On This Day

Sunday, May 22, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 14 .659 --
Indians 27 15 .643 0.5
Tigers 26 15 .634 1.0
Red Sox 22 17 .564 4.0
Brewers 21 20 .512 6.0
Blue Jays 18 24 .429 9.5
Orioles 8 34 .190 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 13 .690 --
Rangers 21 20 .512 7.5
Royals 20 22 .476 9.0
Twins 18 22 .450 10.0
White Sox 18 23 .439 10.5
Mariners 18 25 .419 11.5
Angels 17 26 .395 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 30 11 .732 --
Pirates 25 17 .595 5.5
Cardinals 21 21 .500 9.5
Cubs 20 21 .488 10.0
Expos 18 22 .450 11.5
Phillies 15 24 .385 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 16 .600 --
Dodgers 22 17 .564 1.5
Giants 22 21 .512 3.5
Reds 21 21 .500 4.0
Padres 15 27 .357 10.0
Braves 12 27 .308 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 5
2 Scott Fletcher 4
2 Gene Larkin 4
2 Alex Trevino 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Mickey Brantley 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 5
1 Gary Gaetti 5
3 Mark Grace 4
3 John Kruk 4
3 Tim Laudner 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Bo Jackson 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Randy Bush 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 6.50
2 Eric Show 1.00
2 Frank Viola 1.00
4 David Cone 0.86
4 Kelly Downs 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Mike Birkbeck 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 13
2 Jose Guzman 7
2 Eric Show 7
2 Frank Viola 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .388
2 Dave Winfield .372
3 Rafael Palmeiro .353
4 Rickey Henderson .345
5 George Brett .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
1 Darryl Strawberry 11
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 6 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 39
2 George Brett 36
2 Jose Canseco 36
2 Glenn Davis 36
5 Joe Carter 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 26
3 Gary Pettis 22
4 Vince Coleman 20
5 Barry Larkin 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.89
2 John Tudor 0.91
3 Larry McWilliams 1.55
4 Dave LaPoint 1.64
5 Jim Deshaies 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 102
2 Mark Langston 82
3 Mike Scott 73
4 Nolan Ryan 68
5 Frank Viola 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Todd Worrell 12
3 Mike Henneman 11
4 Dave Smith 9
4 Mitch Williams 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .464
2 Carney Lansford .456
3 Jeff Treadway .436
4 Alan Trammell .435
5 Steve Buechele .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Will Clark 5
1 Kent Hrbek 5
1 Pete Incaviglia 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 15
2 Kirby Puckett 14
3 Tom Brunansky 13
3 Joe Carter 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 10
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Gary Pettis 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.35
2 Doyle Alexander 0.50
3 David Cone 0.90
4 Tom Candiotti 1.00
5 Chris Bosio 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 Oil Can Boyd 3
2 John Candelaria 3
2 David Cone 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 35
2 Teddy Higuera 23
3 David Cone 22
3 Jose DeLeon 22
5 John Candelaria 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 4
1 Dave Smith 4
1 Todd Worrell 4
4 Dennis Eckersley 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .389
2 Kirby Puckett .388
3 Luis Salazar .378
4 Joe Carter .376
5 Rafael Palmeiro .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Pete Incaviglia 10
3 Danny Tartabull 8
4 Joe Carter 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 29
2 Tom Brunansky 28
3 Keith Hernandez 27
4 Alvin Davis 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
1 Gerald Young 19
3 Gary Pettis 17
4 Vince Coleman 14
5 Bo Jackson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.75
2 Bob Knepper 0.86
3 John Tudor 0.91
4 John Candelaria 1.26
5 Pascual Perez 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 6
1 Bob Welch 6
3 John Candelaria 5
3 David Cone 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Mark Langston 48
3 John Candelaria 42
3 Mike Scott 42
5 Jose Guzman 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Dave Smith 7
4 Mike Henneman 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Alan Trammell .340
4 Pedro Guerrero .333
5 Kirby Puckett .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 47
2 Mark McGwire 46
3 George Bell 41
4 Will Clark 39
4 2 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 130
2 Andre Dawson 127
3 George Bell 123
3 Mark McGwire 123
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Willie Wilson 60
3 Harold Reynolds 58
4 Tim Raines 56
5 Billy Hatcher 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.50
2 Frank Viola 2.51
3 Dave LaPoint 2.65
4 Roger Clemens 2.68
5 Orel Hershiser 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 298
2 Mark Langston 279
3 Nolan Ryan 264
4 Charlie Hough 231
5 Mike Scott 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 36
2 Tom Henke 35
3 Steve Bedrosian 34
4 John Franco 30
4 2 others tied 30