On This Day

Sunday, September 11, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 63 .556 --
Yankees 75 66 .532 3.5
Tigers 76 67 .531 3.5
Brewers 76 69 .524 4.5
Blue Jays 72 71 .503 7.5
Indians 69 73 .486 10.0
Orioles 51 90 .362 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 91 53 .632 --
Twins 79 63 .556 11.0
Royals 75 68 .524 15.5
Angels 73 71 .507 18.0
Rangers 63 79 .444 27.0
White Sox 61 80 .433 28.5
Mariners 58 85 .406 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 85 56 .603 --
Pirates 75 66 .532 10.0
Expos 71 71 .500 14.5
Cardinals 70 73 .490 16.0
Cubs 68 74 .479 17.5
Phillies 57 85 .401 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 60 .574 --
Astros 77 66 .538 5.0
Reds 74 68 .521 7.5
Padres 72 69 .511 9.0
Giants 72 71 .503 10.0
Braves 49 92 .348 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Biggio 3
1 Sid Bream 3
1 Cecil Espy 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 George Brett 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Sierra 4
1 Marvell Wynne 4
3 Kevin McReynolds 3
4 Craig Biggio 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 4
2 Wally Backman 2
2 Barry Larkin 2
4 Craig Biggio 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Rasmussen 2.50
2 Jose DeLeon 1.60
2 Bob Ojeda 1.60
4 Tim Belcher 1.17
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Tim Crews 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 8
1 Bob Ojeda 8
1 Bob Welch 8
4 Tim Belcher 7
4 Dennis Martinez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Ken Patterson 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .349
3 Mike Greenwell .337
4 Dave Winfield .333
5 Paul Molitor .321

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
3 Dave Winfield 101
5 George Brett 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 78
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 49
5 Chris Sabo 43

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 186
5 Frank Viola 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 John Franco 32
3 Doug Jones 32
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .448
2 Joe Orsulak .442
3 Gregg Jefferies .417
4 Kent Hrbek .414
5 Alfredo Griffin .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 18
2 Jose Canseco 14
2 Dave Winfield 14
4 Eric Davis 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 8
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Shawon Dunston 6
2 Kirk Gibson 6
2 Gary Pettis 6

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 28
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Orel Hershiser 25
4 David Cone 23
5 2 tied 22

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 Jose Canseco .407
2 Mookie Wilson .391
3 Carlton Fisk .375
3 Joey Meyer .375
5 Joe Orsulak .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 26
2 Rob Deer 25
3 George Bell 23
3 Jose Canseco 23
3 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
1 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Brett Butler 13
4 Chris Sabo 11
5 Ozzie Smith 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 Bobby Witt 47
4 Jose DeLeon 46
5 Mark Gubicza 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 8
1 John Franco 8
1 Jim Gott 8
4 Doug Jones 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Alan Trammell .338
4 Paul Molitor .330
5 Mike Greenwell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 41
2 Darryl Strawberry 37
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 119
3 Kirby Puckett 118
4 George Brett 115
4 Will Clark 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 90
2 Vince Coleman 83
3 Gerald Young 69
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 John Tudor 2.39

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 213
5 Frank Viola 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Jeff Reardon 42
3 John Franco 38
4 Bobby Thigpen 36
5 2 tied 34