On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 41 .598 --
Yankees 60 42 .588 1.0
Red Sox 60 43 .583 1.5
Indians 52 53 .495 10.5
Brewers 52 54 .491 11.0
Blue Jays 51 54 .486 11.5
Orioles 32 71 .311 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 41 .610 --
Twins 57 45 .559 5.5
Angels 53 51 .510 10.5
Royals 52 52 .500 11.5
Rangers 46 57 .447 17.0
White Sox 46 58 .442 17.5
Mariners 40 64 .385 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 63 40 .612 --
Pirates 58 45 .563 5.0
Expos 55 48 .534 8.0
Cubs 50 53 .485 13.0
Cardinals 45 59 .433 18.5
Phillies 45 59 .433 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 43 .583 --
Giants 56 48 .538 4.5
Astros 56 48 .538 4.5
Reds 51 53 .490 9.5
Padres 48 57 .457 13.0
Braves 35 69 .337 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brett Butler 3
1 Terry Francona 3
1 Dan Gladden 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 3
1 Rich Gedman 3
1 Mel Hall 3
1 Bo Jackson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 3
2 Willie Wilson 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Sid Bream 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Leibrandt 1.83
2 Pete Smith 1.40
3 Ron Darling 1.00
4 Jack Morris 0.89
5 Scott Bankhead 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Bockus 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Leibrandt 11
2 Ron Darling 8
2 Jack Morris 8
4 Scott Bankhead 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Kirby Puckett .356
3 Dave Winfield .346
4 Mike Greenwell .341
5 George Brett .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 30
2 Darryl Strawberry 27
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 83
3 Will Clark 79
4 Dave Winfield 78
5 2 tied 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 Dennis Martinez 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Roger Clemens 15
2 Orel Hershiser 15
2 Greg Maddux 15
5 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 Dave Gallagher .457
2 Glenn Davis .455
3 Wally Joyner .444
4 Jody Reed .441
5 Todd Benzinger .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 7
2 Steve Balboni 6
2 Jose Canseco 6
4 George Brett 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Fred McGriff 16
3 Dave Winfield 15
4 Todd Benzinger 14
4 Wally Joyner 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Rex Hudler 9
2 Otis Nixon 9
4 Vince Coleman 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.56
2 Jeff Montgomery 0.67
3 Charlie Leibrandt 0.69
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 Danny Jackson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Jim Gott 5
2 Dave Righetti 5
2 Lee Smith 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .406
2 Julio Franco .390
3 Jody Reed .389
4 Kirby Puckett .385
5 Glenn Davis .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 10
1 Jose Canseco 10
3 Gary Gaetti 8
3 Fred McGriff 8
3 Darryl Strawberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 25
1 Chili Davis 25
3 Wally Joyner 24
4 Ellis Burks 23
4 Mike Greenwell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 19
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 Jose Rijo 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 69
2 Jose Rijo 45
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 .353
2 Kirby Puckett .352
3 Mike Greenwell .342
4 Alan Trammell .338
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 43
2 Jose Canseco 39
2 Will Clark 39
4 Andre Dawson 37
5 Danny Tartabull 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 124
2 Jose Canseco 122
3 George Brett 121
4 Will Clark 119
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.17
2 Roger Clemens 2.35
3 Teddy Higuera 2.37
4 Frank Viola 2.54
5 Dennis Martinez 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Orel Hershiser 20
3 Dave Stewart 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 344
2 Nolan Ryan 263
3 Mark Langston 258
4 Charlie Hough 215
5 Teddy Higuera 206

Saves

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