On This Day

Sunday, September 25, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 88 67 .568 --
Tigers 84 72 .538 4.5
Brewers 84 73 .535 5.0
Yankees 82 72 .532 5.5
Blue Jays 81 75 .519 7.5
Indians 73 82 .471 15.0
Orioles 53 101 .344 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 100 56 .641 --
Twins 87 69 .558 13.0
Royals 81 74 .523 18.5
Angels 75 82 .478 25.5
White Sox 67 87 .435 32.0
Rangers 67 87 .435 32.0
Mariners 65 90 .419 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 96 58 .623 --
Pirates 83 71 .539 13.0
Expos 78 77 .503 18.5
Cardinals 74 82 .474 23.0
Cubs 73 82 .471 23.5
Phillies 61 94 .394 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 64 .587 --
Reds 84 71 .542 7.0
Giants 80 76 .513 11.5
Astros 80 76 .513 11.5
Padres 78 77 .503 13.0
Braves 52 102 .338 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 4
1 Darnell Coles 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hubie Brooks 2
1 Mark Parent 2
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 Greg Brock 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 4
1 Fred Lynn 4
1 Mark Parent 4
1 Mackey Sasser 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Gladden 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Bill Pecota 2
1 Pete Stanicek 2
1 Willie Wilson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 2.67
2 Dennis Cook 2.33
3 Greg Harris 1.57
4 David Cone 1.22
5 Norm Charlton 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 11
1 Greg Harris 11
3 Teddy Higuera 9
4 Norm Charlton 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 John Franco 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Mike Greenwell .333
4 Dave Winfield .327
5 Paul Molitor .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 120
2 Mike Greenwell 117
2 Kirby Puckett 117
4 Dwight Evans 107
4 Dave Winfield 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 88
2 Vince Coleman 81
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 55
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.23
2 Joe Magrane 2.25
3 John Tudor 2.25
4 Orel Hershiser 2.35
5 Jose Rijo 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 23
1 Danny Jackson 23
1 Frank Viola 23
4 Dave Stewart 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 287
2 Mark Langston 228
2 Nolan Ryan 228
4 David Cone 206
5 Jose DeLeon 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 John Franco 37
4 Doug Jones 34
5 2 tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .417
2 Eddie Murray .415
3 Barry Larkin .411
4 Dave Martinez .405
5 Robin Yount .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin McReynolds 6
2 Carmelo Martinez 5
3 Steve Balboni 4
3 Hubie Brooks 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 17
1 Robin Yount 17
3 Bobby Bonilla 16
3 Kirby Puckett 16
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
1 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Roberto Alomar 6
3 Will Clark 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Mark Langston 0.00
3 Dave Stieb 0.36
4 Jose Rijo 0.66
5 Mike Henneman 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Don August 3
1 Norm Charlton 3
1 David Cone 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 30
2 Tim Belcher 24
3 Mark Langston 23
3 Bret Saberhagen 23
3 Dave Stewart 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Jim Gott 5
1 Lee Smith 5
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .406
2 Jose Canseco .392
3 Wade Boggs .386
4 Kevin McReynolds .372
5 Dave Gallagher .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 George Bell 7
2 Dwight Evans 7
2 Ron Jones 7
2 Carmelo Martinez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 24
2 Jose Canseco 23
3 George Bell 22
3 Rob Deer 22
3 Dwight Evans 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Brett Butler 12
4 Shawon Dunston 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.33
2 Mark Langston 0.88
3 Nolan Ryan 1.03
4 John Tudor 1.25
5 Bob Knepper 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 6
1 Orel Hershiser 6
3 Don August 5
3 Charlie Hough 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 53
2 Mark Gubicza 48
3 Tim Belcher 47
4 Mark Langston 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
1 Lee Smith 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Jim Gott 9
5 2 tied 8