On This Day

Monday, August 22, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 51 .589 --
Red Sox 70 54 .565 3.0
Yankees 66 56 .541 6.0
Brewers 64 63 .504 10.5
Blue Jays 62 63 .496 11.5
Indians 59 66 .472 14.5
Orioles 42 82 .339 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 47 .627 --
Twins 70 54 .565 8.0
Royals 64 60 .516 14.0
Angels 62 63 .496 16.5
Rangers 56 67 .455 21.5
White Sox 54 71 .432 24.5
Mariners 51 75 .405 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 72 52 .581 --
Pirates 68 57 .544 4.5
Expos 63 61 .508 9.0
Cubs 60 62 .492 11.0
Cardinals 55 69 .444 17.0
Phillies 52 72 .419 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 52 .581 --
Giants 68 57 .544 4.5
Astros 68 57 .544 4.5
Reds 63 60 .512 8.5
Padres 60 64 .484 12.0
Braves 43 81 .347 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 4
2 George Bell 3
2 Damon Berryhill 3
2 Daryl Boston 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Damon Berryhill 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damon Berryhill 5
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 Glenn Hubbard 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darnell Coles 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Bo Jackson 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 2.00
2 Rick Reuschel 1.60
3 Bruce Hurst 1.00
3 Danny Jackson 1.00
3 Rick Sutcliffe 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Mike Birkbeck 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 12
2 Dwight Gooden 8
2 Rick Reuschel 8
4 Danny Jackson 7
4 John Tudor 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Alvarez 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 Ed Vande Berg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Mike Greenwell .339
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Alan Trammell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 32
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
3 Fred McGriff 28
4 Gary Gaetti 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 99
2 Jose Canseco 95
3 Kirby Puckett 91
4 Will Clark 90
5 George Brett 88

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 Frank Viola 2.35
2 Dennis Martinez 2.36
3 Tim Leary 2.41
4 David Cone 2.43
5 Danny Jackson 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 19
2 Danny Jackson 18
3 Orel Hershiser 17
3 Rick Reuschel 17
5 Greg Maddux 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 242
2 Mark Langston 180
3 Nolan Ryan 176
4 Mike Scott 159
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 Tony Gwynn .412
2 Alvin Davis .404
3 Eddie Murray .400
4 Alan Trammell .396
5 Terry Francona .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 6
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Alvin Davis 4
2 Ricky Jordan 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Eric Davis 13
3 Eddie Murray 12
3 Danny Tartabull 12
3 Ernie Whitt 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Bo Jackson 7
2 Luis Polonia 7
4 Paul Molitor 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Terry 0.44
2 Danny Jackson 0.50
2 Jeff Ballard 0.50
4 Mike Moore 0.70
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 4
2 Juan Agosto 3
2 Allan Anderson 3
2 Willie Fraser 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 36
2 David Cone 24
2 Tim Leary 24
4 Teddy Higuera 23
4 Mike Scott 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .387
2 Tony Armas .382
3 Mickey Tettleton .377
4 Terry Francona .375
5 Eddie Murray .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 28
2 Eddie Murray 27
3 Mark McGwire 24
4 Dave Henderson 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Otis Nixon 13
4 Rex Hudler 12
4 Ozzie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 1.04
2 Scott Terry 1.13
3 Jack Morris 1.24
4 Allan Anderson 1.40
5 Danny Jackson 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 6
1 Bruce Hurst 6
1 Danny Jackson 6
4 Mike Birkbeck 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 54
2 Mike Moore 52
3 Tim Leary 48
4 Teddy Higuera 43
4 Bobby Witt 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .361
2 Wade Boggs .358
3 Alan Trammell .341
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 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 122
1 Kirby Puckett 122
3 George Brett 116
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 Pascual Perez 2.35
2 Teddy Higuera 2.42
3 Frank Viola 2.46
4 David Cone 2.49
5 Tim Leary 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 325
2 Nolan Ryan 256
3 Mark Langston 243
4 Jose DeLeon 208
5 Teddy Higuera 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