On This Day

Friday, September 30, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 89 71 .556 --
Tigers 86 74 .538 3.0
Brewers 86 74 .538 3.0
Yankees 85 74 .535 3.5
Blue Jays 85 75 .531 4.0
Indians 76 84 .475 13.0
Orioles 54 105 .340 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 103 57 .644 --
Twins 89 71 .556 14.0
Royals 84 75 .528 18.5
Angels 75 85 .469 28.0
White Sox 69 90 .434 33.5
Rangers 69 90 .434 33.5
Mariners 67 92 .421 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 98 60 .620 --
Pirates 85 73 .538 13.0
Expos 80 80 .500 19.0
Cardinals 76 84 .475 23.0
Cubs 75 85 .469 24.0
Phillies 64 95 .403 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 66 .585 --
Reds 86 73 .541 7.0
Giants 82 78 .513 11.5
Astros 82 78 .513 11.5
Padres 81 78 .509 12.0
Braves 53 105 .335 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Lind 4
1 Johnny Ray 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Carmelo Castillo 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Lemon 2
1 Paul O'Neill 2
3 Damon Berryhill 1
3 Ellis Burks 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 4
2 Jody Davis 3
2 Cecil Espy 3
2 Kelly Gruber 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Mickey Brantley 1
1 Jim Eisenreich 1
1 Cecil Espy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 2.00
2 Pascual Perez 1.67
3 Dave Stewart 1.43
4 Jack Morris 0.80
5 David Cone 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Brian Holton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 10
2 David Cone 7
3 Rick Sutcliffe 6
4 Rick Mahler 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Kirby Puckett .356
3 Mike Greenwell .327
4 Dave Winfield .322
5 Don Mattingly .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 42
2 Darryl Strawberry 37
3 Fred McGriff 33
4 Mark McGwire 31
5 Glenn Davis 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 124
2 Mike Greenwell 119
2 Kirby Puckett 119
4 Dwight Evans 111
5 Will Clark 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Vince Coleman 81
3 Gerald Young 63
4 Ozzie Smith 57
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.18
2 David Cone 2.22
3 Orel Hershiser 2.26
4 John Tudor 2.32
5 Jose Rijo 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 24
2 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Danny Jackson 23
4 Dave Stewart 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 291
2 Mark Langston 235
3 Nolan Ryan 228
4 David Cone 213
5 Jose DeLeon 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
2 Jeff Reardon 41
3 John Franco 38
4 Doug Jones 36
5 2 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .489
2 Lenny Harris .455
3 Kirby Puckett .441
4 Andy Allanson .429
5 Johnny Ray .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 6
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Kevin McReynolds 5
2 Danny Tartabull 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 16
2 Bobby Bonilla 15
2 Danny Tartabull 15
4 Kevin McReynolds 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Roberto Alomar 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
4 Cecil Espy 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
3 Mark Langston 0.34
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 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 27
1 Dave Stewart 27
3 Erik Hanson 24
3 Mark Langston 24
5 Mark Gubicza 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Jim Gott 5
3 Tim Burke 4
3 John Franco 4
3 Bobby Thigpen 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .406
2 Kirby Puckett .402
3 Jose Canseco .391
4 Jose Lind .368
5 Mookie Wilson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
1 Dwight Evans 8
3 Ron Jones 7
3 Chet Lemon 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 26
2 Jose Canseco 25
3 Dwight Evans 24
4 Bobby Bonilla 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 12
2 Shawon Dunston 12
4 Ozzie Smith 11
5 Otis Nixon 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
2 Mark Langston 0.50
3 Danny Darwin 0.70
4 Bob Milacki 0.72
5 Nolan Ryan 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 52
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Dave Stewart 45
4 Mark Gubicza 44
5 Greg Swindell 40

Saves

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