On This Day

Monday, May 23, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 14 .667 --
Tigers 26 15 .634 1.5
Indians 27 16 .628 1.5
Red Sox 22 18 .550 5.0
Brewers 22 20 .524 6.0
Blue Jays 18 25 .419 10.5
Orioles 9 34 .209 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 14 .674 --
Rangers 21 20 .512 7.0
Royals 20 23 .465 9.0
Twins 19 22 .463 9.0
White Sox 19 23 .452 9.5
Mariners 19 25 .432 10.5
Angels 17 27 .386 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 30 11 .732 --
Pirates 25 18 .581 6.0
Cardinals 21 22 .488 10.0
Cubs 20 21 .488 10.0
Expos 18 22 .450 11.5
Phillies 15 24 .385 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 16 .610 --
Dodgers 22 17 .564 2.0
Giants 22 21 .512 4.0
Reds 22 21 .512 4.0
Padres 15 27 .357 10.5
Braves 12 27 .308 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Reynolds 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Mickey Brantley 3
2 Eric Davis 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 1
1 Pat Borders 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Mickey Brantley 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Presley 5
2 Gene Larkin 3
2 Rance Mulliniks 3
4 Mickey Brantley 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Herr 1
1 Willie McGee 1
1 Paul Molitor 1
1 Dick Schofield 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Boddicker 0.80
2 Todd Stottlemyre 0.67
3 Mike Scott 0.57
4 Melido Perez 0.56
5 Tom Candiotti 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Odell Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Candiotti 6
2 Jose DeLeon 5
2 Melido Perez 5
4 Mike Boddicker 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .392
2 Dave Winfield .369
3 Rafael Palmeiro .353
4 Wade Boggs .343
5 Rickey Henderson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
1 Darryl Strawberry 11
5 7 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 39
2 George Brett 37
2 Jose Canseco 37
4 Glenn Davis 36
5 Joe Carter 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 26
3 Gary Pettis 22
4 Vince Coleman 20
5 Barry Larkin 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.89
2 Larry McWilliams 1.55
3 Dave LaPoint 1.64
4 Jim Deshaies 1.69
5 David Cone 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 8
1 Dave Stewart 8
1 Greg Swindell 8
4 Greg Maddux 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 102
2 Mark Langston 82
3 Mike Scott 77
4 Nolan Ryan 68
5 Frank Viola 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Todd Worrell 12
3 Mike Henneman 11
4 Dan Plesac 9
4 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .474
2 Alan Trammell .452
3 Steve Buechele .447
4 Kirby Puckett .446
5 Jeff Treadway .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 5
1 Will Clark 5
1 Brian Downing 5
1 Pete Incaviglia 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 15
1 Kirby Puckett 15
3 Joe Carter 13
3 Tony Pena 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Gerald Young 8
3 Willie McGee 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.35
2 Doyle Alexander 0.50
3 Ray Hayward 0.55
4 David Cone 0.90
5 Chris Bosio 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 David Cone 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 35
2 David Cone 22
3 John Candelaria 21
4 Jose DeLeon 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 4
1 Tom Niedenfuer 4
1 Dave Righetti 4
1 Dave Smith 4
1 Todd Worrell 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .415
2 Kirby Puckett .379
3 Rafael Palmeiro .379
4 Keith Hernandez .376
5 Jeff Treadway .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Pete Incaviglia 9
3 Danny Tartabull 8
4 Jack Clark 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 27
1 Keith Hernandez 27
3 Joe Carter 25
3 Alvin Davis 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
1 Gerald Young 19
3 Gary Pettis 17
4 Vince Coleman 13
5 Bo Jackson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.75
2 Bob Knepper 0.86
3 John Tudor 0.91
4 John Candelaria 1.26
5 Jim Deshaies 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 6
1 Bob Welch 6
3 John Candelaria 5
3 David Cone 5
3 Dave Stieb 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Mark Langston 48
3 Mike Scott 46
4 John Candelaria 42
5 Jose Guzman 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Dan Plesac 7
2 Dave Smith 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Alan Trammell .342
4 Kirby Puckett .332
5 Don Mattingly .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 Mark McGwire 45
3 George Bell 42
4 Will Clark 39
4 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 130
2 George Bell 124
2 Andre Dawson 124
4 Dwight Evans 122
4 Mark McGwire 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Willie Wilson 59
3 Harold Reynolds 57
4 Tim Raines 55
5 Billy Hatcher 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.50
2 Frank Viola 2.51
3 Dave LaPoint 2.65
4 Roger Clemens 2.68
5 Orel Hershiser 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
1 Dwight Gooden 23
1 Dave Stewart 23
4 Frank Viola 22
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 298
2 Mark Langston 279
3 Nolan Ryan 264
4 Mike Scott 232
5 Teddy Higuera 224

Saves

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