On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 70 50 .583 --
Red Sox 67 53 .558 3.0
Yankees 65 52 .556 3.5
Brewers 61 62 .496 10.5
Blue Jays 60 61 .496 10.5
Indians 58 63 .479 12.5
Orioles 40 80 .333 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 45 .631 --
Twins 68 52 .567 8.0
Royals 62 58 .517 14.0
Angels 61 60 .504 15.5
White Sox 54 67 .446 22.5
Rangers 53 66 .445 22.5
Mariners 47 74 .388 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 50 .587 --
Pirates 67 54 .554 4.0
Expos 63 57 .525 7.5
Cubs 58 60 .492 11.5
Cardinals 53 67 .442 17.5
Phillies 51 69 .425 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 51 .575 --
Astros 65 56 .537 4.5
Giants 64 57 .529 5.5
Reds 61 58 .513 7.5
Padres 58 63 .479 11.5
Braves 41 79 .342 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Davis 3
1 Andres Galarraga 3
1 Terry Kennedy 3
1 Cal Ripken 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 2
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 5
2 Andres Galarraga 4
3 Andy Allanson 3
3 Terry Kennedy 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Cecil Espy 2
1 Robby Thompson 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 1.17
2 Kevin Gross 1.00
2 Charlie Lea 1.00
2 Mike Scott 1.00
5 Ed Whitson 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Whitson 8
2 Mike Krukow 7
2 Charlie Lea 7
2 Ramon Martinez 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Mike Greenwell .339
4 Rickey Henderson .333
5 Dave Winfield .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 32
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
3 Fred McGriff 27
4 Gary Gaetti 26
5 3 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 94
2 Mike Greenwell 93
3 Kirby Puckett 89
4 Will Clark 88
5 George Brett 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Gerald Young 58
4 Ozzie Smith 42
5 Willie McGee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.22
2 Frank Viola 2.36
3 Dennis Martinez 2.37
4 David Cone 2.43
5 Pascual Perez 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 19
2 Danny Jackson 17
3 Orel Hershiser 16
3 Greg Maddux 16
3 Rick Reuschel 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 242
2 Mark Langston 180
3 Nolan Ryan 171
4 Mike Scott 157
5 Sid Fernandez 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 34
2 Jeff Reardon 32
3 Dan Plesac 28
4 Doug Jones 27
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .429
2 Alan Trammell .426
3 Tony Gwynn .421
3 Mickey Tettleton .421
5 Oddibe McDowell .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 5
2 Todd Benzinger 4
2 Brian Downing 4
2 Carlton Fisk 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Eddie Murray 15
3 Todd Benzinger 14
3 Alan Trammell 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Vince Coleman 9
3 Luis Polonia 7
3 Andy Van Slyke 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Duane Ward 0.00
2 Jeff Musselman 0.64
3 Mike Scott 0.72
4 Jose Alvarez 0.73
5 Eric Show 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
2 David Cone 25
3 Mike Moore 24
4 Floyd Bannister 22
5 Mike Scott 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
3 John Franco 4
3 Tom Henke 4
3 Bobby Thigpen 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .414
2 Tony Gwynn .385
3 Julio Franco .383
4 Joe Orsulak .355
4 Terry Steinbach .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 10
2 Eddie Murray 9
3 Brian Downing 8
3 Fred McGriff 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 28
2 Dave Henderson 26
2 Mark McGwire 26
2 Eddie Murray 26
5 Steve Balboni 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Vince Coleman 17
3 Rex Hudler 15
4 Ozzie Smith 14
5 Otis Nixon 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 1.07
2 Doug Drabek 1.25
3 Mike Scott 1.43
4 Danny Jackson 1.44
5 Jeff Musselman 1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 51
2 Sid Fernandez 49
3 Jose Rijo 48
4 Teddy Higuera 45
5 David Cone 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
1 Jim Gott 9
3 Dave Righetti 8
4 Tim Burke 7
4 5 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .358
2 Wade Boggs .355
3 Alan Trammell .346
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Mike Greenwell .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 40
2 Jose Canseco 38
3 Mark McGwire 34
3 Dale Murphy 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 121
1 Kirby Puckett 121
3 Jose Canseco 120
4 George Brett 116
5 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 83
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 52
5 Willie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.33
2 Pascual Perez 2.42
3 David Cone 2.44
4 Teddy Higuera 2.48
5 Joe Magrane 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Rick Reuschel 21
4 Doyle Alexander 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 334
2 Nolan Ryan 251
3 Mark Langston 247
4 Jose DeLeon 206
5 Teddy Higuera 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
4 John Franco 35
5 Jim Gott 32