On This Day

Thursday, April 21, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 3 .800 --
Indians 12 3 .800 0.0
Red Sox 10 5 .667 2.0
Tigers 7 6 .538 4.0
Brewers 7 7 .500 4.5
Blue Jays 7 7 .500 4.5
Orioles 0 15 .000 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 10 6 .625 --
White Sox 8 7 .533 1.5
Angels 7 8 .467 2.5
Royals 6 8 .429 3.0
Rangers 6 8 .429 3.0
Mariners 6 10 .375 4.0
Twins 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 10 4 .714 --
Mets 9 5 .643 1.0
Cubs 7 7 .500 3.0
Expos 7 7 .500 3.0
Phillies 5 9 .357 5.0
Cardinals 4 10 .286 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 10 4 .714 --
Dodgers 9 4 .692 0.5
Giants 9 7 .563 2.0
Reds 9 7 .563 2.0
Padres 4 9 .308 5.5
Braves 2 12 .143 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boone 4
1 Ellis Burks 4
1 Nick Esasky 4
1 Johnny Ray 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Pena 2
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 6
2 Ellis Burks 4
3 Barry Larkin 3
4 Alan Ashby 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 3
2 Devon White 2
2 Gerald Young 2
4 Mike Aldrete 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Melido Perez 0.75
2 Storm Davis 0.62
3 John Smiley 0.56
4 Willie Fraser 0.50
5 Bob Knepper 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Steve Ellsworth 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Melido Perez 6
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Willie Fraser 5
2 John Smiley 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellis Burks .447
2 Don Slaught .439
3 George Bell .423
4 Rickey Henderson .415
5 Dave Winfield .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
1 Gary Carter 6
1 Glenn Davis 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 24
2 Jose Canseco 17
2 Glenn Davis 17
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
4 Gerald Young 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Kilgus 0.57
2 Bob Knepper 0.95
3 Greg Swindell 0.96
4 Orel Hershiser 1.03
5 Tom Candiotti 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 4
1 Dave Stewart 4
3 Chris Bosio 3
3 Tom Candiotti 3
3 10 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 7
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 .362
3 Paul Molitor .353
4 Alan Trammell .337
5 Pedro Guerrero .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 51
1 Mark McGwire 51
3 George Bell 50
4 Dale Murphy 42
5 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 141
2 Andre Dawson 139
3 Mark McGwire 125
4 Jose Canseco 124
5 Tim Wallach 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Harold Reynolds 61
3 Tim Raines 58
4 Willie Wilson 57
5 Tony Gwynn 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.74
2 Nolan Ryan 2.75
3 Roger Clemens 2.80
4 Orel Hershiser 2.85
5 Mike Dunne 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 23
2 Roger Clemens 22
3 Dwight Gooden 19
3 Charlie Hough 19
3 Jack Morris 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 282
2 Nolan Ryan 273
3 Mark Langston 271
4 Mike Scott 234
5 Teddy Higuera 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 40
2 Lee Smith 38
3 Tom Henke 36
4 Todd Worrell 34
5 3 tied 31