On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 36 .596 --
Yankees 52 37 .584 1.0
Red Sox 47 42 .528 6.0
Brewers 47 44 .516 7.0
Indians 47 45 .511 7.5
Blue Jays 45 47 .489 9.5
Orioles 29 63 .315 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 55 37 .598 --
Twins 51 39 .567 3.0
Royals 46 45 .505 8.5
Angels 44 47 .484 10.5
White Sox 42 49 .462 12.5
Rangers 41 49 .456 13.0
Mariners 36 55 .396 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 56 35 .615 --
Pirates 53 37 .589 2.5
Expos 47 43 .522 8.5
Cubs 45 45 .500 10.5
Cardinals 39 51 .433 16.5
Phillies 38 51 .427 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 53 36 .596 --
Giants 46 43 .517 7.0
Astros 46 45 .505 8.0
Reds 44 47 .484 10.0
Padres 42 50 .457 12.5
Braves 31 57 .352 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Brantley 4
1 Steve Sax 4
3 Todd Benzinger 3
3 Scott Bradley 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 2
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 5
2 Fred McGriff 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
4 Scott Bradley 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Belliard 1
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brian Holman 3.00
2 Bob Ojeda 1.17
3 Jack Armstrong 1.00
3 Tim Belcher 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Armstrong 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Terry Clark 1
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Gardner 7
1 Bob Ojeda 7
3 Brian Holman 6
3 Eric Show 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .352
3 Dave Winfield .346
4 Mike Greenwell .342
5 Andres Galarraga .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 74
2 Jose Canseco 70
2 Kirby Puckett 70
4 Will Clark 68
4 Dwight Evans 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 2.29
5 Roger Clemens 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 15
1 Frank Viola 15
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 22
5 Bobby Thigpen 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .511
2 Chili Davis .488
3 Don Mattingly .420
4 Bob Boone .412
5 Scott Fletcher .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Ellis Burks 4
1 Jose Canseco 4
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 16
2 Chili Davis 14
3 Jose Canseco 12
4 Mike Greenwell 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Howard Johnson 6
2 Gerald Young 6
4 Kal Daniels 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 0.00
2 Jimmy Key 0.36
3 Terry Clark 0.69
4 Bobby Witt 1.06
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Kirk McCaskill 3
1 Jeff Parrett 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 39
2 Mike Moore 23
3 Jose Rijo 22
4 Kevin Gross 17
4 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 8
2 John Franco 6
3 Jim Gott 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Bobby Thigpen 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .448
2 Kirby Puckett .396
3 Dwight Evans .389
4 Paul Molitor .388
4 Frank White .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 35
2 Ellis Burks 30
3 Dwight Evans 27
4 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 Gary Redus 11
4 Chris Sabo 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 0.56
2 Andy Hawkins 1.16
3 Pascual Perez 1.17
4 Frank Viola 1.25
5 Greg Maddux 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 6
2 Jeff Parrett 5
3 Juan Agosto 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 11 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 John Franco 9
1 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Paul Molitor .345
3 Kirby Puckett .344
4 Mike Greenwell .344
5 Pedro Guerrero .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 42
2 Will Clark 40
2 Andre Dawson 40
4 Jose Canseco 37
5 Gary Gaetti 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 126
2 Dwight Evans 120
2 Mike Greenwell 120
4 Will Clark 119
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 100
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 2.52
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 251
4 Charlie Hough 221
5 Dwight Gooden 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 38
2 Dennis Eckersley 36
3 Bobby Thigpen 34
4 Tom Henke 33
5 4 tied 30