On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 59 .560 --
Red Sox 74 60 .552 1.0
Yankees 70 62 .530 4.0
Brewers 71 67 .514 6.0
Blue Jays 67 68 .496 8.5
Indians 65 69 .485 10.0
Orioles 47 86 .353 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 51 .622 --
Twins 75 59 .560 8.5
Royals 71 63 .530 12.5
Angels 69 66 .511 15.0
Rangers 60 73 .451 23.0
White Sox 58 76 .433 25.5
Mariners 54 81 .400 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 79 54 .594 --
Pirates 71 63 .530 8.5
Expos 68 65 .511 11.0
Cubs 66 66 .500 12.5
Cardinals 63 71 .470 16.5
Phillies 54 79 .406 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 56 .579 --
Astros 71 63 .530 6.5
Giants 70 64 .522 7.5
Reds 69 64 .519 8.0
Padres 66 67 .496 11.0
Braves 46 88 .343 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julio Franco 5
2 Andy Allanson 3
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 Doug Dascenzo 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Elster 2
1 Andres Galarraga 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Jack Clark 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 5
2 George Bell 4
3 Eric Davis 3
3 Kevin Elster 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Franco 2
1 Al Newman 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 1.33
2 Floyd Bannister 1.00
3 Joe Magrane 0.80
4 Tim Leary 0.78
5 Bryn Smith 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 8
2 Floyd Bannister 7
2 Tim Leary 7
4 Bryn Smith 5
4 Bill Wegman 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Mike Greenwell .339
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
2 Fred McGriff 31
3 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Mark McGwire 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 104
2 Jose Canseco 101
3 Kirby Puckett 99
4 George Brett 95
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Gerald Young 59
4 Ozzie Smith 46
5 Chris Sabo 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.17
2 David Cone 2.25
3 Frank Viola 2.36
4 John Tudor 2.37
5 Teddy Higuera 2.42

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 34
3 John Franco 30
3 Doug Jones 30
5 Dan Plesac 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kent Hrbek .407
2 Joey Meyer .400
2 Claudell Washington .400
2 Mookie Wilson .400
5 Steve Buechele .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 17
2 George Bell 13
2 Eric Davis 13
2 Danny Tartabull 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 9
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
4 Eric Davis 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Bosio 0.00
2 David Cone 0.54
3 Bob Ojeda 0.60
4 Dave LaPoint 0.61
5 Larry Andersen 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 39
2 Mark Gubicza 26
2 Bobby Witt 26
4 Nolan Ryan 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 4
1 John Franco 4
1 Tom Niedenfuer 4
1 Todd Worrell 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .413
2 Mike Marshall .380
3 Kent Hrbek .380
4 Claudell Washington .376
5 Eddie Murray .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Kirby Puckett 8
4 Tony Armas 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 29
2 Eric Davis 27
3 Todd Benzinger 25
3 Kent Hrbek 25
3 Mark McGwire 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Brett Butler 13
4 Paul Molitor 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Rasmussen 1.50
2 Doug Drabek 1.51
3 Mike Scott 1.53
4 Dave LaPoint 1.56
5 Ramon Martinez 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 63
2 Mark Gubicza 45
3 Teddy Higuera 43
3 Bobby Witt 43
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 8
1 Jim Gott 8
1 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Mark Davis 7
4 Todd Worrell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Alan Trammell .346
4 Mike Greenwell .333
5 Tony Gwynn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
2 Jose Canseco 37
3 Mark McGwire 36
4 Will Clark 33
4 Fred McGriff 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 121
2 Mike Greenwell 120
3 Jose Canseco 118
4 George Brett 116
5 Will Clark 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 89
2 Vince Coleman 85
3 Gerald Young 69
4 Ozzie Smith 54
5 Paul Molitor 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.28
2 Joe Magrane 2.35
3 David Cone 2.37
4 Pascual Perez 2.37
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 235
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 2 tied 33