On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 66 43 .606 --
Yankees 61 46 .570 4.0
Red Sox 62 47 .569 4.0
Brewers 55 56 .495 12.0
Blue Jays 54 57 .486 13.0
Indians 53 57 .482 13.5
Orioles 37 72 .339 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 42 .622 --
Twins 61 48 .560 7.0
Angels 57 53 .518 11.5
Royals 55 54 .505 13.0
Rangers 47 60 .439 20.0
White Sox 48 62 .436 20.5
Mariners 41 69 .373 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 66 43 .606 --
Pirates 60 49 .550 6.0
Expos 59 49 .546 6.5
Cubs 53 55 .491 12.5
Cardinals 47 62 .431 19.0
Phillies 47 62 .431 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 46 .574 --
Astros 59 50 .541 3.5
Giants 57 52 .523 5.5
Reds 54 55 .495 8.5
Padres 51 59 .464 12.0
Braves 38 71 .349 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Francona 3
1 Ron Gant 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
1 Steve Lyons 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 4
2 Steve Balboni 3
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Eddie Murray 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Shawon Dunston 2
2 Steve Sax 2
2 Gerald Young 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oswaldo Peraza 2.50
2 Mark Gubicza 2.00
3 Dennis Rasmussen 1.00
3 Jose Rijo 1.00
5 Doyle Alexander 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Terry Clark 1
1 John Farrell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 10
1 Oswaldo Peraza 10
3 Tim Belcher 8
3 Dennis Rasmussen 8
3 Jose Rijo 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Alvarez 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 George Brett .337
4 Dave Winfield .334
5 Mike Greenwell .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 29
3 Fred McGriff 27
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 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 60
2 Gerald Young 57
3 Vince Coleman 56
4 Ozzie Smith 38
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 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 235
2 Mark Langston 169
3 Nolan Ryan 163
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 25
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Steinbach .429
2 Andre Dawson .412
2 Mickey Tettleton .412
4 Tony Armas .405
5 Dave Bergman .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Dan Pasqua 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 17
2 Eddie Murray 15
2 Darryl Strawberry 15
4 Steve Balboni 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Otis Nixon 10
3 Rex Hudler 9
4 Vince Coleman 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Robinson 0.51
2 Dennis Martinez 0.70
3 Jack Morris 0.72
4 Mike Dunne 0.75
5 Greg Swindell 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Don Carman 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Oswaldo Peraza 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
4 Mike Henneman 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .415
2 Julio Franco .385
3 Jody Reed .383
4 Dave Bergman .381
4 Eric Davis .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 12
2 Steve Balboni 11
3 Eddie Murray 9
4 Jose Canseco 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 26
1 Fred McGriff 26
3 Wally Joyner 24
4 Mike Greenwell 23
4 Kevin Mitchell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Otis Nixon 14
3 Rex Hudler 13
3 Gerald Young 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.77
2 Dennis Martinez 0.92
3 Greg Minton 1.03
4 Bryn Smith 1.09
5 Jeff Robinson 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
2 Don Carman 5
2 Terry Clark 5
2 Doug Drabek 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 64
2 Jose Rijo 52
3 Teddy Higuera 45
4 Sid Fernandez 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 12
2 Jim Gott 8
2 Dan Plesac 8
2 Bobby Thigpen 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .357
2 Wade Boggs .357
3 Alan Trammell .341
4 Mike Greenwell .334
5 Tony Gwynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 41
2 Jose Canseco 39
3 Will Clark 37
4 Danny Tartabull 36
5 Gary Gaetti 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 124
2 George Brett 120
2 Jose Canseco 120
4 Kirby Puckett 118
5 Will Clark 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 95
2 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Gerald Young 75
4 Ozzie Smith 53
5 Paul Molitor 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.23
2 Tim Leary 2.41
3 Roger Clemens 2.46
4 Frank Viola 2.47
5 Teddy Higuera 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Doyle Alexander 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 341
2 Nolan Ryan 268
3 Mark Langston 260
4 Charlie Hough 216
5 Jose DeLeon 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 John Franco 36
3 Bobby Thigpen 36
5 Doug Jones 32