On This Day

Saturday, July 16, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 35 .602 --
Yankees 51 37 .580 2.0
Red Sox 46 42 .523 7.0
Brewers 47 43 .522 7.0
Indians 46 45 .505 8.5
Blue Jays 44 47 .484 10.5
Orioles 29 62 .319 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 55 36 .604 --
Twins 50 39 .562 4.0
Royals 46 44 .511 8.5
Angels 43 47 .478 11.5
White Sox 42 48 .467 12.5
Rangers 40 49 .449 14.0
Mariners 36 54 .400 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 55 35 .611 --
Pirates 52 37 .584 2.5
Expos 47 42 .528 7.5
Cubs 45 43 .511 9.0
Cardinals 39 50 .438 15.5
Phillies 37 51 .420 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 36 .586 --
Giants 46 42 .523 5.5
Astros 46 44 .511 6.5
Reds 43 47 .478 9.5
Padres 41 50 .451 12.0
Braves 31 56 .356 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris James 4
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 Dan Gladden 3
2 Tony Gwynn 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris James 5
2 Jose Cruz 4
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 Joe Carter 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dion James 3
2 Ron Gant 2
2 Gerald Perry 2
2 Juan Samuel 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Storm Davis 0.86
2 Dennis Martinez 0.83
3 Freddie Toliver 0.80
4 Doug Drabek 0.62
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 John Costello 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Storm Davis 6
2 Doug Drabek 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
4 Don August 4
4 6 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Mike Greenwell .345
4 Dave Winfield .341
5 Gerald Perry .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 24
2 Darryl Strawberry 23
3 Gary Gaetti 21
3 Andres Galarraga 21
5 Will Clark 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 73
2 Jose Canseco 70
3 Will Clark 68
3 Dwight Evans 68
3 Kirby Puckett 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 50
2 Vince Coleman 46
3 Rickey Henderson 44
4 Gary Pettis 34
5 2 tied 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 133
4 Jose DeLeon 115
5 Jose Guzman 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 27
2 Jeff Reardon 25
3 Dan Plesac 24
4 Doug Jones 21
5 Bobby Thigpen 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .533
2 Chili Davis .463
3 Kirby Puckett .429
4 Bob Boone .412
5 Wade Boggs .411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 12
1 Joe Carter 12
1 Chili Davis 12
1 Kevin McReynolds 12
1 John Shelby 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Gerald Young 7
3 Kal Daniels 6
3 Howard Johnson 6
5 Robin Yount 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 0.36
2 Terry Mulholland 0.50
3 Joe Magrane 0.64
4 Tim Leary 0.92
5 Jose Bautista 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Kirk McCaskill 3
1 Jeff Parrett 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 39
2 John Candelaria 24
3 Mike Moore 23
4 Jose Rijo 22
5 4 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 8
2 John Franco 5
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Bobby Thigpen 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .443
2 Kirby Puckett .406
3 Mike Greenwell .395
4 Paul Molitor .388
5 Frank White .384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 34
2 Dwight Evans 27
3 Ellis Burks 26
3 Kevin McReynolds 26
5 Joe Carter 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 19
2 Vince Coleman 17
3 Gerald Young 14
4 Chris Sabo 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 0.56
2 Frank Viola 0.94
3 Andy Hawkins 1.16
4 Pascual Perez 1.17
5 Greg Maddux 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirk McCaskill 5
1 Jeff Parrett 5
1 Frank Viola 5
4 Juan Agosto 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 9
2 John Franco 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
4 Bobby Thigpen 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Paul Molitor .348
3 Mike Greenwell .346
4 Kirby Puckett .344
5 Pedro Guerrero .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 41
2 Will Clark 40
2 Andre Dawson 40
4 Jose Canseco 37
5 Gary Gaetti 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 127
2 Dwight Evans 121
3 Will Clark 119
3 Mike Greenwell 119
5 Gary Gaetti 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Gerald Young 72
3 Rickey Henderson 60
4 Paul Molitor 57
5 Tim Raines 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.89
2 Roger Clemens 2.18
3 Jimmy Key 2.25
4 Frank Viola 2.50
5 2 tied 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 25
2 Frank Viola 23
3 Floyd Bannister 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 332
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Mark Langston 255
4 Charlie Hough 221
5 Dwight Gooden 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 39
2 Dennis Eckersley 36
3 Bobby Thigpen 34
4 Tom Henke 32
5 2 tied 31