 Yankees 8 - 5 Hudson (10-6) Cerutti (10-4) Righetti (27) 45,312 85-57 143 September 14 Orioles 18 - 3 Clancy (13-10) Dixon (7-10) 27,446 86-57 144 September 15 Orioles 6 - 2 Flanagan (5-6) Mesa (0-1) 27,192 87-57 145 September 16 Orioles 7 - 0 Key (17-6) Boddicker (10-9) 29,353 88-57 146 September 17 @ Yankees 6 - 5 Righetti (8-4) Henke (0-6) 27,032 88-58 147 September 18 @ Yankees 6 - 3 Clancy (14-10) Allen (0-8) Wells (1) 34,110 89-58 148 September 19 @ Yankees 4 - 2 Gullickson (3-2) Flanagan (5-7) Righetti (29) 38,239 89-59 149 September 20 @ Yankees 6 - 2 Wells (3-3) Leiter (1-1) 45,267 90-59 150 September 21 @ Orioles 2 - 1 Cerutti (11-4) Boddicker (10-10) Henke (33) 13,683 91-59 151 September 22 @ Orioles 8 - 4 Wells (4-3) Ballard (2-7) 13,923 92-59 152 September 23 @ Orioles 6 - 1 Clancy (15-10) Habyan (5-6) 22,590 93-59 153 September 24 Tigers 4 - 3 Flanagan (6-7) Morris (18-10) Henke (34) 42,436 94-59 154 September 25 Tigers 3 - 2 Musselman (12-4) Hernández (3-4) 46,233 95-59 155 September 26 Tigers 10 - 9 Núñez (5-1) Henneman (9-3) 46,429 96-59 156 September 27 Tigers 3 - 2 (13) Henneman (10-3) Núñez (5-2) Noles (2) 46,346 96-60 157 September 28 Brewers 6 - 4 Wegman (11-11) Flanagan (6-8) Clear (6) 34,113 96-61 158 September 29 Brewers 5 - 3 Bosio (11-7) Key (17-7) 34,314 96-62 159 September 30 Brewers 5 - 2 Nieves (14-8) Stieb (13-9) 35,245 96-63
October # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 2 @ Tigers 4 - 3 Alexander (9-0) Clancy (15-11) Henneman (7) 45,167 96-64 161 October 3 @ Tigers 3 - 2 (12) Henneman (11-3) Musselman (12-5) 45,026 96-65 162 October 4 @ Tigers 1 - 0 Tanana (15-10) Key (17-8) 51,005 96-66

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Tony Fernández	146	578	186	.322	5	67
George Bell	156	610	188	.308	47	134
Lloyd Moseby	155	592	167	.282	26	96
Ernie Whitt	135	446	120	.269	19	75
Jesse Barfield	159	590	155	.263	28	84
Fred McGriff	107	295	73	.247	20	43
Willie Upshaw	150	512	125	.244	15	58
Kelly Gruber	138	341	80	.235	12	36
Garth Iorg	122	310	65	.210	4	30

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Greg Myers	7	9	1	.111	0	0

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike Flanagan	7	49⅓	3	2	2.37	43
Jimmy Key	36	261	17	8	2.76	161
Jim Clancy	37	241⅓	15	11	3.54	180
Dave Stieb	33	185	13	9	4.09	115
Joe Johnson	14	66⅔	3	5	5.13	27

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Tom Henke	72	0	6	34	2.49	128
Mark Eichhorn	89	10	6	4	3.17	96
Jeff Musselman	68	12	5	3	4.15	54
John Cerutti	44	11	4	0	4.40	92
José Núñez	37	5	2	0	5.01	99

[edit] 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
• Tom Henke, American League Leader, Saves, 34
• Jimmy Key, American League ERA Champion, 2.76 ERA

All-Star Game

• George Bell, OF, Starter

[edit] References

• 1987 Toronto Blue Jays team page at Baseball Reference
• 1987 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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