On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 46 .596 --
Red Sox 65 50 .565 3.5
Yankees 63 49 .563 4.0
Brewers 60 57 .513 9.5
Blue Jays 59 58 .504 10.5
Indians 54 62 .466 15.0
Orioles 37 77 .325 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 43 .632 --
Twins 64 50 .561 8.5
Royals 59 56 .513 14.0
Angels 58 58 .500 15.5
Rangers 50 63 .442 22.0
White Sox 51 65 .440 22.5
Mariners 44 72 .379 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 68 47 .591 --
Expos 62 52 .544 5.5
Pirates 63 53 .543 5.5
Cubs 55 58 .487 12.0
Cardinals 51 64 .443 17.0
Phillies 51 64 .443 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 50 .561 --
Astros 62 53 .539 2.5
Giants 61 54 .530 3.5
Reds 57 57 .500 7.0
Padres 54 61 .470 10.5
Braves 40 75 .348 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 5
1 Ricky Jordan 5
3 Jose Canseco 4
4 Sid Bream 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Terry Blocker 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Jordan 4
1 Juan Samuel 4
3 Dale Murphy 3
3 Ken Phelps 3
5 21 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Sid Bream 2
2 Ruben Sierra 2
4 Jose Canseco 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 3.00
1 Joe Magrane 3.00
3 Floyd Bannister 1.11
4 Dave LaPoint 1.00
5 Jim Clancy 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Birkbeck 1
1 Todd Burns 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 12
2 Floyd Bannister 10
3 Jim Clancy 7
4 Tim Leary 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Don Gordon 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Mike Greenwell .333
4 Rickey Henderson .328
5 Don Mattingly .327

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 91
2 Mike Greenwell 90
3 Will Clark 87
4 Kirby Puckett 86
5 George Brett 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
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 Dennis Martinez 2.33
5 Tim Leary 2.37

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 .424
2 Milt Thompson .415
3 Tony Armas .410
4 Mark Grace .396
5 Terry Francona .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 5
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 Paul Molitor 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 15
1 Dave Henderson 15
3 Todd Benzinger 14
3 Jose Canseco 14
3 Paul Molitor 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Otis Nixon 8
3 Willie McGee 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Sisk 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 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 28
2 Dave Stewart 25
3 Jose Rijo 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Tim Burke 4
2 Mike Henneman 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .400
2 Glenn Davis .389
3 Rickey Henderson .378
4 Pat Tabler .373
5 Don Mattingly .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 12
2 Steve Balboni 10
3 Kevin Mitchell 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Eddie Murray 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 27
2 Steve Balboni 24
2 Todd Benzinger 24
2 Jose Canseco 24
2 Kevin Mitchell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Rex Hudler 14
2 Otis Nixon 14
4 Vince Coleman 13
5 Ozzie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 1.22
2 Tim Leary 1.41
3 Bryn Smith 1.46
4 Danny Jackson 1.48
5 Dennis Martinez 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 5
1 Mike Birkbeck 5
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Doug Drabek 5
1 3 others tied 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 6 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .356
2 Wade Boggs .354
3 Alan Trammell .338
4 Tony Gwynn .335
5 Mike Greenwell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 40
2 Jose Canseco 39
3 Danny Tartabull 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 123
2 Mike Greenwell 122
3 Kirby Puckett 118
4 George Brett 117
5 Darryl Strawberry 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 82
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.30
2 John Tudor 2.44
3 David Cone 2.46
4 Roger Clemens 2.53
5 Teddy Higuera 2.55

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 248
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 Tom Henke 32