On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 45 .602 --
Red Sox 64 50 .561 4.5
Yankees 62 49 .559 5.0
Brewers 59 57 .509 10.5
Blue Jays 58 58 .500 11.5
Indians 53 62 .461 16.0
Orioles 37 76 .327 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 43 .629 --
Twins 64 49 .566 7.5
Royals 59 55 .518 13.0
Angels 58 57 .504 14.5
Rangers 50 62 .446 21.0
White Sox 50 65 .435 22.5
Mariners 44 71 .383 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 68 46 .596 --
Pirates 63 51 .553 5.0
Expos 61 52 .540 6.5
Cubs 55 57 .491 12.0
Cardinals 50 64 .439 18.0
Phillies 49 64 .434 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 50 .558 --
Astros 62 52 .544 1.5
Giants 61 53 .535 2.5
Reds 57 56 .504 6.0
Padres 53 61 .465 10.5
Braves 39 75 .342 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Davis 4
1 Kirk Gibson 4
1 Paul O'Neill 4
1 Kurt Stillwell 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Whitt 2
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 5
2 Don Mattingly 4
2 Mark McGwire 4
2 Danny Tartabull 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Kal Daniels 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Smith 1.14
2 John Farrell 1.00
3 Doug Drabek 0.71
4 Nolan Ryan 0.67
5 Terry Clark 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Smith 8
2 Nolan Ryan 6
3 Terry Clark 5
3 Doug Drabek 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Dale Mohorcic 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .352
3 Mike Greenwell .331
4 George Brett .330
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 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 90
2 Mike Greenwell 88
3 Will Clark 87
4 Kirby Puckett 85
5 George Brett 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Vince Coleman 58
3 Gerald Young 57
4 Ozzie Smith 39
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.29
2 Pascual Perez 2.31
3 David Cone 2.31
4 Tim Leary 2.32
5 Dennis Martinez 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 18
2 Orel Hershiser 16
2 Greg Maddux 16
4 Roger Clemens 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 241
2 Mark Langston 174
3 Nolan Ryan 169
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
4 Bobby Thigpen 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Puhl .405
2 Tony Armas .400
3 Claudell Washington .394
4 Will Clark .392
5 Mickey Tettleton .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Ripken 6
2 Jose Canseco 5
2 Fred McGriff 5
2 Paul Molitor 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 15
2 Steve Balboni 14
3 Todd Benzinger 13
3 Jose Canseco 13
3 Eddie Murray 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 11
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Rex Hudler 8
4 Willie McGee 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Guzman 0.00
2 Duane Ward 0.64
3 Jeff Pico 0.66
4 Mike Scott 0.69
5 Jack Morris 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 3
1 Mike Birkbeck 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 28
2 Jose Rijo 27
3 Dave Stewart 25
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Roger Clemens 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 4
1 John Franco 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Mike Henneman 4
1 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Davis .412
2 Tony Gwynn .391
3 Don Mattingly .373
4 Jody Reed .371
5 Wade Boggs .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 12
2 Steve Balboni 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
4 Kevin Mitchell 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 27
2 Steve Balboni 23
2 Todd Benzinger 23
2 Jose Canseco 23
2 4 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Rex Hudler 14
2 Otis Nixon 14
4 Vince Coleman 13
5 Ozzie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 1.10
2 Doug Drabek 1.22
3 Danny Jackson 1.48
4 Bryn Smith 1.50
5 Dennis Martinez 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 5
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 55
2 Jose Rijo 52
3 Teddy Higuera 48
4 Sid Fernandez 43
5 Dave Stewart 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
2 Jim Gott 9
3 Tim Burke 7
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Kirby Puckett .352
3 Alan Trammell .336
4 Tony Gwynn .332
5 Mike Greenwell .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 40
2 Jose Canseco 39
3 Danny Tartabull 35
4 Will Clark 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 123
2 Mike Greenwell 120
3 George Brett 118
4 Kirby Puckett 117
5 Darryl Strawberry 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 79
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 53
5 Willie Wilson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.30
2 John Tudor 2.44
3 David Cone 2.47
4 Tim Leary 2.50
5 Roger Clemens 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Doyle Alexander 20
3 Orel Hershiser 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 339
2 Nolan Ryan 268
3 Mark Langston 254
4 Charlie Hough 210
5 Jose DeLeon 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
4 John Franco 36
5 4 tied 31