On This Day

Tuesday, May 3, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 8 .692 --
Indians 17 8 .680 0.5
Red Sox 14 9 .609 2.5
Tigers 14 10 .583 3.0
Brewers 12 11 .522 4.5
Blue Jays 11 14 .440 6.5
Orioles 2 24 .077 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 7 .731 --
Royals 14 11 .560 4.5
White Sox 12 12 .500 6.0
Angels 11 15 .423 8.0
Rangers 10 14 .417 8.0
Mariners 11 16 .407 8.5
Twins 9 15 .375 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 17 7 .708 --
Pirates 17 8 .680 0.5
Cubs 12 13 .480 5.5
Expos 11 12 .478 5.5
Cardinals 10 15 .400 7.5
Phillies 8 14 .364 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 8 .652 --
Astros 15 9 .625 0.5
Giants 13 13 .500 3.5
Reds 12 13 .480 4.0
Padres 9 15 .375 6.5
Braves 5 17 .227 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hubie Brooks 5
2 Joe Carter 4
2 Fred McGriff 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Mike Marshall 2
1 Fred McGriff 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
3 Fred McGriff 4
4 Mike Gallego 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Bob Dernier 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Todd Stottlemyre 6.00
2 Bob Knepper 1.00
3 Teddy Higuera 0.86
4 Bruce Ruffin 0.75
5 Kelly Downs 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 Ray Hayward 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Hayward 7
1 Bob Knepper 7
3 Teddy Higuera 6
3 Bruce Ruffin 6
3 Todd Stottlemyre 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Dale Mohorcic 1
1 Duane Ward 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .432
2 Henry Cotto .408
3 Pete O'Brien .407
4 Johnny Ray .407
5 Fred McGriff .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 9
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8
4 Bobby Bonilla 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 31
2 Jose Canseco 26
3 Mike Pagliarulo 24
4 Bobby Bonilla 21
4 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Gerald Young 16
3 Gary Pettis 13
4 Vince Coleman 12
4 Tim Raines 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 0.35
2 Bob Knepper 0.64
3 Kevin Gross 1.15
4 Dave LaPoint 1.41
5 Bob Walk 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 7
2 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Greg Swindell 6
4 Orel Hershiser 5
4 Frank Tanana 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 60
2 Mark Langston 53
3 Mike Scott 52
4 Nolan Ryan 48
5 Kevin Gross 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Mike Henneman 8
3 Todd Worrell 7
4 Tom Henke 6
4 Mitch Williams 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Ray .519
2 Cal Ripken .511
3 Joe Carter .479
4 Fred McGriff .469
5 Mike LaValliere .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
2 Ivan Calderon 5
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Cal Ripken 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 19
2 Keith Hernandez 17
3 Joe Carter 15
3 Andre Dawson 15
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
1 Gerald Young 11
3 Gary Pettis 9
4 Vince Coleman 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.00
1 John Davis 0.00
1 John Tudor 0.00
4 Mike Scott 0.35
5 Larry McWilliams 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 4
2 Dwight Gooden 3
2 Juan Nieves 3
2 Bret Saberhagen 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 28
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Mark Langston 26
4 Kevin Gross 25
5 Tom Candiotti 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Tom Henke 4
2 Dan Plesac 4
2 Todd Worrell 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Paul Molitor .342
4 Pedro Guerrero .336
5 Alan Trammell .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 50
2 Andre Dawson 49
3 George Bell 46
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 133
1 Andre Dawson 133
3 Jose Canseco 127
4 Mark McGwire 123
5 Tim Wallach 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Tim Raines 61
2 Harold Reynolds 61
4 Willie Wilson 58
5 Tony Gwynn 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.76
2 Jimmy Key 2.76
3 Frank Viola 2.77
4 Orel Hershiser 2.83
5 Dwight Gooden 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Roger Clemens 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Charlie Hough 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 280
2 Nolan Ryan 278
3 Mark Langston 268
4 Mike Scott 235
5 2 tied 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Todd Worrell 37
3 Tom Henke 35
4 Lee Smith 34
5 John Franco 32