On This Day

Wednesday, July 20, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 37 .598 --
Yankees 53 38 .582 1.5
Red Sox 50 42 .543 5.0
Brewers 49 45 .521 7.0
Indians 48 48 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 47 48 .495 9.5
Orioles 30 64 .319 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 38 .604 --
Twins 51 42 .548 5.5
Royals 47 47 .500 10.0
Angels 45 49 .479 12.0
White Sox 43 50 .462 13.5
Rangers 42 50 .457 14.0
Mariners 37 57 .394 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 56 37 .602 --
Pirates 55 38 .591 1.0
Expos 47 46 .505 9.0
Cubs 46 47 .495 10.0
Cardinals 41 52 .441 15.0
Phillies 41 52 .441 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 54 38 .587 --
Giants 48 44 .522 6.0
Astros 49 45 .521 6.0
Reds 46 47 .495 8.5
Padres 43 52 .453 12.5
Braves 32 60 .348 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Gladden 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Aldrete 3
1 Todd Benzinger 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 Fred McGriff 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ozzie Smith 2
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Henry Cotto 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 2.50
2 Kelly Downs 1.00
2 John Farrell 1.00
4 Jim Deshaies 0.67
4 Charlie Leibrandt 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Tom Bolton 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 John Costello 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Farrell 10
1 Teddy Higuera 10
3 Jim Deshaies 6
3 Kelly Downs 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Mike Greenwell .344
4 Dave Winfield .343
5 Gerald Perry .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 25
2 Darryl Strawberry 24
3 Gary Gaetti 22
4 Will Clark 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 75
1 Mike Greenwell 75
3 Kirby Puckett 72
4 Glenn Davis 71
5 Will Clark 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 50
2 Vince Coleman 47
3 Rickey Henderson 44
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 Ozzie Smith 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.74
2 Frank Viola 2.29
3 Greg Maddux 2.33
4 Roger Clemens 2.37
5 Teddy Higuera 2.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 205
2 Mark Langston 147
3 Nolan Ryan 133
4 Jose DeLeon 120
5 Mike Scott 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 29
2 Dan Plesac 25
2 Jeff Reardon 25
4 Doug Jones 23
5 Bobby Thigpen 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .522
2 Barry Bonds .486
3 Chili Davis .441
4 Eric Davis .438
5 Bob Boone .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 5
2 Steve Balboni 4
2 Barry Bonds 4
2 Daryl Boston 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 14
2 Tony Gwynn 13
3 Glenn Davis 12
3 Chris James 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 6
2 Kal Daniels 5
2 Gerald Perry 5
2 Steve Sax 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Crim 0.00
2 Tim Leary 0.46
3 Dennis Martinez 0.56
4 Frank Tanana 0.66
5 Terry Clark 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Wegman 3
2 Juan Agosto 2
2 Jack Armstrong 2
2 Mike Boddicker 2
2 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Teddy Higuera 25
3 Mark Langston 20
3 Greg Swindell 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 7
2 John Franco 6
3 Jim Gott 5
3 Bobby Thigpen 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .397
2 Julio Franco .386
3 Mike Greenwell .384
4 Kirby Puckett .375
5 Wade Boggs .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 9
2 Darryl Strawberry 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
3 Howard Johnson 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 30
2 Ellis Burks 28
3 Dwight Evans 25
3 Kevin McReynolds 25
5 Jose Canseco 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 19
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Gerald Young 12
4 Steve Sax 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 1.21
2 Tim Leary 1.27
3 Dennis Martinez 1.42
4 Jimmy Key 1.49
5 Frank Tanana 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Jeff Parrett 5
1 Frank Viola 5
4 Andy Hawkins 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 56
2 Jose DeLeon 40
2 Mark Langston 40
4 Jose Rijo 39
5 Mike Moore 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 John Franco 9
1 Dan Plesac 9
4 Steve Bedrosian 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Mike Greenwell .347
3 Kirby Puckett .343
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Tony Gwynn .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 42
2 Will Clark 40
2 Andre Dawson 40
4 Jose Canseco 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 128
2 Mike Greenwell 121
3 Dwight Evans 119
4 Will Clark 118
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 99
2 Gerald Young 72
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Paul Molitor 56
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.97
2 Roger Clemens 2.22
3 Jimmy Key 2.41
4 Teddy Higuera 2.51
5 Frank Viola 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 335
2 Mark Langston 257
2 Nolan Ryan 257
4 Charlie Hough 221
5 Teddy Higuera 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 38
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bobby Thigpen 35
4 Steve Bedrosian 32
4 Tom Henke 32