On This Day

Thursday, August 25, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 53 .579 --
Red Sox 71 55 .563 2.0
Yankees 68 57 .544 4.5
Brewers 65 65 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 63 64 .496 10.5
Indians 61 66 .480 12.5
Orioles 44 82 .349 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 49 .617 --
Twins 72 54 .571 6.0
Royals 65 61 .516 13.0
Angels 63 64 .496 15.5
Rangers 57 68 .456 20.5
White Sox 55 72 .433 23.5
Mariners 51 77 .398 28.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 74 52 .587 --
Pirates 69 58 .543 5.5
Expos 65 61 .516 9.0
Cubs 63 62 .504 10.5
Cardinals 57 70 .449 17.5
Phillies 52 74 .413 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 54 .571 --
Giants 68 59 .535 4.5
Astros 68 59 .535 4.5
Reds 65 61 .516 7.0
Padres 62 64 .492 10.0
Braves 43 84 .339 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryne Sandberg 3
2 Andre Dawson 2
2 Rob Deer 2
2 Jim Gantner 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 1
1 Willie McGee 1
1 Ryne Sandberg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 3
2 Jody Davis 2
2 Rafael Palmeiro 2
4 Jack Clark 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Jim Gantner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 2.25
2 Calvin Schiraldi 1.20
3 Keith Brown 0.50
4 German Jimenez 0.40
5 Greg Mathews 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Brown 1
1 Teddy Higuera 1
1 Calvin Schiraldi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Calvin Schiraldi 12
2 Teddy Higuera 9
3 German Jimenez 4
4 Keith Brown 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Mike Greenwell .341
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Alan Trammell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 33
2 Fred McGriff 30
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Gary Gaetti 26
5 3 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 100
2 Jose Canseco 97
3 Kirby Puckett 93
4 Will Clark 91
5 George Brett 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 73
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Gerald Young 58
4 Ozzie Smith 45
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.35
2 David Cone 2.37
3 Tim Leary 2.41
4 Teddy Higuera 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 248
2 Mark Langston 185
2 Nolan Ryan 185
4 Mike Scott 159
5 Jose DeLeon 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 35
2 Jeff Reardon 32
3 Doug Jones 29
3 Dan Plesac 29
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .438
2 Carlton Fisk .429
3 Mike Greenwell .420
4 Lou Whitaker .410
5 Claudell Washington .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Tom Brunansky 4
2 Rob Deer 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 17
2 Eric Davis 14
2 Mark McGwire 14
4 Rob Deer 13
4 Carmelo Martinez 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Paul Molitor 8
3 Bo Jackson 6
3 Ozzie Smith 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ricky Horton 0.00
2 Scott Terry 0.44
3 Allan Anderson 0.56
3 Scott Bankhead 0.56
5 Danny Jackson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 40
2 David Cone 30
3 Bobby Witt 28
4 Teddy Higuera 26
5 Tim Leary 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
2 Doug Jones 4
3 Mark Davis 3
3 John Franco 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .412
2 Terry Francona .385
3 Tony Gwynn .368
4 Wade Boggs .358
5 Eddie Murray .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 Eddie Murray 8
3 Steve Balboni 7
3 Jesse Barfield 7
3 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 27
2 Dave Henderson 23
2 Eddie Murray 23
2 Danny Tartabull 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Otis Nixon 14
3 Rex Hudler 13
3 Ozzie Smith 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 1.04
2 Scott Terry 1.23
3 Jack Morris 1.24
4 Mike Scott 1.29
5 Allan Anderson 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Mike Birkbeck 5
2 Tom Browning 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 59
2 Bobby Witt 45
3 Sid Fernandez 44
4 Teddy Higuera 43
4 Nolan Ryan 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
1 Jim Gott 9
3 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Tom Henke 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .362
2 Wade Boggs .361
3 Alan Trammell .347
4 Mike Greenwell .337
5 Tony Gwynn .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Will Clark 34
5 Fred McGriff 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 123
1 Kirby Puckett 123
3 Jose Canseco 116
4 Will Clark 115
5 George Brett 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 90
2 Rickey Henderson 88
3 Gerald Young 71
4 Paul Molitor 55
4 Ozzie Smith 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.31
2 Teddy Higuera 2.37
3 David Cone 2.43
4 Frank Viola 2.46
5 Tim Leary 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 331
2 Nolan Ryan 258
3 Mark Langston 248
4 Teddy Higuera 214
5 Jose DeLeon 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
4 John Franco 35
5 Jim Gott 33