On This Day

Wednesday, April 20, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 3 .800 --
Indians 12 3 .800 0.0
Red Sox 9 5 .643 2.5
Tigers 7 5 .583 3.5
Blue Jays 7 7 .500 4.5
Brewers 6 7 .462 5.0
Orioles 0 14 .000 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 9 6 .600 --
White Sox 8 6 .571 0.5
Angels 6 8 .429 2.5
Royals 6 8 .429 2.5
Rangers 6 8 .429 2.5
Mariners 6 9 .400 3.0
Twins 4 9 .308 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 10 3 .769 --
Mets 9 5 .643 1.5
Expos 7 6 .538 3.0
Cubs 6 7 .462 4.0
Phillies 5 9 .357 5.5
Cardinals 3 10 .231 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 4 .692 --
Astros 9 4 .692 0.0
Giants 9 6 .600 1.0
Reds 8 7 .533 2.0
Padres 4 9 .308 5.0
Braves 2 11 .154 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andres Galarraga 4
1 Carney Lansford 4
1 Terry McGriff 4
4 Mike Aldrete 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Henry Cotto 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Braggs 3
1 Hubie Brooks 3
1 Henry Cotto 3
1 Ron Hassey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 John Cangelosi 1
1 Henry Cotto 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 2.75
2 Mike Scott 1.75
3 Charlie Hough 1.00
4 Dave Stieb 0.83
4 Floyd Youmans 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Mike Moore 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Tom Candiotti 8
3 Mike Scott 7
4 Rick Sutcliffe 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Dan Plesac 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Slaught .439
2 George Bell .423
3 Rickey Henderson .415
4 Dave Winfield .411
5 Pete O'Brien .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 6
1 Glenn Davis 6
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 24
2 Glenn Davis 17
3 Jose Canseco 15
4 Bobby Bonilla 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Barry Larkin 9
3 Tim Raines 8
4 Eric Davis 7
5 Albert Hall 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Kilgus 0.57
2 Greg Swindell 0.96
3 Orel Hershiser 1.03
4 Tom Candiotti 1.08
5 Tim Belcher 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 4
1 Dave Stewart 4
3 Tom Candiotti 3
3 Roger Clemens 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 44
2 Mark Langston 34
3 Mike Scott 31
4 Jack Morris 30
5 Nolan Ryan 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Mike Henneman 5
2 Mitch Williams 5
4 Jeff Reardon 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Paul Molitor .354
4 Pedro Guerrero .340
5 Alan Trammell .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 52
2 George Bell 50
2 Andre Dawson 50
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 141
2 Andre Dawson 137
3 Mark McGwire 128
4 Jose Canseco 122
4 Dwight Evans 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 104
2 Harold Reynolds 61
3 Tim Raines 58
3 Willie Wilson 58
5 Tony Gwynn 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.72
2 Nolan Ryan 2.75
3 Jimmy Key 2.83
4 Orel Hershiser 2.85
5 Mike Dunne 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
1 Dave Stewart 23
3 Charlie Hough 20
4 Dwight Gooden 19
4 Jack Morris 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 288
2 Nolan Ryan 273
3 Mark Langston 271
4 Charlie Hough 235
5 Mike Scott 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Lee Smith 39
3 Tom Henke 36
4 Todd Worrell 34
5 3 tied 31