On This Day

Wednesday, September 21, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 86 66 .566 --
Brewers 83 71 .539 4.0
Yankees 81 70 .536 4.5
Tigers 81 71 .533 5.0
Blue Jays 79 74 .516 7.5
Indians 72 80 .474 14.0
Orioles 52 98 .347 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 98 55 .641 --
Twins 83 69 .546 14.5
Royals 80 72 .526 17.5
Angels 75 78 .490 23.0
Rangers 66 85 .437 31.0
White Sox 65 86 .430 32.0
Mariners 63 89 .414 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 93 57 .620 --
Pirates 82 69 .543 11.5
Expos 76 76 .500 18.0
Cardinals 73 80 .477 21.5
Cubs 71 81 .467 23.0
Phillies 60 91 .397 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 62 .589 --
Reds 80 71 .530 9.0
Giants 79 73 .520 10.5
Astros 79 73 .520 10.5
Padres 74 77 .490 15.0
Braves 52 98 .347 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Sax 5
2 Tony Gwynn 4
2 Johnny Ray 4
2 Garry Templeton 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 2
2 Andy Allanson 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vance Law 5
1 Benito Santiago 5
3 Benny Distefano 3
3 John Kruk 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Knepper 3.50
2 John Smiley 3.00
3 Wes Gardner 1.17
4 Jose Guzman 1.00
5 Erik Hanson 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Don August 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Hanson 9
2 John Dopson 7
2 Sid Fernandez 7
2 Wes Gardner 7
2 Bob Knepper 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Eric King 1
1 Paul Mirabella 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Mike Greenwell .335
4 Dave Winfield .330
5 Paul Molitor .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 40
2 Darryl Strawberry 36
3 Fred McGriff 33
4 Glenn Davis 29
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 117
2 Mike Greenwell 113
3 Kirby Puckett 110
4 Dave Winfield 106
5 Will Clark 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 79
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 54
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.17
2 John Tudor 2.20
3 Joe Magrane 2.31
4 Jose Rijo 2.36
5 Teddy Higuera 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 22
1 Danny Jackson 22
1 Frank Viola 22
4 Mark Gubicza 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 280
2 Nolan Ryan 228
3 Mark Langston 222
4 David Cone 195
5 Jose DeLeon 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 43
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 34
3 Doug Jones 34
5 3 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .439
2 Rafael Ramirez .420
3 Wade Boggs .405
4 Andy Allanson .386
4 Garry Templeton .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin McReynolds 5
1 Darryl Strawberry 5
3 Steve Balboni 4
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 14
1 Kevin McReynolds 14
1 Robin Yount 14
4 Darryl Strawberry 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Will Clark 6
3 Cecil Espy 6
3 3 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 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Rick Rhoden 3
1 Don Robinson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 29
2 Erik Hanson 25
2 Mark Langston 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Jim Gott 6
3 Lee Smith 5
3 Todd Worrell 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .398
2 Wade Boggs .396
3 Jose Canseco .392
4 Gregg Jefferies .372
5 Kirby Puckett .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Bo Jackson 7
2 Ron Jones 7
2 Carmelo Martinez 7
5 9 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 23
2 George Bell 22
2 Jose Canseco 22
2 Rob Deer 22
2 Dave Winfield 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Brett Butler 12
4 Chris Sabo 11
4 Ozzie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 Nolan Ryan 0.88
3 Juan Nieves 1.01
4 Mark Langston 1.27
5 David Cone 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 6
2 Don August 5
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 David Cone 48
2 Mark Gubicza 48
4 Orel Hershiser 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

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