On This Day

Friday, July 8, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 51 32 .614 --
Yankees 48 35 .578 3.0
Indians 45 41 .523 7.5
Red Sox 42 40 .512 8.5
Brewers 42 43 .494 10.0
Blue Jays 41 45 .477 11.5
Orioles 26 59 .306 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 33 .616 --
Twins 47 36 .566 4.5
Royals 45 40 .529 7.5
Rangers 40 44 .476 12.0
White Sox 39 45 .464 13.0
Angels 39 46 .459 13.5
Mariners 33 52 .388 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 53 32 .624 --
Pirates 47 37 .560 5.5
Cubs 44 39 .530 8.0
Expos 43 41 .512 9.5
Cardinals 38 46 .452 14.5
Phillies 36 47 .434 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 34 .585 --
Giants 44 39 .530 4.5
Astros 42 43 .494 7.5
Reds 40 45 .471 9.5
Padres 38 48 .442 12.0
Braves 30 52 .366 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Greenwell 6
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Todd Benzinger 4
2 Scott Fletcher 4
2 Julio Franco 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Mike Fitzgerald 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Ellis Burks 4
1 Wally Joyner 4
4 Bo Jackson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Brower 2
2 Mike Aldrete 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.33
2 Bryn Smith 1.20
2 Bill Wegman 1.20
4 Mike Smithson 1.12
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 John Davis 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Smithson 9
2 John Candelaria 8
3 Joe Magrane 7
4 Dwight Gooden 6
4 6 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .350
3 Mike Greenwell .347
4 Dave Winfield .345
5 Andres Galarraga .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 23
2 Darryl Strawberry 21
3 Will Clark 19
3 Gary Gaetti 19
3 Andres Galarraga 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 68
2 Jose Canseco 66
3 Will Clark 65
4 Kirby Puckett 64
5 Dwight Evans 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 45
2 Gerald Young 44
3 Rickey Henderson 42
4 Gary Pettis 33
5 Ozzie Smith 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 1.72
2 Pascual Perez 1.73
3 Greg Maddux 2.15
4 Frank Viola 2.24
5 David Cone 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 14
1 Frank Viola 14
3 Orel Hershiser 13
4 Roger Clemens 12
4 Mark Gubicza 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 171
2 Mark Langston 133
3 Nolan Ryan 125
4 Jose Guzman 110
5 Jose DeLeon 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 26
2 Jeff Reardon 23
3 Doug Jones 20
3 Dan Plesac 20
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Howell .500
2 Kent Hrbek .436
3 Kirby Puckett .426
4 Bob Boone .417
5 Andres Galarraga .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 6
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 16
1 Mike Greenwell 16
3 Ellis Burks 15
4 Jose Canseco 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 14
2 Vince Coleman 9
3 Kal Daniels 6
3 Rex Hudler 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 0.00
2 Scott Bailes 0.59
3 John Smiley 0.77
4 Joe Magrane 0.84
5 Sid Fernandez 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Jose Guzman 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 26
2 John Candelaria 24
3 Mike Moore 23
4 Roger Clemens 22
4 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Steve Farr 4
1 Scott Garrelts 4
1 Dan Plesac 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Greenwell .422
2 Robin Yount .385
3 Paul Molitor .382
4 Julio Franco .375
5 Claudell Washington .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
1 Gary Gaetti 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 33
2 Ellis Burks 28
3 Andy Van Slyke 27
4 Will Clark 26
4 Dwight Evans 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
1 Otis Nixon 17
3 Chris Sabo 11
4 Paul Molitor 10
4 Gerald Young 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 1.15
2 Allan Anderson 1.32
3 Jeff Robinson 1.36
4 Frank Viola 1.39
5 Pascual Perez 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 Danny Jackson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 49
2 Roger Clemens 46
3 Nolan Ryan 38
4 Jose DeLeon 37
4 Danny Jackson 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 10
2 Jeff Reardon 9
3 Mark Davis 8
3 Dan Plesac 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .347
2 Wade Boggs .346
3 Pedro Guerrero .345
4 Mike Greenwell .345
5 Alan Trammell .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 39
1 Andre Dawson 39
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
4 Jose Canseco 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 125
2 Dwight Evans 123
3 Will Clark 116
4 Gary Gaetti 114
4 Mike Greenwell 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Gerald Young 70
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Paul Molitor 56
5 Ozzie Smith 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.99
2 Roger Clemens 2.39
3 Frank Viola 2.45
4 John Tudor 2.46
5 Jimmy Key 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Frank Viola 24
3 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Dave Stewart 21
5 Floyd Bannister 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 316
2 Mark Langston 253
3 Nolan Ryan 252
4 Charlie Hough 235
5 Bert Blyleven 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 38
2 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Tom Henke 34
4 Steve Bedrosian 32
5 2 tied 31