On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 53 .579 --
Red Sox 71 55 .563 2.0
Yankees 68 56 .548 4.0
Brewers 64 65 .496 10.5
Blue Jays 63 64 .496 10.5
Indians 61 66 .480 12.5
Orioles 44 82 .349 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 49 .617 --
Twins 72 54 .571 6.0
Royals 65 61 .516 13.0
Angels 63 64 .496 15.5
Rangers 57 68 .456 20.5
White Sox 55 72 .433 23.5
Mariners 51 77 .398 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 74 52 .587 --
Pirates 69 58 .543 5.5
Expos 65 61 .516 9.0
Cubs 62 62 .500 11.0
Cardinals 57 69 .452 17.0
Phillies 52 74 .413 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 54 .571 --
Giants 68 59 .535 4.5
Astros 68 59 .535 4.5
Reds 64 61 .512 7.5
Padres 62 64 .492 10.0
Braves 43 83 .341 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Buechele 4
1 Ron Oester 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4
4 Mickey Brantley 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Henry Cotto 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Dan Gladden 3
1 Ken Phelps 3
1 Terry Steinbach 3
1 Danny Tartabull 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ozzie Guillen 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Herm Winningham 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 2.00
2 Mike Moore 1.86
3 Bobby Witt 1.57
4 Nolan Ryan 1.50
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Terry Leach 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 13
2 Bobby Witt 11
3 Nolan Ryan 9
4 Bob Ojeda 8
5 Dennis Martinez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Bobby Thigpen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .355
3 Mike Greenwell .341
4 Dave Winfield .334
5 Alan Trammell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 33
2 Fred McGriff 30
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Gary Gaetti 26
5 3 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 100
2 Jose Canseco 97
3 Kirby Puckett 93
4 Will Clark 91
5 George Brett 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 73
2 Vince Coleman 63
3 Gerald Young 58
4 Ozzie Smith 45
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.35
2 David Cone 2.37
3 Tim Leary 2.41
4 Pascual Perez 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 248
2 Mark Langston 185
2 Nolan Ryan 185
4 Mike Scott 159
5 Jose DeLeon 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 35
2 Jeff Reardon 32
3 Doug Jones 29
3 Dan Plesac 29
5 Bobby Thigpen 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .418
2 Wade Boggs .412
2 Mookie Wilson .412
4 Lou Whitaker .410
5 Alan Trammell .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Jesse Barfield 4
2 Tom Brunansky 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 17
2 Eric Davis 14
2 Mark McGwire 14
4 Kent Hrbek 13
4 Carmelo Martinez 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Paul Molitor 8
3 Bo Jackson 7
4 Luis Polonia 6
4 Ozzie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.00
2 Scott Terry 0.44
3 Allan Anderson 0.56
4 Danny Jackson 0.67
5 Roy Smith 0.71

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 40
2 David Cone 30
3 Bobby Witt 28
4 Tim Leary 24
5 Teddy Higuera 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
2 Doug Jones 4
3 Mark Davis 3
3 Steve Farr 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .412
2 Terry Francona .385
3 Tony Gwynn .368
4 Rickey Henderson .364
5 Kirby Puckett .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 9
2 Eddie Murray 8
3 Steve Balboni 7
3 Jesse Barfield 7
3 8 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Benzinger 27
2 Dave Henderson 23
2 Wally Joyner 23
2 Kevin McReynolds 23
2 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Otis Nixon 14
3 Rex Hudler 13
3 Ozzie Smith 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 1.04
2 Scott Terry 1.23
3 Jack Morris 1.24
4 Mike Scott 1.29
5 Allan Anderson 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Mike Birkbeck 5
2 Tom Browning 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 65
2 Bobby Witt 45
3 Sid Fernandez 44
4 Roger Clemens 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 9
2 John Franco 8
3 Jeff Reardon 7
3 Bobby Thigpen 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .362
2 Wade Boggs .359
3 Alan Trammell .346
4 Tony Gwynn .338
5 Mike Greenwell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Will Clark 34
4 Fred McGriff 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 123
1 Kirby Puckett 123
3 George Brett 116
3 Jose Canseco 116
5 Will Clark 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 90
2 Rickey Henderson 88
3 Gerald Young 72
4 Paul Molitor 55
4 Ozzie Smith 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 2.31
2 Teddy Higuera 2.42
3 David Cone 2.44
4 Frank Viola 2.46
5 Tim Leary 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 331
2 Nolan Ryan 258
3 Mark Langston 248
4 Jose DeLeon 210
5 Teddy Higuera 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
4 John Franco 34
5 Jim Gott 33