On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 20 .643 --
Indians 36 21 .632 0.5
Tigers 32 23 .582 3.5
Brewers 30 28 .517 7.0
Red Sox 27 27 .500 8.0
Blue Jays 27 32 .458 10.5
Orioles 14 43 .246 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 19 .667 --
Twins 29 26 .527 8.0
Royals 30 28 .517 8.5
Rangers 28 29 .491 10.0
White Sox 24 32 .429 13.5
Mariners 25 34 .424 14.0
Angels 22 36 .379 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 38 19 .667 --
Pirates 32 25 .561 6.0
Cardinals 32 26 .552 6.5
Cubs 28 28 .500 9.5
Expos 27 29 .482 10.5
Phillies 23 32 .418 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 23 .574 --
Astros 30 25 .545 1.5
Giants 29 28 .509 3.5
Reds 26 31 .456 6.5
Padres 21 36 .368 11.5
Braves 19 34 .358 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul O'Neill 5
2 Mike Marshall 4
2 Cal Ripken 4
2 Pat Sheridan 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Sheridan 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Rob Deer 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Sheridan 6
2 Paul O'Neill 4
2 Matt Sinatro 4
4 John Shelby 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Henry Cotto 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Von Hayes 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rijo 2.00
2 Roger Clemens 1.11
3 John Dopson 1.00
4 Mike Witt 0.89
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Alvarez 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Jose Rijo 8
2 Mike Witt 8
4 John Dopson 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .391
2 Dave Winfield .367
3 Wade Boggs .356
4 Kirby Puckett .342
5 Alan Trammell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 15
2 Jose Canseco 14
2 Will Clark 14
4 Barry Bonds 13
4 4 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 49
2 George Brett 48
3 Kirby Puckett 46
4 Bobby Bonilla 45
4 2 others tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 41
2 Gerald Young 34
3 Vince Coleman 28
4 Gary Pettis 26
5 Ozzie Smith 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 1.03
2 Bob Knepper 1.58
3 Larry McWilliams 1.74
4 Roger Clemens 1.82
5 David Cone 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 10
1 Greg Swindell 10
3 Roger Clemens 9
3 Dwight Gooden 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 135
2 Mark Langston 102
3 Mike Scott 88
4 Nolan Ryan 87
5 Jose Guzman 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 19
2 Todd Worrell 16
3 Doug Jones 14
3 Jeff Reardon 14
5 Dan Plesac 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Gagne .486
2 Curt Wilkerson .469
3 Ozzie Guillen .458
4 Dave Magadan .438
5 Shawon Dunston .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan Calderon 5
1 Andres Galarraga 5
1 Pat Sheridan 5
4 Glenn Braggs 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 18
2 Ruben Sierra 16
3 Andres Galarraga 14
4 Juan Samuel 13
4 Ryne Sandberg 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Gary Redus 9
3 Gerald Young 8
4 Juan Samuel 7
5 Vince Coleman 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.56
2 John Smiley 0.57
3 Chuck Crim 1.13
4 Jerry Reuss 1.15
5 Jose Rijo 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 3
1 Juan Berenguer 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Bruce Hurst 22
3 David Cone 21
4 Bert Blyleven 20
4 Mark Langston 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Steve Bedrosian 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .430
2 Alan Trammell .427
3 Kirby Puckett .410
4 Gerald Perry .382
5 Wade Boggs .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 9
1 Andres Galarraga 9
3 Barry Bonds 8
3 Brian Downing 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 33
2 Kelly Gruber 25
3 George Brett 23
3 Will Clark 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
1 Gerald Young 16
3 Willie McGee 13
4 Rickey Henderson 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.17
2 John Tudor 1.31
3 Roger Clemens 1.34
4 Jose Rijo 1.64
5 David Cone 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 7
2 Scott Bailes 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 68
2 David Cone 43
3 Mark Langston 39
4 Jose DeLeon 37
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 10
2 Jeff Reardon 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Todd Worrell 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Kirby Puckett .341
3 Tony Gwynn .340
4 Alan Trammell .338
5 Paul Molitor .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 41
1 Mark McGwire 41
3 Will Clark 40
4 Danny Tartabull 38
5 Jose Canseco 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 129
2 George Brett 121
2 Dwight Evans 121
4 Mark McGwire 116
5 George Bell 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Gerald Young 60
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Willie Wilson 57
5 Tim Raines 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.48
2 Roger Clemens 2.49
3 Frank Viola 2.50
4 Bob Walk 2.79
5 Orel Hershiser 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Dave Stewart 23
4 Frank Viola 22
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 309
2 Nolan Ryan 261
3 Mark Langston 258
4 Charlie Hough 229
5 Mike Scott 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 36
2 Tom Henke 35
3 Dennis Eckersley 34
3 Jeff Reardon 34
5 Steve Bedrosian 31