On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 16 .673 --
Indians 31 19 .620 2.5
Tigers 28 20 .583 4.5
Red Sox 25 22 .532 7.0
Brewers 26 24 .520 7.5
Blue Jays 22 29 .431 12.0
Orioles 11 39 .220 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 15 .700 --
Twins 25 23 .521 9.0
Rangers 25 24 .510 9.5
Royals 23 27 .460 12.0
White Sox 21 27 .438 13.0
Mariners 22 29 .431 13.5
Angels 19 32 .373 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 34 15 .694 --
Pirates 30 20 .600 4.5
Cardinals 26 24 .520 8.5
Cubs 25 24 .510 9.0
Expos 23 25 .479 10.5
Phillies 19 28 .404 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 20 .574 --
Astros 27 21 .563 0.5
Giants 25 26 .490 4.0
Reds 23 27 .460 5.5
Padres 18 32 .360 10.5
Braves 16 31 .340 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Gladden 4
1 Ken Oberkfell 4
1 Joe Orsulak 4
1 Larry Sheets 4
1 Marvell Wynne 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Ivan Calderon 1
1 Dave Clark 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Redus 4
2 Wally Backman 3
2 Tony Gwynn 3
2 Ron Karkovice 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 Cecil Espy 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 5.00
2 Jeff Pico 1.50
3 Steve Ontiveros 1.00
4 Bob Knepper 0.70
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 8
1 Steve Ontiveros 8
3 Bob Knepper 7
4 Jeff Pico 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .396
2 Dave Winfield .365
3 Wade Boggs .353
4 Bobby Bonilla .342
5 Rafael Palmeiro .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 13
2 Barry Bonds 12
2 Jose Canseco 12
2 Kent Hrbek 12
2 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 48
2 Bobby Bonilla 43
3 George Brett 42
4 Jose Canseco 41
4 Glenn Davis 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 34
2 Gerald Young 30
3 Gary Pettis 24
4 Vince Coleman 23
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.94
2 Bob Knepper 1.44
3 David Cone 1.65
4 Larry McWilliams 1.79
5 Roger Clemens 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Swindell 10
2 Roger Clemens 8
2 Dwight Gooden 8
2 Greg Maddux 8
2 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 116
2 Mark Langston 95
3 Mike Scott 80
4 Nolan Ryan 77
5 Frank Viola 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 16
2 Todd Worrell 14
3 Jeff Reardon 13
4 Mike Henneman 11
4 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .456
2 Wade Boggs .455
3 Alan Trammell .435
4 Keith Hernandez .420
5 Robby Thompson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Danny Tartabull 5
3 Glenn Braggs 4
3 Mickey Brantley 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 15
2 Kurt Stillwell 14
3 Bobby Bonilla 13
3 Tom Brunansky 13
3 Kirby Puckett 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 6
1 Juan Samuel 6
1 Gerald Young 6
4 Vince Coleman 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Youmans 0.56
2 John Tudor 0.75
2 Cecilio Guante 0.75
4 David Cone 0.84
5 Dave Stieb 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 David Cone 3
2 Ron Darling 3
2 Bill Swift 3
2 Greg Swindell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 25
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Ron Darling 22
3 Tim Leary 22
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Doug Jones 6
3 Randy Myers 4
3 Tom Niedenfuer 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .444
2 Wade Boggs .400
3 Alan Trammell .398
4 Keith Hernandez .385
5 Kirby Puckett .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Brantley 8
1 Alvin Davis 8
1 Kent Hrbek 8
1 Pete Incaviglia 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 27
2 Bobby Bonilla 25
2 Kirby Puckett 25
4 Alvin Davis 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 18
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Willie McGee 12
3 Gary Pettis 12
5 Vince Coleman 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.72
2 John Tudor 1.08
3 Bob Welch 1.50
4 Frank Viola 1.53
5 John Candelaria 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 6
1 Dave Stieb 6
1 Frank Viola 6
4 John Candelaria 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 56
2 Jose DeLeon 45
3 Mark Langston 42
4 Dwight Gooden 40
4 Jose Guzman 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 8
1 Todd Worrell 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 Doug Jones 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Alan Trammell .342
4 Carney Lansford .337
5 Don Mattingly .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 Mark McGwire 41
3 George Bell 38
4 Jose Canseco 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 131
2 Andre Dawson 124
3 Dwight Evans 122
4 George Bell 117
4 Mark McGwire 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Willie Wilson 58
3 Tim Raines 56
3 Gerald Young 56
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.46
2 Frank Viola 2.47
3 Roger Clemens 2.66
4 Orel Hershiser 2.72
5 Dave LaPoint 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Dave Stewart 22
3 Frank Viola 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 304
2 Mark Langston 268
3 Nolan Ryan 266
4 Mike Scott 231
5 2 tied 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 36
2 Tom Henke 35
3 Jeff Reardon 34
4 Steve Bedrosian 32
5 Dennis Eckersley 31