On This Day

Friday, April 8, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 0 1.000 --
Indians 3 1 .750 0.5
Brewers 2 1 .667 1.0
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.5
Red Sox 2 2 .500 1.5
Blue Jays 2 2 .500 1.5
Orioles 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 3 1 .750 --
Athletics 3 1 .750 0.0
Royals 2 2 .500 1.0
Twins 1 2 .333 1.5
Angels 1 3 .250 2.0
Rangers 1 3 .250 2.0
Mariners 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 3 0 1.000 --
Pirates 2 1 .667 1.0
Phillies 2 1 .667 1.0
Mets 2 2 .500 1.5
Expos 1 3 .250 2.5
Cardinals 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 3 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 3 1 .750 0.5
Giants 3 1 .750 0.5
Reds 2 1 .667 1.0
Braves 0 4 .000 3.5
Padres 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Gladden 4
1 Dave Martinez 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Sid Bream 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Gladden 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
3 Alan Ashby 1
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Gladden 4
1 Dave Martinez 4
3 Glenn Davis 3
3 Alfredo Griffin 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
1 Jeff Stone 2
4 Glenn Braggs 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.57
2 Mike LaCoss 1.25
3 Tom Browning 1.00
4 Scott Bailes 0.67
4 Danny Cox 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Danny Cox 6
3 Tom Browning 5
3 Mike LaCoss 5
3 Bruce Ruffin 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Eric Plunk 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete O'Brien .733
2 Dan Gladden .571
3 Wade Boggs .563
4 Dave Winfield .556
5 2 tied .545

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 3
1 Bobby Bonilla 3
1 Gary Carter 3
1 Glenn Davis 3
1 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonilla 6
1 Glenn Davis 6
1 Matt Nokes 6
1 Mike Pagliarulo 6
5 10 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 3
1 Paul Molitor 3
1 Gerald Perry 3
1 Ozzie Smith 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bailes 0.00
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Greg Maddux 0.00
1 Rick Rhoden 0.00
1 14 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 43 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Guzman 12
2 Roger Clemens 11
2 Nolan Ryan 11
4 Mark Langston 10
5 3 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 2
1 Dave Righetti 2
1 Jeff Robinson 2
4 Tim Belcher 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .369
3 Paul Molitor .352
4 Alan Trammell .342
5 Pedro Guerrero .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 50
1 Mark McGwire 50
3 Andre Dawson 49
4 Dale Murphy 44
5 Darryl Strawberry 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 138
2 Andre Dawson 136
3 Dwight Evans 126
4 Tim Wallach 122
5 Mark McGwire 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 111
2 Harold Reynolds 60
2 Willie Wilson 60
4 Tony Gwynn 57
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.72
2 Jimmy Key 2.76
3 Orel Hershiser 2.94
4 Roger Clemens 2.97
5 Doyle Alexander 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 21
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Mark Langston 19
3 Jack Morris 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 271
2 Mark Langston 268
3 Roger Clemens 267
4 Teddy Higuera 244
5 Mike Scott 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Lee Smith 37
3 Tom Henke 35
4 Todd Worrell 33
5 2 tied 32