On This Day

Sunday, August 21, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 50 .593 --
Red Sox 69 54 .561 4.0
Yankees 66 55 .545 6.0
Brewers 63 63 .500 11.5
Blue Jays 61 63 .492 12.5
Indians 59 65 .476 14.5
Orioles 42 81 .341 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 47 .624 --
Twins 69 54 .561 8.0
Royals 64 59 .520 13.0
Angels 62 62 .500 15.5
Rangers 55 67 .451 21.5
White Sox 54 70 .435 23.5
Mariners 50 75 .400 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 52 .577 --
Pirates 68 56 .548 3.5
Expos 63 60 .512 8.0
Cubs 60 61 .496 10.0
Cardinals 55 68 .447 16.0
Phillies 51 72 .415 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 51 .585 --
Giants 67 57 .540 5.5
Astros 67 57 .540 5.5
Reds 62 60 .508 9.5
Padres 60 63 .488 12.0
Braves 42 81 .341 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Davis 3
1 Tim Laudner 3
1 Candy Maldonado 3
4 Roberto Alomar 2
4 37 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Anderson 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Ricky Jordan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Laudner 4
2 Vince Coleman 3
2 Kent Hrbek 3
2 Ernie Whitt 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 2.67
2 Tim Leary 2.00
3 Buddy Black 1.25
4 Scott Bankhead 1.00
5 Ron Darling 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Willie Fraser 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Leary 12
2 Scott Bankhead 8
2 Jack Morris 8
4 Ron Darling 6
4 Pete Smith 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sherman Corbett 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 Lary Sorensen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Mike Greenwell .337
4 Dave Winfield .330
5 Alan Trammell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 32
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
3 Fred McGriff 27
4 Gary Gaetti 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 97
2 Jose Canseco 95
3 Will Clark 90
4 Kirby Puckett 89
5 George Brett 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Gerald Young 58
4 Ozzie Smith 43
5 Willie McGee 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.22
2 Frank Viola 2.35
3 Dennis Martinez 2.36
4 Tim Leary 2.41
5 David Cone 2.43

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 35
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
2 Tony Gwynn .404
3 Eddie Murray .400
4 Alan Trammell .388
5 Carlton Fisk .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Vince Coleman 7
3 Bo Jackson 6
3 Paul Molitor 6
3 Luis Polonia 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.53
2 Doug Drabek 0.64
3 Danny Jackson 0.67
4 Mike Moore 0.70
5 Mike Scott 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Fraser 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 36
2 Tim Leary 26
3 David Cone 25
4 Teddy Higuera 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 6
2 Scott Garrelts 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Todd Worrell 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .387
2 Andre Dawson .366
3 Claudell Washington .363
4 Mickey Tettleton .362
5 Julio Franco .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 9
2 Steve Balboni 8
2 Brian Downing 8
2 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 Mark McGwire 24
5 Chili Davis 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Rex Hudler 15
4 Otis Nixon 14
5 Ozzie Smith 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 1.02
2 Mike Scott 1.13
2 Scott Terry 1.13
4 Jack Morris 1.24
5 John Tudor 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 54
2 Mike Moore 52
3 Tim Leary 48
4 Frank Viola 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
2 Jim Gott 8
2 Dave Righetti 8
4 Jeff Reardon 7
5 8 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .358
2 Wade Boggs .357
3 Alan Trammell .346
4 Tony Gwynn .336
5 Mike Greenwell .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 39
2 Jose Canseco 36
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Will Clark 33
5 4 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 122
2 Kirby Puckett 121
3 George Brett 115
4 Jose Canseco 114
4 Will Clark 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 86
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Ozzie Smith 53
5 Paul Molitor 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 2.36
2 Teddy Higuera 2.42
3 Pascual Perez 2.42
4 Frank Viola 2.46
5 David Cone 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 325
2 Nolan Ryan 256
3 Mark Langston 247
4 Jose DeLeon 208
5 2 tied 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 John Franco 34
5 Jim Gott 33