On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 42 .596 --
Red Sox 61 43 .587 1.0
Yankees 60 43 .583 1.5
Brewers 53 54 .495 10.5
Blue Jays 53 54 .495 10.5
Indians 52 54 .491 11.0
Orioles 33 71 .317 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 42 .607 --
Twins 57 47 .548 6.5
Angels 55 51 .519 9.5
Royals 53 53 .500 11.5
White Sox 47 59 .443 17.5
Rangers 46 58 .442 17.5
Mariners 40 66 .377 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 41 .610 --
Pirates 60 45 .571 4.0
Expos 55 49 .529 8.5
Cubs 50 54 .481 13.5
Phillies 46 59 .438 18.0
Cardinals 45 60 .429 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 44 .581 --
Giants 57 49 .538 4.5
Astros 57 49 .538 4.5
Reds 52 54 .491 9.5
Padres 50 57 .467 12.0
Braves 35 71 .330 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Doran 4
1 Tony Fernandez 4
1 Jim Gantner 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 2
2 Luis Aguayo 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Doran 4
1 Mike Greenwell 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Will Clark 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Martinez 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Palmer 1.50
2 Joe Magrane 1.00
2 Jose Rijo 1.00
4 Jim Clancy 0.86
5 David Cone 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Birkbeck 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 9
1 Jose Rijo 9
3 John Smoltz 8
4 Joe Magrane 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Dave Winfield .342
4 Mike Greenwell .340
5 George Brett .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 29
3 Fred McGriff 25
4 Gary Gaetti 24
5 Will Clark 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 88
2 Jose Canseco 87
3 Will Clark 84
4 George Brett 78
4 Dave Winfield 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 57
2 Vince Coleman 54
2 Gerald Young 54
4 Ozzie Smith 37
5 Gary Pettis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.08
2 Tim Leary 2.24
3 Roger Clemens 2.24
4 Frank Viola 2.32
5 John Tudor 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Roger Clemens 15
2 Orel Hershiser 15
2 Greg Maddux 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 232
2 Mark Langston 162
3 Nolan Ryan 157
4 Jose DeLeon 131
5 Mike Scott 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 30
2 Jeff Reardon 26
3 Dan Plesac 25
4 Doug Jones 24
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jody Reed .455
2 Julio Franco .429
2 Rickey Henderson .429
4 Dave Gallagher .415
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 6
1 Jose Canseco 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
4 George Brett 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 16
1 Dave Henderson 16
3 Todd Benzinger 14
3 Jose Canseco 14
3 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Rex Hudler 9
2 Otis Nixon 9
2 Ozzie Smith 9
5 Vince Coleman 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Terrell 0.53
2 Jeff Montgomery 0.67
3 Charlie Leibrandt 0.69
4 Bryn Smith 0.95
5 Tim Leary 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Rijo 32
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Teddy Higuera 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 Mike Scott 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 Jim Gott 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .415
2 Glenn Davis .412
3 Jody Reed .404
4 Julio Franco .398
5 Don Mattingly .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 11
2 Fred McGriff 10
3 Steve Balboni 9
3 Darryl Strawberry 9
5 Kevin Mitchell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 29
2 Chili Davis 27
3 Mike Greenwell 25
4 Wally Joyner 24
4 Kevin Mitchell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Rex Hudler 13
3 Ozzie Smith 13
5 Vince Coleman 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.77
2 Bryn Smith 1.09
3 Bobby Witt 1.29
4 Jeff Robinson 1.56
5 Dennis Martinez 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Kelly Downs 5
2 Doug Drabek 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 69
2 Jose Rijo 54
3 Sid Fernandez 41
4 Teddy Higuera 40
5 Nolan Ryan 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 12
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jim Gott 8
4 Bobby Thigpen 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Mike Greenwell .340
4 Alan Trammell .339
5 Tony Gwynn .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 45
2 Jose Canseco 40
3 Will Clark 39
4 Danny Tartabull 36
5 Dale Murphy 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 128
2 Jose Canseco 125
3 Will Clark 121
4 Darryl Strawberry 119
5 George Brett 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 96
2 Rickey Henderson 72
2 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 53
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.17
2 Roger Clemens 2.35
3 Teddy Higuera 2.37
4 Frank Viola 2.51
5 David Cone 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Orel Hershiser 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 344
2 Nolan Ryan 274
3 Mark Langston 253
4 Charlie Hough 215
5 Teddy Higuera 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 John Franco 36
3 Jeff Reardon 35
3 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 Todd Worrell 32