On This Day

Saturday, August 13, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 47 .591 --
Red Sox 66 50 .569 2.5
Yankees 63 50 .558 4.0
Brewers 60 58 .508 9.5
Blue Jays 60 58 .508 9.5
Indians 54 63 .462 15.0
Orioles 38 77 .330 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 43 .636 --
Twins 65 50 .565 8.5
Royals 59 57 .509 15.0
Angels 58 59 .496 16.5
Rangers 51 63 .447 22.0
White Sox 52 65 .444 22.5
Mariners 44 73 .376 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 68 48 .586 --
Expos 63 52 .548 4.5
Pirates 64 53 .547 4.5
Cubs 56 58 .491 11.0
Cardinals 51 65 .440 17.0
Phillies 51 65 .440 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 50 .565 --
Astros 63 53 .543 2.5
Giants 61 55 .526 4.5
Reds 58 57 .504 7.0
Padres 54 62 .466 11.5
Braves 40 76 .345 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Dwight Evans 4
1 Mike Greenwell 4
1 Gene Larkin 4
1 Oddibe McDowell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Kelly Paris 2
4 Mike Greenwell 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 7
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Kelly Paris 5
2 Ruben Sierra 5
5 Gene Larkin 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Rex Hudler 2
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
4 Kal Daniels 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 1.80
2 Danny Jackson 1.25
3 Jeff Russell 0.83
4 Jeff Musselman 0.75
4 Ed Whitson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 Jamie Moyer 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 9
2 Bret Saberhagen 8
3 Jeff Robinson 6
4 Bob Forsch 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Ricky Horton 1
1 Andy McGaffigan 1
1 Duane Ward 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Mike Greenwell .337
4 Rickey Henderson .325
5 Dave Winfield .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 29
3 Fred McGriff 27
4 Gary Gaetti 26
5 Will Clark 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 92
1 Mike Greenwell 92
3 Will Clark 88
4 Kirby Puckett 86
5 George Brett 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Vince Coleman 58
3 Gerald Young 57
4 Ozzie Smith 39
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.29
2 David Cone 2.31
3 Pascual Perez 2.32
4 Dennis Martinez 2.33
5 Tim Leary 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 18
2 Orel Hershiser 16
2 Danny Jackson 16
2 Greg Maddux 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 241
2 Mark Langston 177
3 Nolan Ryan 169
4 Mike Scott 151
5 Jose DeLeon 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Jeff Reardon 30
3 Dan Plesac 27
4 Doug Jones 25
4 Bobby Thigpen 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .417
1 Mark Grace .417
3 Tony Armas .400
4 Ozzie Guillen .396
5 Dan Gladden .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Howell 5
1 Dan Pasqua 5
3 Steve Balboni 4
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 16
2 Gene Larkin 14
2 Eddie Murray 14
4 Jose Canseco 13
4 Alan Trammell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Rex Hudler 8
3 Paul Molitor 7
3 Otis Nixon 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 0.35
2 Duane Ward 0.61
3 Jack Morris 0.75
4 Doug Drabek 0.92
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Mike Birkbeck 3
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 28
2 Dave Stewart 25
3 Jose Rijo 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Tim Burke 4
2 Mike Henneman 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Glenn Davis .373
3 Jody Reed .371
4 Dan Gladden .371
5 Rickey Henderson .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 12
2 Steve Balboni 10
3 Kevin Mitchell 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Eddie Murray 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 27
2 Todd Benzinger 25
2 Jose Canseco 25
4 Steve Balboni 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Rex Hudler 16
3 Otis Nixon 14
4 Vince Coleman 13
5 Ozzie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 1.22
2 Tim Leary 1.41
3 Danny Jackson 1.41
4 Jeff Musselman 1.46
4 Bryn Smith 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Mike Birkbeck 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 55
2 Jose Rijo 52
3 Mike Scott 49
4 Teddy Higuera 48
5 Danny Jackson 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
2 Jim Gott 9
3 Tim Burke 7
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 6 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .357
2 Wade Boggs .354
3 Alan Trammell .338
4 Mike Greenwell .332
5 Tony Gwynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 40
2 Jose Canseco 39
3 Danny Tartabull 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 124
1 Mike Greenwell 124
3 Kirby Puckett 118
4 George Brett 117
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 89
2 Rickey Henderson 82
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 53
5 Paul Molitor 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.31
2 John Tudor 2.44
3 David Cone 2.46
4 Roger Clemens 2.53
5 Teddy Higuera 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Doyle Alexander 20
3 Orel Hershiser 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 339
2 Nolan Ryan 258
3 Mark Langston 251
4 Charlie Hough 210
5 Jose DeLeon 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
4 John Franco 35
5 Tom Henke 32