On This Day

Saturday, September 3, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 60 .556 --
Red Sox 74 61 .548 1.0
Yankees 70 63 .526 4.0
Brewers 72 67 .518 5.0
Blue Jays 68 68 .500 7.5
Indians 65 69 .485 9.5
Orioles 47 87 .351 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 51 .625 --
Twins 76 59 .563 8.5
Royals 71 64 .526 13.5
Angels 70 66 .515 15.0
Rangers 60 74 .448 24.0
White Sox 58 76 .433 26.0
Mariners 55 81 .404 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 54 .597 --
Pirates 71 63 .530 9.0
Expos 69 65 .515 11.0
Cubs 66 67 .496 13.5
Cardinals 63 72 .467 17.5
Phillies 54 80 .403 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 57 .575 --
Astros 72 63 .533 5.5
Reds 70 64 .522 7.0
Giants 70 65 .519 7.5
Padres 67 67 .500 10.0
Braves 46 88 .343 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Bass 3
1 Randy Bush 3
1 Ron Jones 3
1 Kevin McReynolds 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Santovenia 2
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 Randy Bush 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joey Meyer 4
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Nick Esasky 3
2 Rance Mulliniks 3
2 Nelson Santovenia 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mitch Webster 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 Rob Deer 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.33
2 Pascual Perez 1.17
3 Mark Langston 1.14
4 Dwight Gooden 0.71
5 Ed Whitson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Armstrong 1
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Pascual Perez 7
4 Duane Ward 6
4 Mike Witt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Duane Ward 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Mike Greenwell .338
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 35
2 Fred McGriff 32
3 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Mark McGwire 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 104
1 Mike Greenwell 104
3 Kirby Puckett 100
4 George Brett 95
5 Dave Winfield 94

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 Pascual Perez 2.34
4 Frank Viola 2.36
5 John Tudor 2.39

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 204
3 Mark Langston 197
4 Jose DeLeon 166
5 Frank Viola 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 37
2 Jeff Reardon 35
3 John Franco 31
4 Doug Jones 30
5 Dan Plesac 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kent Hrbek .411
2 Steve Buechele .400
3 Wade Boggs .382
4 Glenn Hubbard .381
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Jesse Barfield 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 17
2 Kent Hrbek 14
3 Danny Tartabull 13
4 George Bell 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 9
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Kirk Gibson 6
2 Carney Lansford 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.54
2 Dave Stewart 0.57
3 Chris Bosio 0.60
3 Bob Ojeda 0.60
5 Dave LaPoint 0.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Mark Gubicza 26
3 Teddy Higuera 23
3 Mike Moore 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
2 Mark Davis 4
2 Randy Myers 4
4 Dennis Eckersley 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Marshall .400
2 Mookie Wilson .385
3 Kent Hrbek .380
4 Terry Francona .376
5 Claudell Washington .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Kirby Puckett 8
4 Tony Armas 7
4 Kent Hrbek 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Deer 28
2 Eric Davis 26
2 Kent Hrbek 26
4 Todd Benzinger 25
4 Mark McGwire 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 15
3 Brett Butler 13
4 Paul Molitor 10
4 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Rasmussen 1.50
2 Doug Drabek 1.51
3 Dave LaPoint 1.56
4 Mike Scott 1.62
5 Jose Bautista 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allan Anderson 5
1 Teddy Higuera 5
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 Danny Jackson 5
1 Dave LaPoint 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 63
2 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Mark Gubicza 45
4 Teddy Higuera 43
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
2 Jim Gott 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Mark Davis 7
4 Todd Worrell 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Alan Trammell .342
4 Mike Greenwell .331
5 Tony Gwynn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 38
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
3 Mark McGwire 36
4 Fred McGriff 34
5 Will Clark 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 121
1 Kirby Puckett 121
3 Mike Greenwell 120
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 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.28
2 Pascual Perez 2.29
3 Joe Magrane 2.35
4 David Cone 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 270
3 Mark Langston 243
4 Jose DeLeon 207
5 Teddy Higuera 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 42
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 38
4 Bobby Thigpen 36
5 2 tied 33