On This Day

Friday, May 6, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 9 .690 --
Tigers 17 10 .630 2.0
Indians 17 10 .630 2.0
Red Sox 15 11 .577 3.5
Brewers 15 11 .577 3.5
Blue Jays 12 16 .429 7.5
Orioles 3 24 .111 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 7 .750 --
White Sox 13 13 .500 7.0
Royals 14 14 .500 7.0
Mariners 13 17 .433 9.0
Rangers 11 16 .407 9.5
Twins 10 16 .385 10.0
Angels 11 18 .379 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 19 7 .731 --
Pirates 18 9 .667 1.5
Cubs 14 13 .519 5.5
Expos 13 13 .500 6.0
Cardinals 11 16 .407 8.5
Phillies 9 16 .360 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 8 .680 --
Astros 15 11 .577 2.5
Reds 14 14 .500 4.5
Giants 13 15 .464 5.5
Padres 9 17 .346 8.5
Braves 6 19 .240 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dernier 4
1 Lou Whitaker 4
3 Sid Bream 3
3 Bob Brower 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Mickey Brantley 1
2 Sid Bream 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Bream 4
1 Pat Sheridan 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
4 Alfredo Griffin 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Bob Dernier 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Walk 1.25
2 Greg Maddux 0.88
2 Mike Witt 0.88
4 Frank Viola 0.86
5 Jeff Sellers 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Barry Jones 1
1 Paul Kilgus 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Sellers 8
2 Greg Maddux 7
2 Mike Witt 7
4 Mike Scott 6
4 Frank Viola 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Cecena 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mike Henneman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .425
2 Henry Cotto .398
3 Fred McGriff .387
4 Joe Carter .382
5 Pete O'Brien .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 32
2 Jose Canseco 28
3 Mike Pagliarulo 26
4 George Brett 25
5 Lance Parrish 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Gerald Young 16
3 Gary Pettis 15
4 Eric Davis 14
4 Tim Raines 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.64
2 Kevin Gross 1.15
3 Bob Walk 1.36
4 Dave LaPoint 1.41
5 Orel Hershiser 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 7
2 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Greg Swindell 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 67
2 Mark Langston 63
3 Mike Scott 58
4 Nolan Ryan 48
5 Jack Morris 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Mike Henneman 10
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 Tom Henke 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .564
2 Joe Carter .521
3 Fred McGriff .459
4 Dave Winfield .440
5 Pedro Guerrero .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 5
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Kent Hrbek 5
1 Pete Incaviglia 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 16
2 Joe Carter 15
3 Tom Brunansky 14
3 Alvin Davis 14
5 Jack Clark 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Gary Pettis 10
3 Gerald Young 9
4 Eric Davis 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.00
2 David Cone 0.56
3 Larry McWilliams 0.59
4 Kelly Downs 0.64
5 Frank Viola 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Jeff Robinson 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 29
2 Mike Scott 27
3 Kevin Gross 25
4 Roger Clemens 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Pedro Guerrero .345
4 Alan Trammell .340
5 Paul Molitor .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 50
2 Andre Dawson 49
3 George Bell 46
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 134
2 Andre Dawson 130
3 Jose Canseco 129
4 Mark McGwire 126
5 Dwight Evans 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Tim Raines 62
3 Harold Reynolds 60
4 Willie Wilson 59
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.67
2 Jimmy Key 2.68
3 Roger Clemens 2.84
4 Orel Hershiser 2.89
5 Dwight Gooden 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Roger Clemens 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Frank Viola 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 285
2 Mark Langston 278
3 Nolan Ryan 271
4 Mike Scott 241
5 Teddy Higuera 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Todd Worrell 38
3 Tom Henke 36
4 Lee Smith 33
5 John Franco 31