On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 43 .590 --
Red Sox 62 43 .590 0.0
Yankees 60 44 .577 1.5
Brewers 54 54 .500 9.5
Blue Jays 53 55 .491 10.5
Indians 52 55 .486 11.0
Orioles 34 71 .324 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 42 .611 --
Twins 58 47 .552 6.5
Angels 55 52 .514 10.5
Royals 54 53 .505 11.5
White Sox 47 60 .439 18.5
Rangers 46 59 .438 18.5
Mariners 41 66 .383 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 42 .604 --
Pirates 60 46 .566 4.0
Expos 56 49 .533 7.5
Cubs 51 54 .486 12.5
Cardinals 46 60 .434 18.0
Phillies 46 60 .434 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 45 .575 --
Astros 58 49 .542 3.5
Giants 57 50 .533 4.5
Reds 53 54 .495 8.5
Padres 50 58 .463 12.0
Braves 36 71 .336 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Balboni 4
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Steve Lombardozzi 4
1 Harold Reynolds 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Howell 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 5
2 Jack Howell 4
3 Fred McGriff 3
3 Ron Oester 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rex Hudler 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Mickey Brantley 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.40
1 Mike Scott 1.40
3 Pascual Perez 1.00
4 Tom Browning 0.86
5 Mark Langston 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 7
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
1 Mike Scott 7
4 Tom Browning 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Rob Murphy 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Dave Winfield .342
4 Mike Greenwell .339
5 George Brett .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 29
3 Fred McGriff 26
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 79
4 Kirby Puckett 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 57
2 Gerald Young 55
3 Vince Coleman 54
4 Ozzie Smith 37
5 Gary Pettis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.19
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 169
3 Nolan Ryan 157
4 Mike Scott 136
5 Jose DeLeon 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 31
2 Jeff Reardon 27
3 Dan Plesac 26
4 Doug Jones 24
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .469
2 Jody Reed .455
3 Wally Joyner .449
4 Fred Manrique .419
5 Dave Gallagher .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 7
2 Steve Balboni 6
2 Jose Canseco 6
4 George Brett 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Will Clark 16
1 Fred McGriff 16
3 Wally Joyner 15
4 Steve Balboni 14
4 6 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Rex Hudler 11
3 Otis Nixon 10
4 Ozzie Smith 9
5 2 tied 7

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 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Kelly Downs 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Danny Jackson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Teddy Higuera 25
2 Jose Rijo 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 5 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
1 Lee Smith 5
4 Tim Burke 4
4 Jim Gott 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .419
2 Glenn Davis .409
3 Jody Reed .402
4 Julio Franco .398
5 Kirby Puckett .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 11
2 Steve Balboni 10
3 Darryl Strawberry 9
4 Jose Canseco 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 25
1 Mike Greenwell 25
1 Wally Joyner 25
1 Fred McGriff 25
5 Steve Balboni 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Rex Hudler 13
4 Ozzie Smith 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.77
2 Bryn Smith 1.09
3 Jeff Robinson 1.56
4 Danny Jackson 1.57
4 Dennis Martinez 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 69
2 Jose Rijo 54
3 Mark Langston 42
4 Teddy Higuera 40
5 Bobby Witt 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 12
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jim Gott 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Mike Greenwell .339
4 Alan Trammell .338
5 Tony Gwynn .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 44
2 Jose Canseco 40
3 Will Clark 38
4 Dale Murphy 35
4 Danny Tartabull 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 126
2 Jose Canseco 124
3 George Brett 119
3 Will Clark 119
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 95
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 72
4 Ozzie Smith 53
5 Paul Molitor 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.23
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
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 344
2 Nolan Ryan 262
3 Mark Langston 260
4 Charlie Hough 215
5 Teddy Higuera 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 40
2 John Franco 36
2 Jeff Reardon 36
4 Bobby Thigpen 35
5 2 tied 31