On This Day

Saturday, April 30, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 6 .727 --
Red Sox 14 6 .700 1.0
Yankees 16 7 .696 0.5
Tigers 13 8 .619 2.5
Brewers 9 11 .450 6.0
Blue Jays 9 13 .409 7.0
Orioles 1 22 .043 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 7 .696 --
Royals 12 10 .545 3.5
White Sox 11 10 .524 4.0
Angels 10 13 .435 6.0
Mariners 10 14 .417 6.5
Twins 8 13 .381 7.0
Rangers 8 13 .381 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 16 6 .727 --
Mets 15 6 .714 0.5
Cubs 10 12 .455 6.0
Expos 9 11 .450 6.0
Phillies 7 12 .368 7.5
Cardinals 8 14 .364 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 14 7 .667 --
Dodgers 13 7 .650 0.5
Reds 11 11 .500 3.5
Giants 11 12 .478 4.0
Padres 9 12 .429 5.0
Braves 3 16 .158 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Cerone 3
1 Jack Clark 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 Willie McGee 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Pagliarulo 2
2 Andy Allanson 1
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Pagliarulo 7
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Juan Samuel 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Paul Molitor 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryn Smith 1.00
2 Ricky Horton 0.71
3 Chuck Finley 0.67
4 Mike LaCoss 0.60
5 Randy O'Neal 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 7
2 Ricky Horton 5
2 Charlie Lea 5
2 Bobby Witt 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Larry McWilliams 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Henry Cotto .439
2 Johnny Ray .438
3 Pete O'Brien .437
4 Dave Winfield .398
5 Mike LaValliere .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Bobby Bonilla 7
2 Gary Carter 7
2 Joe Carter 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 29
2 Jose Canseco 24
2 Mike Pagliarulo 24
4 Joe Carter 21
5 Glenn Davis 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 12
2 Gary Pettis 12
2 Tim Raines 12
2 Gerald Young 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave LaPoint 0.94
2 Kevin Gross 1.18
3 Ron Darling 1.38
4 Jose Guzman 1.41
5 Bob Walk 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 6
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 Greg Swindell 5
2 Frank Tanana 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 60
2 Mark Langston 53
3 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Mike Scott 43
5 Jack Morris 39

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .558
2 Mike LaValliere .471
3 Pedro Guerrero .441
4 Cal Ripken .429
5 Rick Cerone .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan Calderon 5
1 Joe Carter 5
1 Carlton Fisk 5
4 Bobby Bonilla 4
4 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 18
2 Mike Pagliarulo 16
3 Joe Carter 15
4 Jack Clark 13
4 Keith Hernandez 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Gary Pettis 9
3 Vince Coleman 8
3 Gerald Young 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave LaPoint 0.39
2 Larry McWilliams 0.50
3 Mike Scott 0.53
4 Jose Guzman 0.60
5 Bob Knepper 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Roger McDowell 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
1 Kevin Gross 27
3 Mark Langston 26
3 Nolan Ryan 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Henneman 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Tom Henke 4
3 Dan Plesac 4
3 Dave Smith 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Paul Molitor .344
4 Pedro Guerrero .342
5 Alan Trammell .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 51
2 Andre Dawson 49
3 George Bell 46
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 134
2 Andre Dawson 130
3 Jose Canseco 127
4 Mark McGwire 122
5 Tim Wallach 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Tim Raines 62
2 Harold Reynolds 62
4 Tony Gwynn 56
4 Willie Wilson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.76
2 Roger Clemens 2.78
3 Nolan Ryan 2.78
4 Orel Hershiser 2.84
5 Frank Viola 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
1 Dave Stewart 23
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Charlie Hough 20
5 Orel Hershiser 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 288
2 Mark Langston 279
2 Nolan Ryan 279
4 Charlie Hough 234
5 Teddy Higuera 228

Saves

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