On This Day

Sunday, August 28, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 55 .574 --
Red Sox 73 56 .566 1.0
Yankees 68 60 .531 5.5
Brewers 67 66 .504 9.0
Blue Jays 64 66 .492 10.5
Indians 63 67 .485 11.5
Orioles 45 84 .349 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 50 .618 --
Twins 72 57 .558 8.0
Royals 68 61 .527 12.0
Angels 66 64 .508 14.5
Rangers 59 69 .461 20.5
White Sox 56 74 .431 24.5
Mariners 52 79 .397 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 76 53 .589 --
Pirates 70 60 .538 6.5
Expos 66 63 .512 10.0
Cubs 64 64 .500 11.5
Cardinals 59 71 .454 17.5
Phillies 52 77 .403 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 54 .581 --
Astros 70 60 .538 5.5
Giants 69 61 .531 6.5
Reds 66 63 .512 9.0
Padres 64 65 .496 11.0
Braves 45 85 .346 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Tim Flannery 4
1 Dale Sveum 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Joey Meyer 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
4 Dave Bergman 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Ron Gant 2
1 Andy Van Slyke 2
4 Lenny Dykstra 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.83
2 John Smoltz 1.20
3 Danny Darwin 1.17
4 Jose Guzman 1.00
4 John Tudor 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 11
2 Danny Darwin 7
2 Ed Whitson 7
4 Doug Drabek 6
4 6 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Mike Greenwell .341
4 Dave Winfield .329
5 Alan Trammell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
2 Fred McGriff 30
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Glenn Davis 26
4 Gary Gaetti 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 103
2 Jose Canseco 99
3 George Brett 94
4 Kirby Puckett 93
5 Will Clark 91

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 John Tudor 2.37
2 David Cone 2.37
3 Teddy Higuera 2.41
4 Frank Viola 2.43
5 Tim Leary 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 19
2 Danny Jackson 18
3 Orel Hershiser 17
3 Rick Reuschel 17
5 3 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 Mookie Wilson .436
2 Joey Meyer .433
3 Eddie Murray .431
4 Wade Boggs .417
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
4 Jesse Barfield 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 16
2 Eric Davis 14
2 Rob Deer 14
2 Carmelo Martinez 14
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
2 Brett Butler 7
2 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Bo Jackson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave LaPoint 0.00
2 Teddy Higuera 0.72
3 Jeff Pico 0.89
4 Jim Deshaies 1.13
4 Pete Smith 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Tim Leary 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 46
2 Bobby Witt 28
3 Teddy Higuera 26
4 Mark Gubicza 24
5 Frank Viola 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
1 Doug Jones 5
3 Mitch Williams 4
3 Todd Worrell 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Armas .397
2 Claudell Washington .384
3 Eddie Murray .382
4 Wade Boggs .375
5 Tony Gwynn .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 9
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Fred McGriff 8
4 Tony Armas 7
4 8 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 26
1 Danny Tartabull 26
3 Paul Molitor 24
4 Chili Davis 23
4 Mike Greenwell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Ozzie Smith 14
3 Vince Coleman 13
4 Paul Molitor 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pico 0.79
2 Doug Drabek 1.30
3 Pete Smith 1.40
4 Mike Scott 1.44
5 Jack Morris 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Bob Forsch 5
2 Danny Jackson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 65
2 Sid Fernandez 48
3 Bobby Witt 45
4 Teddy Higuera 43
5 David Cone 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Todd Worrell 7
3 Mark Davis 6
3 John Franco 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 .347
4 Mike Greenwell .338
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 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 126
2 Kirby Puckett 121
3 Jose Canseco 117
4 George Brett 116
5 Will Clark 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 90
2 Rickey Henderson 88
3 Gerald Young 71
4 Ozzie Smith 55
5 Paul Molitor 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.42
2 David Cone 2.43
3 Pascual Perez 2.43
4 John Tudor 2.45
5 Teddy Higuera 2.46

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 41
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
4 John Franco 35
5 3 tied 33