On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 57 .568 --
Red Sox 73 59 .553 2.0
Yankees 69 62 .527 5.5
Brewers 69 67 .507 8.0
Blue Jays 65 68 .489 10.5
Indians 64 69 .481 11.5
Orioles 46 86 .348 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 50 .627 --
Twins 74 58 .561 9.0
Royals 70 62 .530 13.0
Angels 68 65 .511 15.5
Rangers 60 71 .458 22.5
White Sox 58 75 .436 25.5
Mariners 54 80 .403 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 78 54 .591 --
Pirates 71 62 .534 7.5
Expos 67 65 .508 11.0
Cubs 66 65 .504 11.5
Cardinals 62 71 .466 16.5
Phillies 54 78 .409 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 55 .583 --
Astros 71 62 .534 6.5
Giants 70 63 .526 7.5
Reds 68 64 .515 9.0
Padres 65 67 .492 12.0
Braves 45 88 .338 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 3
1 Curt Ford 3
1 Alfredo Griffin 3
1 Tom Herr 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 4
2 Kal Daniels 3
2 Mark McGwire 3
2 Dick Schofield 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 3
2 Eric Davis 2
2 Kirk Gibson 2
4 Mike Aldrete 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 999.00
2 Tim Belcher 1.60
3 Jim Deshaies 1.40
3 John Smiley 1.40
5 Greg Swindell 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Belcher 8
1 Greg Swindell 8
3 Jim Deshaies 7
3 Marvin Freeman 7
3 John Smiley 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Mike Greenwell .340
4 Dave Winfield .333
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
2 Fred McGriff 30
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Mark McGwire 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 103
2 Jose Canseco 100
3 Kirby Puckett 97
4 George Brett 94
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
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 Frank Viola 2.36
3 John Tudor 2.37
4 Teddy Higuera 2.42
5 Dennis Martinez 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 20
2 Danny Jackson 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 Frank Viola 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
2 Jeff Reardon 33
3 Doug Jones 30
4 John Franco 29
4 Dan Plesac 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Meyer .436
2 Danny Tartabull .417
3 Eddie Murray .388
4 Dave Winfield .387
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
1 Mark McGwire 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 16
1 Danny Tartabull 16
3 Eric Davis 15
4 Steve Buechele 13
4 Pete O'Brien 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 11
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Rickey Henderson 7
4 Eric Davis 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pico 0.00
1 Mark Davis 0.00
3 Dave LaPoint 0.42
4 Scott Garrelts 0.64
4 Juan Nieves 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 35
2 David Cone 26
2 Bobby Witt 26
4 Nolan Ryan 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 5
2 Mark Davis 4
2 Jim Gott 4
2 Doug Jones 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .403
2 Tony Armas .386
3 Eddie Murray .376
4 Claudell Washington .371
5 2 tied .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
4 Kent Hrbek 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 26
2 Mark McGwire 25
3 Todd Benzinger 24
3 Eric Davis 24
3 Danny Tartabull 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Brett Butler 13
4 Paul Molitor 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pico 0.91
2 Doug Drabek 1.30
3 Dennis Rasmussen 1.50
4 Mike Scott 1.54
5 David Cone 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
1 Dave LaPoint 6
3 Bob Forsch 5
3 Teddy Higuera 5
3 2 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 John Franco 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Bobby Thigpen 7
2 Todd Worrell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Alan Trammell .347
4 Mike Greenwell .338
5 Tony Gwynn .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 38
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
3 Mark McGwire 36
4 Will Clark 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 126
2 Kirby Puckett 119
3 Jose Canseco 118
4 George Brett 115
5 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.28
2 David Cone 2.33
3 Pascual Perez 2.43
4 Teddy Higuera 2.46
5 Joe Magrane 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 23
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 Teddy Higuera 210
5 Jose DeLeon 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 John Franco 37
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
5 3 tied 33