On This Day

Sunday, October 2, 1988

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1988 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1988

New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 89 73 .549 --
Tigers 88 74 .543 1.0
Brewers 87 75 .537 2.0
Blue Jays 87 75 .537 2.0
Yankees 85 76 .528 3.5
Indians 78 84 .481 11.0
Orioles 54 107 .335 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 104 58 .642 --
Twins 91 71 .562 13.0
Royals 84 77 .522 19.5
Angels 75 87 .463 29.0
White Sox 71 90 .441 32.5
Rangers 70 91 .435 33.5
Mariners 68 93 .422 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 100 60 .625 --
Pirates 85 75 .531 15.0
Expos 81 81 .500 20.0
Cubs 77 85 .475 24.0
Cardinals 76 86 .469 25.0
Phillies 65 96 .404 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 67 .584 --
Reds 87 74 .540 7.0
Padres 83 78 .516 11.0
Giants 83 79 .512 11.5
Astros 82 80 .506 12.5
Braves 54 106 .338 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Redus 4
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Ron Darling 3
2 Glenn Davis 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 3
1 Randy Ready 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
4 Luis Alicea 2
4 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Brantley 2
1 Rex Hudler 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Gerald Young 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.40
2 Mike Boddicker 1.00
3 Erik Hanson 0.83
4 Jim Deshaies 0.75
5 Don Carman 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Brown 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 7
2 Jim Deshaies 6
3 Don Carman 5
3 Erik Hanson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buddy Black 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 Tom McCarthy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Kirby Puckett .356
3 Mike Greenwell .325
4 Dave Winfield .322
5 Tony Gwynn .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 42
2 Darryl Strawberry 39
3 Fred McGriff 34
4 Mark McGwire 32
5 Glenn Davis 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 124
2 Kirby Puckett 121
3 Mike Greenwell 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 65
4 Ozzie Smith 57
5 2 tied 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 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
2 Jeff Reardon 42
3 John Franco 39
4 Doug Jones 37
5 2 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .512
2 Kirby Puckett .441
3 Johnny Ray .429
4 Lenny Harris .410
5 Steve Lyons .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Dwight Evans 5
4 Chet Lemon 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 15
2 Vance Law 14
2 Danny Tartabull 14
4 Paul O'Neill 12
5 7 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Roberto Alomar 6
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Dave Martinez 6
2 Otis Nixon 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
3 Mark Langston 0.34
4 Jack Morris 0.36
5 Allan Anderson 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Mark Langston 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 27
1 Dave Stewart 27
3 Mark Langston 24
4 Mark Gubicza 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
2 Chris Bosio 4
2 Tim Burke 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .413
2 Jose Canseco .387
3 Kirby Puckett .385
4 Jose Lind .378
5 Mookie Wilson .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Dwight Evans 8
2 Chet Lemon 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 25
2 Jose Canseco 24
2 Dwight Evans 24
4 Ron Jones 23
4 Kirby Puckett 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Vince Coleman 12
2 Shawon Dunston 12
4 Otis Nixon 11
4 Ozzie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
2 Mark Langston 0.50
3 Bob Milacki 0.72
4 Nolan Ryan 1.00
5 Tim Belcher 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 6
2 Don August 5
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 52
2 Mark Langston 46
3 Dave Stewart 45
4 Mark Gubicza 43
4 Bobby Witt 43

Saves

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