On This Day

Tuesday, July 26, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 40 .588 --
Tigers 56 40 .583 0.5
Red Sox 55 43 .561 2.5
Brewers 51 49 .510 7.5
Indians 50 50 .500 8.5
Blue Jays 49 52 .485 10.0
Orioles 31 67 .316 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 39 .614 --
Twins 55 43 .561 5.5
Royals 49 50 .495 12.0
Angels 48 51 .485 13.0
Rangers 45 53 .459 15.5
White Sox 45 54 .455 16.0
Mariners 39 61 .390 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 59 40 .596 --
Pirates 57 42 .576 2.0
Expos 51 47 .520 7.5
Cubs 48 50 .490 10.5
Cardinals 44 55 .444 15.0
Phillies 43 56 .434 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 40 .596 --
Astros 52 47 .525 7.0
Giants 51 48 .515 8.0
Reds 48 51 .485 11.0
Padres 46 54 .460 13.5
Braves 35 63 .357 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Candy Maldonado 5
1 Steve Sax 5
3 Bob Melvin 4
3 Kirby Puckett 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Kal Daniels 1
1 Rick Dempsey 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Fitzgerald 4
2 Jim Rice 3
2 Steve Sax 3
4 Chris Bando 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Tom Browning 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 2.00
2 Doug Drabek 1.40
3 Orel Hershiser 0.89
4 Charlie Leibrandt 0.88
5 Scott Bankhead 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 10
2 Orel Hershiser 8
3 Doug Drabek 7
3 Charlie Leibrandt 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .365
2 Wade Boggs .360
3 Mike Greenwell .344
4 Dave Winfield .337
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 80
2 Jose Canseco 77
3 Will Clark 76
3 Kirby Puckett 76
5 Glenn Davis 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 55
2 Gerald Young 52
3 Vince Coleman 51
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.73
2 Frank Viola 2.17
3 Roger Clemens 2.25
4 Greg Maddux 2.39
5 John Tudor 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Greg Maddux 15
3 Roger Clemens 14
3 Orel Hershiser 14
5 Rick Reuschel 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 219
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 Jeff Reardon 26
3 Dan Plesac 25
4 Doug Jones 24
5 Bobby Thigpen 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .462
2 Willie Upshaw .459
3 Kirby Puckett .444
4 Tony Gwynn .442
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
3 Darryl Strawberry 5
4 Steve Balboni 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Fred McGriff 15
3 Chris James 14
4 Glenn Davis 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Steve Sax 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Gerald Perry 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Todd Burns 0.00
2 Bruce Ruffin 0.59
3 Jeff Musselman 0.69
4 Tim Leary 0.72
5 Danny Jackson 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Brian Holton 3
1 Tim Leary 3
1 Mike Smithson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Teddy Higuera 31
3 Jose Rijo 25
4 Greg Swindell 24
5 Mike Scott 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Jim Gott 5
1 Jay Howell 5
4 Steve Bedrosian 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .431
2 Tony Gwynn .393
3 Chili Davis .392
4 Bob Boone .391
5 Wade Boggs .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
3 Steve Balboni 8
4 Jose Canseco 7
4 Gary Gaetti 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 25
2 Mike Greenwell 23
2 Kevin Mitchell 23
4 Jack Clark 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 16
2 Vince Coleman 14
2 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Steve Sax 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 1.24
2 Bobby Witt 1.38
3 Tim Leary 1.48
4 Roger Clemens 1.52
5 Joe Magrane 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
1 Kirk McCaskill 5
1 Jeff Parrett 5
1 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 66
2 Jose Rijo 50
3 John Candelaria 37
4 Teddy Higuera 36
4 Mike Moore 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jim Gott 8
3 Bobby Thigpen 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .355
2 Wade Boggs .354
3 Mike Greenwell .347
4 Alan Trammell .338
5 Tony Gwynn .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 43
2 Will Clark 39
3 Andre Dawson 38
4 Dale Murphy 37
5 Jose Canseco 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 125
2 Jose Canseco 121
3 Will Clark 119
4 George Brett 117
4 Dwight Evans 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 99
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 70
4 Paul Molitor 53
5 Ozzie Smith 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.96
2 Roger Clemens 2.29
3 Jimmy Key 2.39
4 Frank Viola 2.48
5 Teddy Higuera 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 23
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Orel Hershiser 20
3 Dave Stewart 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 335
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Mark Langston 257
4 Charlie Hough 220
5 Teddy Higuera 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 John Franco 33
5 Steve Bedrosian 32