On This Day

Thursday, July 7, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 51 31 .622 --
Yankees 48 34 .585 3.0
Indians 45 40 .529 7.5
Red Sox 41 39 .513 9.0
Brewers 41 43 .488 11.0
Blue Jays 40 45 .471 12.5
Orioles 26 58 .310 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 33 .612 --
Twins 47 35 .573 3.5
Royals 44 40 .524 7.5
Rangers 39 44 .470 12.0
White Sox 38 44 .463 12.5
Angels 38 46 .452 13.5
Mariners 33 51 .393 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 53 31 .631 --
Pirates 46 37 .554 6.5
Cubs 44 38 .537 8.0
Expos 42 41 .506 10.5
Cardinals 38 45 .458 14.5
Phillies 35 47 .427 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 33 .593 --
Giants 43 39 .524 5.5
Astros 41 43 .488 8.5
Reds 40 44 .476 9.5
Padres 37 48 .435 13.0
Braves 30 51 .370 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonds 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Steve Jeltz 3
1 Kirby Puckett 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Bush 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Ken Gerhart 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 3
1 Mike Macfarlane 3
1 Luis Salazar 3
4 George Brett 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kal Daniels 2
1 Chris Sabo 2
3 Nick Capra 1
3 Paul O'Neill 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smiley 1.50
2 Oswaldo Peraza 1.00
2 Jeff Robinson 1.00
4 Kevin Gross 0.75
5 Charlie Lea 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Terry Clark 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 Charlie Leibrandt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smiley 9
2 Oswaldo Peraza 7
3 Oil Can Boyd 6
3 Kevin Gross 6
3 Charlie Lea 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .354
2 Wade Boggs .352
3 Dave Winfield .349
4 Andres Galarraga .341
5 George Brett .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 23
2 Darryl Strawberry 21
3 Will Clark 19
3 Gary Gaetti 19
3 Andres Galarraga 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 66
1 Mike Greenwell 66
3 Will Clark 64
3 Kirby Puckett 64
5 3 tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 45
2 Gerald Young 44
3 Rickey Henderson 42
4 Gary Pettis 33
5 Ozzie Smith 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 1.72
2 Pascual Perez 1.73
3 Greg Maddux 2.15
4 Frank Viola 2.24
5 David Cone 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 14
1 Frank Viola 14
3 Orel Hershiser 13
4 Roger Clemens 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 171
2 Mark Langston 133
3 Nolan Ryan 125
4 Jose DeLeon 108
5 2 tied 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 25
2 Jeff Reardon 23
3 Doug Jones 20
4 Dan Plesac 19
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kent Hrbek .457
2 Kirby Puckett .456
3 Dwight Evans .415
4 Bob Boone .406
5 Pat Sheridan .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 6
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 16
2 Jose Canseco 14
2 Mike Greenwell 14
2 Garry Templeton 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 13
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Shawon Dunston 6
3 Rex Hudler 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Guzman 0.53
2 Doug Drabek 0.60
3 Joe Magrane 0.63
4 Jeff Robinson 0.75
5 John Smiley 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 23
2 Roger Clemens 22
2 Nolan Ryan 22
4 Charlie Hough 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 4
1 Scott Garrelts 4
3 Steve Bedrosian 3
3 Tim Belcher 3
3 9 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Greenwell .391
2 Willie McGee .387
3 George Brett .381
4 Claudell Washington .373
5 Robin Yount .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 10
2 Jose Canseco 9
2 Darryl Strawberry 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 31
2 Dwight Evans 27
3 Andy Van Slyke 26
4 Will Clark 25
5 Ellis Burks 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Otis Nixon 16
3 Willie McGee 11
3 Chris Sabo 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allan Anderson 1.32
2 Jeff Robinson 1.36
3 Frank Viola 1.39
4 Mark Gubicza 1.42
5 Pascual Perez 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Danny Jackson 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 46
2 Charlie Hough 45
3 Jose Rijo 43
4 Danny Jackson 41
5 Nolan Ryan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 9
1 Jeff Reardon 9
3 Mark Davis 8
4 Doug Jones 7
4 Dan Plesac 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .346
2 Paul Molitor .345
3 Pedro Guerrero .344
4 Alan Trammell .342
5 Mike Greenwell .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 40
1 Darryl Strawberry 40
3 Andre Dawson 39
4 Jose Canseco 36
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 125
2 Dwight Evans 123
3 Will Clark 116
4 Gary Gaetti 115
5 Mike Greenwell 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Gerald Young 70
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Paul Molitor 56
5 Ozzie Smith 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.99
2 Roger Clemens 2.39
3 Frank Viola 2.45
4 John Tudor 2.46
5 Jimmy Key 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Frank Viola 24
3 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Dave Stewart 21
5 Floyd Bannister 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 316
2 Nolan Ryan 261
3 Mark Langston 253
4 Charlie Hough 235
5 Frank Viola 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 38
2 Dennis Eckersley 36
3 Tom Henke 35
4 Steve Bedrosian 31
4 Todd Worrell 31