On This Day

Monday, September 19, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 85 65 .567 --
Brewers 81 71 .533 5.0
Yankees 79 70 .530 5.5
Tigers 79 71 .527 6.0
Blue Jays 78 73 .517 7.5
Indians 72 78 .480 13.0
Orioles 52 96 .351 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 55 .636 --
Twins 83 67 .553 12.5
Royals 79 71 .527 16.5
Angels 75 76 .497 21.0
Rangers 65 84 .436 30.0
White Sox 64 85 .430 31.0
Mariners 62 88 .413 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 91 57 .615 --
Pirates 80 69 .537 11.5
Expos 74 75 .497 17.5
Cardinals 73 78 .483 19.5
Cubs 70 79 .470 21.5
Phillies 60 89 .403 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 61 .588 --
Reds 78 71 .523 9.5
Giants 78 72 .520 10.0
Astros 78 72 .520 10.0
Padres 73 75 .493 14.0
Braves 52 96 .351 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Johnson 4
1 Ron Oester 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Julio Franco 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 Jerry Browne 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Johnson 3
1 Paul O'Neill 3
1 Robin Yount 3
4 Steve Balboni 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Rod Booker 1
2 Bob Brower 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 4.00
2 Mark Langston 1.38
3 Orel Hershiser 1.25
4 Mike Boddicker 1.00
5 Greg Mathews 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Alvarez 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Don Gordon 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 11
2 Mike Boddicker 6
2 Dave Stewart 6
4 Pete Harnisch 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .346
3 Mike Greenwell .335
4 Dave Winfield .333
5 Alan Trammell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 40
2 Darryl Strawberry 34
3 Fred McGriff 33
4 Glenn Davis 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 117
2 Mike Greenwell 110
3 Kirby Puckett 108
4 Dave Winfield 106
5 Will Clark 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 76
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 52
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.18
2 John Tudor 2.20
3 Teddy Higuera 2.27
4 Joe Magrane 2.31
5 Frank Viola 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 22
1 Danny Jackson 22
1 Frank Viola 22
4 Rick Reuschel 19
4 Dave Stewart 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 277
2 Nolan Ryan 228
3 Mark Langston 222
4 Jose DeLeon 189
5 David Cone 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 34
3 Doug Jones 34
5 Todd Worrell 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .429
2 Jody Reed .422
3 Rafael Ramirez .420
4 Jose Canseco .407
5 Eddie Murray .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Fred Lynn 5
3 Kal Daniels 4
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 15
1 Dwight Evans 15
3 Robin Yount 14
4 Kevin McReynolds 12
4 Ruben Sierra 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Shawon Dunston 7
4 Luis Polonia 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Jose Rijo 0.00
3 Mike Moore 0.36
4 John Tudor 0.47
5 Danny Darwin 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 4
2 Don August 3
2 David Cone 3
2 Jose DeLeon 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 29
2 David Cone 25
2 Mark Langston 25
4 Bob Ojeda 24
4 Nolan Ryan 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 6
1 Lee Smith 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Todd Worrell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .396
2 Wade Boggs .374
3 Kent Hrbek .374
4 Gregg Jefferies .373
5 Jose Canseco .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 23
1 Jose Canseco 23
3 Rob Deer 22
3 Dave Winfield 22
3 Robin Yount 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Brett Butler 12
4 Chris Sabo 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 Juan Nieves 1.01
3 Jack Lazorko 1.07
4 Teddy Higuera 1.12
5 David Cone 1.13

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 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Mark Gubicza 47
3 Orel Hershiser 44
4 Mike Moore 43
5 Mark Langston 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Jim Gott 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 John Franco 8
3 2 others tied 8