On This Day

Saturday, September 24, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 87 67 .565 --
Yankees 82 71 .536 4.5
Tigers 82 72 .532 5.0
Brewers 83 73 .532 5.0
Blue Jays 81 74 .523 6.5
Indians 72 82 .468 15.0
Orioles 53 99 .349 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 100 55 .645 --
Twins 86 69 .555 14.0
Royals 81 73 .526 18.5
Angels 75 81 .481 25.5
Rangers 67 86 .438 32.0
White Sox 66 87 .431 33.0
Mariners 64 90 .416 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 95 58 .621 --
Pirates 82 71 .536 13.0
Expos 78 76 .506 17.5
Cardinals 74 81 .477 22.0
Cubs 73 81 .474 22.5
Phillies 60 94 .390 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 63 .591 --
Reds 83 71 .539 8.0
Astros 80 75 .516 11.5
Giants 79 76 .510 12.5
Padres 77 77 .500 14.0
Braves 52 101 .340 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Robin Yount 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Ozzie Guillen 3
2 Mark McGwire 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 2
2 Ron Gant 1
2 Carmelo Martinez 1
2 Mark McGwire 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
3 Gregg Jefferies 3
4 Johnny Ray 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bo Jackson 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Rod Booker 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pascual Perez 8.00
2 Dave Stieb 2.67
3 Trevor Wilson 1.20
4 Dave Stewart 1.10
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Lee Guetterman 1
1 Ricky Horton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 11
2 Pascual Perez 8
2 Dave Stieb 8
4 Mark Langston 6
4 Trevor Wilson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Mike Greenwell .333
4 Dave Winfield .328
5 Paul Molitor .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 41
2 Darryl Strawberry 36
3 Fred McGriff 33
4 Glenn Davis 30
4 Mark McGwire 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 120
2 Kirby Puckett 115
3 Mike Greenwell 114
4 Dave Winfield 107
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 87
2 Vince Coleman 81
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 55
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.17
2 Joe Magrane 2.25
3 John Tudor 2.25
4 Orel Hershiser 2.35
5 Jose Rijo 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
1 Danny Jackson 23
3 Frank Viola 22
4 Dave Stewart 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 36
4 Doug Jones 34
5 Bobby Thigpen 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .479
2 Rafael Ramirez .442
3 Dave Martinez .410
4 Jody Reed .404
5 Jose Lind .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmelo Martinez 6
1 Kevin McReynolds 6
3 Steve Balboni 4
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 18
2 Robin Yount 16
3 Kirby Puckett 15
4 Bobby Bonilla 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Roberto Alomar 6
4 Will Clark 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Mark Langston 0.00
3 Dave Stieb 0.36
4 Jose Rijo 0.66
5 Mike Henneman 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 4
2 Don August 3
2 David Cone 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 29
2 Erik Hanson 25
3 Orel Hershiser 23
3 Mark Langston 23
3 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Lee Smith 5
3 John Franco 4
3 Jim Gott 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .406
2 Jose Canseco .396
3 Wade Boggs .375
4 Jody Reed .365
5 Gregg Jefferies .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 George Bell 7
2 Rob Deer 7
2 Ron Jones 7
2 Carmelo Martinez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 25
2 Jose Canseco 23
3 George Bell 22
3 Kirby Puckett 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Brett Butler 12
4 Shawon Dunston 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.33
2 Mark Langston 0.88
3 Nolan Ryan 1.03
4 John Tudor 1.25
5 David Cone 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Don August 5
2 David Cone 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 48
2 Mark Langston 43
2 Nolan Ryan 43
2 Dave Stewart 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
1 Lee Smith 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
4 Jim Gott 8
4 2 others tied 8