On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 45 .598 --
Red Sox 64 48 .571 3.0
Yankees 62 47 .569 3.5
Brewers 57 57 .500 11.0
Blue Jays 56 58 .491 12.0
Indians 53 60 .469 14.5
Orioles 37 74 .333 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 43 .623 --
Twins 63 49 .563 7.0
Royals 57 55 .509 13.0
Angels 57 56 .504 13.5
Rangers 49 61 .445 20.0
White Sox 49 64 .434 21.5
Mariners 44 69 .389 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 67 45 .598 --
Pirates 62 50 .554 5.0
Expos 60 51 .541 6.5
Cubs 54 56 .491 12.0
Cardinals 49 63 .438 18.0
Phillies 48 63 .432 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 49 .559 --
Astros 62 50 .554 0.5
Giants 59 53 .527 3.5
Reds 56 55 .505 6.0
Padres 52 60 .464 10.5
Braves 38 74 .339 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Wilkerson 4
2 Todd Benzinger 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benito Santiago 2
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Bream 4
2 Bo Diaz 3
2 Glenn Hubbard 3
2 Terry Pendleton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Burks 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Terry Puhl 2
4 Rafael Belliard 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Jackson 2.00
2 Dave Stewart 1.50
3 Mike Moore 1.00
4 Juan Nieves 0.83
5 Eric Show 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 9
1 Dave Stewart 9
3 Danny Jackson 8
4 Mike Witt 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Mike Greenwell .335
4 George Brett .333
5 Dave Winfield .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 29
3 Fred McGriff 27
4 Gary Gaetti 26
5 Will Clark 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 89
2 Mike Greenwell 88
3 Will Clark 86
4 Kirby Puckett 84
5 George Brett 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 60
2 Vince Coleman 58
3 Gerald Young 57
4 Ozzie Smith 39
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.24
2 Pascual Perez 2.31
3 David Cone 2.31
4 Tim Leary 2.32
5 Frank Viola 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 17
2 Roger Clemens 15
2 Orel Hershiser 15
2 Danny Jackson 15
2 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 241
2 Mark Langston 174
3 Nolan Ryan 163
4 Mike Scott 142
5 Jose DeLeon 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Jeff Reardon 30
3 Dan Plesac 27
4 Doug Jones 25
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .429
2 Tony Armas .415
3 Otis Nixon .412
4 Rex Hudler .393
5 Andre Dawson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 6
1 Dan Pasqua 6
3 Steve Balboni 5
3 Todd Benzinger 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 17
2 Dave Henderson 16
3 Steve Balboni 14
4 Chili Davis 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 12
2 Rex Hudler 9
3 Willie Wilson 8
4 Vince Coleman 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 0.69
2 Dennis Martinez 0.70
3 Jack Morris 0.72
4 Dave Stewart 1.00
5 Jeff Robinson 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Mike Birkbeck 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 28
2 Dave Stewart 25
3 Jack Morris 23
3 Mike Witt 23
5 Roger Clemens 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
2 Mike Henneman 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Dave Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Davis .431
2 Tony Gwynn .398
3 Terry Puhl .371
4 Don Mattingly .368
5 Jody Reed .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 12
2 Steve Balboni 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
4 Darryl Strawberry 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 26
2 Dave Henderson 23
3 Steve Balboni 22
3 Todd Benzinger 22
3 4 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Otis Nixon 14
3 Vince Coleman 13
3 Rex Hudler 13
5 Ozzie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 1.07
2 Tim Leary 1.10
3 Doug Drabek 1.45
4 Danny Jackson 1.48
5 Bryn Smith 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 5
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
4 Mike Birkbeck 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 55
2 Jose Rijo 46
2 Dave Stewart 46
4 Sid Fernandez 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 11
2 Jim Gott 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 Jeff Reardon 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Tony Gwynn .337
4 Alan Trammell .337
5 Mike Greenwell .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 41
2 Jose Canseco 39
3 Danny Tartabull 36
4 Will Clark 34
4 Gary Gaetti 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 122
1 Mike Greenwell 122
3 George Brett 121
4 Kirby Puckett 116
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 93
2 Rickey Henderson 75
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 53
4 Willie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.30
2 David Cone 2.47
3 Frank Viola 2.47
4 Roger Clemens 2.48
5 Tim Leary 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Dave Stewart 21
4 Doyle Alexander 20
4 Rick Reuschel 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 347
2 Nolan Ryan 262
3 Mark Langston 254
4 Jose DeLeon 209
5 Charlie Hough 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 John Franco 37
4 Bobby Thigpen 36
5 Doug Jones 32