On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 52 32 .619 --
Yankees 49 35 .583 3.0
Indians 45 42 .517 8.5
Red Sox 43 41 .512 9.0
Brewers 43 43 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 41 46 .471 12.5
Orioles 27 59 .314 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 34 .609 --
Twins 47 37 .560 4.5
Royals 45 41 .523 7.5
Rangers 40 45 .471 12.0
White Sox 40 46 .465 12.5
Angels 40 46 .465 12.5
Mariners 34 52 .395 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 53 33 .616 --
Pirates 48 37 .565 4.5
Cubs 44 40 .524 8.0
Expos 44 41 .518 8.5
Cardinals 38 47 .447 14.5
Phillies 36 48 .429 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 35 .578 --
Giants 45 39 .536 3.5
Astros 43 43 .500 6.5
Reds 41 45 .477 8.5
Padres 39 48 .448 11.0
Braves 30 53 .361 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dwight Evans 6
2 Chris Speier 5
3 Wade Boggs 4
3 Scott Bradley 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Daryl Boston 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Todd Benzinger 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Speier 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Mike LaValliere 4
2 Kevin Mitchell 4
5 11 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Gary Redus 2
1 Chris Sabo 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 3.75
2 Ed Whitson 1.20
3 Frank Tanana 1.00
4 Rick Rhoden 0.86
5 Jeff Bittiger 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Rob Dibble 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 15
2 Rick Rhoden 6
2 Frank Tanana 6
2 Ed Whitson 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Dave Winfield .345
4 Mike Greenwell .343
5 Andres Galarraga .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 24
2 Darryl Strawberry 21
3 Will Clark 20
3 Andres Galarraga 20
5 Gary Gaetti 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 70
2 Will Clark 68
3 Jose Canseco 67
4 Kirby Puckett 65
5 Dwight Evans 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 46
2 Vince Coleman 45
3 Rickey Henderson 42
4 Gary Pettis 33
5 Chris Sabo 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.73
2 John Tudor 2.13
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 186
2 Mark Langston 133
3 Nolan Ryan 130
4 Jose Guzman 110
5 Jose DeLeon 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 26
2 Jeff Reardon 23
3 Dan Plesac 21
4 Doug Jones 20
5 Bobby Thigpen 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kent Hrbek .450
2 Dwight Evans .438
3 Kirby Puckett .419
4 Chili Davis .417
5 Andres Galarraga .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 6
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 Kent Hrbek 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 18
2 Mike Greenwell 16
3 Jose Canseco 15
3 Dwight Evans 15
3 John Shelby 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 0.00
2 Scott Bailes 0.59
3 Juan Agosto 0.69
4 John Smiley 0.77
5 Joe Magrane 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bankhead 3
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Jose Guzman 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Jose Rijo 26
3 John Candelaria 24
4 Nolan Ryan 22
5 John Smiley 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 5
2 Mark Davis 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Steve Farr 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Greenwell .410
2 Claudell Washington .390
3 Julio Franco .389
4 Paul Molitor .371
5 Kirby Puckett .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 10
2 Gary Gaetti 9
2 Darryl Strawberry 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 35
2 Ellis Burks 31
3 Will Clark 28
4 Andy Van Slyke 27
5 Dwight Evans 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Vince Coleman 17
3 Chris Sabo 13
4 Gerald Young 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Gubicza 1.15
2 Allan Anderson 1.29
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 Roger Clemens 51
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Jose Rijo 41
4 Sid Fernandez 38
4 Charlie Hough 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .347
2 Paul Molitor .346
3 Alan Trammell .343
4 Mike Greenwell .343
5 Pedro Guerrero .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 40
2 Andre Dawson 39
2 Darryl Strawberry 39
4 Jose Canseco 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 126
2 Dwight Evans 121
3 Will Clark 119
4 Mike Greenwell 116
5 Gary Gaetti 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Gerald Young 72
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Paul Molitor 56
5 Tim Raines 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.99
2 Roger Clemens 2.39
3 Frank Viola 2.45
4 Jimmy Key 2.51
5 David Cone 2.54

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 331
2 Nolan Ryan 257
3 Mark Langston 253
4 Charlie Hough 237
5 Bert Blyleven 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 37
1 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Tom Henke 34
4 Steve Bedrosian 32
4 Bobby Thigpen 32