On This Day

Sunday, September 18, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 85 64 .570 --
Tigers 79 70 .530 6.0
Brewers 80 71 .530 6.0
Yankees 78 70 .527 6.5
Blue Jays 77 73 .513 8.5
Indians 71 78 .477 14.0
Orioles 52 95 .354 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 95 55 .633 --
Twins 83 66 .557 11.5
Royals 79 70 .530 15.5
Angels 75 75 .500 20.0
Rangers 65 83 .439 29.0
White Sox 63 85 .426 31.0
Mariners 61 88 .409 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 91 57 .615 --
Pirates 79 69 .534 12.0
Expos 74 75 .497 17.5
Cardinals 73 77 .487 19.0
Cubs 70 79 .470 21.5
Phillies 60 89 .403 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 86 61 .585 --
Giants 78 71 .523 9.0
Astros 78 71 .523 9.0
Reds 77 71 .520 9.5
Padres 73 74 .497 13.0
Braves 51 96 .347 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Pasqua 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Pasqua 2
2 Sid Bream 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
1 Pete O'Brien 4
1 Dan Pasqua 4
4 Sid Bream 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Will Clark 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Jim Gantner 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rijo 2.33
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.80
3 John Tudor 1.20
4 Chuck Finley 1.00
4 Juan Nieves 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Greg Cadaret 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 9
1 Bret Saberhagen 9
3 Chuck Finley 7
3 Juan Nieves 7
3 Jose Rijo 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Mike Greenwell .334
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Paul Molitor .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 40
2 Darryl Strawberry 34
3 Fred McGriff 33
4 Glenn Davis 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 117
2 Mike Greenwell 110
3 Kirby Puckett 107
4 Dave Winfield 106
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 85
2 Vince Coleman 76
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 52
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.18
2 John Tudor 2.20
3 Teddy Higuera 2.27
4 Joe Magrane 2.31
5 Frank Viola 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Danny Jackson 21
4 Rick Reuschel 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 277
2 Nolan Ryan 224
3 Mark Langston 211
4 Jose DeLeon 189
5 David Cone 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 34
4 Doug Jones 33
5 Todd Worrell 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .429
2 Jody Reed .426
3 Dave Clark .424
4 Rafael Ramirez .392
5 Eddie Murray .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Fred Lynn 5
3 Kal Daniels 4
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 15
2 Bobby Bonilla 14
3 Jose Canseco 13
4 Kevin McReynolds 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Shawon Dunston 7
4 Chris Sabo 6
4 Ozzie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Jose Rijo 0.00
1 Danny Darwin 0.00
4 Mike Moore 0.36
5 John Tudor 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 25
2 Orel Hershiser 24
2 Bob Ojeda 24
4 Jose DeLeon 23
4 Bobby Witt 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 7
2 Jim Gott 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .396
2 Gregg Jefferies .373
3 Wade Boggs .371
4 Kent Hrbek .362
5 Eddie Murray .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
1 Carmelo Martinez 8
3 Rob Deer 7
4 Jesse Barfield 6
4 11 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 24
2 Jose Canseco 23
2 Eric Davis 23
4 Pedro Guerrero 22
4 Dave Winfield 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Vince Coleman 13
3 Brett Butler 12
4 Chris Sabo 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 Juan Nieves 0.88
3 Teddy Higuera 1.12
4 David Cone 1.13
5 Nolan Ryan 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Terry 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 David Cone 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 Charlie Leibrandt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 59
2 Nolan Ryan 53
3 Bobby Witt 49
4 Mark Gubicza 47
4 Orel Hershiser 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 10
2 Todd Worrell 9
3 John Franco 8
3 Jim Gott 8
3 Jeff Reardon 8