On This Day

Wednesday, May 25, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 14 .682 --
Indians 29 16 .644 1.5
Tigers 27 16 .628 2.5
Red Sox 23 19 .548 6.0
Brewers 23 21 .523 7.0
Blue Jays 19 26 .422 11.5
Orioles 9 36 .200 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 14 .689 --
Rangers 22 21 .512 8.0
Twins 21 22 .488 9.0
Royals 20 25 .444 11.0
Mariners 20 26 .435 11.5
White Sox 19 25 .432 11.5
Angels 17 29 .370 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 31 12 .721 --
Pirates 27 18 .600 5.0
Cardinals 23 22 .511 9.0
Cubs 21 23 .477 10.5
Expos 20 22 .476 10.5
Phillies 15 26 .366 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 17 .585 --
Astros 25 18 .581 0.0
Giants 23 22 .511 3.0
Reds 22 23 .489 4.0
Padres 15 29 .341 10.5
Braves 14 28 .333 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Robby Thompson 4
2 Vince Coleman 3
2 Tony Fernandez 3
2 Tom Foley 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Darnell Coles 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Brock 3
1 Geno Petralli 3
3 Bobby Bonilla 2
3 Tom Brookens 2
3 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Brantley 2
2 Andy Allanson 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Sid Bream 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Leary 2.00
2 Bob Welch 1.33
3 Larry McWilliams 1.00
3 David Palmer 1.00
5 Roger Clemens 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 8
2 Mark Williamson 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Tim Leary 6
3 David Palmer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Dale Mohorcic 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .397
2 Dave Winfield .369
3 Rafael Palmeiro .351
4 Wade Boggs .351
5 Rickey Henderson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 11
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Will Clark 11
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Bobby Bonilla 37
2 George Brett 37
2 Jose Canseco 37
2 Glenn Davis 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 26
3 Vince Coleman 23
4 Gary Pettis 22
5 Barry Larkin 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 1.28
2 Larry McWilliams 1.30
3 Jim Deshaies 1.69
4 David Cone 1.75
5 Roger Clemens 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Swindell 9
2 Dwight Gooden 8
2 Dave Stewart 8
2 Bob Welch 8
5 4 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 107
2 Mark Langston 87
3 Mike Scott 77
4 Nolan Ryan 73
5 Frank Viola 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Todd Worrell 12
3 Mike Henneman 11
4 Jeff Reardon 10
5 6 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .482
2 Wade Boggs .474
3 Alan Trammell .465
4 Von Hayes .459
5 Kirby Puckett .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 6
2 Will Clark 5
2 Brian Downing 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 15
2 Kelly Gruber 14
3 Tom Brunansky 13
3 Dave Parker 13
3 Cory Snyder 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Ozzie Smith 7
3 Barry Larkin 6
3 Willie McGee 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.54
2 Jeff Robinson 0.64
3 David Cone 0.69
4 Tim Leary 0.75
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 Mike Krukow 3
2 Dave Stieb 3
2 Greg Swindell 3
2 Bob Welch 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Tim Leary 21
3 Jose DeLeon 20
4 Mike Scott 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
4 Tom Niedenfuer 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .434
2 Keith Hernandez .400
3 Mickey Brantley .387
4 Wade Boggs .385
5 Kirby Puckett .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Jack Clark 8
2 Pete Incaviglia 8
2 Danny Tartabull 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 27
2 Tom Brunansky 26
3 Alvin Davis 24
3 Kent Hrbek 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
1 Gerald Young 18
3 Gary Pettis 15
4 Vince Coleman 13
4 Bo Jackson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.79
2 John Tudor 0.91
3 Jim Deshaies 0.94
4 Les Lancaster 1.04
5 John Candelaria 1.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Mike Scott 46
3 Mark Langston 43
4 Jose Guzman 41
5 Frank Viola 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 8
2 Dan Plesac 7
2 Dave Smith 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .363
3 Alan Trammell .341
4 Don Mattingly .335
5 Kirby Puckett .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 45
2 Mark McGwire 44
3 Will Clark 40
4 George Bell 39
4 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 130
2 Dwight Evans 124
3 Andre Dawson 122
4 Mark McGwire 121
5 Joe Carter 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Willie Wilson 59
3 Tim Raines 56
3 Harold Reynolds 56
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.50
2 Frank Viola 2.51
3 Roger Clemens 2.60
4 Dave LaPoint 2.78
5 Orel Hershiser 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Dave Stewart 23
4 Frank Viola 22
5 Floyd Bannister 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 303
2 Mark Langston 270
3 Nolan Ryan 269
4 Mike Scott 231
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 36
2 Todd Worrell 35
3 Steve Bedrosian 33
4 Jeff Reardon 32
5 Lee Smith 30