On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 43 .594 --
Red Sox 62 44 .585 1.0
Yankees 60 44 .577 2.0
Brewers 54 54 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 53 56 .486 11.5
Indians 52 56 .481 12.0
Orioles 35 71 .330 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 42 .615 --
Twins 59 47 .557 6.5
Angels 55 52 .514 11.0
Royals 54 53 .505 12.0
White Sox 47 60 .439 19.0
Rangers 46 59 .438 19.0
Mariners 41 67 .380 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 43 .598 --
Pirates 60 47 .561 4.0
Expos 57 49 .538 6.5
Cubs 52 54 .491 11.5
Cardinals 47 60 .439 17.0
Phillies 46 61 .430 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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Backman 3
1 Todd Benzinger 3
1 Tom Foley 3
1 Willie McGee 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Benzinger 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Rex Hudler 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Trammell 5
2 Jose Oquendo 4
3 Todd Benzinger 2
3 Damon Berryhill 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stewart 3.50
2 Sid Fernandez 1.57
3 Dave Schmidt 1.33
4 Jose DeLeon 1.00
5 John Dopson 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 John Dopson 1
1 Calvin Schiraldi 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 11
2 Brian Fisher 7
2 Dave Stewart 7
4 Calvin Schiraldi 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Frank DiPino 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Dave Winfield .342
4 Mike Greenwell .337
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 Kirby Puckett 80
5 George Brett 79

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.19
2 Tim Leary 2.24
3 Frank Viola 2.32
4 John Tudor 2.35
5 Dennis Martinez 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Roger Clemens 15
2 Orel Hershiser 15
2 Greg Maddux 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 235
2 Mark Langston 169
3 Nolan Ryan 157
4 Jose DeLeon 136
4 Mike Scott 136

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 Wally Joyner .457
3 Jody Reed .426
4 Fred Manrique .419
5 Dave Gallagher .413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 14
1 Will Clark 14
1 Chili Davis 14
1 Dave Henderson 14
1 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Rex Hudler 11
2 Otis Nixon 11
4 Vince Coleman 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.73
2 Greg Swindell 0.79
3 Bryn Smith 0.95
4 Tim Leary 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Calvin Schiraldi 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 33
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Jose Rijo 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
1 Lee Smith 5
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .426
2 Kirby Puckett .402
3 Jody Reed .396
4 Julio Franco .387
5 Don Mattingly .375

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 Fred McGriff 25
2 Mike Greenwell 24
2 Wally Joyner 24
4 Steve Balboni 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Rex Hudler 13
4 Gerald Young 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.77
2 Bryn Smith 1.09
3 Dennis Martinez 1.13
4 Jeff Robinson 1.56
5 Danny Jackson 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
4 Allan Anderson 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 64
2 Jose Rijo 44
3 Mark Langston 42
3 Dave Stewart 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 12
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jim Gott 8
4 Lee Smith 7
4 Bobby Thigpen 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Alan Trammell .342
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Mike Greenwell .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 44
2 Jose Canseco 40
3 Will Clark 38
4 Danny Tartabull 35
5 Dale Murphy 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 124
2 Jose Canseco 122
3 George Brett 119
4 Will Clark 118
4 Kirby Puckett 118

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 Teddy Higuera 2.37
3 Tim Leary 2.41
4 Frank Viola 2.51
5 Roger Clemens 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Dave Stewart 20
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 347
2 Nolan Ryan 262
3 Mark Langston 260
4 Charlie Hough 215
5 Jose DeLeon 210

Saves

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