On This Day

Monday, September 26, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 88 68 .564 --
Tigers 85 72 .541 3.5
Yankees 83 72 .535 4.5
Brewers 84 73 .535 4.5
Blue Jays 82 75 .522 6.5
Indians 73 83 .468 15.0
Orioles 53 102 .342 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 100 56 .641 --
Twins 87 69 .558 13.0
Royals 82 74 .526 18.0
Angels 75 82 .478 25.5
Rangers 68 87 .439 31.5
White Sox 67 88 .432 32.5
Mariners 65 91 .417 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 97 58 .626 --
Pirates 83 72 .535 14.0
Expos 79 77 .506 18.5
Cardinals 75 82 .478 23.0
Cubs 73 83 .468 24.5
Phillies 61 95 .391 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 64 .590 --
Reds 85 71 .545 7.0
Astros 80 76 .513 12.0
Giants 80 77 .510 12.5
Padres 78 78 .500 14.0
Braves 52 102 .338 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rob Ducey 4
1 Willie McGee 4
3 Tony Fernandez 3
3 Pedro Guerrero 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Lenny Harris 3
1 Chris James 3
1 Nelson Liriano 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 2
2 John Cangelosi 1
2 Ken Gerhart 1
2 Rene Gonzales 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gubicza 2.50
2 Bobby Witt 0.78
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.75
4 Jose DeLeon 0.71
5 Randy Johnson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 10
2 Jay Tibbs 7
2 Bobby Witt 7
4 Jose DeLeon 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Mike Greenwell .330
4 Dave Winfield .324
5 Paul Molitor .315

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 Mike Greenwell 117
2 Kirby Puckett 117
4 Dwight Evans 108
5 Dave Winfield 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 88
2 Vince Coleman 81
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 55
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.23
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
1 Frank Viola 23
4 Mark Gubicza 20
4 Dave Stewart 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 287
2 Mark Langston 228
2 Nolan Ryan 228
4 David Cone 206
5 Jose DeLeon 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 38
4 Doug Jones 34
5 2 tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .439
2 Dan Pasqua .419
3 Mookie Wilson .417
4 Eddie Murray .415
5 Barry Larkin .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Dwight Evans 5
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
1 Kevin McReynolds 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 16
1 Kirby Puckett 16
3 Robin Yount 15
4 Fred Lynn 14
4 Kevin McReynolds 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Norm Charlton 3
1 David Cone 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 30
2 Mark Gubicza 23
2 Mark Langston 23
2 Bret Saberhagen 23
2 Dave Stewart 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Jim Gott 5
2 Lee Smith 5
5 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .398
2 Wade Boggs .388
3 Jose Canseco .378
4 Kent Hrbek .373
5 Kirby Puckett .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 8
2 George Bell 7
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Fred Lynn 7
5 10 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 24
2 George Bell 23
2 Dwight Evans 23
4 Rob Deer 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Brett Butler 11
3 Shawon Dunston 11
5 2 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 Bob Knepper 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 6
1 Orel Hershiser 6
3 Don August 5
3 Tom Browning 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 58
2 David Cone 53
3 Mark Langston 43
3 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Dave Stewart 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Jim Gott 9
2 Lee Smith 9
5 Jeff Reardon 8