On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 57 .565 --
Red Sox 73 58 .557 1.0
Yankees 68 62 .523 5.5
Brewers 68 67 .504 8.0
Blue Jays 65 67 .492 9.5
Indians 64 68 .485 10.5
Orioles 46 85 .351 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 50 .624 --
Twins 73 58 .557 9.0
Royals 69 62 .527 13.0
Angels 67 65 .508 15.5
Rangers 60 70 .462 21.5
White Sox 58 74 .439 24.5
Mariners 54 79 .406 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 78 53 .595 --
Pirates 71 61 .538 7.5
Expos 66 65 .504 12.0
Cubs 65 65 .500 12.5
Cardinals 61 71 .462 17.5
Phillies 54 77 .412 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 54 .588 --
Astros 71 61 .538 6.5
Giants 69 63 .523 8.5
Reds 67 64 .511 10.0
Padres 64 67 .489 13.0
Braves 45 87 .341 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Fletcher 5
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 Rob Deer 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Scott Bradley 1
2 Darnell Coles 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 5
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 Scott Bradley 3
2 Cecil Espy 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Bob Brower 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brian Holman 1.67
2 Orel Hershiser 1.12
3 Dave Stewart 1.00
4 Bob Ojeda 0.86
5 Roger Clemens 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Jeff Bittiger 1
1 Mike Campbell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brian Holman 10
2 Roger Clemens 9
2 Orel Hershiser 9
4 Dave Stewart 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Brad Havens 1
1 Barry Jones 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .345
3 Mike Greenwell .342
4 Dave Winfield .330
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
2 Fred McGriff 30
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Glenn Davis 26
4 2 others tied 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 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 73
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Gerald Young 59
4 Ozzie Smith 46
5 3 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.25
2 John Tudor 2.37
3 Teddy Higuera 2.42
4 Dennis Martinez 2.43
5 Frank Viola 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 19
1 Frank Viola 19
3 Orel Hershiser 18
4 Rick Reuschel 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 257
2 Nolan Ryan 196
3 Mark Langston 189
4 Jose DeLeon 166
5 2 tied 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
2 Jeff Reardon 33
3 Doug Jones 30
4 Dan Plesac 29
5 2 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Meyer .444
2 Carlton Fisk .415
3 Mookie Wilson .409
4 Eddie Murray .408
5 Danny Tartabull .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 16
1 Rob Deer 16
1 Danny Tartabull 16
4 Carmelo Martinez 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Brett Butler 8
3 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Cecil Espy 6
4 Rickey Henderson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave LaPoint 0.42
2 Larry Andersen 0.67
2 Bob Walk 0.67
4 Greg Minton 0.69
5 Jeff Pico 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 35
2 David Cone 26
2 Bobby Witt 26
4 Nolan Ryan 25
5 Mark Gubicza 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
2 Doug Jones 4
2 Mitch Williams 4
2 Todd Worrell 4
5 12 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .377
2 Eddie Murray .376
3 Tony Armas .375
4 Terry Francona .366
5 Claudell Washington .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Bo Jackson 8
4 Kent Hrbek 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 26
2 Danny Tartabull 24
3 Eric Davis 23
4 Todd Benzinger 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Paul Molitor 11
3 Ozzie Smith 11
3 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pico 0.85
2 Doug Drabek 1.30
3 Pete Smith 1.40
4 Jack Morris 1.45
5 Mike Scott 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
1 Dave LaPoint 6
3 Bob Forsch 5
3 Teddy Higuera 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 59
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 David Cone 48
4 Teddy Higuera 43
4 Bobby Witt 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Bobby Thigpen 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Alan Trammell .347
3 Kirby Puckett .346
4 Mike Greenwell .339
5 Tony Gwynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 38
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Will Clark 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 126
2 Jose Canseco 117
3 George Brett 116
4 Kirby Puckett 115
5 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 89
2 Rickey Henderson 88
3 Gerald Young 71
4 Ozzie Smith 55
5 Paul Molitor 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.33
2 Frank Viola 2.34
3 Pascual Perez 2.43
4 John Tudor 2.45
5 Teddy Higuera 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 327
2 Nolan Ryan 262
3 Mark Langston 244
4 Jose DeLeon 218
5 Teddy Higuera 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 38
4 John Franco 36
5 2 tied 33