On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 58 .564 --
Red Sox 74 59 .556 1.0
Yankees 69 62 .527 5.0
Brewers 70 67 .511 7.0
Blue Jays 66 68 .493 9.5
Indians 64 69 .481 11.0
Orioles 46 86 .348 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 50 .627 --
Twins 74 59 .556 9.5
Royals 71 62 .534 12.5
Angels 68 66 .507 16.0
Rangers 60 72 .455 23.0
White Sox 58 75 .436 25.5
Mariners 54 80 .403 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 78 54 .591 --
Pirates 71 62 .534 7.5
Expos 67 65 .508 11.0
Cubs 66 65 .504 11.5
Cardinals 62 71 .466 16.5
Phillies 54 78 .409 24.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 55 .583 --
Astros 71 62 .534 6.5
Giants 70 63 .526 7.5
Reds 68 64 .515 9.0
Padres 65 67 .492 12.0
Braves 45 88 .338 32.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
3 Jesse Barfield 2
3 Todd Benzinger 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Joyner 1
1 Larry Parrish 1
1 Jamie Quirk 1
1 Ernie Whitt 1
1 Lou Whitaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 2
1 Wally Joyner 2
1 Larry Parrish 2
1 Jamie Quirk 2
1 Lou Whitaker 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Kelly Gruber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gubicza 0.89
2 Jimmy Key 0.62
3 Mike Birkbeck 0.60
4 Bert Blyleven 0.38
5 Wes Gardner 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Birkbeck 1
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Jimmy Key 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 8
2 Jimmy Key 5
3 Dan Schatzeder 4
3 Lee Smith 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .350
3 Mike Greenwell .340
4 Dave Winfield .333
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
2 Fred McGriff 30
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Mark McGwire 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 103
2 Jose Canseco 100
3 Kirby Puckett 98
4 George Brett 94
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Gerald Young 59
4 Ozzie Smith 46
5 3 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.25
2 Frank Viola 2.36
3 John Tudor 2.37
4 Teddy Higuera 2.42
5 Dennis Martinez 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 20
2 Danny Jackson 19
3 Orel Hershiser 18
4 Mark Gubicza 17
4 Rick Reuschel 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 257
2 Nolan Ryan 196
3 Mark Langston 189
4 Jose DeLeon 166
5 Frank Viola 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
2 Jeff Reardon 33
3 Doug Jones 30
4 John Franco 29
4 Dan Plesac 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kent Hrbek .396
2 Claudell Washington .390
3 Danny Tartabull .389
4 Robin Yount .385
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 17
2 Eric Davis 15
3 Danny Tartabull 13
4 Steve Buechele 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 9
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Eric Davis 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pico 0.00
1 Chris Bosio 0.00
3 David Cone 0.54
4 Dave LaPoint 0.61
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 35
2 Mark Gubicza 26
2 Bobby Witt 26
4 Nolan Ryan 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 5
2 Doug Jones 4
3 Mark Davis 3
3 John Franco 3
3 8 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .414
2 Kent Hrbek .380
3 Eddie Murray .376
4 Tony Gwynn .375
5 Mike Marshall .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
3 Tony Armas 7
3 Kent Hrbek 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 28
2 Todd Benzinger 25
2 Mark McGwire 25
4 Eric Davis 24
4 Kent Hrbek 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Brett Butler 13
4 Paul Molitor 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pico 0.91
2 Dennis Rasmussen 1.50
3 Doug Drabek 1.51
4 Mike Scott 1.54
5 David Cone 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 6
2 Mike Birkbeck 5
2 Bob Forsch 5
2 Teddy Higuera 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 59
2 David Cone 48
3 Mark Gubicza 45
4 Teddy Higuera 43
4 Bobby Witt 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 John Franco 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Bobby Thigpen 7
2 Todd Worrell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Alan Trammell .345
4 Mike Greenwell .335
5 Tony Gwynn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Mark McGwire 36
4 Will Clark 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 122
2 Kirby Puckett 120
3 Jose Canseco 117
4 George Brett 115
5 Will Clark 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 89
2 Vince Coleman 86
3 Gerald Young 70
4 Ozzie Smith 54
5 Paul Molitor 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.28
2 David Cone 2.37
3 Pascual Perez 2.43
4 Joe Magrane 2.48
5 Dennis Martinez 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 23
2 Roger Clemens 21
2 Mark Gubicza 21
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Danny Jackson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 327
2 Nolan Ryan 262
3 Mark Langston 244
4 Jose DeLeon 207
5 Teddy Higuera 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 John Franco 37
3 Bobby Thigpen 37
5 3 tied 33