On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 7 .696 --
Red Sox 14 7 .667 1.0
Yankees 16 8 .667 0.5
Tigers 14 8 .636 1.5
Brewers 10 11 .476 5.0
Blue Jays 10 13 .435 6.0
Orioles 1 23 .042 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 7 .708 --
White Sox 12 10 .545 4.0
Royals 12 11 .522 4.5
Angels 10 14 .417 7.0
Twins 9 13 .409 7.0
Rangers 9 13 .409 7.0
Mariners 10 15 .400 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 6 .739 --
Mets 16 6 .727 0.5
Expos 10 11 .476 6.0
Cubs 10 13 .435 7.0
Cardinals 9 14 .391 8.0
Phillies 7 13 .350 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 14 8 .636 --
Dodgers 13 8 .619 0.5
Giants 12 12 .500 3.0
Reds 11 12 .478 3.5
Padres 9 13 .409 5.0
Braves 4 16 .200 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Howell 4
1 Willie McGee 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
4 Mickey Brantley 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Nokes 2
2 Shawn Abner 1
2 Luis Aguayo 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 4
1 Howard Johnson 4
1 Ozzie Virgil 4
4 Greg Brock 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 3
2 Rob Deer 1
2 Kevin Elster 1
2 Cecil Espy 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 2.00
2 Jeff Robinson 1.83
3 Mike Scott 1.50
4 Al Leiter 1.33
5 Dwight Gooden 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Paul Kilgus 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Robinson 11
2 Mike Scott 9
3 Al Leiter 8
4 Tom Candiotti 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Davis 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Henry Cotto .429
2 Pete O'Brien .427
3 Dave Winfield .425
4 Johnny Ray .424
5 George Bell .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Bobby Bonilla 7
2 Ivan Calderon 7
2 Gary Carter 7
2 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 30
2 Jose Canseco 26
3 Mike Pagliarulo 24
4 Joe Carter 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Gerald Young 15
3 Vince Coleman 12
3 Gary Pettis 12
3 Tim Raines 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 Dwight Gooden 6
1 Dave Stewart 6
3 Orel Hershiser 5
3 Greg Swindell 5
3 Frank Tanana 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 60
2 Mark Langston 53
3 Mike Scott 52
4 Nolan Ryan 45
5 Tom Candiotti 40

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .538
2 Mike LaValliere .457
3 Cal Ripken .450
4 Dave Winfield .426
5 Joe Carter .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan Calderon 6
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Andres Galarraga 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 19
2 Keith Hernandez 16
3 Joe Carter 15
3 Mike Pagliarulo 15
5 Jose Canseco 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Gary Pettis 9
4 Vince Coleman 8
5 Henry Cotto 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.00
2 Mike Scott 0.35
3 Dave LaPoint 0.39
4 Jose Guzman 0.60
5 Larry McWilliams 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Roger McDowell 3
1 Jeff Robinson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 28
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Mark Langston 26
3 Nolan Ryan 26
5 Tom Candiotti 24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Paul Molitor .344
4 Pedro Guerrero .339
5 Alan Trammell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 50
2 Andre Dawson 48
3 George Bell 46
4 Dale Murphy 44
5 Darryl Strawberry 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 134
2 Jose Canseco 129
2 Andre Dawson 129
4 Mark McGwire 123
5 Tim Wallach 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Tim Raines 62
2 Harold Reynolds 62
4 Willie Wilson 57
5 Tony Gwynn 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.76
2 Jimmy Key 2.76
3 Nolan Ryan 2.83
4 Orel Hershiser 2.84
5 Frank Viola 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Roger Clemens 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Charlie Hough 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 280
2 Mark Langston 279
3 Nolan Ryan 275
4 Mike Scott 236
5 Charlie Hough 234

Saves

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