On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 43 .602 --
Red Sox 62 46 .574 3.0
Yankees 60 46 .566 4.0
Brewers 55 55 .500 11.0
Blue Jays 54 56 .491 12.0
Indians 52 57 .477 13.5
Orioles 36 72 .333 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 42 .618 --
Twins 61 47 .565 6.0
Angels 56 53 .514 11.5
Royals 54 54 .500 13.0
Rangers 47 59 .443 19.0
White Sox 48 61 .440 19.5
Mariners 41 68 .376 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 65 43 .602 --
Pirates 60 48 .556 5.0
Expos 58 49 .542 6.5
Cubs 52 55 .486 12.5
Cardinals 47 61 .435 18.0
Phillies 47 61 .435 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 46 .570 --
Astros 59 49 .546 2.5
Giants 57 51 .528 4.5
Reds 54 54 .500 7.5
Padres 50 59 .459 12.0
Braves 37 71 .343 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 5
2 Luis Aguayo 4
2 Thad Bosley 4
2 Daryl Boston 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Lombardozzi 4
1 Milt Thompson 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Eric Davis 3
3 12 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Puhl 2
1 Pat Sheridan 2
3 Ellis Burks 1
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 1.00
2 Mike Witt 0.89
3 Jose Bautista 0.83
4 Don Carman 0.67
4 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Sherman Corbett 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 8
2 Don Carman 6
2 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Juan Nieves 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Henneman 2
2 Joe Boever 1
2 Dennis Eckersley 1
2 John Franco 1
2 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .357
2 Wade Boggs .355
3 Dave Winfield .337
4 George Brett .336
5 Mike Greenwell .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 29
3 Fred McGriff 26
4 Gary Gaetti 25
5 Will Clark 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 88
2 Jose Canseco 87
3 Will Clark 85
4 Kirby Puckett 83
5 George Brett 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 57
2 Vince Coleman 55
2 Gerald Young 55
4 Ozzie Smith 37
5 Gary Pettis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.19
2 Tim Leary 2.24
3 Dennis Martinez 2.24
4 Frank Viola 2.32
5 David Cone 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 17
2 Roger Clemens 15
2 Orel Hershiser 15
2 Greg Maddux 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 235
2 Mark Langston 169
3 Nolan Ryan 157
4 Jose DeLeon 136
4 Mike Scott 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 32
2 Jeff Reardon 28
3 Dan Plesac 27
4 Doug Jones 24
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Joyner .436
2 Andre Dawson .423
3 Rickey Henderson .415
4 Tony Armas .415
5 Fred Manrique .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
3 Steve Balboni 5
3 Brian Downing 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 15
1 Chili Davis 15
1 Darryl Strawberry 15
4 Will Clark 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rex Hudler 12
2 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Otis Nixon 11
4 Vince Coleman 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 0.61
2 Dennis Martinez 0.70
3 Jack Morris 0.72
4 Greg Swindell 0.79
5 Bryn Smith 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 4
2 Allan Anderson 3
2 Don Carman 3
2 Danny Jackson 3
2 Calvin Schiraldi 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 33
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Jose Rijo 25
4 Jack Morris 23
5 5 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
2 Dave Righetti 5
2 Lee Smith 5
4 Tim Burke 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .412
2 Kirby Puckett .395
3 Jody Reed .394
4 Julio Franco .388
5 Eric Davis .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 25
1 Fred McGriff 25
3 Chili Davis 24
4 Steve Balboni 23
4 Mike Greenwell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
1 Otis Nixon 15
3 Rex Hudler 14
4 Gerald Young 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.77
2 Dennis Martinez 0.92
3 Bryn Smith 1.09
4 Jeff Robinson 1.56
5 Doug Drabek 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
2 Don Carman 5
2 Doug Drabek 5
2 Danny Jackson 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 64
2 Teddy Higuera 45
3 Jose Rijo 44
4 Mark Langston 42
5 Sid Fernandez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 12
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 .358
2 Wade Boggs .356
3 Alan Trammell .342
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Paul Molitor .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 43
2 Jose Canseco 39
3 Will Clark 37
4 Danny Tartabull 35
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 124
2 Jose Canseco 121
2 Kirby Puckett 121
4 George Brett 119
5 Will Clark 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 95
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 72
4 Ozzie Smith 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.23
2 Tim Leary 2.41
3 Roger Clemens 2.46
4 Frank Viola 2.51
5 Teddy Higuera 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 23
3 Dave Stewart 20
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 341
2 Nolan Ryan 262
3 Mark Langston 260
4 Jose DeLeon 210
4 Charlie Hough 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 John Franco 36
3 Bobby Thigpen 36
5 2 tied 31