On This Day

Thursday, April 28, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 5 .762 --
Red Sox 12 6 .667 2.5
Yankees 14 7 .667 2.0
Tigers 11 8 .579 4.0
Blue Jays 9 11 .450 6.5
Brewers 8 10 .444 6.5
Orioles 0 21 .000 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 7 .682 --
Royals 11 9 .550 3.0
White Sox 10 9 .526 3.5
Mariners 10 12 .455 5.0
Twins 8 11 .421 5.5
Rangers 8 11 .421 5.5
Angels 8 13 .381 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 5 .750 --
Mets 13 6 .684 1.5
Expos 9 9 .500 5.0
Cubs 9 11 .450 6.0
Cardinals 7 13 .350 8.0
Phillies 6 12 .333 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 6 .667 --
Astros 12 7 .632 0.5
Reds 11 9 .550 2.0
Giants 10 11 .476 3.5
Padres 8 11 .421 4.5
Braves 3 15 .167 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 4
2 Henry Cotto 3
2 Kent Hrbek 3
2 Stan Javier 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Ron Hassey 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 3
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Dave Parker 3
1 Ken Williams 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Stan Javier 2
3 Randy Bush 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kelly Downs 2.33
2 Tim Belcher 1.60
3 Calvin Schiraldi 1.17
4 Dave Stewart 0.89
5 Mike Campbell 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Campbell 1
1 Dave LaPoint 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 8
1 Dave Stewart 8
3 Mike Campbell 7
3 Kelly Downs 7
3 Calvin Schiraldi 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete O'Brien .453
2 Henry Cotto .421
3 Johnny Ray .408
4 Ken Phelps .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 7
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Gary Carter 7
1 Joe Carter 7
1 Dave Winfield 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 27
2 Jose Canseco 21
2 Joe Carter 21
4 Bobby Bonilla 18
4 Glenn Davis 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Vince Coleman 11
2 Tim Raines 11
2 Gerald Young 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 0.45
2 Dave LaPoint 0.94
3 Bob Knepper 0.95
4 Orel Hershiser 1.11
5 Kevin Gross 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 6
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Greg Swindell 5
2 Frank Tanana 5
5 5 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 49
2 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Mark Langston 44
4 Mike Scott 43
5 Jack Morris 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Mike Henneman 8
3 Mitch Williams 6
3 Todd Worrell 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .511
2 Mike LaValliere .486
3 Ken Phelps .471
4 Tony Gwynn .405
5 Ozzie Smith .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 6
2 Ivan Calderon 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Dave Winfield 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 17
2 Dave Winfield 15
3 Johnny Ray 14
4 Jose Canseco 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 8
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Billy Hatcher 7
2 Tim Raines 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Guzman 0.39
1 Dave LaPoint 0.39
3 Larry McWilliams 0.51
4 Bob Knepper 0.75
5 Dennis Martinez 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 4
2 Juan Berenguer 3
2 Tom Candiotti 3
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 29
2 Kevin Gross 27
3 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Mike Scott 26
5 Tom Candiotti 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Mike Henneman 6
3 Tom Henke 4
3 Doug Jones 4
3 Mitch Williams 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 Pedro Guerrero .343
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Mike Greenwell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 52
2 Andre Dawson 48
3 George Bell 46
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 134
2 Andre Dawson 131
3 Jose Canseco 127
4 Mark McGwire 124
5 Tim Wallach 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Tim Raines 61
2 Harold Reynolds 61
4 Willie Wilson 57
5 Tony Gwynn 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.73
2 Jimmy Key 2.76
3 Nolan Ryan 2.78
4 Orel Hershiser 2.85
5 Frank Viola 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Charlie Hough 20
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 279
2 Roger Clemens 277
3 Mark Langston 270
4 Teddy Higuera 234
4 Mike Scott 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Lee Smith 36
2 Todd Worrell 36
4 Tom Henke 35
5 2 tied 32