On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 59 41 .590 --
Yankees 58 42 .580 1.0
Red Sox 58 43 .574 1.5
Indians 52 51 .505 8.5
Brewers 52 52 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 51 52 .495 9.5
Orioles 32 69 .317 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 41 .602 --
Twins 55 45 .550 5.5
Angels 51 51 .500 10.5
Royals 50 52 .490 11.5
Rangers 46 55 .455 15.0
White Sox 46 56 .451 15.5
Mariners 40 62 .392 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 61 40 .604 --
Pirates 58 43 .574 3.0
Expos 53 48 .525 8.0
Cubs 50 51 .495 11.0
Cardinals 45 57 .441 16.5
Phillies 43 59 .422 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 42 .584 --
Astros 55 47 .539 4.5
Giants 53 48 .525 6.0
Reds 50 52 .490 9.5
Padres 47 56 .456 13.0
Braves 35 66 .347 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jody Reed 7
2 Willie McGee 4
2 Paul Molitor 4
2 Ruben Sierra 4
2 B. J. Surhoff 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vance Law 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 George Brett 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 4
1 Vance Law 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Mike Greenwell 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 3
2 B. J. Surhoff 2
3 Vince Coleman 1
3 Mike Greenwell 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 1.50
2 Mike Scott 1.25
3 John Smiley 1.20
4 Eric King 1.14
5 Bret Saberhagen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 8
1 Eric King 8
1 Mark Langston 8
4 Jeff Musselman 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .363
2 Wade Boggs .358
3 Mike Greenwell .344
4 Dave Winfield .342
5 George Brett .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 27
2 Darryl Strawberry 26
3 Gary Gaetti 23
3 Fred McGriff 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 83
2 Jose Canseco 79
3 Will Clark 77
4 George Brett 76
4 2 others tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 55
2 Vince Coleman 54
3 Gerald Young 52
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 Ozzie Smith 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.08
2 Roger Clemens 2.25
3 Frank Viola 2.32
4 Tim Leary 2.38
5 Greg Maddux 2.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 219
2 Mark Langston 162
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Jose DeLeon 131
5 Mike Scott 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 30
2 Jeff Reardon 26
3 Dan Plesac 25
4 Doug Jones 24
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .459
2 Glenn Davis .436
3 Kirby Puckett .431
4 Wally Joyner .413
5 Don Mattingly .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 7
2 Steve Balboni 6
3 Brian Downing 5
3 Kevin Mitchell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 17
2 Mike Schmidt 16
3 George Brett 15
4 Todd Benzinger 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Vince Coleman 9
3 Rex Hudler 7
3 Otis Nixon 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reed 0.71
2 Danny Jackson 0.77
3 Jeff Musselman 0.87
4 Tim Leary 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Michael Jackson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Teddy Higuera 31
3 Jose Rijo 29
4 Tim Leary 23
4 Mike Scott 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
2 Jim Gott 6
2 Lee Smith 6
4 Steve Bedrosian 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .417
2 Tony Gwynn .406
2 Kirby Puckett .406
4 Chili Davis .386
5 Wade Boggs .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 9
2 Fred McGriff 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8
4 Jose Canseco 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 26
1 Kevin McReynolds 26
3 George Brett 22
3 Jack Clark 22
3 Mike Greenwell 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Vince Coleman 12
3 Rex Hudler 12
5 Steve Sax 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.96
2 Bobby Witt 1.29
3 Danny Jackson 1.31
4 Bryn Smith 1.32
5 Roger Clemens 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 5
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 Storm Davis 4
2 Kelly Downs 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 66
2 Jose Rijo 53
3 Mark Langston 39
3 Greg Swindell 39
5 Nolan Ryan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 12
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jim Gott 8
4 Steve Bedrosian 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Mike Greenwell .343
4 Alan Trammell .339
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 42
2 Will Clark 39
3 Andre Dawson 38
4 Jose Canseco 37
5 Dale Murphy 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 124
2 George Brett 120
2 Jose Canseco 120
4 Will Clark 118
5 3 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 99
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 70
4 Paul Molitor 50
5 Ozzie Smith 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.17
2 Roger Clemens 2.29
3 Jimmy Key 2.39
4 Teddy Higuera 2.48
5 Frank Viola 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 335
2 Nolan Ryan 263
3 Mark Langston 258
4 Charlie Hough 220
5 Teddy Higuera 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 36
2 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 John Franco 35
5 Todd Worrell 32