On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 54 .578 --
Red Sox 72 56 .563 2.0
Yankees 68 59 .535 5.5
Brewers 66 66 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 63 66 .488 11.5
Indians 62 67 .481 12.5
Orioles 44 84 .344 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 49 .623 --
Twins 72 56 .563 8.0
Royals 67 61 .523 13.0
Angels 65 64 .504 15.5
Rangers 59 68 .465 20.5
White Sox 56 73 .434 24.5
Mariners 52 78 .400 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 76 52 .594 --
Pirates 69 60 .535 7.5
Expos 66 62 .516 10.0
Cubs 64 63 .504 11.5
Cardinals 58 71 .450 18.5
Phillies 52 76 .406 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 54 .578 --
Astros 70 59 .543 4.5
Giants 68 61 .527 6.5
Reds 66 62 .516 8.0
Padres 63 65 .492 11.0
Braves 44 85 .341 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Gallagher 4
1 Chris Sabo 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
4 Wade Boggs 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Scott Bradley 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 3
1 Scott Bradley 3
3 Ellis Burks 2
3 Eric Davis 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Chris Sabo 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gubicza 1.56
2 Jimmy Jones 0.83
3 Joe Magrane 0.78
4 Jeff Pico 0.75
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Terry Clark 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 14
2 Joe Magrane 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Charlie Hough 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Mike Greenwell .342
4 Dave Winfield .330
5 Alan Trammell .326

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 66
3 Gerald Young 59
4 Ozzie Smith 46
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.32
2 David Cone 2.37
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 2 tied 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
1 Eddie Murray .420
3 Wade Boggs .417
4 Joey Meyer .414
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
3 Jesse Barfield 4
3 Joe Carter 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 16
2 Eric Davis 14
2 Carmelo Martinez 14
4 Todd Benzinger 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
2 Ozzie Smith 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Bo Jackson 6
3 Paul Molitor 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave LaPoint 0.00
1 Ricky Horton 0.00
3 Allan Anderson 0.56
4 Roy Smith 0.71
5 Teddy Higuera 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Tim Leary 3
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3
1 Scott Terry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 40
2 Bobby Witt 28
3 Teddy Higuera 26
4 Mark Gubicza 24
5 Frank Viola 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 5
2 Jim Gott 4
2 Mitch Williams 4
4 Mark Davis 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .382
2 Claudell Washington .378
3 Wade Boggs .376
4 Tony Armas .372
5 Tony Gwynn .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
1 Eric Davis 8
1 Bo Jackson 8
1 Fred McGriff 8
1 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 26
1 Danny Tartabull 26
3 Eric Davis 23
3 Eddie Murray 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 14
2 Otis Nixon 14
2 Ozzie Smith 14
5 Paul Molitor 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pico 0.79
2 Doug Drabek 1.04
3 Greg Minton 1.08
4 Pete Smith 1.40
5 Allan Anderson 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 5
1 Mike Birkbeck 5
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 59
2 Sid Fernandez 48
3 Bobby Witt 45
4 Teddy Higuera 43
5 David Cone 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
1 Jim Gott 7
3 Mark Davis 6
3 Doug Jones 6
3 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Kirby Puckett .356
3 Alan Trammell .346
4 Mike Greenwell .338
5 Tony Gwynn .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 38
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Will Clark 34
5 Fred McGriff 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 123
2 Kirby Puckett 121
3 Jose Canseco 117
4 Will Clark 115
5 George Brett 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 88
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 56
5 Paul Molitor 54

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 Joe Magrane 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
1 Frank Viola 22
3 Rick Reuschel 21
4 Mark Gubicza 20
4 2 others tied 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