On This Day

Friday, August 26, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 53 .583 --
Red Sox 72 55 .567 2.0
Yankees 68 58 .540 5.5
Brewers 65 66 .496 11.0
Blue Jays 63 65 .492 11.5
Indians 62 66 .484 12.5
Orioles 44 83 .346 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 49 .620 --
Twins 72 55 .567 7.0
Royals 66 61 .520 13.0
Angels 64 64 .500 15.5
Rangers 58 68 .460 20.5
White Sox 55 73 .430 24.5
Mariners 51 78 .395 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 75 52 .591 --
Pirates 69 59 .539 6.5
Expos 65 62 .512 10.0
Cubs 63 63 .500 11.5
Cardinals 58 70 .453 17.5
Phillies 52 75 .409 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 54 .575 --
Astros 69 59 .539 4.5
Giants 68 60 .531 5.5
Reds 65 62 .512 8.0
Padres 63 64 .496 10.0
Braves 44 84 .344 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Larkin 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 5
2 Vince Coleman 3
2 Bo Jackson 3
4 Andy Allanson 2
4 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Kilgus 1.67
2 Jim Deshaies 1.20
3 Tim Belcher 1.00
3 Pete Smith 1.00
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Kilgus 10
2 Tim Belcher 8
3 Scott Bankhead 6
3 Jim Deshaies 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Kirby Puckett .352
3 Mike Greenwell .341
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Gerald Perry .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
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 99
3 Kirby Puckett 93
4 Will Clark 91
5 George Brett 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 73
2 Vince Coleman 64
3 Gerald Young 59
4 Ozzie Smith 46
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.37
2 Tim Leary 2.41
3 Teddy Higuera 2.41
4 Pascual Perez 2.43
5 Frank Viola 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 2 tied 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 35
2 Jeff Reardon 32
3 Doug Jones 30
4 Dan Plesac 29
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Greenwell .420
2 Gerald Perry .405
3 Eddie Murray .404
4 Mookie Wilson .400
5 Claudell Washington .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
3 Tom Brunansky 4
3 Joe Carter 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carmelo Martinez 14
1 Danny Tartabull 14
3 Eric Davis 12
3 Rob Deer 12
3 Mike Greenwell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Paul Molitor 7
2 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 Bo Jackson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ricky Horton 0.00
2 Allan Anderson 0.56
3 Roy Smith 0.71
4 Teddy Higuera 0.72
5 Joe Magrane 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 4 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 Doug Jones 5
2 Mark Davis 4
2 Jim Gott 4
4 John Franco 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .418
2 Eddie Murray .375
3 Tony Gwynn .368
4 Terry Francona .363
5 Tony Armas .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Bo Jackson 8
2 Eddie Murray 8
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 26
2 Danny Tartabull 24
3 Dave Henderson 23
3 Wally Joyner 23
3 Eddie Murray 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Otis Nixon 14
2 Ozzie Smith 14
4 Vince Coleman 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 1.04
2 Greg Minton 1.08
2 Jeff Pico 1.08
4 Mike Scott 1.29
4 Jack Morris 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Mike Birkbeck 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 Dave LaPoint 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 59
2 Sid Fernandez 48
3 Bobby Witt 45
4 Frank Viola 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 8
1 Jim Gott 8
3 Mark Davis 6
3 Tom Henke 6
3 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .359
2 Wade Boggs .358
3 Alan Trammell .343
4 Mike Greenwell .337
5 Tony Gwynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 38
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
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 121
3 Jose Canseco 118
4 Will Clark 115
5 George Brett 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 89
2 Rickey Henderson 88
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 56
5 Paul Molitor 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.31
2 Frank Viola 2.42
3 David Cone 2.43
4 Teddy Higuera 2.46
5 Allan Anderson 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 326
2 Nolan Ryan 258
3 Mark Langston 248
4 Jose DeLeon 210
5 Teddy Higuera 204

Saves

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