On This Day

Thursday, May 5, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 8 .714 --
Indians 17 10 .630 2.5
Tigers 16 10 .615 3.0
Red Sox 15 10 .600 3.5
Brewers 14 11 .560 4.5
Blue Jays 11 16 .407 8.5
Orioles 3 24 .111 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 7 .750 --
Royals 14 13 .519 6.5
White Sox 13 13 .500 7.0
Mariners 13 16 .448 8.5
Angels 11 17 .393 10.0
Rangers 10 16 .385 10.0
Twins 9 16 .360 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 18 7 .720 --
Pirates 17 9 .654 1.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 5.5
Expos 12 13 .480 6.0
Cardinals 11 15 .423 7.5
Phillies 8 16 .333 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 8 .667 --
Astros 15 10 .600 1.5
Reds 14 13 .519 3.5
Giants 13 14 .481 4.5
Padres 9 16 .360 7.5
Braves 6 18 .250 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 4
1 Todd Benzinger 4
1 Dwight Evans 4
4 Jose Canseco 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Benzinger 1
1 Glenn Braggs 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 5
2 Todd Benzinger 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
4 Glenn Braggs 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.20
2 Tom Browning 0.71
3 Bryn Smith 0.67
4 Rick Mahler 0.56
5 Steve Ontiveros 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 Eric Plunk 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Rick Mahler 5
4 Eric Plunk 4
4 Bryn Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Jeff Parrett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .431
2 Henry Cotto .405
3 Pete O'Brien .393
4 Johnny Ray .384
5 Joe Carter .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 9
2 Bobby Bonilla 8
2 Ivan Calderon 8
2 Jose Canseco 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 31
2 Jose Canseco 28
3 Mike Pagliarulo 26
4 George Brett 25
5 Bobby Bonilla 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Gerald Young 16
3 Gary Pettis 15
4 Tim Raines 14
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 0.35
2 Bob Knepper 0.64
3 Kevin Gross 1.15
4 Dave LaPoint 1.41
5 Bob Walk 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 7
2 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Greg Swindell 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 67
2 Mark Langston 63
3 Mike Scott 52
4 Nolan Ryan 48
5 Jack Morris 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Mike Henneman 9
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 Tom Henke 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .535
2 Joe Carter .521
3 Dave Winfield .457
4 Fred McGriff .455
5 Pedro Guerrero .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
2 Ivan Calderon 5
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Kent Hrbek 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 16
2 Joe Carter 15
2 Johnny Ray 15
4 Andre Dawson 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Gary Pettis 11
2 Gerald Young 11
4 Jose Canseco 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.00
1 John Tudor 0.00
3 Larry McWilliams 0.52
4 Mike Scott 0.53
5 David Cone 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 29
2 Kevin Gross 25
3 Roger Clemens 23
4 John Candelaria 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Todd Worrell 5
3 Mike Henneman 4
3 Dan Plesac 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Pedro Guerrero .344
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Alan Trammell .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 50
2 Andre Dawson 49
3 George Bell 46
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 134
2 Andre Dawson 132
3 Jose Canseco 129
4 Mark McGwire 126
5 Dwight Evans 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 102
2 Tim Raines 62
3 Harold Reynolds 60
4 Willie Wilson 58
5 Tony Gwynn 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.76
2 Frank Viola 2.77
3 Orel Hershiser 2.83
4 Roger Clemens 2.85
5 Dwight Gooden 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Roger Clemens 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
4 Charlie Hough 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 287
2 Mark Langston 278
2 Nolan Ryan 278
4 Charlie Hough 235
4 Mike Scott 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Todd Worrell 38
3 Tom Henke 35
4 Lee Smith 34
5 John Franco 31