On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 50 .590 --
Red Sox 69 53 .566 3.0
Yankees 66 54 .550 5.0
Brewers 63 62 .504 10.5
Blue Jays 60 63 .488 12.5
Indians 59 64 .480 13.5
Orioles 42 80 .344 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 47 .621 --
Twins 68 54 .557 8.0
Royals 63 59 .516 13.0
Angels 61 62 .496 15.5
Rangers 55 66 .455 20.5
White Sox 54 69 .439 22.5
Mariners 49 75 .395 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 51 .582 --
Pirates 68 55 .553 3.5
Expos 63 59 .516 8.0
Cubs 60 60 .500 10.0
Cardinals 54 68 .443 17.0
Phillies 51 71 .418 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 51 .582 --
Giants 66 57 .537 5.5
Astros 66 57 .537 5.5
Reds 62 59 .512 8.5
Padres 59 63 .484 12.0
Braves 41 81 .336 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Jay Buhner 3
1 Paul Molitor 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 Rob Deer 1
1 Ron Hassey 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claudell Washington 4
2 Rob Deer 3
3 Todd Benzinger 2
3 Hubie Brooks 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.67
2 Don Robinson 1.43
3 Frank Viola 1.11
4 John Dopson 1.00
4 Teddy Higuera 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Mike Campbell 1
1 Drew Hall 1
1 Teddy Higuera 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Robinson 10
1 Frank Viola 10
3 Teddy Higuera 8
3 Greg Swindell 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Mike Greenwell .340
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Alan Trammell .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 32
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
3 Fred McGriff 27
4 Gary Gaetti 26
5 4 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 97
2 Jose Canseco 94
3 Will Clark 90
4 Kirby Puckett 89
5 George Brett 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Gerald Young 58
4 Ozzie Smith 42
5 Willie McGee 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.22
2 Frank Viola 2.35
3 Dennis Martinez 2.36
4 David Cone 2.43
5 Pascual Perez 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 19
2 Orel Hershiser 17
2 Danny Jackson 17
4 Greg Maddux 16
4 Rick Reuschel 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 242
2 Mark Langston 180
3 Nolan Ryan 176
4 Mike Scott 157
5 Sid Fernandez 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 34
2 Jeff Reardon 32
3 Dan Plesac 29
4 Doug Jones 28
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Deer .423
1 Tony Gwynn .423
3 Eddie Murray .400
4 Mike Greenwell .396
4 Mike Marshall .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 5
2 Alvin Davis 4
2 Rob Deer 4
2 Carlton Fisk 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 18
2 Eddie Murray 15
3 Rob Deer 14
4 Eric Davis 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Paul Molitor 7
4 Bo Jackson 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Bankhead 0.53
1 John Tudor 0.53
3 Danny Jackson 0.67
4 Mike Moore 0.70
5 Mike Scott 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 36
2 David Cone 25
3 Teddy Higuera 23
4 Floyd Bannister 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 6
2 Scott Garrelts 4
2 Doug Jones 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Todd Worrell 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .398
2 Julio Franco .378
3 Tony Gwynn .370
4 Mickey Tettleton .368
5 Andre Dawson .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 9
1 Eddie Murray 9
3 Brian Downing 8
3 Dave Winfield 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 27
1 Eddie Murray 27
3 Dave Henderson 25
4 Don Mattingly 23
4 Mark McGwire 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Rex Hudler 15
4 Otis Nixon 14
5 Ozzie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Scott 1.13
2 Doug Drabek 1.25
3 John Tudor 1.31
4 Danny Jackson 1.44
5 Jack Morris 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Doug Drabek 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 54
2 Mike Moore 52
3 Frank Viola 44
4 Teddy Higuera 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
1 Jim Gott 9
3 Dave Righetti 8
4 Tim Burke 7
4 Jeff Reardon 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Kirby Puckett .357
3 Alan Trammell .344
4 Tony Gwynn .337
5 Mike Greenwell .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Jose Canseco 36
3 Mark McGwire 34
4 Will Clark 33
4 Dale Murphy 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 125
2 Kirby Puckett 121
3 George Brett 114
3 Jose Canseco 114
3 Will Clark 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 86
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Paul Molitor 52
4 Ozzie Smith 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.33
2 Teddy Higuera 2.42
3 Pascual Perez 2.42
4 David Cone 2.49
5 Frank Viola 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Orel Hershiser 21
3 Rick Reuschel 21
5 Danny Jackson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 334
2 Nolan Ryan 256
3 Mark Langston 247
4 Jose DeLeon 208
5 Teddy Higuera 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 John Franco 34
5 Jim Gott 33