On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 52 35 .598 --
Yankees 51 36 .586 1.0
Red Sox 45 42 .517 7.0
Brewers 46 43 .517 7.0
Indians 45 45 .500 8.5
Blue Jays 44 46 .489 9.5
Orioles 29 61 .322 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 36 .600 --
Twins 49 39 .557 4.0
Royals 46 43 .517 7.5
Angels 43 46 .483 10.5
White Sox 41 48 .461 12.5
Rangers 40 48 .455 13.0
Mariners 36 53 .404 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 54 35 .607 --
Pirates 51 37 .580 2.5
Expos 46 42 .523 7.5
Cubs 45 43 .511 8.5
Cardinals 38 50 .432 15.5
Phillies 36 51 .414 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 36 .586 --
Giants 46 41 .529 5.0
Astros 46 43 .517 6.0
Reds 43 46 .483 9.0
Padres 41 49 .456 11.5
Braves 31 55 .360 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Wade Boggs 4
2 Kevin Seitzer 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 4
1 Brook Jacoby 4
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 Eric Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Doran 2
1 Dick Schofield 2
3 Rafael Belliard 1
3 George Brett 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.67
2 Teddy Higuera 2.40
3 Jose Rijo 2.00
4 Kevin Gross 1.33
5 Mike Moore 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Jim Deshaies 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Teddy Higuera 12
3 Kevin Gross 8
3 Mike Moore 8
3 Dave Stewart 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Mike Greenwell .345
4 Dave Winfield .342
5 Gerald Perry .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 24
2 Darryl Strawberry 22
3 Andres Galarraga 21
4 Will Clark 20
4 Gary Gaetti 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 72
2 Will Clark 68
3 Jose Canseco 67
4 Dwight Evans 66
4 Kirby Puckett 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 49
2 Vince Coleman 46
3 Rickey Henderson 43
4 Gary Pettis 34
5 Chris Sabo 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.58
2 Greg Maddux 2.13
3 John Tudor 2.24
4 Frank Viola 2.24
5 Roger Clemens 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 15
2 Frank Viola 14
3 Roger Clemens 13
3 Orel Hershiser 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 202
2 Mark Langston 141
3 Nolan Ryan 130
4 Jose DeLeon 115
5 Jose Guzman 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 26
2 Jeff Reardon 24
3 Dan Plesac 23
4 Doug Jones 20
5 Bobby Thigpen 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chili Davis .500
2 Tony Gwynn .477
3 Andres Galarraga .440
4 Frank White .409
5 Julio Franco .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Kent Hrbek 5
4 Steve Balboni 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 13
2 Ellis Burks 12
2 Joe Carter 12
2 Chili Davis 12
2 John Shelby 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 9
2 Kal Daniels 6
2 Howard Johnson 6
2 Gerald Young 6
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 0.36
2 Terry Mulholland 0.50
3 Mike LaCoss 0.53
4 Joe Magrane 0.64
5 Tim Leary 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Kirk McCaskill 3
1 Jeff Parrett 3
1 Bill Wegman 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 39
2 John Candelaria 24
3 Mike Moore 23
4 Jose Rijo 22
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 7
2 John Franco 6
3 Steve Farr 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .441
2 Kirby Puckett .396
3 Paul Molitor .393
4 Mike Greenwell .391
5 Julio Franco .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
3 Jose Canseco 8
3 Darrell Evans 8
3 Gary Gaetti 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 33
2 Ellis Burks 30
3 Dwight Evans 26
4 Kevin McReynolds 25
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 0.56
2 Frank Viola 0.94
3 Pascual Perez 1.17
4 Allan Anderson 1.42
4 Mark Gubicza 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Kirk McCaskill 5
1 Jeff Parrett 5
1 Frank Viola 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 62
2 Mike Moore 41
3 Jose Rijo 40
4 Danny Jackson 37
5 Dave Stewart 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
1 Dan Plesac 9
3 Steve Bedrosian 7
3 Jeff Reardon 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Paul Molitor .347
3 Mike Greenwell .343
4 Pedro Guerrero .343
5 Kirby Puckett .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 40
1 Andre Dawson 40
1 Darryl Strawberry 40
4 Jose Canseco 37
5 Gary Gaetti 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 125
2 Dwight Evans 120
3 Will Clark 119
4 Mike Greenwell 118
5 Gary Gaetti 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Gerald Young 71
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Paul Molitor 57
5 Tim Raines 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.89
2 Roger Clemens 2.27
3 Jimmy Key 2.28
4 Frank Viola 2.50
5 Bob Walk 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Frank Viola 23
3 Dave Stewart 21
4 Floyd Bannister 20
4 Dwight Gooden 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 338
2 Nolan Ryan 257
3 Mark Langston 255
4 Charlie Hough 229
5 Teddy Higuera 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 38
2 Dennis Eckersley 36
3 Tom Henke 33
3 Bobby Thigpen 33
5 2 tied 31