On This Day

Monday, May 9, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 11 .645 --
Brewers 18 11 .621 1.0
Tigers 18 12 .600 1.5
Red Sox 17 12 .586 2.0
Indians 17 13 .567 2.5
Blue Jays 13 17 .433 6.5
Orioles 4 26 .133 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 7 .774 --
White Sox 15 14 .517 8.0
Royals 14 17 .452 10.0
Rangers 13 16 .448 10.0
Mariners 14 18 .438 10.5
Angels 13 19 .406 11.5
Twins 11 18 .379 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 8 .724 --
Pirates 19 11 .633 2.5
Cubs 15 14 .517 6.0
Expos 14 15 .483 7.0
Cardinals 13 17 .433 8.5
Phillies 10 18 .357 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 9 .667 --
Astros 17 12 .586 2.0
Giants 15 16 .484 5.0
Reds 15 16 .484 5.0
Padres 10 19 .345 9.0
Braves 8 20 .286 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Mitchell 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Dan Gladden 3
2 Ron Hassey 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4
3 Kevin Mitchell 3
3 Dan Pasqua 3
3 Tim Wallach 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Doran 2
1 Albert Hall 2
1 Gerald Young 2
4 Mike Aldrete 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 4.00
2 Danny Jackson 1.00
2 Bob Welch 1.00
4 Jack Morris 0.92
5 Danny Darwin 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 Odell Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Jack Morris 11
3 David Palmer 9
4 Danny Darwin 7
5 Mike Boddicker 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .409
2 Henry Cotto .406
3 Pete O'Brien .376
4 Johnny Ray .363
5 Pedro Guerrero .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 9
1 Jose Canseco 9
1 Andre Dawson 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 32
1 Dave Winfield 32
3 Mike Pagliarulo 28
4 Bobby Bonilla 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 31
2 Gerald Young 20
3 Gary Pettis 16
4 Tim Raines 15
5 Eric Davis 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 0.56
2 Bob Knepper 0.77
3 Bob Walk 1.36
4 Ron Darling 1.64
5 Rick Reuschel 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 8
2 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Greg Swindell 6
2 Frank Tanana 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 83
2 Mark Langston 63
3 Mike Scott 58
4 Jack Morris 55
4 Nolan Ryan 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Mike Henneman 10
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 Tom Henke 7
4 Dan Plesac 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .500
2 Kent Hrbek .435
3 Keith Hernandez .432
4 Pedro Guerrero .419
5 Dave Winfield .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 8
2 Andre Dawson 5
3 Tom Brunansky 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 19
2 Alvin Davis 18
3 Glenn Braggs 15
4 Kent Hrbek 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Gerald Young 12
3 Gary Pettis 9
4 Eric Davis 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.45
2 Larry McWilliams 0.51
3 Bob Knepper 0.56
4 David Cone 0.63
4 Bryan Harvey 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Juan Nieves 3
1 Jeff Robinson 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Mike Scott 27
3 Jose Guzman 24
4 Bruce Hurst 21
4 Frank Viola 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Todd Worrell 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .396
2 Pedro Guerrero .388
3 Henry Cotto .387
4 Johnny Ray .378
5 Joe Carter .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 9
2 Ivan Calderon 8
2 Kent Hrbek 8
4 Jose Canseco 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 27
1 Dave Winfield 27
3 Alvin Davis 25
4 Glenn Braggs 24
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Gerald Young 18
3 Gary Pettis 14
4 Eric Davis 13
4 Tim Raines 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 0.58
2 Bob Knepper 0.64
3 Bob Walk 1.36
4 Ron Darling 1.50
5 2 tied 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 7
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 72
2 Mark Langston 53
3 Mike Scott 49
4 Jack Morris 46
5 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Mike Henneman 9
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 Dan Plesac 7
5 Tom Henke 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Pedro Guerrero .341
4 Alan Trammell .338
5 Don Mattingly .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 48
1 Mark McGwire 48
3 George Bell 45
4 Dale Murphy 41
4 Darryl Strawberry 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 132
2 George Bell 129
2 Andre Dawson 129
4 Mark McGwire 124
5 Dwight Evans 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Tim Raines 63
3 Willie Wilson 60
4 Rickey Henderson 59
5 Harold Reynolds 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.68
2 Jimmy Key 2.68
3 Roger Clemens 2.76
4 Orel Hershiser 2.89
5 Dwight Gooden 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 25
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Orel Hershiser 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 301
2 Nolan Ryan 278
3 Mark Langston 271
4 Jack Morris 232
5 Teddy Higuera 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Todd Worrell 38
3 Tom Henke 36
4 Lee Smith 31
5 John Franco 30