On This Day

Saturday, October 8, 1988

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1988 Playoffs

New York leads series 2 - 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 4
New York Mets 8
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Oakland leads series 3 - 0

Boston Red Sox 6
Oakland Athletics 10
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Ron Hassey 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 Mark McGwire 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Greenwell 1
1 Ron Hassey 1
1 Dave Henderson 1
1 Carney Lansford 1
1 Mark McGwire 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 3
1 Ron Hassey 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
4 Wally Backman 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Johnson 1
1 Steve Sax 1
1 John Shelby 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Darling 0.56
2 Orel Hershiser 0.40
3 Mike Boddicker 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Gene Nelson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Gardner 8
2 Ron Darling 5
3 Orel Hershiser 4
4 Roger McDowell 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Gedman .500
1 Gregg Jefferies .500
3 Keith Hernandez .444
4 Dave Henderson .417
5 Darryl Strawberry .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 2
2 Rich Gedman 1
2 Mike Greenwell 1
2 Ron Hassey 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 2
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 Howard Johnson 1
2 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Storm Davis 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 Gene Nelson 0.00
4 Dave Stewart 1.42
5 Orel Hershiser 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Myers 2
1 Gene Nelson 2
3 Tim Belcher 1
3 Rick Honeycutt 1
3 Frank Viola 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Tim Belcher 10
2 Orel Hershiser 10
4 Roger Clemens 9
5 Wes Gardner 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
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