On This Day

Saturday, July 30, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 60 41 .594 --
Yankees 59 42 .584 1.0
Red Sox 59 43 .578 1.5
Indians 52 52 .500 9.5
Brewers 52 53 .495 10.0
Blue Jays 51 53 .490 10.5
Orioles 32 70 .314 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 41 .606 --
Twins 56 45 .554 5.5
Angels 52 51 .505 10.5
Royals 51 52 .495 11.5
Rangers 46 56 .451 16.0
White Sox 46 57 .447 16.5
Mariners 40 63 .388 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 62 40 .608 --
Pirates 58 44 .569 4.0
Expos 54 48 .529 8.0
Cubs 50 52 .490 12.0
Cardinals 45 58 .437 17.5
Phillies 44 59 .427 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 43 .578 --
Astros 56 47 .544 3.5
Giants 54 48 .529 5.0
Reds 51 52 .495 8.5
Padres 47 57 .452 13.0
Braves 35 67 .343 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Devon White 4
2 Bill Doran 3
2 Mike Fitzgerald 3
2 Ozzie Guillen 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 2
1 Dan Pasqua 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 George Brett 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 5
2 Steve Lyons 4
2 Danny Tartabull 4
4 Danny Darwin 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Henry Cotto 1
3 Bill Doran 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.71
2 Roger Clemens 1.62
3 Dave Stewart 1.12
4 Tom Browning 1.00
4 John Candelaria 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 13
2 Sid Fernandez 12
3 Dave Stewart 9
4 Teddy Higuera 6
4 Mike Moore 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .360
2 Wade Boggs .358
3 Mike Greenwell .344
4 Dave Winfield .343
5 George Brett .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 28
2 Darryl Strawberry 26
3 Gary Gaetti 24
4 Fred McGriff 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 84
2 Jose Canseco 80
3 Will Clark 78
4 George Brett 77
4 Dave Winfield 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 56
2 Vince Coleman 54
3 Gerald Young 53
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 Ozzie Smith 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.08
2 Roger Clemens 2.24
3 Frank Viola 2.32
4 John Tudor 2.35
5 Tim Leary 2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 232
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 John Franco 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Davis .457
2 Jody Reed .443
3 Cory Snyder .432
4 Todd Benzinger .426
5 Wally Joyner .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 7
2 Steve Balboni 5
2 George Brett 5
2 Brian Downing 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 17
1 Mike Schmidt 17
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 8
2 Rex Hudler 8
2 Willie McGee 8
2 Ozzie Smith 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Leibrandt 0.53
2 Jeff Montgomery 0.61
3 Jerry Reed 0.71
4 Danny Jackson 0.77
5 Jeff Musselman 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Sid Fernandez 27
3 Teddy Higuera 25
4 Tim Leary 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Jim Gott 5
2 Lee Smith 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .411
2 Jody Reed .402
3 Kirby Puckett .400
4 Julio Franco .385
5 Chili Davis .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 9
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Gary Gaetti 8
2 Fred McGriff 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 25
2 Kevin McReynolds 24
3 Ellis Burks 23
3 Mike Greenwell 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Rex Hudler 13
4 Vince Coleman 11
4 Ozzie Smith 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 Sid Fernandez 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
3 Allan Anderson 4
3 Tom Browning 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 69
2 Jose Rijo 53
3 Sid Fernandez 41
4 Teddy Higuera 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 13
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jim Gott 8
4 Steve Bedrosian 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Kirby Puckett .352
3 Mike Greenwell .343
4 Alan Trammell .338
5 Paul Molitor .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 42
2 Will Clark 39
3 Jose Canseco 38
3 Andre Dawson 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 125
2 George Brett 121
2 Jose Canseco 121
4 Will Clark 119
5 3 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 99
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 71
4 Ozzie Smith 51
5 Paul Molitor 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.17
2 Roger Clemens 2.28
3 Jimmy Key 2.39
4 Teddy Higuera 2.51
5 Frank Viola 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 348
2 Nolan Ryan 263
3 Mark Langston 258
4 Charlie Hough 225
5 Teddy Higuera 212

Saves

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