On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 69 49 .585 --
Red Sox 66 52 .559 3.0
Yankees 64 51 .557 3.5
Brewers 61 60 .504 9.5
Blue Jays 60 60 .500 10.0
Indians 56 63 .471 13.5
Orioles 39 79 .331 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 44 .633 --
Twins 67 51 .568 8.0
Royals 61 58 .513 14.5
Angels 60 59 .504 15.5
White Sox 53 66 .445 22.5
Rangers 52 65 .444 22.5
Mariners 46 73 .387 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 48 .597 --
Pirates 66 54 .550 5.5
Expos 63 55 .534 7.5
Cubs 57 59 .491 12.5
Cardinals 52 66 .441 18.5
Phillies 51 67 .432 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 51 .568 --
Astros 64 55 .538 3.5
Giants 62 57 .521 5.5
Reds 60 57 .513 6.5
Padres 56 63 .471 11.5
Braves 41 78 .345 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 5
2 Scott Bradley 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Kal Daniels 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 2
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Bo Diaz 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 5
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Mel Hall 3
2 Candy Maldonado 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Bo Jackson 2
2 Stan Jefferson 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.00
2 Scott Bankhead 0.89
3 Storm Davis 0.83
3 Dwight Gooden 0.83
5 Doug Drabek 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Bankhead 8
1 Charlie Hough 8
3 Doug Drabek 6
3 Mark Gubicza 6
3 Tim Leary 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .357
3 Mike Greenwell .336
4 Alan Trammell .329
5 Rickey Henderson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
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 Kirby Puckett 89
4 Will Clark 88
5 George Brett 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Vince Coleman 61
3 Gerald Young 58
4 Ozzie Smith 41
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.29
2 David Cone 2.31
3 Pascual Perez 2.32
4 Frank Viola 2.36
5 Dennis Martinez 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 19
2 Orel Hershiser 16
2 Danny Jackson 16
2 Greg Maddux 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 242
2 Mark Langston 177
3 Nolan Ryan 171
4 Mike Scott 151
5 Sid Fernandez 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 34
2 Jeff Reardon 31
3 Dan Plesac 28
4 John Franco 26
4 2 others tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .439
2 Oddibe McDowell .413
3 Mark Grace .404
4 Alan Trammell .396
5 Tony Armas .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 5
2 Todd Benzinger 4
2 Kirk Gibson 4
2 Jack Howell 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 17
2 Todd Benzinger 14
2 Sid Bream 14
2 Mark McGwire 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Andy Van Slyke 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
3 Luis Polonia 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Duane Ward 0.00
2 Mike Scott 0.35
3 Jose Alvarez 0.73
4 Eric Show 1.00
5 Mike Moore 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Birkbeck 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Tim Leary 3
1 Mike Scott 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
2 Jose Rijo 25
3 Mike Moore 24
4 Floyd Bannister 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 5
1 Bobby Thigpen 5
3 Tim Burke 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .384
2 Tony Gwynn .378
3 Julio Franco .373
4 Kirby Puckett .364
5 Wade Boggs .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 11
2 Steve Balboni 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
4 Brian Downing 8
4 Kevin Mitchell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 28
2 Eddie Murray 26
3 Dave Henderson 25
4 Fred McGriff 24
4 Mark McGwire 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Vince Coleman 15
2 Rex Hudler 15
4 Otis Nixon 13
4 Ozzie Smith 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 1.25
2 Mike Scott 1.27
3 Jeff Musselman 1.46
3 Bryn Smith 1.46
5 Danny Jackson 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Mike Birkbeck 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Doug Drabek 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 54
2 Jose Rijo 48
3 Teddy Higuera 45
3 Mike Scott 45
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 11
2 Jim Gott 9
3 Tim Burke 7
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .359
2 Wade Boggs .353
3 Alan Trammell .342
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Mike Greenwell .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 40
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Dale Murphy 34
3 Danny Tartabull 34
5 Will Clark 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 121
2 Mike Greenwell 120
3 Jose Canseco 119
4 George Brett 117
5 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 89
2 Rickey Henderson 82
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.31
2 David Cone 2.35
3 John Tudor 2.39
4 Teddy Higuera 2.48
5 Frank Viola 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 334
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Mark Langston 251
4 Charlie Hough 213
5 Jose DeLeon 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 38
4 John Franco 35
5 Jim Gott 32