On This Day

Sunday, September 4, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 61 .551 --
Red Sox 75 61 .551 0.0
Yankees 70 64 .522 4.0
Brewers 73 67 .521 4.0
Blue Jays 69 68 .504 6.5
Indians 66 70 .485 9.0
Orioles 48 87 .356 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 51 .628 --
Twins 76 60 .559 9.5
Royals 72 64 .529 13.5
Angels 70 67 .511 16.0
Rangers 60 75 .444 25.0
White Sox 59 77 .434 26.5
Mariners 55 82 .401 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 54 .597 --
Pirates 71 63 .530 9.0
Expos 70 65 .519 10.5
Cubs 66 68 .493 14.0
Cardinals 63 73 .463 18.0
Phillies 54 80 .403 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 57 .575 --
Astros 73 63 .537 5.0
Reds 71 64 .526 6.5
Giants 70 66 .515 8.0
Padres 67 67 .500 10.0
Braves 46 88 .343 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Clark 5
2 Mike Diaz 4
2 Dave Gallagher 4
2 Danny Jackson 4
2 Johnny Ray 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Quinones 5
2 George Bell 4
2 Paul O'Neill 4
4 Jose Canseco 3
4 B. J. Surhoff 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Brower 2
2 Randy Bush 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 2.00
2 Buddy Black 1.17
2 Dave Stewart 1.17
4 Roger Clemens 0.78
5 Rick Reuschel 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Brad Havens 1
1 Teddy Higuera 1
1 Brian Holman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 8
2 Buddy Black 7
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Dave Stewart 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Mike Greenwell .335
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 35
2 Fred McGriff 32
3 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Mark McGwire 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 107
2 Mike Greenwell 104
3 Kirby Puckett 100
4 George Brett 96
5 Dave Winfield 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Gerald Young 59
4 Ozzie Smith 46
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.17
2 David Cone 2.25
3 Teddy Higuera 2.33
4 Pascual Perez 2.34
5 Frank Viola 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 20
1 Frank Viola 20
3 Orel Hershiser 18
4 Mark Gubicza 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 264
2 Nolan Ryan 204
3 Mark Langston 197
4 Teddy Higuera 167
5 Jose DeLeon 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 37
2 Jeff Reardon 35
3 John Franco 31
4 Doug Jones 30
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kent Hrbek .404
2 Joey Meyer .395
3 Wally Joyner .390
4 Glenn Hubbard .381
5 Geno Petralli .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 Joe Orsulak 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Jesse Barfield 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 15
1 Kent Hrbek 15
3 Rob Deer 14
4 Jose Canseco 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 8
2 Vince Coleman 6
3 Kirk Gibson 5
3 Carney Lansford 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.54
2 Larry Andersen 0.57
3 Chris Bosio 0.60
3 Bob Ojeda 0.60
5 Dave LaPoint 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Mark Gubicza 26
3 Bobby Witt 24
4 Mike Moore 23
5 Roger Clemens 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
2 Mark Davis 4
2 Randy Myers 4
2 Tom Niedenfuer 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Marshall .400
2 Mookie Wilson .395
3 Kent Hrbek .385
4 Claudell Washington .370
5 Terry Francona .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
3 Tony Armas 7
3 Kent Hrbek 7
3 Kirby Puckett 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 28
1 Rob Deer 28
3 Kent Hrbek 26
4 Mark McGwire 25
5 Danny Tartabull 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 14
3 Brett Butler 13
4 Paul Molitor 11
5 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.36
2 Dennis Rasmussen 1.50
3 Doug Drabek 1.51
4 Dave LaPoint 1.56
5 Mike Scott 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 6
1 Danny Jackson 6
3 Bruce Hurst 5
3 Dave LaPoint 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 59
2 Teddy Higuera 49
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Mark Gubicza 45
4 Bobby Witt 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
2 Jim Gott 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Mark Davis 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Alan Trammell .341
4 Mike Greenwell .329
5 Paul Molitor .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 38
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Fred McGriff 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 124
2 Mike Greenwell 120
2 Kirby Puckett 120
4 George Brett 116
5 Will Clark 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 89
2 Vince Coleman 84
3 Gerald Young 69
4 Ozzie Smith 54
5 Paul Molitor 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.29
2 Frank Viola 2.31
3 Joe Magrane 2.33
4 David Cone 2.37
5 Teddy Higuera 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 23
2 Danny Jackson 22
3 Mark Gubicza 21
3 Orel Hershiser 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 324
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Mark Langston 243
4 Jose DeLeon 207
4 Teddy Higuera 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 37
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
5 2 tied 33