On This Day

Wednesday, September 28, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 88 70 .557 --
Brewers 86 73 .541 2.5
Yankees 84 73 .535 3.5
Tigers 85 74 .535 3.5
Blue Jays 84 75 .528 4.5
Indians 75 83 .475 13.0
Orioles 54 103 .344 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 101 57 .639 --
Twins 88 70 .557 13.0
Royals 82 75 .522 18.5
Angels 75 84 .472 26.5
White Sox 69 88 .439 31.5
Rangers 68 89 .433 32.5
Mariners 66 91 .420 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 97 60 .618 --
Pirates 84 73 .535 13.0
Expos 79 79 .500 18.5
Cardinals 76 83 .478 22.0
Cubs 75 83 .475 22.5
Phillies 63 95 .399 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 66 .582 --
Reds 85 73 .538 7.0
Giants 82 77 .516 10.5
Astros 81 77 .513 11.0
Padres 80 78 .506 12.0
Braves 53 103 .340 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Will Clark 3
1 Jim Gantner 3
1 Billy Hatcher 3
1 Chris James 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Nick Esasky 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 4
2 Ron Jones 3
2 Ricky Jordan 3
2 Bill Schroeder 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Doug Dascenzo 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Milacki 2.00
2 Bruce Hurst 1.14
3 Andy Hawkins 1.00
3 Jimmy Key 1.00
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Milacki 10
2 Bruce Hurst 8
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Todd Burns 6
3 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Paul Mirabella 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Mike Greenwell .328
4 Dave Winfield .322
5 Paul Molitor .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 41
2 Darryl Strawberry 37
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 110
5 Will Clark 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 90
2 Vince Coleman 81
3 Gerald Young 62
4 Ozzie Smith 57
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.18
2 David Cone 2.23
3 John Tudor 2.25
4 Orel Hershiser 2.26
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 45
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 38
4 Doug Jones 35
5 2 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andy Allanson .455
2 Kirby Puckett .441
3 Darnell Coles .426
4 Wade Boggs .422
5 Jose Lind .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Kevin McReynolds 6
3 Darrell Evans 5
4 Steve Balboni 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 17
2 Kevin McReynolds 15
2 Kirby Puckett 15
4 Fred Lynn 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Roberto Alomar 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Mark Langston 0.00
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
4 Allan Anderson 0.72
4 2 others tied 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Don August 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 30
2 Erik Hanson 24
3 Mark Gubicza 23
3 Mark Langston 23
3 Dave Stewart 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Jim Gott 5
4 Lee Smith 4
4 Bobby Thigpen 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .391
2 Kirby Puckett .390
3 Wade Boggs .380
4 Darnell Coles .366
5 Mookie Wilson .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 8
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Ron Jones 7
2 Fred Lynn 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Jones 24
1 Kirby Puckett 24
3 George Bell 23
3 Dwight Evans 23
5 Pedro Guerrero 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Ozzie Smith 11
4 Brett Butler 10
4 Shawon Dunston 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.28
2 Bob Milacki 0.72
3 Mark Langston 0.88
4 Nolan Ryan 1.03
5 Danny Darwin 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 6
1 David Cone 6
1 Orel Hershiser 6
4 Tom Browning 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 53
2 Mark Gubicza 44
3 Orel Hershiser 43
3 Mark Langston 43
3 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 10
3 Jim Gott 9
3 Lee Smith 9
5 Jeff Reardon 8