On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 62 .554 --
Tigers 76 64 .543 1.5
Yankees 72 66 .522 4.5
Brewers 74 68 .521 4.5
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 89 52 .631 --
Twins 77 62 .554 11.0
Royals 74 66 .529 14.5
Angels 72 69 .511 17.0
Rangers 61 78 .439 27.0
White Sox 60 78 .435 27.5
Mariners 57 83 .407 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 82 56 .594 --
Pirates 73 65 .529 9.0
Expos 71 68 .511 11.5
Cubs 68 71 .489 14.5
Cardinals 67 73 .479 16.0
Phillies 56 83 .403 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 59 .572 --
Astros 75 65 .536 5.0
Reds 73 66 .525 6.5
Padres 70 68 .507 9.0
Giants 71 69 .507 9.0
Braves 48 90 .348 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Howard Johnson 5
2 Brett Butler 4
3 Keith Hernandez 3
3 Gregg Jefferies 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 Lenny Dykstra 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Johnson 4
1 Ray Knight 4
3 Darryl Strawberry 3
3 Manny Trillo 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 Roberto Kelly 1
1 Dale Murphy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rijo 3.00
2 Curt Young 1.75
3 Nolan Ryan 1.40
4 Ron Guidry 1.00
5 Pascual Perez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Larry McWilliams 1
1 Hipolito Pena 1
1 Pascual Perez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 7
1 Curt Young 7
3 Jose Rijo 6
4 Dwight Gooden 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Mike Greenwell .337
4 Dave Winfield .333
5 Alan Trammell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 37
2 Darryl Strawberry 33
3 Fred McGriff 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 99
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 John Tudor 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 21
2 Danny Jackson 20
3 Orel Hershiser 19
4 Dwight Gooden 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 264
2 Nolan Ryan 211
3 Mark Langston 197
4 Jose DeLeon 178
5 2 tied 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 John Franco 32
4 Doug Jones 31
5 Bobby Thigpen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .462
2 Dave Gallagher .436
3 Joey Meyer .405
4 Brett Butler .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Dave Henderson 5
3 George Bell 4
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 16
2 George Bell 14
2 Jose Canseco 14
4 Ryne Sandberg 13
4 Dave Winfield 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 7
1 Vince Coleman 7
3 Shawon Dunston 6
3 Kirk Gibson 6
3 Chris Sabo 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Bosio 0.56
2 Joe Magrane 0.67
3 Orel Hershiser 1.00
4 Nolan Ryan 1.13
4 2 others tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Scott Terry 3
1 Mike Witt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 29
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Tim Belcher 23
4 Teddy Higuera 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
2 Mark Davis 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Randy Myers 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .405
2 Jose Canseco .385
3 Wade Boggs .378
3 Joey Meyer .378
5 Kent Hrbek .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Dave Henderson 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
4 Tony Armas 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 26
2 Eric Davis 25
3 Mark McGwire 24
3 Danny Tartabull 24
5 Jose Canseco 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 Teddy Higuera 1.36
3 Don Robinson 1.38
4 Danny Jackson 1.48
5 Dave LaPoint 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 6
1 Danny Jackson 6
3 Tim Leary 5
3 Scott Terry 5
3 Mike Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 65
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Bobby Witt 45
4 Teddy Higuera 44
5 David Cone 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Alan Trammell .342
4 Paul Molitor .334
5 Mike Greenwell .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 40
1 Darryl Strawberry 40
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Fred McGriff 34
5 Will Clark 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 128
2 Mike Greenwell 122
3 Kirby Puckett 119
4 George Brett 113
4 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Vince Coleman 82
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 2.37
4 David Cone 2.40
5 Dennis Martinez 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 324
2 Nolan Ryan 271
3 Mark Langston 237
4 Jose DeLeon 212
5 Frank Viola 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Jeff Reardon 41
3 John Franco 38
4 Bobby Thigpen 37
5 2 tied 33