On This Day

Wednesday, May 4, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 8 .704 --
Indians 17 9 .654 1.5
Tigers 15 10 .600 3.0
Red Sox 14 10 .583 3.5
Brewers 13 11 .542 4.5
Blue Jays 11 15 .423 7.5
Orioles 3 24 .111 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 7 .741 --
Royals 14 12 .538 5.5
White Sox 13 12 .520 6.0
Mariners 12 16 .429 8.5
Angels 11 16 .407 9.0
Rangers 10 15 .400 9.0
Twins 9 16 .360 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 18 7 .720 --
Pirates 17 9 .654 1.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 5.5
Expos 11 13 .458 6.5
Cardinals 11 15 .423 7.5
Phillies 8 15 .348 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 8 .667 --
Astros 15 10 .600 1.5
Reds 13 13 .500 4.0
Giants 13 14 .481 4.5
Padres 9 16 .360 7.5
Braves 6 17 .261 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lenny Dykstra 4
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
4 Gary Gaetti 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Ivan Calderon 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Braggs 3
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Tim Teufel 3
1 Greg Walker 3
1 Gary Ward 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Sabo 3
1 Steve Sax 3
3 Dion James 2
3 Andy Van Slyke 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Langston 1.43
2 Sid Fernandez 1.25
2 Danny Jackson 1.25
4 John Candelaria 1.00
5 Jack Morris 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Birkbeck 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Kevin Coffman 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 10
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Orel Hershiser 7
4 John Candelaria 6
4 Kevin Coffman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Terry Leach 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .444
2 Henry Cotto .400
2 Pete O'Brien .400
4 Johnny Ray .389
5 Pedro Guerrero .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 9
2 Bobby Bonilla 8
2 Ivan Calderon 8
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 31
2 Jose Canseco 26
3 Mike Pagliarulo 24
4 Bobby Bonilla 23
4 George Brett 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Gerald Young 16
3 Gary Pettis 14
4 Tim Raines 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 0.35
2 Bob Knepper 0.64
3 Kevin Gross 1.15
4 Dave LaPoint 1.41
5 Bob Walk 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 7
2 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Greg Swindell 6
5 Frank Tanana 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 67
2 Mark Langston 63
3 Mike Scott 52
4 Nolan Ryan 48
5 Jack Morris 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Mike Henneman 8
2 Todd Worrell 8
4 Tom Henke 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .511
2 Joe Carter .479
3 Dave Winfield .468
4 Johnny Ray .455
5 Fred McGriff .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
2 Ivan Calderon 5
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Kent Hrbek 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 17
2 Keith Hernandez 16
3 Joe Carter 15
4 Andre Dawson 14
5 Tom Brunansky 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Gerald Young 11
3 Gary Pettis 10
4 Vince Coleman 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.00
1 John Tudor 0.00
3 Mike Scott 0.35
4 Larry McWilliams 0.52
5 David Cone 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 29
2 Mike Scott 28
3 Kevin Gross 25
4 Tom Candiotti 24
5 Roger Clemens 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Dan Plesac 5
1 Todd Worrell 5
4 Tom Henke 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .373
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Pedro Guerrero .344
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Alan Trammell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 50
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 132
3 Jose Canseco 127
4 Mark McGwire 124
5 Dwight Evans 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Tim Raines 61
2 Harold Reynolds 61
4 Willie Wilson 58
5 Tony Gwynn 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.76
2 Frank Viola 2.77
3 Orel Hershiser 2.83
4 Roger Clemens 2.85
5 Dwight Gooden 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Roger Clemens 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
4 Charlie Hough 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 287
2 Mark Langston 278
2 Nolan Ryan 278
4 Charlie Hough 235
4 Mike Scott 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Todd Worrell 38
3 Tom Henke 35
4 Lee Smith 34
5 John Franco 32