On This Day

Monday, May 16, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 12 .676 --
Indians 22 14 .611 2.5
Tigers 21 15 .583 3.5
Red Sox 19 15 .559 4.5
Brewers 20 16 .556 4.5
Blue Jays 16 21 .432 9.0
Orioles 5 31 .139 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 10 .730 --
White Sox 18 17 .514 8.0
Rangers 18 18 .500 8.5
Royals 17 19 .472 9.5
Twins 15 19 .441 10.5
Mariners 16 23 .410 12.0
Angels 14 23 .378 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 24 11 .686 --
Pirates 23 14 .622 2.0
Cubs 18 17 .514 6.0
Cardinals 17 19 .472 7.5
Expos 15 19 .441 8.5
Phillies 13 21 .382 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 12 .636 --
Astros 20 15 .571 2.0
Reds 19 18 .514 4.0
Giants 19 19 .500 4.5
Padres 13 23 .361 9.5
Braves 10 24 .294 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carney Lansford 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Steve Buechele 3
3 Bo Jackson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Abner 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Pat Borders 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 4
2 Bo Jackson 3
2 Denny Walling 3
4 Pat Borders 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Browne 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Bo Jackson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shane Rawley 1.33
2 Floyd Bannister 1.00
2 Mike Moore 1.00
4 Dave Stieb 0.80
5 Rick Reuschel 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 7
1 Jeff Sellers 7
3 Floyd Bannister 6
3 Jeff Bittiger 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .402
2 Don Slaught .378
3 Carney Lansford .374
4 Rafael Palmeiro .356
5 Rickey Henderson .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Barry Bonds 10
2 Bobby Bonilla 10
2 Jose Canseco 10
2 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 38
2 Glenn Davis 36
3 Jose Canseco 35
4 Mike Pagliarulo 34
5 Mark McGwire 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 24
3 Gary Pettis 20
4 Vince Coleman 18
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.85
2 Larry McWilliams 1.56
3 Jim Deshaies 1.76
4 Roger Clemens 1.78
5 Kevin Gross 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 8
2 Dwight Gooden 7
2 Greg Swindell 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
4 7 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 14
2 Mike Henneman 10
2 Todd Worrell 10
4 Mitch Williams 9
5 Dan Plesac 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .458
2 Carney Lansford .455
3 Don Slaught .429
4 George Brett .420
4 Alvin Davis .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 7
2 Alvin Davis 6
3 Harold Baines 5
3 Barry Bonds 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 16
1 Glenn Davis 16
3 Glenn Braggs 14
3 Kent Hrbek 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Gerald Young 9
3 Gary Pettis 8
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Straker 0.00
2 Chris Bosio 0.38
3 Greg Maddux 0.52
4 David Cone 0.56
5 Todd Worrell 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Jose DeLeon 27
2 Mark Langston 27
4 Teddy Higuera 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .379
2 Cal Ripken .375
3 Rafael Palmeiro .374
4 Kirby Puckett .373
5 Johnny Ray .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Carlton Fisk 8
2 Pete Incaviglia 8
4 Bobby Bonilla 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Pagliarulo 26
2 Tom Brunansky 25
3 Joe Carter 24
3 Alvin Davis 24
5 4 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 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.76
2 David Cone 0.96
3 Larry McWilliams 1.66
3 Pascual Perez 1.66
5 Bob Walk 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 5
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
1 Greg Swindell 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 60
2 Mark Langston 53
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Kevin Gross 43
4 Frank Viola 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Mike Henneman 8
2 Dan Plesac 8
4 Todd Worrell 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Tony Gwynn .358
3 Alan Trammell .339
4 Pedro Guerrero .338
5 Don Mattingly .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 Andre Dawson 47
3 George Bell 43
4 Kent Hrbek 40
4 Darryl Strawberry 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 132
2 Andre Dawson 128
3 Mark McGwire 126
4 George Bell 125
5 Joe Carter 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Willie Wilson 60
3 Harold Reynolds 59
4 Tim Raines 58
5 Tony Gwynn 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.58
2 Frank Viola 2.65
3 Roger Clemens 2.69
4 Dave LaPoint 2.80
5 Orel Hershiser 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Dwight Gooden 22
4 Frank Viola 21
5 Floyd Bannister 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 299
2 Mark Langston 281
3 Nolan Ryan 273
4 Charlie Hough 232
5 Teddy Higuera 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 36
2 Steve Bedrosian 35
2 Tom Henke 35
4 John Franco 30
5 3 tied 29