On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 13 .658 --
Indians 24 14 .632 1.0
Tigers 23 15 .605 2.0
Red Sox 20 16 .556 4.0
Brewers 20 18 .526 5.0
Blue Jays 16 23 .410 9.5
Orioles 6 31 .162 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 11 .718 --
Rangers 20 18 .526 7.5
White Sox 18 19 .486 9.0
Royals 18 20 .474 9.5
Twins 16 20 .444 10.5
Mariners 17 23 .425 11.5
Angels 14 24 .368 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 26 11 .703 --
Pirates 23 16 .590 4.0
Cardinals 19 19 .500 7.5
Cubs 18 19 .486 8.0
Expos 17 19 .472 8.5
Phillies 14 22 .389 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 14 .600 --
Astros 22 15 .595 --
Reds 20 19 .513 3.0
Giants 20 20 .500 3.5
Padres 13 25 .342 9.5
Braves 11 25 .306 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Knight 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
3 Brett Butler 3
3 Julio Franco 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 Bo Jackson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Collins 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 Wally Joyner 3
1 Billy Ripken 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.14
2 Tom Candiotti 1.00
2 Bob Ojeda 1.00
4 Todd Stottlemyre 0.89
5 Mike Krukow 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 8
1 Teddy Higuera 8
1 Todd Stottlemyre 8
4 Doyle Alexander 7
4 Tom Candiotti 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .393
2 Carney Lansford .387
3 Don Slaught .378
4 Rickey Henderson .353
5 Rafael Palmeiro .350

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 Mark McGwire 34
4 Mike Pagliarulo 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 25
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 8 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 93
2 Mark Langston 80
3 Mike Scott 73
4 Nolan Ryan 68
5 Jack Morris 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Todd Worrell 12
3 Mike Henneman 10
4 Mitch Williams 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .500
2 Kirby Puckett .453
3 Terry Pendleton .432
4 Alvin Davis .426
5 Don Slaught .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Alvin Davis 15
2 Glenn Davis 15
4 Tom Brunansky 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Straker 0.00
2 Chris Bosio 0.38
3 Jerry Reuss 0.63
4 David Cone 0.64
5 Todd Worrell 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Mark Langston 27
3 Teddy Higuera 23
4 Jose DeLeon 22
4 Greg Maddux 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Roger McDowell 3
3 Dan Plesac 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .415
2 Kirby Puckett .396
3 Carney Lansford .384
4 Dave Winfield .380
5 Joe Carter .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Pete Incaviglia 9
3 Carlton Fisk 8
4 Ivan Calderon 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 27
2 Tom Brunansky 26
3 Keith Hernandez 25
3 Mark McGwire 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Gerald Young 20
3 Gary Pettis 17
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 Danny Jackson 1.38
5 Pascual Perez 1.45

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 40
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Todd Worrell 9
3 Dan Plesac 7
4 Mike Henneman 6
4 Dave Smith 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Alan Trammell .338
4 Pedro Guerrero .338
5 Don Mattingly .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 Andre Dawson 47
3 George Bell 43
4 Kent Hrbek 39
4 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 132
2 Andre Dawson 128
2 Mark McGwire 128
4 George Bell 123
5 Joe Carter 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Willie Wilson 61
3 Harold Reynolds 59
4 Tim Raines 57
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 2.86

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 277
3 Nolan Ryan 275
4 Teddy Higuera 237
5 Charlie Hough 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 38
2 Tom Henke 35
3 Steve Bedrosian 34
4 John Franco 30
5 3 tied 29