On This Day

Monday, July 25, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 40 .583 --
Tigers 55 40 .579 0.5
Red Sox 55 42 .567 1.5
Brewers 51 48 .515 6.5
Indians 49 50 .495 8.5
Blue Jays 49 51 .490 9.0
Orioles 31 66 .320 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 39 .610 --
Twins 54 43 .557 5.5
Royals 49 49 .500 11.0
Angels 48 50 .490 12.0
Rangers 44 53 .454 15.5
White Sox 44 54 .449 16.0
Mariners 39 60 .394 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 58 40 .592 --
Pirates 56 42 .571 2.0
Expos 50 47 .515 7.5
Cubs 48 49 .495 9.5
Cardinals 44 54 .449 14.0
Phillies 43 55 .439 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 40 .588 --
Astros 52 46 .531 5.5
Giants 51 46 .526 6.0
Reds 47 50 .485 10.0
Padres 45 54 .455 13.0
Braves 34 62 .354 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 4
2 Darnell Coles 3
2 Dave Gallagher 3
2 Don Mattingly 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Bruce Fields 1
1 Nelson Liriano 1
1 Don Mattingly 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darnell Coles 3
1 Don Mattingly 3
1 Lloyd Moseby 3
4 Joey Meyer 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Mike Greenwell 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 Willie McGee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.00
2 John Candelaria 1.50
3 Kirk McCaskill 1.40
4 Dave Stewart 1.20
5 Kelly Downs 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Kelly Downs 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 14
2 Teddy Higuera 9
3 Kelly Downs 8
4 Ron Darling 7
4 Kirk McCaskill 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Ruffin 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Kirby Puckett .359
3 Mike Greenwell .344
4 Dave Winfield .337
5 George Brett .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 26
1 Darryl Strawberry 26
3 Will Clark 22
3 Glenn Davis 22
3 Gary Gaetti 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 78
2 Jose Canseco 77
3 Kirby Puckett 76
4 Will Clark 75
5 Glenn Davis 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 53
2 Gerald Young 52
3 Vince Coleman 51
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 Ozzie Smith 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.73
2 Frank Viola 2.17
3 Roger Clemens 2.25
4 Greg Maddux 2.33
5 David Cone 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Greg Maddux 15
3 Roger Clemens 14
4 Orel Hershiser 13
4 Rick Reuschel 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 219
2 Mark Langston 154
3 Nolan Ryan 142
4 Mike Scott 124
5 Jose DeLeon 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 30
2 Dan Plesac 25
2 Jeff Reardon 25
4 Doug Jones 23
5 Bobby Thigpen 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .479
1 Don Mattingly .479
3 Jody Reed .477
4 Glenn Davis .450
5 Dan Gladden .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 6
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 5
4 Steve Balboni 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Fred McGriff 15
3 Glenn Davis 13
3 Chris James 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Gerald Perry 6
2 Steve Sax 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Todd Burns 0.00
1 Bruce Ruffin 0.00
3 Jeff Montgomery 0.63
4 Jeff Musselman 0.69
5 Tim Leary 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Leary 3
1 Mike Smithson 3
3 Neil Allen 2
3 Allan Anderson 2
3 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Teddy Higuera 31
3 Jose Rijo 25
4 Greg Swindell 24
5 Mike Scott 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 John Franco 4
1 Jim Gott 4
1 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .417
2 Tony Gwynn .411
3 Chili Davis .395
4 Bob Boone .391
5 Jody Reed .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
2 Steve Balboni 8
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Dale Murphy 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 26
2 Jose Canseco 25
3 Mike Greenwell 24
3 Kevin Mitchell 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 16
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Gerald Young 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 1.24
2 Bobby Witt 1.38
3 Dennis Martinez 1.45
4 Tim Leary 1.48
5 Roger Clemens 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
1 Kirk McCaskill 5
1 Jeff Parrett 5
1 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 66
2 Jose Rijo 51
3 Mark Langston 40
4 John Candelaria 37
4 Bob Welch 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Mike Greenwell .347
4 Tony Gwynn .339
5 Alan Trammell .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 43
2 Will Clark 41
3 Andre Dawson 39
4 Jose Canseco 36
4 Dale Murphy 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 123
2 Will Clark 122
3 Jose Canseco 121
4 George Brett 118
4 Dwight Evans 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 68
4 Paul Molitor 56
5 Ozzie Smith 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.96
2 Roger Clemens 2.22
3 Jimmy Key 2.38
4 Frank Viola 2.48
5 David Cone 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 349
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Mark Langston 257
4 Charlie Hough 220
5 Teddy Higuera 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 36
2 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 Steve Bedrosian 32
4 John Franco 32