On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 12 .667 --
Indians 22 14 .611 2.0
Tigers 21 14 .600 2.5
Red Sox 19 14 .576 3.5
Brewers 19 16 .543 4.5
Blue Jays 15 21 .417 9.0
Orioles 5 31 .139 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 26 10 .722 --
White Sox 18 16 .529 7.0
Rangers 18 17 .514 7.5
Royals 16 19 .457 9.5
Twins 15 19 .441 10.0
Mariners 16 22 .421 11.0
Angels 14 23 .378 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 23 11 .676 --
Pirates 23 13 .639 1.0
Cubs 18 17 .514 5.5
Cardinals 17 19 .472 7.0
Expos 15 19 .441 8.0
Phillies 12 21 .364 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 12 .636 --
Astros 19 15 .559 2.5
Giants 19 18 .514 4.0
Reds 18 18 .500 4.5
Padres 13 22 .371 9.0
Braves 10 23 .303 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Wilson 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Todd Benzinger 3
2 Joe Carter 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Kent Hrbek 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 4
2 Joe Carter 3
2 Kirk Gibson 3
2 Kent Hrbek 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Robin Yount 2
3 Marty Barrett 1
3 Mickey Brantley 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 1.25
2 Sid Fernandez 1.17
2 Mike LaCoss 1.17
4 Danny Darwin 0.88
5 Andy Hawkins 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 8
2 Danny Darwin 7
2 Sid Fernandez 7
2 Mike LaCoss 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Paul Mirabella 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .403
2 Don Slaught .378
3 Carney Lansford .360
4 Rafael Palmeiro .356
5 Fred McGriff .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Bobby Bonilla 10
2 Jose Canseco 10
2 Andre Dawson 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 37
2 Jose Canseco 35
3 Glenn Davis 34
3 Mike Pagliarulo 34
5 Mark McGwire 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 23
3 Gary Pettis 20
4 Vince Coleman 18
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.85
2 Bob Walk 1.32
3 Larry McWilliams 1.56
4 Roger Clemens 1.78
5 Kevin Gross 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 8
2 Greg Swindell 7
3 Roger Clemens 6
3 Dwight Gooden 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 93
2 Mark Langston 80
3 Nolan Ryan 66
4 Mike Scott 63
5 Jack Morris 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 13
2 Mike Henneman 10
2 Todd Worrell 10
4 Mitch Williams 9
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .431
2 Alvin Davis .420
3 Jeff Treadway .419
4 Dave Winfield .413
5 Mickey Brantley .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 7
2 Harold Baines 5
2 Alvin Davis 5
4 Barry Bonds 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 17
2 Glenn Braggs 15
2 Mark McGwire 15
4 Tom Brunansky 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Gerald Young 11
3 Gary Pettis 8
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Straker 0.00
2 David Cone 0.56
3 Mark Grant 0.59
4 Todd Worrell 0.67
5 Jeff Parrett 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 4
2 Paul Kilgus 3
2 Bob Knepper 3
2 Dave Stieb 3
2 Bob Welch 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Jose DeLeon 27
2 Mark Langston 27
4 Frank Viola 24
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Todd Worrell 4
3 Dale Mohorcic 3
3 Dan Plesac 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .373
2 Dave Winfield .368
3 Fred McGriff .368
4 George Brett .367
5 Johnny Ray .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Ivan Calderon 8
2 Joe Carter 8
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 Carlton Fisk 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Pagliarulo 26
2 Tom Brunansky 25
2 Joe Carter 25
4 Alvin Davis 24
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Gerald Young 20
3 Gary Pettis 17
4 Vince Coleman 14
5 Eric Davis 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.76
2 David Cone 0.96
3 Bob Walk 1.02
4 Larry McWilliams 1.66
4 Pascual Perez 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Greg Swindell 5
1 Frank Viola 5
1 Bob Welch 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 60
2 Mark Langston 53
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Mike Scott 46
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Mike Henneman 8
3 Dan Plesac 7
3 Todd Worrell 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Pedro Guerrero .340
5 Alan Trammell .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 49
2 Andre Dawson 47
3 George Bell 44
4 Kent Hrbek 40
4 Darryl Strawberry 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 133
2 Mark McGwire 129
3 Andre Dawson 128
4 George Bell 126
5 Joe Carter 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Willie Wilson 60
3 Harold Reynolds 59
4 Tim Raines 58
5 Tony Gwynn 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.64
2 Frank Viola 2.65
3 Jimmy Key 2.79
4 Dave LaPoint 2.80
5 Orel Hershiser 3.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 306
2 Nolan Ryan 282
3 Mark Langston 281
4 Jack Morris 233
5 Charlie Hough 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 37
2 Steve Bedrosian 35
2 Tom Henke 35
4 John Franco 30
5 2 tied 29