On This Day

Tuesday, May 17, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 13 .658 --
Indians 23 14 .622 1.5
Tigers 22 15 .595 2.5
Red Sox 19 16 .543 4.5
Brewers 20 17 .541 4.5
Blue Jays 16 22 .421 9.0
Orioles 5 31 .139 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 10 .737 --
Rangers 19 18 .514 8.5
White Sox 18 18 .500 9.0
Royals 17 20 .459 10.5
Twins 16 19 .457 10.5
Mariners 17 23 .425 12.0
Angels 14 23 .378 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 25 11 .694 --
Pirates 23 15 .605 3.0
Cubs 18 18 .500 7.0
Cardinals 18 19 .486 7.5
Expos 16 19 .457 8.5
Phillies 14 21 .400 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 13 .618 --
Astros 21 15 .583 1.0
Reds 19 19 .500 4.0
Giants 19 20 .487 4.5
Padres 13 24 .351 9.5
Braves 11 24 .314 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Phil Bradley 3
1 Rick Cerone 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Allanson 1
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Scott Bradley 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Allanson 3
1 Brady Anderson 3
1 Johnny Paredes 3
1 Kurt Stillwell 3
5 24 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Rafael Belliard 1
1 Mickey Brantley 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 2.00
2 David Cone 1.50
3 Bill Swift 1.20
4 Dennis Rasmussen 1.00
5 John Tudor 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Paul Gibson 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 12
2 Mike Scott 10
3 Greg Maddux 7
4 Jose Guzman 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .393
2 Carney Lansford .381
3 Don Slaught .378
4 Rickey Henderson .353
5 Rafael Palmeiro .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Bobby Bonilla 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 38
2 Jose Canseco 36
2 Glenn Davis 36
4 Mike Pagliarulo 34
5 Mark McGwire 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 24
3 Gary Pettis 21
4 Vince Coleman 18
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.85
2 Larry McWilliams 1.56
3 Kevin Gross 1.69
4 Jim Deshaies 1.76
5 Roger Clemens 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 8
2 Dwight Gooden 7
2 Greg Swindell 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
4 7 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 93
2 Mark Langston 80
3 Mike Scott 73
4 Nolan Ryan 66
5 Jack Morris 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Todd Worrell 11
3 Mike Henneman 10
4 Mitch Williams 9
5 Dan Plesac 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .491
2 Don Slaught .429
3 Terry Pendleton .425
4 Alvin Davis .420
5 Kirby Puckett .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 7
2 Alvin Davis 6
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 Pete Incaviglia 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 16
1 Glenn Davis 16
3 Mark McGwire 15
4 Kelly Gruber 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Gerald Young 9
3 Gary Pettis 8
4 Kevin Bass 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Straker 0.00
2 Chris Bosio 0.38
3 David Cone 0.39
4 Jerry Reuss 0.63
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Mark Langston 27
3 Greg Maddux 22
4 David Cone 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Todd Worrell 4
3 Roger McDowell 3
3 Dan Plesac 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .393
2 Dave Winfield .379
3 Kirby Puckett .378
4 Joe Carter .374
5 Carney Lansford .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Pete Incaviglia 9
3 Carlton Fisk 8
4 Bobby Bonilla 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 25
1 Mike Pagliarulo 25
3 Tom Brunansky 24
3 Jose Canseco 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Gerald Young 20
3 Gary Pettis 18
4 Vince Coleman 14
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.61
2 John Tudor 0.83
3 David Cone 0.84
4 Pascual Perez 1.66
5 Bob Walk 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
1 Frank Viola 5
1 Bob Welch 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 60
2 Mark Langston 53
3 Mike Scott 49
4 Nolan Ryan 47
5 Jose DeLeon 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Dan Plesac 8
2 Todd Worrell 8
4 Mike Henneman 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Pedro Guerrero .340
4 Alan Trammell .338
5 Don Mattingly .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 49
2 Andre Dawson 47
3 George Bell 43
4 Darryl Strawberry 40
5 Kent Hrbek 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 132
2 Andre Dawson 128
2 Mark McGwire 128
4 George Bell 125
5 Joe Carter 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Willie Wilson 61
3 Harold Reynolds 59
4 Tim Raines 58
5 Billy Hatcher 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.54
2 Jimmy Key 2.58
3 Roger Clemens 2.69
4 Dave LaPoint 2.80
5 Orel Hershiser 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
1 Dave Stewart 23
3 Dwight Gooden 22
4 Frank Viola 21
5 Floyd Bannister 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 299
2 Mark Langston 281
3 Nolan Ryan 273
4 Mike Scott 236
5 2 tied 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 37
2 Steve Bedrosian 35
2 Tom Henke 35
4 John Franco 30
5 2 tied 29