On This Day

Wednesday, September 14, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 82 63 .566 --
Yankees 77 67 .535 4.5
Tigers 77 69 .527 5.5
Brewers 78 70 .527 5.5
Blue Jays 74 72 .507 8.5
Indians 70 75 .483 12.0
Orioles 51 93 .354 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 54 .630 --
Twins 80 65 .552 11.5
Royals 77 68 .531 14.5
Angels 73 73 .500 19.0
Rangers 64 80 .444 27.0
White Sox 62 82 .431 29.0
Mariners 60 86 .411 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 87 57 .604 --
Pirates 77 67 .535 10.0
Expos 73 72 .503 14.5
Cardinals 70 76 .479 18.0
Cubs 69 76 .476 18.5
Phillies 59 86 .407 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 60 .583 --
Astros 78 67 .538 6.5
Reds 75 69 .521 9.0
Giants 75 71 .514 10.0
Padres 72 72 .500 12.0
Braves 49 95 .340 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Greenwell 4
1 Jose Lind 4
3 Dave Martinez 3
3 Lance Parrish 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Ramirez 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Chad Kreuter 3
2 Dave Winfield 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Mickey Brantley 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 3.25
2 Floyd Bannister 1.75
3 Sid Fernandez 1.33
4 Orel Hershiser 1.00
5 Mark Langston 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Sid Fernandez 8
2 Orel Hershiser 8
4 Floyd Bannister 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Paul Mirabella 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .344
3 Mike Greenwell .339
4 Dave Winfield .337
5 Paul Molitor .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 39
2 Fred McGriff 33
2 Darryl Strawberry 33
4 Glenn Davis 28
4 Mark McGwire 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 115
2 Mike Greenwell 110
3 Dave Winfield 104
4 Kirby Puckett 102
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 83
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 52
5 Chris Sabo 44

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 21
1 Danny Jackson 21
1 Frank Viola 21
4 Rick Reuschel 18
4 Dave Stewart 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 269
2 Nolan Ryan 224
3 Mark Langston 211
4 Jose DeLeon 186
5 Frank Viola 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 40
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 John Franco 33
3 Doug Jones 33
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .449
2 Jose Oquendo .424
3 Dave Winfield .404
4 Alfredo Griffin .389
5 George Bell .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 16
2 George Bell 15
2 Dave Winfield 15
4 Andres Galarraga 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Shawon Dunston 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Ozzie Smith 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Erik Hanson 0.00
1 Juan Nieves 0.00
1 Jose Rijo 0.00
5 Teddy Higuera 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Rick Rhoden 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 Scott Terry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Orel Hershiser 24
3 Tim Belcher 22
3 Mark Langston 22
3 Greg Swindell 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Mark Davis 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .389
2 Jose Canseco .377
3 Dave Winfield .377
4 Wade Boggs .375
5 Scott Bradley .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Joe Carter 7
2 Rob Deer 7
2 Dave Henderson 7
2 Carmelo Martinez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 27
2 Dave Winfield 26
3 George Bell 24
3 Rob Deer 24
3 Danny Tartabull 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Brett Butler 13
3 Ozzie Smith 13
5 Chris Sabo 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 Teddy Higuera 0.93
3 Dave LaPoint 1.19
4 Bob Forsch 1.25
5 Mark Langston 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Terry 6
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 Teddy Higuera 5
2 Danny Jackson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Mike Moore 51
3 Orel Hershiser 47
4 Mark Gubicza 45
5 Teddy Higuera 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 9
2 John Franco 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
2 Lee Smith 8
5 5 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Alan Trammell .331
4 Mike Greenwell .328
5 Paul Molitor .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 42
2 Darryl Strawberry 37
3 Fred McGriff 34
3 Mark McGwire 34
5 Will Clark 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 129
2 Mike Greenwell 119
3 Kirby Puckett 116
4 George Brett 113
4 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 92
2 Vince Coleman 84
3 Gerald Young 65
4 Ozzie Smith 60
5 Paul Molitor 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.22
2 David Cone 2.33
3 Joe Magrane 2.33
4 John Tudor 2.33
5 Pascual Perez 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
2 Danny Jackson 22
4 Roger Clemens 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 313
2 Nolan Ryan 259
3 Mark Langston 242
4 Jose DeLeon 213
5 2 tied 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
2 Jeff Reardon 43
3 John Franco 39
4 Bobby Thigpen 36
5 2 tied 34