On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 82 64 .562 --
Yankees 78 67 .538 3.5
Tigers 77 69 .527 5.0
Brewers 78 70 .527 5.0
Blue Jays 75 72 .510 7.5
Indians 70 76 .479 12.0
Orioles 51 93 .354 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 54 .633 --
Twins 81 65 .555 11.5
Royals 78 68 .534 14.5
Angels 73 74 .497 20.0
Rangers 64 81 .441 28.0
White Sox 62 83 .428 30.0
Mariners 60 86 .411 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 88 57 .607 --
Pirates 77 68 .531 11.0
Expos 74 72 .507 14.5
Cardinals 71 76 .483 18.0
Cubs 69 77 .473 19.5
Phillies 59 87 .404 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 60 .583 --
Astros 78 68 .534 7.0
Reds 76 69 .524 8.5
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 Kirby Puckett 4
1 Glenn Wilson 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Vince Coleman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Wilson 2
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Danny Darwin 1
2 Jim Dwyer 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Dwyer 4
2 Andres Galarraga 3
2 Dave Parker 3
2 Glenn Wilson 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Cangelosi 2
1 Doug Dascenzo 2
1 Chris Sabo 2
4 Wally Backman 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 1.25
2 Scott Terry 1.00
3 Melido Perez 0.86
4 Jeff Musselman 0.80
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 10
2 Bobby Witt 9
3 Roger Clemens 8
4 Todd Burns 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Terry Leach 1
1 Andy McGaffigan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Mike Greenwell .338
4 Dave Winfield .336
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 103
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 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.18
2 Joe Magrane 2.24
3 John Tudor 2.27
4 Teddy Higuera 2.27
5 Frank Viola 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Danny Jackson 21
4 Rick Reuschel 18
4 Dave Stewart 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 277
2 Nolan Ryan 224
3 Mark Langston 211
4 David Cone 186
4 Jose DeLeon 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 40
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 John Franco 34
4 Doug Jones 33
5 3 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .431
2 Mookie Wilson .383
3 Jose Oquendo .382
4 George Bell .377
5 Ricky Jordan .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
2 Gregg Jefferies 4
2 Fred Lynn 4
2 Luis Medina 4
2 Larry Parrish 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 15
1 Jose Canseco 15
1 Andres Galarraga 15
4 Eric Davis 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Shawon Dunston 8
3 Chris Sabo 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 Ozzie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Erik Hanson 0.00
1 Jose Rijo 0.00
4 Teddy Higuera 0.56
5 Mark Langston 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 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 David Cone 25
3 Orel Hershiser 24
4 Bobby Witt 23
5 Mark Langston 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .389
2 Dave Winfield .370
3 Jose Canseco .369
4 Robin Yount .369
5 Eddie Murray .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Joe Carter 7
2 Rob Deer 7
2 Carlton Fisk 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 29
2 Dave Winfield 26
3 George Bell 24
4 Jose Canseco 23
4 Rob Deer 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Brett Butler 13
3 Ozzie Smith 13
5 Chris Sabo 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 Teddy Higuera 1.12
3 Nolan Ryan 1.21
4 Mark Langston 1.50
5 Bob Walk 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Terry 7
2 David Cone 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 Danny Jackson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 David Cone 51
2 Mike Moore 51
4 Bobby Witt 49
5 Orel Hershiser 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
1 Jim Gott 9
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Lee Smith 8
3 Todd Worrell 8