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Thursday, October 6, 1988

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1988 Playoffs

Oakland leads series 2 - 0

Oakland Athletics 4
Boston Red Sox 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Phillips 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
3 Todd Benzinger 1
3 Ellis Burks 1
3 8 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Rich Gedman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 2
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Rich Gedman 1
2 Mark McGwire 1
2 Walt Weiss 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.33
2 Storm Davis 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Nelson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 8
2 Storm Davis 4
3 Lee Smith 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gregg Jefferies .571
2 Mike Marshall .500
3 Rich Gedman .429
3 Dave Henderson .429
3 Keith Hernandez .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 2
2 Rich Gedman 1
2 Keith Hernandez 1
2 Terry Steinbach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
4 Gary Carter 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Chris Sabo 1
1 Steve Sax 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Storm Davis 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 Terry Leach 0.00
1 Randy Myers 0.00
1 Frank Viola 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 Frank Viola 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Tim Belcher 10
3 Roger Clemens 9
4 Bruce Hurst 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Alejandro Pena 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 89 73 .549 --
Tigers 88 74 .543 1.0
Brewers 87 75 .537 2.0
Blue Jays 87 75 .537 2.0
Yankees 85 76 .528 3.5
Indians 78 84 .481 11.0
Orioles 54 107 .335 34.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 104 58 .642 --
Twins 91 71 .562 13.0
Royals 84 77 .522 19.5
Angels 75 87 .463 29.0
White Sox 71 90 .441 32.5
Rangers 70 91 .435 33.5
Mariners 68 93 .422 35.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 100 60 .625 --
Pirates 85 75 .531 15.0
Expos 81 81 .500 20.0
Cubs 77 85 .475 24.0
Cardinals 76 86 .469 25.0
Phillies 65 96 .404 35.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 67 .584 --
Reds 87 74 .540 7.0
Padres 83 78 .516 11.0
Giants 83 79 .512 11.5
Astros 82 80 .506 12.5
Braves 54 106 .338 39.5