On This Day

Monday, August 1, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 42 .592 --
Yankees 60 42 .588 0.5
Red Sox 60 43 .583 1.0
Indians 52 53 .495 10.0
Brewers 52 54 .491 10.5
Blue Jays 52 54 .491 10.5
Orioles 32 71 .311 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 41 .613 --
Twins 57 46 .553 6.5
Angels 54 51 .514 10.5
Royals 53 52 .505 11.5
Rangers 46 57 .447 17.5
White Sox 46 59 .438 18.5
Mariners 40 65 .381 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 63 41 .606 --
Pirates 59 45 .567 4.0
Expos 55 48 .534 7.5
Cubs 50 53 .485 12.5
Cardinals 45 59 .433 18.0
Phillies 45 59 .433 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 44 .577 --
Giants 57 48 .543 3.5
Astros 56 49 .533 4.5
Reds 52 53 .495 8.5
Padres 49 57 .462 12.0
Braves 35 70 .333 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 R. J. Reynolds 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Will Clark 3
2 Dwayne Murphy 3
2 Harold Reynolds 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 George Bell 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 R. J. Reynolds 3
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 Wally Joyner 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 1.50
2 Nolan Ryan 0.92
3 Todd Burns 0.50
3 Atlee Hammaker 0.50
3 Danny Jackson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Terry Clark 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Dave Stieb 6
3 Dave Leiper 5
4 Danny Jackson 4
4 Melido Perez 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Dave Leiper 1
1 Rob Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Dave Winfield .346
4 Mike Greenwell .341
5 George Brett .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 28
3 Gary Gaetti 24
4 Will Clark 23
4 Fred McGriff 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 86
2 Mike Greenwell 84
3 Will Clark 81
4 George Brett 78
4 Dave Winfield 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 56
2 Vince Coleman 54
2 Gerald Young 54
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 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 232
2 Mark Langston 162
3 Nolan Ryan 157
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 Wally Joyner .440
2 Jody Reed .429
3 Dave Gallagher .421
4 Todd Benzinger .417
5 Andre Dawson .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
2 Steve Balboni 6
3 George Brett 5
3 Brian Downing 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 16
1 Dave Henderson 16
3 Dave Winfield 15
4 Todd Benzinger 14
4 3 others tied 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 Jeff Montgomery 0.67
2 Charlie Leibrandt 0.69
3 Jeff Musselman 0.87
4 Tim Leary 1.00
4 Bryn Smith 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 4
2 Todd Burns 3
2 Don Carman 3
2 Storm Davis 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Sid Fernandez 27
3 Teddy Higuera 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Dave Righetti 5
2 Lee Smith 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Davis .412
2 Tony Gwynn .411
3 Julio Franco .394
4 Kirby Puckett .391
5 Jody Reed .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 11
2 Steve Balboni 10
3 Darryl Strawberry 9
4 Fred McGriff 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 28
2 Chili Davis 25
3 Dave Henderson 24
3 Wally Joyner 24
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 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.96
2 Bobby Witt 1.29
3 Bryn Smith 1.32
4 Jose Rijo 1.47
5 Dennis Martinez 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Kelly Downs 5
2 Doug Drabek 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 69
2 Jose Rijo 45
3 Sid Fernandez 41
4 Teddy Higuera 40
5 Nolan Ryan 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 12
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jim Gott 8
4 Steve Bedrosian 7
5 5 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Mike Greenwell .342
4 Alan Trammell .339
5 Tony Gwynn .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 44
2 Jose Canseco 40
3 Will Clark 39
4 Danny Tartabull 36
5 Dale Murphy 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 125
2 Mike Greenwell 124
3 George Brett 120
4 Will Clark 118
4 Darryl Strawberry 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 97
2 Gerald Young 72
3 Rickey Henderson 71
4 Ozzie Smith 51
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.17
2 Roger Clemens 2.35
3 Teddy Higuera 2.37
4 Frank Viola 2.51
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
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 344
2 Nolan Ryan 274
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