On This Day

Monday, September 12, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 80 63 .559 --
Tigers 77 67 .535 3.5
Yankees 75 67 .528 4.5
Brewers 76 70 .521 5.5
Blue Jays 72 72 .500 8.5
Indians 70 73 .490 10.0
Orioles 51 91 .359 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 91 53 .632 --
Twins 79 64 .552 11.5
Royals 75 68 .524 15.5
Angels 73 71 .507 18.0
Rangers 63 79 .444 27.0
White Sox 62 80 .437 28.0
Mariners 59 85 .410 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 86 56 .606 --
Pirates 75 67 .528 11.0
Expos 72 71 .503 14.5
Cardinals 70 74 .486 17.0
Cubs 68 75 .476 18.5
Phillies 58 85 .406 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 60 .577 --
Astros 77 66 .538 5.5
Reds 74 68 .521 8.0
Padres 72 70 .507 10.0
Giants 73 71 .507 10.0
Braves 49 93 .345 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gregg Jefferies 4
2 George Bell 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 Ron Jones 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Aguayo 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nelson Santovenia 5
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Rex Hudler 3
2 Ron Jones 3
2 Chet Lemon 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tracy Jones 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Harold Reynolds 2
1 Juan Samuel 2
5 8 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Carman 1.25
2 Mike Moore 1.00
3 Mike Birkbeck 0.75
4 Frank Tanana 0.71
5 Bruce Hurst 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Mark Huismann 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Assenmacher 7
1 Bruce Hurst 7
3 Ron Darling 6
3 Tommy John 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 Joe Price 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Mike Greenwell .336
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Paul Molitor .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 38
2 Fred McGriff 33
2 Darryl Strawberry 33
4 Mark McGwire 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 113
2 Mike Greenwell 109
3 Kirby Puckett 102
4 Dave Winfield 101
5 George Brett 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 79
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 50
5 Chris Sabo 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.21
2 Joe Magrane 2.24
3 Teddy Higuera 2.27
4 John Tudor 2.33
5 Frank Viola 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 21
1 Frank Viola 21
3 Orel Hershiser 20
4 Dave Stewart 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 269
2 Nolan Ryan 211
3 Mark Langston 205
4 Jose DeLeon 186
5 Frank Viola 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Doug Jones 33
4 John Franco 32
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .472
2 Alfredo Griffin .471
3 Gregg Jefferies .468
4 Jose Oquendo .441
5 Joe Orsulak .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gregg Jefferies 5
2 George Bell 4
2 Jose Canseco 4
2 Dave Henderson 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 17
2 Jose Canseco 14
3 Dave Winfield 13
4 Eric Davis 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 6
1 Vince Coleman 6
1 Shawon Dunston 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Hanson 0.00
2 Bill Wegman 0.50
3 Bob Forsch 0.64
4 Orel Hershiser 0.67
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 28
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Orel Hershiser 25
4 David Cone 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Mark Davis 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .385
2 Mookie Wilson .383
3 Joey Meyer .375
4 Wade Boggs .369
5 Carlton Fisk .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Rob Deer 7
1 Dave Henderson 7
1 Carmelo Martinez 7
1 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 26
2 Rob Deer 24
3 George Bell 23
3 Danny Tartabull 23
3 Dave Winfield 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Brett Butler 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Ozzie Smith 11
5 Chris Sabo 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Teddy Higuera 0.93
2 Dave LaPoint 1.19
3 Dennis Rasmussen 1.57
4 Joe Magrane 1.62
5 Danny Jackson 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
1 Scott Terry 6
3 Teddy Higuera 5
3 Tim Leary 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 62
2 Bobby Witt 47
3 Jose DeLeon 46
4 Mark Gubicza 45
5 Teddy Higuera 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 8
1 Jim Gott 8
1 Doug Jones 8
4 Mark Davis 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Alan Trammell .335
4 Paul Molitor .324
5 Mike Greenwell .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 41
2 Darryl Strawberry 37
3 Fred McGriff 35
4 Mark McGwire 34
5 Will Clark 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 127
2 Mike Greenwell 118
2 Kirby Puckett 118
4 George Brett 114
5 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Vince Coleman 81
3 Gerald Young 69
4 Ozzie Smith 58
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.23
2 David Cone 2.30
3 Frank Viola 2.35
4 John Tudor 2.39
5 Pascual Perez 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
2 Danny Jackson 22
4 Roger Clemens 20
4 Mark Gubicza 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 317
2 Nolan Ryan 255
3 Mark Langston 245
4 Jose DeLeon 213
5 Frank Viola 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Jeff Reardon 42
3 John Franco 38
4 Bobby Thigpen 36
5 Doug Jones 35