On This Day

Saturday, May 7, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 10 .667 --
Tigers 17 11 .607 2.0
Indians 17 11 .607 2.0
Brewers 16 11 .593 2.5
Red Sox 15 12 .556 3.5
Blue Jays 13 16 .448 6.5
Orioles 3 25 .107 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 7 .759 --
White Sox 14 13 .519 7.0
Royals 14 15 .483 8.0
Mariners 14 17 .452 9.0
Rangers 12 16 .429 9.5
Twins 11 16 .407 10.0
Angels 11 19 .367 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 20 7 .741 --
Pirates 18 10 .643 2.5
Expos 14 13 .519 6.0
Cubs 14 14 .500 6.5
Cardinals 12 16 .429 8.5
Phillies 9 17 .346 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 9 .654 --
Astros 15 12 .556 2.5
Giants 14 15 .483 4.5
Reds 14 15 .483 4.5
Padres 10 17 .370 7.5
Braves 7 19 .269 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Fletcher 4
1 Ron Hassey 4
1 Carney Lansford 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Mickey Brantley 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 4
2 George Bell 3
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 Dave Henderson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Alan Trammell 2
3 Glenn Braggs 1
3 Mickey Brantley 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 1.67
1 Pascual Perez 1.67
3 Jose Guzman 1.14
4 John Tudor 1.00
5 Bret Saberhagen 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 9
2 Jose Guzman 8
3 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Don Robinson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .409
2 Henry Cotto .402
3 Joe Carter .377
4 Pete O'Brien .375
5 Fred McGriff .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 32
2 Jose Canseco 29
3 Mike Pagliarulo 26
4 George Brett 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 31
2 Gerald Young 16
3 Gary Pettis 15
3 Tim Raines 15
5 Eric Davis 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.64
2 Bob Walk 1.36
3 Dave LaPoint 1.41
4 Rick Reuschel 1.69
5 Orel Hershiser 1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 67
2 Mark Langston 63
3 Mike Scott 58
4 Nolan Ryan 55
5 Kevin Gross 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Mike Henneman 10
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 Tom Henke 7
4 Dan Plesac 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .590
2 Joe Carter .489
3 Dave Henderson .455
4 Fred McGriff .417
5 Dave Winfield .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 6
2 Andre Dawson 5
3 Tom Brunansky 4
3 Joe Carter 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 17
1 Keith Hernandez 17
3 Tom Brunansky 14
4 Glenn Braggs 13
4 Jack Clark 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Gary Pettis 10
3 Gerald Young 9
4 Eric Davis 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.45
2 David Cone 0.56
3 Larry McWilliams 0.59
4 Kelly Downs 0.64
5 Frank Viola 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Juan Nieves 3
1 Jeff Robinson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 29
2 Mike Scott 27
3 Jose Guzman 24
4 Roger Clemens 23
4 Bret Saberhagen 23

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Pedro Guerrero .343
4 Alan Trammell .338
5 Paul Molitor .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 51
2 Andre Dawson 49
3 George Bell 47
4 Dale Murphy 43
5 Darryl Strawberry 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 137
2 Jose Canseco 130
2 Andre Dawson 130
4 Mark McGwire 128
5 Dwight Evans 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Tim Raines 63
3 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Harold Reynolds 60
5 Willie Wilson 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 2.68
2 Jimmy Key 2.68
3 Roger Clemens 2.84
4 Orel Hershiser 2.89
5 Dwight Gooden 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 24
2 Roger Clemens 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Orel Hershiser 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 285
2 Mark Langston 278
2 Nolan Ryan 278
4 Mike Scott 241
5 Teddy Higuera 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 39
2 Todd Worrell 38
3 Tom Henke 36
4 Lee Smith 33
5 John Franco 31