On This Day

Saturday, September 17, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 64 .568 --
Tigers 79 69 .534 5.0
Yankees 78 69 .531 5.5
Brewers 79 71 .527 6.0
Blue Jays 76 73 .510 8.5
Indians 71 77 .480 13.0
Orioles 51 95 .349 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 55 .631 --
Twins 83 65 .561 10.5
Royals 79 69 .534 14.5
Angels 74 75 .497 20.0
Rangers 65 82 .442 28.0
White Sox 62 85 .422 31.0
Mariners 61 87 .412 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 90 57 .612 --
Pirates 79 68 .537 11.0
Expos 74 74 .500 16.5
Cardinals 72 77 .483 19.0
Cubs 70 78 .473 20.5
Phillies 59 89 .399 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 61 .582 --
Astros 78 70 .527 8.0
Reds 77 70 .524 8.5
Giants 77 71 .520 9.0
Padres 73 73 .500 12.0
Braves 50 96 .342 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gerald Perry 4
2 Andy Allanson 3
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrin Jackson 2
1 Dave Martinez 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 Terry Blocker 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 4
2 Steve Balboni 3
2 Darrin Jackson 3
2 Chet Lemon 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benito Santiago 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 Cecil Espy 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Moore 4.00
2 Bruce Hurst 1.80
3 Don Carman 1.25
4 Allan Anderson 1.14
5 Mark Williamson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 9
2 Allan Anderson 8
2 Mike Moore 8
4 Doug Drabek 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Mike Greenwell .337
4 Dave Winfield .333
5 Paul Molitor .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 115
2 Mike Greenwell 110
3 Kirby Puckett 106
3 Dave Winfield 106
5 3 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
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 John Tudor 2.27
3 Teddy Higuera 2.27
4 Joe Magrane 2.31
5 Frank Viola 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Danny Jackson 21
4 Rick Reuschel 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 277
2 Nolan Ryan 224
3 Mark Langston 211
4 Jose DeLeon 189
5 David Cone 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 34
4 Doug Jones 33
5 Todd Worrell 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .415
2 Mookie Wilson .391
3 Jose Lind .383
4 Jody Reed .375
5 Rafael Ramirez .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Fred Lynn 5
3 Kal Daniels 4
3 Chet Lemon 4
3 Luis Medina 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 14
1 Jose Canseco 14
1 Dave Winfield 14
4 Dwight Evans 13
4 Ruben Sierra 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Shawon Dunston 8
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Lloyd Moseby 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Jose Rijo 0.00
1 Danny Darwin 0.00
4 Mike Moore 0.36
5 Teddy Higuera 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 David Cone 25
3 Orel Hershiser 24
3 Bob Ojeda 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
1 Lee Smith 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Jim Gott 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gregg Jefferies .389
2 Mookie Wilson .387
3 Eddie Murray .358
4 Jose Canseco .355
5 Robin Yount .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmelo Martinez 8
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Rob Deer 7
4 Jesse Barfield 6
4 9 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 28
2 George Bell 24
3 Dave Winfield 23
4 Rob Deer 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Vince Coleman 14
3 Brett Butler 12
3 Chris Sabo 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 Teddy Higuera 1.12
3 David Cone 1.13
4 Nolan Ryan 1.21
5 Scott Garrelts 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Terry 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 David Cone 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 59
2 Nolan Ryan 53
3 Bobby Witt 49
4 Mark Gubicza 47
4 Orel Hershiser 47

Saves

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