On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 14 .650 --
Indians 26 15 .634 0.5
Tigers 25 15 .625 1.0
Red Sox 21 17 .553 4.0
Brewers 20 20 .500 6.0
Blue Jays 18 23 .439 8.5
Orioles 7 34 .171 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 12 .707 --
Rangers 21 18 .538 7.0
Royals 20 21 .488 9.0
White Sox 18 22 .450 10.5
Mariners 18 24 .429 11.5
Twins 16 22 .421 11.5
Angels 17 25 .405 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 29 11 .725 --
Pirates 25 16 .610 4.5
Cardinals 21 20 .512 8.5
Cubs 19 21 .475 10.0
Expos 18 21 .462 10.5
Phillies 15 23 .395 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 23 16 .590 --
Dodgers 22 16 .579 0.5
Reds 21 20 .512 3.0
Giants 21 21 .500 3.5
Padres 14 27 .341 10.0
Braves 11 27 .289 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Murray 4
2 Joe Carter 3
2 Henry Cotto 3
2 Glenn Davis 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Tartabull 2
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 4
2 Ron Kittle 3
2 Vance Law 3
2 Jim Pankovits 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Jerry Browne 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Youmans 2.33
2 Dwight Gooden 1.20
3 Scott Bankhead 1.00
4 Mark Grant 0.70
5 Paul Kilgus 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Jeff Ballard 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Grant 7
1 Floyd Youmans 7
3 Dwight Gooden 6
3 Bruce Hurst 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .391
2 Dave Winfield .383
3 Rickey Henderson .355
4 Henry Cotto .346
5 Rafael Palmeiro .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Bobby Bonilla 10
3 5 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 39
2 Jose Canseco 36
2 Glenn Davis 36
4 Joe Carter 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 26
3 Gary Pettis 21
4 Vince Coleman 20
5 Barry Larkin 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.89
2 Larry McWilliams 1.55
3 Dave LaPoint 1.64
4 Kevin Gross 1.69
5 Jim Deshaies 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 8
1 Dave Stewart 8
1 Greg Swindell 8
4 Frank Tanana 7
4 Bob Welch 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 102
2 Mark Langston 82
3 Mike Scott 73
4 Nolan Ryan 68
5 Jack Morris 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Todd Worrell 12
3 Mike Henneman 11
4 Dave Smith 9
4 Mitch Williams 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .500
2 Jeff Treadway .459
3 Terry Pendleton .452
4 Kirby Puckett .431
5 Glenn Wilson .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 6
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Pete Incaviglia 5
2 Mark McGwire 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 14
1 Joe Carter 14
3 Glenn Davis 13
3 Kent Hrbek 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 10
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Willie McGee 7
4 Bill Doran 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.54
2 David Cone 0.64
3 Chris Bosio 1.13
4 Bob Knepper 1.21
5 2 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 35
2 Teddy Higuera 23
3 Jose DeLeon 22
4 Tim Leary 20
4 Nolan Ryan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Smith 4
1 Todd Worrell 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 Doug Jones 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .391
2 Joe Carter .381
3 Rafael Palmeiro .374
3 Kirby Puckett .374
5 Luis Salazar .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Pete Incaviglia 10
3 Danny Tartabull 8
4 Joe Carter 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 29
2 Tom Brunansky 28
3 Keith Hernandez 25
4 Alvin Davis 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 21
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Gary Pettis 17
4 Vince Coleman 15
5 Jose Canseco 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.60
2 Bob Knepper 0.72
3 John Tudor 0.83
4 Pascual Perez 1.45
5 Eric Show 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 6
2 Bob Knepper 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
2 Greg Swindell 5
2 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Mark Langston 48
3 Mike Scott 42
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Jose DeLeon 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Dave Smith 7
4 Mike Henneman 6
4 Dan Plesac 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .359
2 Wade Boggs .359
3 Alan Trammell .339
4 Pedro Guerrero .333
5 Don Mattingly .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 47
2 Mark McGwire 46
3 George Bell 43
4 Kent Hrbek 39
4 2 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 130
2 Andre Dawson 127
3 Mark McGwire 125
4 George Bell 124
5 Joe Carter 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Willie Wilson 61
3 Harold Reynolds 58
4 Tim Raines 56
5 Billy Hatcher 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.50
2 Frank Viola 2.54
3 Dave LaPoint 2.65
4 Roger Clemens 2.72
5 Orel Hershiser 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
1 Dwight Gooden 23
1 Dave Stewart 23
4 Frank Viola 21
5 Floyd Bannister 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 308
2 Mark Langston 279
3 Nolan Ryan 275
4 Charlie Hough 229
5 Mike Scott 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 37
2 Tom Henke 36
3 Steve Bedrosian 34
4 John Franco 30
4 Lee Smith 30