On This Day

Sunday, July 24, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 40 .579 --
Yankees 55 40 .579 0.0
Red Sox 54 42 .563 1.5
Brewers 51 47 .520 5.5
Indians 49 50 .495 8.0
Blue Jays 49 50 .495 8.0
Orioles 31 66 .320 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 38 .616 --
Twins 53 43 .552 6.5
Royals 49 49 .500 11.5
Angels 47 50 .485 13.0
Rangers 44 52 .458 15.5
White Sox 43 54 .443 17.0
Mariners 39 59 .398 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 58 39 .598 --
Pirates 56 41 .577 2.0
Expos 50 47 .515 8.0
Cubs 48 49 .495 10.0
Cardinals 43 54 .443 15.0
Phillies 42 55 .433 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 39 .594 --
Astros 52 46 .531 6.0
Giants 50 46 .521 7.0
Reds 47 50 .485 10.5
Padres 45 54 .455 13.5
Braves 34 62 .354 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
2 Dave Bergman 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
2 Randy Bush 3
2 Will Clark 3
2 Pete Incaviglia 3
2 Mike Schmidt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Perry 2
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Darren Daulton 1
2 Nick Esasky 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Armstrong 2.67
2 Pascual Perez 1.67
3 Sid Fernandez 1.43
4 Greg Swindell 1.33
5 Bob Welch 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 10
2 Jack Armstrong 8
2 Greg Swindell 8
2 Bob Welch 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Mike Greenwell .345
4 Dave Winfield .338
5 George Brett .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 26
2 Darryl Strawberry 25
3 Will Clark 22
3 Glenn Davis 22
3 Gary Gaetti 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 78
2 Jose Canseco 77
3 Will Clark 74
3 Glenn Davis 74
3 Kirby Puckett 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 52
1 Gerald Young 52
3 Vince Coleman 51
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 Ozzie Smith 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.73
2 Frank Viola 2.17
3 Greg Maddux 2.33
4 Roger Clemens 2.37
5 Teddy Higuera 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Greg Maddux 15
3 Roger Clemens 13
3 Orel Hershiser 13
3 Rick Reuschel 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 205
2 Mark Langston 154
3 Nolan Ryan 142
4 Mike Scott 124
5 Jose DeLeon 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 30
2 Dan Plesac 25
2 Jeff Reardon 25
4 Doug Jones 23
5 Bobby Thigpen 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Gladden .531
2 Tony Gwynn .481
3 Willie Upshaw .436
4 Don Mattingly .429
5 Jody Reed .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 6
2 Dale Murphy 5
3 Steve Balboni 4
3 Glenn Davis 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Fred McGriff 15
3 Glenn Davis 13
3 Tony Gwynn 13
3 Chris James 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Gerald Perry 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Steve Sax 6
3 Gerald Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Todd Burns 0.00
1 Bruce Ruffin 0.00
3 Teddy Higuera 0.51
4 Jeff Montgomery 0.63
5 Charlie Puleo 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Leary 3
1 Mike Smithson 3
3 Juan Agosto 2
3 Neil Allen 2
3 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 25
1 Bobby Witt 25
3 Greg Swindell 24
4 Teddy Higuera 22
4 Mike Scott 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Jim Gott 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .406
2 Kirby Puckett .404
3 Tony Gwynn .396
4 Wade Boggs .377
5 Jody Reed .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 9
2 Steve Balboni 8
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 26
1 Mike Greenwell 26
3 Jose Canseco 25
4 Jack Clark 23
4 Gary Gaetti 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Gerald Young 12
4 Rickey Henderson 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 1.24
2 Bobby Witt 1.38
3 Tim Leary 1.48
4 Jimmy Key 1.49
5 Joe Magrane 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
1 Jeff Parrett 5
1 Frank Viola 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 56
2 Jose Rijo 51
3 Mark Langston 40
4 Nolan Ryan 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
1 Dan Plesac 9
3 Steve Bedrosian 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .350
3 Mike Greenwell .349
4 Tony Gwynn .339
5 Alan Trammell .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 42
2 Will Clark 41
3 Andre Dawson 39
4 Jose Canseco 37
5 Dale Murphy 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 125
2 Mike Greenwell 124
3 Will Clark 121
4 George Brett 118
4 Dwight Evans 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 67
4 Paul Molitor 56
5 Ozzie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.96
2 Roger Clemens 2.29
3 Jimmy Key 2.35
4 Frank Viola 2.48
5 Teddy Higuera 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 23
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 335
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Mark Langston 257
4 Charlie Hough 221
5 Teddy Higuera 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Bobby Thigpen 35
4 Steve Bedrosian 32
4 John Franco 32