On This Day

Thursday, May 19, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 13 .658 --
Indians 25 14 .641 0.5
Tigers 23 15 .605 2.0
Red Sox 20 16 .556 4.0
Brewers 20 18 .526 5.0
Blue Jays 16 23 .410 9.5
Orioles 6 33 .154 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 11 .718 --
Rangers 20 18 .526 7.5
Royals 19 20 .487 9.0
White Sox 18 20 .474 9.5
Twins 16 21 .432 11.0
Mariners 17 23 .425 11.5
Angels 16 24 .400 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 27 11 .711 --
Pirates 23 16 .590 4.5
Cardinals 20 19 .513 7.5
Cubs 18 20 .474 9.0
Expos 17 20 .459 9.5
Phillies 14 22 .389 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 14 .611 --
Astros 22 15 .595 0.5
Reds 20 19 .513 3.5
Giants 20 20 .500 4.0
Padres 13 26 .333 10.5
Braves 11 25 .306 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Downing 5
1 Wally Joyner 5
3 George Brett 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 Fred Lynn 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Mike Marshall 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kurt Stillwell 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Swindell 2.25
2 Tim Leary 1.43
3 Ron Darling 0.89
4 Cris Carpenter 0.83
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cris Carpenter 1
1 Stew Cliburn 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Leary 10
2 Greg Swindell 9
3 Ron Darling 8
4 Mike Boddicker 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .393
2 Carney Lansford .387
3 George Brett .354
4 Rickey Henderson .353
5 Rafael Palmeiro .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Bobby Bonilla 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 25
3 Gary Pettis 21
4 Vince Coleman 19
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.85
2 Larry McWilliams 1.56
3 Dave LaPoint 1.64
4 Kevin Gross 1.69
5 Jim Deshaies 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 8
1 Greg Swindell 8
3 Dwight Gooden 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
4 8 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 93
2 Mark Langston 80
3 Mike Scott 73
4 Nolan Ryan 68
5 Jack Morris 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Todd Worrell 12
3 Mike Henneman 10
4 Mitch Williams 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .490
2 Kirby Puckett .451
3 Steve Buechele .447
4 Terry Pendleton .424
5 Brian Downing .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alvin Davis 6
1 Kent Hrbek 6
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 Pete Incaviglia 5
3 Mark McGwire 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 15
1 Glenn Davis 15
1 Mark McGwire 15
4 Kelly Gruber 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
3 Gary Pettis 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Chris Bosio 0.38
3 Bob Welch 0.53
4 John Candelaria 0.54
5 Jerry Reuss 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 Frank Viola 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
2 Teddy Higuera 23
3 Jose DeLeon 22
3 Greg Maddux 22
5 Mike Scott 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Roger McDowell 3
2 Dave Smith 3
2 Mitch Williams 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .398
2 Carney Lansford .393
3 Kirby Puckett .387
4 Rafael Palmeiro .368
5 Dave Winfield .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Pete Incaviglia 9
3 Joe Carter 7
3 Jack Clark 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 27
1 Joe Carter 27
3 Keith Hernandez 25
3 Mark McGwire 25
3 Johnny Ray 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
1 Gerald Young 20
3 Gary Pettis 17
4 Vince Coleman 15
5 Jose Canseco 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.60
2 Bob Knepper 0.61
3 John Tudor 0.83
4 Danny Jackson 1.38
5 Pascual Perez 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
1 Greg Swindell 5
1 Frank Viola 5
1 Bob Welch 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 60
2 Mark Langston 53
3 Mike Scott 49
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Todd Worrell 9
3 Dan Plesac 7
4 Dave Smith 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Alan Trammell .337
4 Pedro Guerrero .336
5 Don Mattingly .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 47
1 Mark McGwire 47
3 George Bell 43
4 Kent Hrbek 39
4 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 130
2 Andre Dawson 127
2 Mark McGwire 127
4 George Bell 123
5 Joe Carter 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Willie Wilson 61
3 Harold Reynolds 59
4 Tim Raines 56
5 Billy Hatcher 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.54
2 Jimmy Key 2.58
3 Dave LaPoint 2.65
4 Roger Clemens 2.69
5 Orel Hershiser 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 299
2 Mark Langston 277
3 Nolan Ryan 275
4 Charlie Hough 229
5 Mike Scott 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 38
2 Tom Henke 35
3 Steve Bedrosian 34
4 John Franco 30
5 3 tied 29