On This Day

Tuesday, August 23, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 52 .584 --
Red Sox 71 54 .568 2.0
Yankees 67 56 .545 5.0
Blue Jays 63 63 .500 10.5
Brewers 64 64 .500 10.5
Indians 60 66 .476 13.5
Orioles 42 82 .339 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 48 .622 --
Twins 71 54 .568 7.0
Royals 65 60 .520 13.0
Angels 62 64 .492 16.5
Rangers 56 68 .452 21.5
White Sox 54 72 .429 24.5
Mariners 51 75 .405 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 73 52 .584 --
Pirates 69 57 .548 4.5
Expos 64 61 .512 9.0
Cubs 61 62 .496 11.0
Cardinals 56 69 .448 17.0
Phillies 52 73 .416 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 53 .576 --
Giants 68 58 .540 4.5
Astros 68 58 .540 4.5
Reds 63 61 .508 8.5
Padres 61 64 .488 11.0
Braves 43 82 .344 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Claudell Washington 4
2 Wally Backman 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Mike Greenwell 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 2
1 Carmelo Martinez 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Todd Benzinger 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 4
1 Carmelo Martinez 4
3 Jesse Barfield 3
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 Rich Gedman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Norm Charlton 1.75
2 Ed Whitson 1.00
3 Mike Boddicker 0.78
4 David Cone 0.67
5 Bob Forsch 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Boddicker 7
1 Norm Charlton 7
1 Jamie Moyer 7
1 Ed Whitson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Duane Ward 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .350
3 Mike Greenwell .342
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Alan Trammell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 32
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
3 Fred McGriff 29
4 Gary Gaetti 26
5 3 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 100
2 Jose Canseco 95
3 Will Clark 91
3 Kirby Puckett 91
5 George Brett 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 72
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Gerald Young 58
4 Ozzie Smith 44
5 Willie McGee 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.35
2 Dennis Martinez 2.36
3 David Cone 2.37
4 Tim Leary 2.41
5 Pascual Perez 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 19
2 Danny Jackson 18
3 Orel Hershiser 17
3 Rick Reuschel 17
5 Greg Maddux 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 242
2 Mark Langston 180
3 Nolan Ryan 176
4 Mike Scott 159
5 2 tied 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 35
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 Alvin Davis .409
2 Wade Boggs .404
3 Tony Gwynn .400
3 Eddie Murray .400
5 Mike Greenwell .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 5
2 Jesse Barfield 4
2 Tom Brunansky 4
2 Alvin Davis 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 14
1 Mark McGwire 14
1 Danny Tartabull 14
4 Eric Davis 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Bo Jackson 7
2 Paul Molitor 7
2 Luis Polonia 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Terry 0.44
2 Danny Jackson 0.50
2 Jeff Ballard 0.50
4 Allan Anderson 0.56
5 Jeff Musselman 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 4
2 Juan Agosto 3
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Willie Fraser 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 36
2 David Cone 30
3 Tim Leary 24
4 Teddy Higuera 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 6
2 Mark Davis 3
2 Steve Farr 3
2 Scott Garrelts 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .413
2 Terry Francona .380
3 Wade Boggs .363
4 Rickey Henderson .358
5 Eddie Murray .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 8
2 Steve Balboni 7
2 Jesse Barfield 7
2 Todd Benzinger 7
2 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 27
2 Mike Greenwell 23
2 Dave Henderson 23
4 Wally Joyner 22
4 4 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 13
2 Rex Hudler 13
2 Otis Nixon 13
5 Ozzie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 1.04
2 Scott Terry 1.13
3 Jack Morris 1.24
4 Allan Anderson 1.40
5 Danny Jackson 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 6
1 Bruce Hurst 6
1 Danny Jackson 6
4 Mike Birkbeck 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 54
2 Mike Moore 52
3 Teddy Higuera 43
4 Mike Scott 42
5 David Cone 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 9
2 John Franco 8
3 Jeff Reardon 7
3 Dave Righetti 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Kirby Puckett .359
3 Alan Trammell .342
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Mike Greenwell .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Jose Canseco 36
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Will Clark 34
5 Fred McGriff 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 123
2 Kirby Puckett 122
3 George Brett 115
3 Will Clark 115
5 Jose Canseco 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 90
2 Rickey Henderson 87
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 54
5 Paul Molitor 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.31
2 Teddy Higuera 2.42
3 David Cone 2.44
4 Frank Viola 2.46
5 Tim Leary 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
1 Rick Reuschel 22
1 Frank Viola 22
4 Danny Jackson 21
5 Orel Hershiser 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 325
2 Nolan Ryan 249
3 Mark Langston 243
4 Jose DeLeon 208
5 Teddy Higuera 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 John Franco 34
4 Jim Gott 34