On This Day

Saturday, September 10, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 62 .560 --
Tigers 76 66 .535 3.5
Yankees 74 66 .529 4.5
Brewers 75 69 .521 5.5
Blue Jays 72 70 .507 7.5
Indians 68 73 .482 11.0
Orioles 50 90 .357 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 53 .629 --
Twins 79 62 .560 10.0
Royals 75 67 .528 14.5
Angels 73 70 .510 17.0
Rangers 62 79 .440 27.0
White Sox 60 80 .429 28.5
Mariners 58 84 .408 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 84 56 .600 --
Pirates 75 65 .536 9.0
Expos 71 70 .504 13.5
Cardinals 69 73 .486 16.0
Cubs 68 73 .482 16.5
Phillies 56 85 .397 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 60 .571 --
Astros 76 66 .535 5.0
Reds 74 67 .525 6.5
Padres 71 69 .507 9.0
Giants 72 70 .507 9.0
Braves 49 91 .350 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dwight Evans 4
1 Kent Hrbek 4
1 Don Slaught 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Rick Dempsey 1
1 Mike Diaz 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rickey Henderson 3
1 Jose Oquendo 3
3 Roberto Alomar 2
3 Dante Bichette 2
3 20 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Mickey Brantley 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.50
2 Eric Show 1.20
3 David Cone 1.00
3 Erik Hanson 1.00
5 Melido Perez 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Erik Hanson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 10
2 Orel Hershiser 8
2 Melido Perez 8
4 Jack Morris 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 German Gonzalez 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 Lary Sorensen 1
1 Mark Williamson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Kirby Puckett .351
3 Mike Greenwell .333
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Alan Trammell .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 38
2 Fred McGriff 33
2 Darryl Strawberry 33
4 Mark McGwire 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 113
2 Mike Greenwell 109
3 Kirby Puckett 101
4 Dave Winfield 100
5 Will Clark 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 78
2 Vince Coleman 71
3 Gerald Young 60
4 Ozzie Smith 49
5 Chris Sabo 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.03
2 David Cone 2.21
3 Teddy Higuera 2.27
4 John Tudor 2.33
5 Frank Viola 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 21
1 Frank Viola 21
3 Orel Hershiser 20
4 Dave Stewart 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 269
2 Nolan Ryan 211
3 Mark Langston 205
4 Jose DeLeon 178
5 Frank Viola 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 John Franco 32
4 Doug Jones 31
5 Bobby Thigpen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kent Hrbek .429
2 Jose Canseco .421
3 Gregg Jefferies .417
4 Brett Butler .412
5 Joe Orsulak .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 5
1 Gregg Jefferies 5
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 Kal Daniels 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 19
2 Jose Canseco 14
3 Eric Davis 13
3 Rob Deer 13
3 Dave Winfield 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 8
2 Vince Coleman 7
3 Shawon Dunston 6
3 Kirk Gibson 6
3 Chris Sabo 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Hanson 0.00
2 Greg Swindell 0.53
3 Orel Hershiser 0.67
3 Joe Magrane 0.67
5 Chris Bosio 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Rick Rhoden 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 29
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Orel Hershiser 25
4 David Cone 23
5 Roger Clemens 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Mark Davis 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .398
2 Jose Canseco .396
3 Wade Boggs .381
4 Joey Meyer .375
5 Carlton Fisk .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
3 Dave Henderson 7
3 Joe Orsulak 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 27
2 Rob Deer 26
2 Danny Tartabull 26
4 George Bell 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Brett Butler 13
2 Vince Coleman 13
4 Kirk Gibson 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 0.71
2 Teddy Higuera 0.93
3 Dave LaPoint 1.41
4 Danny Jackson 1.63
5 Don Robinson 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
1 Scott Terry 6
3 Teddy Higuera 5
3 Dave LaPoint 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 56
2 David Cone 53
3 Nolan Ryan 48
4 Bobby Witt 47
5 Teddy Higuera 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Alan Trammell .341
4 Paul Molitor .330
5 Mike Greenwell .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 41
2 Darryl Strawberry 38
3 Fred McGriff 35
3 Mark McGwire 35
5 Will Clark 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 127
2 Mike Greenwell 123
3 Kirby Puckett 119
4 Will Clark 115
5 George Brett 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Vince Coleman 83
3 Gerald Young 68
4 Ozzie Smith 57
5 Paul Molitor 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.06
2 David Cone 2.30
3 Frank Viola 2.35
4 Pascual Perez 2.37
5 Dennis Martinez 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 23
2 Orel Hershiser 22
2 Danny Jackson 22
4 Roger Clemens 20
4 Mark Gubicza 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 317
2 Nolan Ryan 255
3 Mark Langston 245
4 Jose DeLeon 212
5 Teddy Higuera 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Jeff Reardon 42
3 John Franco 38
4 Bobby Thigpen 37
5 Todd Worrell 34