On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 61 .555 --
Tigers 75 62 .547 1.0
Yankees 71 64 .526 4.0
Brewers 74 67 .525 4.0
Blue Jays 70 68 .507 6.5
Indians 66 71 .482 10.0
Orioles 48 88 .353 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 51 .630 --
Twins 77 60 .562 9.5
Royals 72 65 .526 14.5
Angels 71 67 .514 16.0
Rangers 60 76 .441 26.0
White Sox 59 78 .431 27.5
Mariners 55 83 .399 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 81 54 .600 --
Pirates 71 64 .526 10.0
Expos 70 66 .515 11.5
Cubs 67 69 .493 14.5
Cardinals 64 73 .467 18.0
Phillies 55 81 .404 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 57 .578 --
Astros 74 63 .540 5.0
Reds 71 65 .522 7.5
Giants 70 67 .511 9.0
Padres 68 67 .504 10.0
Braves 46 89 .341 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ricky Jordan 6
2 Doug Dascenzo 4
2 Mark Grace 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Dascenzo 4
1 Tony Fernandez 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
4 Jerry Browne 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Ellis Burks 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
4 Greg Brock 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.60
2 Frank Viola 1.33
3 Eric Show 1.29
4 Norm Charlton 1.00
4 Scott Terry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Show 9
2 Orel Hershiser 8
2 Rick Mahler 8
2 Frank Viola 8
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Juan Nieves 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Mike Greenwell .337
4 Dave Winfield .334
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 36
2 Fred McGriff 32
3 Darryl Strawberry 31
4 Mark McGwire 28
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 109
2 Mike Greenwell 104
3 Kirby Puckett 100
4 George Brett 96
4 Dave Winfield 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 77
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Gerald Young 59
4 Ozzie Smith 47
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.17
2 Frank Viola 2.26
3 David Cone 2.31
4 Teddy Higuera 2.33
5 Pascual Perez 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 21
2 Danny Jackson 20
3 Orel Hershiser 19
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 Frank Viola 171
5 Teddy Higuera 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 37
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 John Franco 31
4 Doug Jones 30
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Hubbard .421
2 Wally Joyner .405
3 Kent Hrbek .404
4 Wade Boggs .400
5 Joey Meyer .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 George Bell 4
2 Jose Canseco 4
2 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Darling 0.54
2 Chris Bosio 0.60
2 Bob Ojeda 0.60
4 Bob Walk 0.67
5 Larry Andersen 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Bobby Witt 24
3 Orel Hershiser 23
3 Mike Moore 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Randy Myers 5
3 Tom Niedenfuer 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Marshall .403
2 Mookie Wilson .395
3 Kent Hrbek .381
4 Wade Boggs .375
5 Terry Francona .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Rob Deer 8
3 Tony Armas 7
3 Dave Henderson 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 29
2 Mark McGwire 28
3 Eric Davis 25
4 Kent Hrbek 24
4 Danny Tartabull 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 14
3 Brett Butler 13
4 Paul Molitor 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Robinson 1.26
2 Teddy Higuera 1.36
3 Danny Jackson 1.48
4 Dennis Rasmussen 1.50
5 Doug Drabek 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 6
1 Danny Jackson 6
3 Bob Forsch 5
3 Bruce Hurst 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 59
2 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Mark Gubicza 45
3 Bobby Witt 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 8
1 Jim Gott 8
1 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Mark Davis 7
4 Todd Worrell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Alan Trammell .344
4 Paul Molitor .330
5 Mike Greenwell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 39
2 Darryl Strawberry 38
3 Mark McGwire 36
4 Fred McGriff 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 126
2 Mike Greenwell 120
3 Kirby Puckett 119
4 George Brett 115
5 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Vince Coleman 84
3 Gerald Young 68
4 Ozzie Smith 55
5 Paul Molitor 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.24
2 Pascual Perez 2.29
3 Joe Magrane 2.33
4 David Cone 2.41
5 Teddy Higuera 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 24
2 Orel Hershiser 22
3 Mark Gubicza 21
3 Danny Jackson 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 324
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Mark Langston 243
4 Teddy Higuera 207
5 Frank Viola 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 41
3 John Franco 37
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
5 2 tied 33