On This Day

Sunday, May 8, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 11 .645 --
Tigers 18 11 .621 1.0
Brewers 17 11 .607 1.5
Indians 17 12 .586 2.0
Red Sox 16 12 .571 2.5
Blue Jays 13 17 .433 6.5
Orioles 4 25 .138 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 7 .767 --
White Sox 14 14 .500 8.0
Royals 14 16 .467 9.0
Rangers 13 16 .448 9.5
Mariners 14 18 .438 10.0
Twins 11 17 .393 11.0
Angels 12 19 .387 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 7 .750 --
Pirates 19 10 .655 2.5
Cubs 15 14 .517 6.5
Expos 14 14 .500 7.0
Cardinals 12 17 .414 9.5
Phillies 10 17 .370 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 9 .667 --
Astros 16 12 .571 2.5
Giants 14 16 .467 5.5
Reds 14 16 .467 5.5
Padres 10 18 .357 8.5
Braves 7 20 .259 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Davis 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vance Law 6
2 Dwight Evans 4
3 Daryl Boston 3
3 Bob Brenly 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 Gerald Young 2
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 Ellis Burks 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 1.50
2 Kirk McCaskill 1.17
3 Teddy Higuera 1.14
4 Doug Drabek 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Mike Capel 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 8
2 Jose DeLeon 7
2 Jimmy Jones 7
2 Kirk McCaskill 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Mohorcic 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .409
2 Henry Cotto .406
3 Pete O'Brien .376
4 Johnny Ray .373
5 Joe Carter .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
3 Bobby Bonilla 8
3 Ivan Calderon 8
3 Jose Canseco 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 32
2 Jose Canseco 30
3 Mike Pagliarulo 28
4 George Brett 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 31
2 Gerald Young 18
3 Gary Pettis 16
4 Tim Raines 15
5 Eric Davis 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.77
2 Bob Walk 1.36
3 Ron Darling 1.64
4 Rick Reuschel 1.69
5 Orel Hershiser 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 8
2 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Greg Swindell 6
2 Frank Tanana 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 67
2 Mark Langston 63
3 Mike Scott 58
4 Nolan Ryan 55
5 Kevin Gross 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Mike Henneman 10
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 Tom Henke 7
4 Dan Plesac 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .575
2 Joe Carter .435
3 Kent Hrbek .426
4 Keith Hernandez .425
5 Dave Henderson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 7
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 Cal Ripken 5
4 Tom Brunansky 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 19
2 Keith Hernandez 18
3 Tom Brunansky 14
4 Glenn Braggs 13
4 6 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Gerald Young 11
3 Gary Pettis 9
4 Eric Davis 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.45
2 Bob Knepper 0.56
3 David Cone 0.63
4 Kelly Downs 0.64
5 3 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Juan Nieves 3
1 Jeff Robinson 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 29
2 Mike Scott 27
3 Jose Guzman 24
4 Roger Clemens 23
4 Bret Saberhagen 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 5
1 Todd Worrell 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Pedro Guerrero .342
4 Alan Trammell .338
5 Paul Molitor .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 49
1 Mark McGwire 49
3 George Bell 47
4 Dale Murphy 42
5 Darryl Strawberry 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 136
2 Jose Canseco 131
2 Andre Dawson 131
4 Mark McGwire 125
5 Dwight Evans 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 100
2 Tim Raines 63
3 Rickey Henderson 60
4 Harold Reynolds 59
4 Willie Wilson 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.68
2 Jimmy Key 2.68
3 Roger Clemens 2.84
4 Orel Hershiser 2.89
5 Dwight Gooden 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 25
2 Roger Clemens 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Orel Hershiser 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 285
2 Nolan Ryan 278
3 Mark Langston 271
4 Teddy Higuera 230
5 2 tied 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Todd Worrell 38
3 Tom Henke 36
4 Lee Smith 32
5 John Franco 30