On This Day

Sunday, October 9, 1988

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1988 Playoffs

Series tied 2 - 2

Los Angeles Dodgers 5
New York Mets 4
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Oakland wins series 4 - 0

Boston Red Sox 1
Oakland Athletics 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Canseco 3
2 Gary Carter 2
2 Keith Hernandez 2
2 Kevin McReynolds 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Kevin McReynolds 1
1 Mike Scioscia 1
1 Darryl Strawberry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Scioscia 2
1 John Shelby 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 3
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Kevin McReynolds 1
2 John Shelby 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 0.90
2 Bruce Hurst 0.83
3 Dave Stewart 0.71
4 John Tudor 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 Dave Stewart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 9
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 Dave Stewart 5
4 Lee Smith 3
5 6 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .429
2 Wade Boggs .375
2 Dave Henderson .375
4 Rich Gedman .357
5 Mark McGwire .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 3
2 Rich Gedman 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 Mike Greenwell 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
2 Jose Canseco 4
2 Gary Carter 4
2 Dave Henderson 4
2 Keith Hernandez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 5
2 John Shelby 2
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 Vince Coleman 1
3 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 Storm Davis 0.00
1 Randy Myers 0.00
1 Gene Nelson 0.00
5 Dave Stewart 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Myers 2
1 Gene Nelson 2
3 Tim Belcher 1
3 Rick Honeycutt 1
3 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 20
2 Bruce Hurst 12
3 Dave Stewart 11
4 Tim Belcher 10
4 Orel Hershiser 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Orel Hershiser 1
2 Alejandro Pena 1

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

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

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

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