On This Day

Saturday, July 23, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 39 .585 --
Yankees 54 40 .574 1.0
Red Sox 53 42 .558 2.5
Brewers 51 46 .526 5.5
Indians 48 50 .490 9.0
Blue Jays 48 50 .490 9.0
Orioles 31 65 .323 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 60 38 .612 --
Twins 52 43 .547 6.5
Royals 49 48 .505 10.5
Angels 47 49 .490 12.0
Rangers 43 52 .453 15.5
White Sox 43 53 .448 16.0
Mariners 39 58 .402 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 58 38 .604 --
Pirates 56 40 .583 2.0
Expos 49 47 .510 9.0
Cubs 48 48 .500 10.0
Cardinals 43 53 .448 15.0
Phillies 41 55 .427 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 39 .589 --
Astros 52 45 .536 5.0
Giants 49 46 .516 7.0
Reds 47 49 .490 9.5
Padres 44 54 .449 13.5
Braves 33 62 .347 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ellis Burks 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 Randy Bush 3
2 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 2
1 Eddie Murray 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
4 Steve Balboni 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Bush 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
4 Rick Cerone 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Vince Coleman 2
2 Dan Gladden 2
2 Gerald Young 2
5 22 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rijo 2.40
2 Tim Leary 1.50
2 Bryn Smith 1.50
4 Bobby Witt 1.12
5 Calvin Schiraldi 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Anderson 1
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Stew Cliburn 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 12
2 Tim Leary 9
2 Bobby Witt 9
4 John Smiley 7
5 Bryn Smith 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Mike Greenwell .343
4 Dave Winfield .340
5 George Brett .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 26
2 Darryl Strawberry 24
3 Glenn Davis 22
3 Gary Gaetti 22
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 77
1 Mike Greenwell 77
3 Glenn Davis 74
3 Kirby Puckett 74
5 George Brett 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 52
1 Gerald Young 52
3 Vince Coleman 50
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 Ozzie Smith 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.74
2 Frank Viola 2.17
3 Greg Maddux 2.33
4 Roger Clemens 2.37
5 Teddy Higuera 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Greg Maddux 15
3 Roger Clemens 13
3 Orel Hershiser 13
5 5 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 205
2 Mark Langston 147
3 Nolan Ryan 142
4 Jose DeLeon 120
5 Mike Scott 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 30
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 .519
2 Dan Gladden .472
3 Jody Reed .420
4 Glenn Davis .409
5 Eric Davis .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 6
2 Steve Balboni 5
3 Barry Bonds 4
3 Glenn Davis 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 15
2 Glenn Davis 14
2 Tony Gwynn 14
4 Kevin Mitchell 13
4 Mike Schmidt 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Gerald Young 8
3 Steve Sax 6
4 Vince Coleman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Todd Burns 0.00
2 Jeff Musselman 0.69
3 Jerry Reed 0.71
4 Tim Leary 0.72
5 Jeff Montgomery 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Crim 3
1 Tim Leary 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Mike Smithson 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Teddy Higuera 25
2 Jose Rijo 25
2 Bobby Witt 25
5 Danny Jackson 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .411
2 Bob Boone .406
3 Kirby Puckett .404
4 Jody Reed .368
5 Wade Boggs .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 9
2 Steve Balboni 8
2 Jose Canseco 8
4 Howard Johnson 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 26
2 Jose Canseco 25
2 Mike Greenwell 25
4 Gary Gaetti 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
1 Otis Nixon 17
3 Gerald Young 12
4 Rickey Henderson 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 1.24
2 Bobby Witt 1.38
3 Tim Leary 1.48
4 Jimmy Key 1.49
5 Joe Magrane 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
1 Jeff Parrett 5
1 Frank Viola 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 56
2 Jose Rijo 51
3 Nolan Ryan 39
4 Mike Moore 37
5 Calvin Schiraldi 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
1 Dan Plesac 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Jim Gott 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Mike Greenwell .348
3 Kirby Puckett .348
4 Tony Gwynn .343
5 Paul Molitor .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 41
2 Will Clark 40
2 Andre Dawson 40
4 Jose Canseco 37
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 125
2 Mike Greenwell 123
3 Dwight Evans 119
4 George Brett 118
4 2 others tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 67
4 Paul Molitor 56
5 Ozzie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.97
2 Roger Clemens 2.29
3 Jimmy Key 2.35
4 Frank Viola 2.48
5 Teddy Higuera 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 23
3 Floyd Bannister 20
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Dave Stewart 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 335
2 Nolan Ryan 266
3 Mark Langston 250
4 Charlie Hough 221
5 Teddy Higuera 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Bobby Thigpen 35
4 John Franco 32
4 Tom Henke 32