On This Day

Thursday, September 22, 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 82 71 .536 4.5
Blue Jays 79 74 .516 7.5
Indians 72 80 .474 14.0
Orioles 52 99 .344 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 98 55 .641 --
Twins 84 69 .549 14.0
Royals 80 72 .526 17.5
Angels 75 79 .487 23.5
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 94 57 .623 --
Pirates 82 69 .543 12.0
Expos 76 76 .500 18.5
Cardinals 73 80 .477 22.0
Cubs 71 81 .467 23.5
Phillies 60 92 .395 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 63 .586 --
Reds 81 71 .533 8.0
Astros 80 73 .523 9.5
Giants 79 74 .516 10.5
Padres 75 77 .493 14.0
Braves 52 99 .344 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Murray 4
2 Brian Harper 3
2 Billy Hatcher 3
2 Carmelo Martinez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmelo Martinez 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 Ron Gant 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Bergman 2
1 Tom Brookens 2
1 Brian Harper 2
1 Mike Marshall 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hatcher 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Eric Bullock 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Schmidt 0.71
2 Tim Leary 0.67
3 Eric Show 0.58
4 Jack Armstrong 0.57
4 Ron Darling 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Jack Armstrong 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Show 7
2 Tim Leary 6
3 Jim Deshaies 5
3 Dave Schmidt 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Dave Smith 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 Tony Gwynn .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 117
2 Mike Greenwell 113
3 Kirby Puckett 111
4 Dave Winfield 106
5 Will Clark 105

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 35
4 Doug Jones 34
5 3 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .463
2 Eddie Murray .458
3 Rafael Ramirez .431
4 Wade Boggs .410
5 Jody Reed .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
1 Kevin McReynolds 5
3 Steve Balboni 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 14
1 Robin Yount 14
3 Bobby Bonilla 13
4 Ron Jones 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Will Clark 6
3 Ozzie Smith 6
3 Andy Van Slyke 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Jose Rijo 0.00
3 John Tudor 0.47
4 Mike Moore 0.50
5 Dave Stieb 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Rick Rhoden 3
1 2 others tied 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 5
1 Jim Gott 5
1 Lee Smith 5
1 Todd Worrell 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .402
2 Jose Canseco .392
3 Wade Boggs .392
4 Dave Gallagher .378
5 Kent Hrbek .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmelo Martinez 9
2 Jose Canseco 8
3 Ron Jones 7
4 George Bell 6
4 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 22
1 Jose Canseco 22
1 Rob Deer 22
1 Danny Tartabull 22
5 5 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Brett Butler 13
4 Ozzie Smith 11
5 Chris Sabo 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 John Tudor 0.84
3 Nolan Ryan 0.88
4 Juan Nieves 1.01
5 Mark Langston 1.27

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 John Franco 9
1 Jim Gott 9
1 Lee Smith 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 8
4 2 others tied 8