On This Day

Wednesday, September 7, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 62 .554 --
Tigers 76 63 .547 1.0
Brewers 74 68 .521 4.5
Yankees 71 66 .518 5.0
Blue Jays 71 69 .507 6.5
Indians 68 71 .489 9.0
Orioles 49 89 .355 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 52 .629 --
Twins 77 62 .554 10.5
Royals 74 65 .532 13.5
Angels 71 69 .507 17.0
Rangers 61 77 .442 26.0
White Sox 60 78 .435 27.0
Mariners 57 83 .407 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 81 56 .591 --
Pirates 73 64 .533 8.0
Expos 70 68 .507 11.5
Cubs 68 70 .493 13.5
Cardinals 66 73 .475 16.0
Phillies 56 82 .406 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 58 .577 --
Astros 74 65 .532 6.0
Reds 72 66 .522 7.5
Padres 70 67 .511 9.0
Giants 70 69 .504 10.0
Braves 48 89 .350 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Manrique 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
4 George Brett 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Medina 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Shelby 4
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 Luis Medina 3
4 Damon Berryhill 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawon Dunston 2
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
1 R. J. Reynolds 2
4 Jerry Browne 1
4 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allan Anderson 1.25
2 Mike Scott 1.12
3 Tom Glavine 1.00
3 Tim Leary 1.00
3 Mike Moore 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 9
2 Tim Leary 8
3 Joe Magrane 7
4 Jose Guzman 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Mike Greenwell .337
4 Dave Winfield .334
5 Alan Trammell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 37
2 Fred McGriff 32
2 Darryl Strawberry 32
4 Mark McGwire 28
5 Glenn Davis 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 111
2 Mike Greenwell 107
3 Kirby Puckett 100
4 Dave Winfield 98
5 George Brett 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 78
2 Vince Coleman 70
3 Gerald Young 60
4 Ozzie Smith 48
5 Chris Sabo 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.03
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 Jose DeLeon 178
5 2 tied 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 38
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 John Franco 31
3 Doug Jones 31
5 Bobby Thigpen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .453
2 Dave Gallagher .432
3 Joey Meyer .405
4 Wally Joyner .405
5 Alfredo Griffin .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Dave Henderson 5
4 George Bell 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 16
1 Rob Deer 16
3 George Bell 14
4 Ryne Sandberg 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 7
1 Vince Coleman 7
3 Shawon Dunston 6
3 Kirk Gibson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Bosio 0.56
2 Joe Magrane 0.67
3 Bob Walk 0.67
4 Larry Andersen 0.71
5 Nolan Ryan 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 29
1 Mike Moore 29
3 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Jose DeLeon 26
5 Bobby Witt 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .386
2 Jose Canseco .382
3 Wade Boggs .378
3 Joey Meyer .378
5 Alan Trammell .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Rob Deer 8
2 Dave Henderson 8
4 Tony Armas 7
4 Ernie Whitt 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 26
2 Mark McGwire 25
3 Jose Canseco 24
3 Eric Davis 24
5 Danny Tartabull 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Brett Butler 13
3 Vince Coleman 12
4 Kirk Gibson 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 0.71
2 Don Robinson 1.26
3 Teddy Higuera 1.36
4 Danny Jackson 1.48
5 Dave LaPoint 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 6
1 Danny Jackson 6
3 Bob Forsch 5
3 Tim Leary 5
3 Scott Terry 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 65
2 Bobby Witt 45
3 Teddy Higuera 44
4 David Cone 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 10
2 Mark Davis 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 John Franco 7
4 Todd Worrell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Alan Trammell .342
4 Paul Molitor .332
5 Mike Greenwell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 40
2 Darryl Strawberry 39
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Fred McGriff 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 128
2 Mike Greenwell 123
3 Kirby Puckett 119
4 George Brett 116
5 Will Clark 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 92
2 Vince Coleman 83
3 Gerald Young 69
4 Ozzie Smith 56
5 Paul Molitor 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.21
2 Frank Viola 2.24
3 Pascual Perez 2.27
4 David Cone 2.40
5 Dennis Martinez 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 324
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Mark Langston 237
4 Jose DeLeon 212
5 Frank Viola 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 43
2 Jeff Reardon 41
3 Bobby Thigpen 38
4 John Franco 37
5 2 tied 33