On This Day

Friday, September 23, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 87 66 .569 --
Brewers 83 72 .535 5.0
Yankees 81 71 .533 5.5
Tigers 82 72 .532 5.5
Blue Jays 80 74 .519 7.5
Indians 72 81 .471 15.0
Orioles 53 99 .349 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 99 55 .643 --
Twins 85 69 .552 14.0
Royals 80 73 .523 18.5
Angels 75 80 .484 24.5
Rangers 67 85 .441 31.0
White Sox 66 86 .434 32.0
Mariners 63 90 .412 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 94 58 .618 --
Pirates 82 70 .539 12.0
Expos 77 76 .503 17.5
Cardinals 74 80 .481 21.0
Cubs 72 81 .471 22.5
Phillies 60 93 .392 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 63 .588 --
Reds 82 71 .536 8.0
Astros 80 74 .519 10.5
Giants 79 75 .513 11.5
Padres 76 77 .497 14.0
Braves 52 100 .342 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 3
1 Craig Biggio 3
1 Jose Canseco 3
1 Andres Galarraga 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Barrett 3
1 Jose Canseco 3
1 Rob Deer 3
1 Mickey Hatcher 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 2
1 Gary Sheffield 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 1.50
2 Bryn Smith 1.20
3 Kevin Gross 1.00
3 Mike Scott 1.00
5 Greg Swindell 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Costello 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Swindell 9
2 Kevin Gross 8
2 Mike Scott 8
4 Mike Moore 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Todd Burns 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Mike Greenwell .335
4 Dave Winfield .327
5 Tony Gwynn .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 41
2 Darryl Strawberry 36
3 Fred McGriff 33
4 Glenn Davis 30
5 Mark McGwire 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 120
2 Mike Greenwell 114
2 Kirby Puckett 114
4 Dave Winfield 106
5 Will Clark 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Vince Coleman 80
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 55
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.17
2 John Tudor 2.20
3 Joe Magrane 2.25
4 Orel Hershiser 2.35
5 Jose Rijo 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Danny Jackson 22
2 Frank Viola 22
4 Mark Gubicza 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 280
2 Nolan Ryan 228
3 Mark Langston 222
4 David Cone 195
5 Jose DeLeon 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 43
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 36
4 Doug Jones 34
5 Bobby Thigpen 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .462
2 Rafael Ramirez .415
3 Wade Boggs .409
4 Jody Reed .408
5 Mookie Wilson .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
1 Kevin McReynolds 5
3 Steve Balboni 4
3 Jose Canseco 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 15
2 Bobby Bonilla 14
2 Kevin McReynolds 14
2 Kirby Puckett 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Will Clark 6
5 12 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
2 Dave Stieb 0.56
3 Mark Langston 0.66
3 Jose Rijo 0.66
5 Mike Henneman 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 4
2 Don August 3
2 David Cone 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 29
2 Erik Hanson 25
2 Mark Langston 25
4 Orel Hershiser 23
4 Bret Saberhagen 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
2 Jim Gott 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 John Franco 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .412
2 Mookie Wilson .396
3 Dave Gallagher .381
4 Wade Boggs .378
5 Kirby Puckett .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 George Bell 7
2 Rob Deer 7
2 Ron Jones 7
2 Carmelo Martinez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 25
1 Rob Deer 25
3 Kirby Puckett 23
4 George Bell 22
5 6 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Brett Butler 12
4 Ozzie Smith 11
5 Chris Sabo 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.57
2 John Tudor 0.84
3 Nolan Ryan 0.88
4 Mark Langston 1.27
5 David Cone 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Don August 5
2 Tom Browning 5
2 David Cone 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Mike Moore 50
3 Mark Gubicza 48
4 Orel Hershiser 46
5 Bobby Witt 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
1 Lee Smith 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Jim Gott 8
3 2 others tied 8