On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 14 .682 --
Indians 29 16 .644 1.5
Tigers 28 16 .636 2.0
Red Sox 23 19 .548 6.0
Brewers 23 22 .511 7.5
Blue Jays 19 27 .413 12.0
Orioles 9 36 .200 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 14 .689 --
Rangers 23 21 .523 7.5
Twins 21 22 .488 9.0
Royals 20 25 .444 11.0
Mariners 20 26 .435 11.5
White Sox 19 25 .432 11.5
Angels 17 29 .370 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 31 13 .705 --
Pirates 27 18 .600 4.5
Cardinals 23 22 .511 8.5
Expos 21 22 .488 9.5
Cubs 21 23 .477 10.0
Phillies 15 27 .357 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 17 .595 --
Astros 25 18 .581 0.5
Giants 24 22 .522 3.0
Reds 22 23 .489 4.5
Braves 14 28 .333 11.0
Padres 15 30 .333 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Anderson 3
1 Fred McGriff 3
1 Steve Sax 3
1 Tim Wallach 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Sax 2
2 Glenn Braggs 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 Chris James 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 4
1 Steve Sax 4
3 Glenn Braggs 2
3 Tony Fernandez 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Cecil Espy 1
1 Nelson Liriano 1
1 Gary Pettis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 0.82
2 Dave Stieb 0.57
3 Paul Kilgus 0.55
4 Shane Rawley 0.50
4 Frank Tanana 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Rick Reuschel 1
1 Bryn Smith 1
1 Frank Tanana 1
1 Mitch Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 9
2 Paul Kilgus 6
3 Shane Rawley 5
3 Frank Tanana 5
5 Dave Stieb 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric King 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Jeff Parrett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .397
2 Dave Winfield .369
3 Rafael Palmeiro .351
4 Wade Boggs .351
5 Rickey Henderson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 11
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Will Clark 11
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Bobby Bonilla 37
2 George Brett 37
2 Jose Canseco 37
2 Glenn Davis 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 26
3 Vince Coleman 23
3 Gary Pettis 23
5 Barry Larkin 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 1.28
2 Larry McWilliams 1.30
3 Jim Deshaies 1.69
4 David Cone 1.75
5 Roger Clemens 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Swindell 9
2 Dwight Gooden 8
2 Dave Stewart 8
2 Frank Tanana 8
2 Bob Welch 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 107
2 Mark Langston 87
3 Mike Scott 77
4 Nolan Ryan 73
5 Dwight Gooden 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Todd Worrell 12
3 Mike Henneman 11
4 Jeff Reardon 10
5 6 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .529
2 Wade Boggs .474
3 Von Hayes .447
4 Alan Trammell .444
5 Robby Thompson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 6
2 Brian Downing 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 Cory Snyder 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 15
2 Tom Brunansky 13
2 Dave Parker 13
2 Cory Snyder 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
2 Paul Molitor 6
2 Gerald Young 6
4 Bo Jackson 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.54
2 David Cone 0.69
3 Tim Leary 0.75
3 Jeff Robinson 0.75
5 Bob Welch 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 Mike Krukow 3
2 Greg Swindell 3
2 Bob Welch 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Dwight Gooden 21
2 Tim Leary 21
4 Jose DeLeon 20
5 Greg Swindell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
3 Tom Niedenfuer 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Dave Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .434
2 Keith Hernandez .408
3 Wade Boggs .402
4 Mickey Brantley .387
5 Kirby Puckett .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Jack Clark 8
2 Pete Incaviglia 8
2 Danny Tartabull 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 28
2 Tom Brunansky 26
3 Alvin Davis 24
3 Kent Hrbek 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
1 Gerald Young 18
3 Gary Pettis 16
4 Vince Coleman 13
4 Bo Jackson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.79
2 John Tudor 0.91
3 Jim Deshaies 0.94
4 Les Lancaster 1.04
5 John Candelaria 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 6
1 Bob Welch 6
3 John Candelaria 5
3 David Cone 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Mike Scott 46
3 Mark Langston 43
4 Dwight Gooden 42
5 Jose Guzman 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 8
2 Dan Plesac 7
2 Dave Smith 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Tony Gwynn .363
3 Alan Trammell .343
4 Kirby Puckett .336
5 Don Mattingly .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 45
2 Mark McGwire 44
3 George Bell 39
3 Will Clark 39
3 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 130
2 Dwight Evans 124
3 Andre Dawson 121
3 Mark McGwire 121
5 George Bell 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Willie Wilson 59
3 Tim Raines 56
3 Harold Reynolds 56
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.50
2 Frank Viola 2.51
3 Roger Clemens 2.60
4 Dave LaPoint 2.78
5 Orel Hershiser 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Dave Stewart 23
4 Frank Viola 22
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 303
2 Mark Langston 270
3 Nolan Ryan 269
4 Mike Scott 231
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 36
2 Todd Worrell 35
3 Steve Bedrosian 32
4 Jeff Reardon 31
5 Lee Smith 30