On This Day

Friday, May 27, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 14 .689 --
Indians 30 16 .652 1.5
Tigers 28 17 .622 3.0
Red Sox 23 20 .535 7.0
Brewers 23 23 .500 8.5
Blue Jays 20 27 .426 12.0
Orioles 9 37 .196 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 14 .696 --
Rangers 24 21 .533 7.5
Twins 22 22 .500 9.0
Royals 20 26 .435 12.0
Mariners 20 27 .426 12.5
White Sox 19 26 .422 12.5
Angels 18 29 .383 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 31 14 .689 --
Pirates 27 19 .587 4.5
Cardinals 24 22 .522 7.5
Cubs 22 23 .489 9.0
Expos 21 23 .477 9.5
Phillies 16 27 .372 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 17 .605 --
Astros 25 19 .568 1.5
Giants 24 23 .511 4.0
Reds 23 23 .500 4.5
Padres 16 30 .348 11.5
Braves 14 29 .326 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Vince Coleman 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jody Davis 2
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Randy Bush 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Bush 3
2 Tony Armas 2
2 Joe Carter 2
2 Jack Clark 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Gladden 2
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Scott Fletcher 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Youmans 1.29
2 Kelly Downs 1.00
2 Sid Fernandez 1.00
4 Jack Morris 0.86
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Mark Grant 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Youmans 9
2 Kelly Downs 8
2 Frank Viola 8
4 Kevin Gross 7
4 Jose Guzman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .394
2 Dave Winfield .358
3 Rafael Palmeiro .355
4 Wade Boggs .351
5 Fred McGriff .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 12
1 Kent Hrbek 12
3 Bobby Bonilla 11
3 Will Clark 11
3 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Jose Canseco 38
2 Joe Carter 38
4 Bobby Bonilla 37
4 2 others tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 26
3 Gary Pettis 24
4 Vince Coleman 23
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 Greg Maddux 8
2 Dave Stewart 8
2 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 107
2 Mark Langston 87
3 Mike Scott 77
4 Nolan Ryan 73
5 Frank Viola 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 15
2 Todd Worrell 13
3 Mike Henneman 11
4 Doug Jones 10
4 Jeff Reardon 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .509
2 Wade Boggs .463
3 Alan Trammell .429
4 Von Hayes .405
5 Vince Coleman .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 6
2 Brian Downing 5
2 Andres Galarraga 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 15
2 Joe Carter 13
2 Dave Parker 13
4 George Brett 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
2 Paul Molitor 6
2 Gerald Young 6
4 Dan Gladden 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 0.53
2 John Candelaria 0.54
3 John Tudor 0.56
4 David Cone 0.69
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 Kevin Gross 3
2 Mike Krukow 3
2 Greg Swindell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Dwight Gooden 21
2 Tim Leary 21
4 Jose DeLeon 20
4 4 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 6
2 Dave Righetti 5
3 Tom Niedenfuer 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Dave Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .439
2 Keith Hernandez .411
3 Wade Boggs .400
4 Mickey Brantley .381
5 Rafael Palmeiro .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 10
2 Mickey Brantley 7
2 Jack Clark 7
2 Alvin Davis 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 27
2 Alvin Davis 24
3 Glenn Braggs 23
3 George Brett 23
3 Kent Hrbek 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Gary Pettis 16
3 Gerald Young 15
4 Bo Jackson 13
5 Vince Coleman 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.79
2 Jim Deshaies 0.94
3 Les Lancaster 1.04
4 John Tudor 1.07
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 Mark Langston 43
3 Jose Guzman 40
4 Frank Viola 39
5 3 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 9
2 Doug Jones 7
2 Dan Plesac 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Alan Trammell .341
4 Kirby Puckett .336
5 Don Mattingly .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 45
2 Mark McGwire 43
3 George Bell 39
3 Will Clark 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 131
2 Dwight Evans 124
3 Andre Dawson 121
4 George Bell 119
4 2 others tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Willie Wilson 59
3 Tim Raines 56
4 Harold Reynolds 55
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.47
2 Jimmy Key 2.50
3 Roger Clemens 2.68
4 Dave LaPoint 2.78
5 Orel Hershiser 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 295
2 Mark Langston 270
3 Nolan Ryan 262
4 Mike Scott 231
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 36
1 Todd Worrell 36
3 Steve Bedrosian 32
4 Jeff Reardon 31
5 2 tied 30