On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 71 50 .587 --
Red Sox 68 53 .562 3.0
Yankees 66 53 .555 4.0
Brewers 62 62 .500 10.5
Blue Jays 60 62 .492 11.5
Indians 59 63 .484 12.5
Orioles 41 80 .339 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 46 .626 --
Twins 68 53 .562 8.0
Royals 62 59 .512 14.0
Angels 61 61 .500 15.5
Rangers 54 66 .450 21.5
White Sox 54 68 .443 22.5
Mariners 48 75 .390 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 51 .582 --
Pirates 67 55 .549 4.0
Expos 63 58 .521 7.5
Cubs 59 60 .496 10.5
Cardinals 54 67 .446 16.5
Phillies 51 70 .421 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 51 .579 --
Astros 66 56 .541 4.5
Giants 65 57 .533 5.5
Reds 61 59 .508 8.5
Padres 59 63 .484 11.5
Braves 41 80 .339 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Darnell Coles 4
2 Henry Cotto 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Joey Meyer 4
2 Ken Oberkfell 4
2 Jose Oquendo 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Terry Blocker 1
2 Henry Cotto 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Moore 2.29
2 Tom Candiotti 1.50
3 Orel Hershiser 1.33
4 Danny Darwin 1.25
4 Bobby Witt 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 John Costello 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 16
2 Bobby Witt 10
3 Kelly Downs 9
4 John Candelaria 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .350
3 Mike Greenwell .340
4 Dave Winfield .333
5 Rickey Henderson .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 96
2 Jose Canseco 94
3 Kirby Puckett 89
4 Will Clark 88
5 George Brett 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Gerald Young 58
4 Ozzie Smith 42
5 Willie McGee 38

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 19
2 Orel Hershiser 17
2 Danny Jackson 17
4 Greg Maddux 16
4 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 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 34
2 Jeff Reardon 32
3 Dan Plesac 29
4 Doug Jones 28
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .421
2 Mike Marshall .404
3 Dave Henderson .400
3 Mickey Tettleton .400
5 Eddie Murray .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 5
2 Eric Davis 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 16
3 Eric Davis 15
4 Sid Bream 13
4 Ruben Sierra 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Luis Polonia 7
4 Bo Jackson 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Moore 0.70
2 Mike Scott 0.72
3 Jeff Musselman 0.86
4 Scott Bankhead 1.14
5 Jeff Ballard 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Jeff Montgomery 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 36
2 David Cone 25
3 Floyd Bannister 22
4 Sid Fernandez 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
3 John Franco 4
3 Tom Henke 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .417
2 Tony Gwynn .384
3 Julio Franco .371
4 Joe Orsulak .368
5 Tony Armas .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 9
1 Eddie Murray 9
3 Brian Downing 8
3 Fred McGriff 8
3 Dave Winfield 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 28
2 Eddie Murray 27
3 Dave Henderson 25
4 Wally Joyner 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Rex Hudler 15
4 Ozzie Smith 14
5 Otis Nixon 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 1.07
2 Mike Scott 1.13
3 Doug Drabek 1.25
4 Greg Swindell 1.42
5 Danny Jackson 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Kelly Downs 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 54
1 Mike Moore 54
3 Teddy Higuera 45
4 Bobby Witt 43
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 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .360
2 Wade Boggs .358
3 Alan Trammell .346
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Mike Greenwell .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Jose Canseco 36
3 Mark McGwire 34
3 Dale Murphy 34
5 Will Clark 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 124
2 Kirby Puckett 121
3 Jose Canseco 117
4 George Brett 114
5 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 86
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 52
5 Paul Molitor 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 Orel Hershiser 21
3 Rick Reuschel 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 334
2 Nolan Ryan 251
3 Mark Langston 247
4 Jose DeLeon 208
5 Teddy Higuera 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 John Franco 35
5 2 tied 32