On This Day

Tuesday, May 24, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 14 .674 --
Indians 28 16 .636 1.5
Tigers 26 16 .619 2.5
Red Sox 22 19 .537 6.0
Brewers 23 20 .535 6.0
Blue Jays 19 25 .432 10.5
Orioles 9 35 .205 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 14 .682 --
Rangers 21 21 .500 8.0
Twins 20 22 .476 9.0
Royals 20 24 .455 10.0
Mariners 20 25 .444 10.5
White Sox 19 24 .442 10.5
Angels 17 28 .378 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 30 12 .714 --
Pirates 26 18 .591 5.0
Cardinals 22 22 .500 9.0
Cubs 21 22 .488 9.5
Expos 19 22 .463 10.5
Phillies 15 25 .375 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 17 .595 --
Dodgers 23 17 .575 1.0
Giants 23 21 .523 3.0
Reds 22 22 .500 4.0
Padres 15 28 .349 10.5
Braves 13 28 .317 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vince Coleman 5
2 Kal Daniels 4
2 Rafael Palmeiro 4
2 Tim Raines 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 2
1 Marvell Wynne 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Dave Anderson 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kelly Gruber 4
2 Alan Ashby 3
2 Pat Borders 3
2 Ken Phelps 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carmelo Castillo 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
5 19 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Leiter 1.14
2 Greg Swindell 0.89
3 Mike Campbell 0.86
4 John Cerutti 0.83
4 2 others tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Alvarez 1
1 Mike Campbell 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 8
1 Greg Swindell 8
3 Mike Campbell 6
4 John Cerutti 5
4 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .400
2 Dave Winfield .373
3 Rafael Palmeiro .358
4 Wade Boggs .347
5 Rickey Henderson .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Will Clark 11
1 Kent Hrbek 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
1 Darryl Strawberry 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 40
2 George Brett 37
2 Jose Canseco 37
2 Glenn Davis 37
5 Joe Carter 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Gerald Young 26
3 Vince Coleman 22
3 Gary Pettis 22
5 Barry Larkin 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.89
2 Larry McWilliams 1.55
3 Jim Deshaies 1.69
4 David Cone 1.75
5 Pascual Perez 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Swindell 9
2 Dwight Gooden 8
2 Dave Stewart 8
4 Greg Maddux 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 102
2 Mark Langston 82
3 Mike Scott 77
4 Nolan Ryan 73
5 Frank Viola 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 Todd Worrell 12
3 Mike Henneman 11
4 Tom Henke 9
4 6 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .491
2 Kirby Puckett .473
3 Alan Trammell .465
4 Steve Buechele .439
5 Wade Boggs .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 6
2 Mickey Brantley 5
2 Brian Downing 5
2 Pete Incaviglia 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 15
2 Joe Carter 14
2 Kelly Gruber 14
4 Will Clark 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Willie McGee 7
2 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Barry Larkin 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.35
2 Jeff Robinson 0.75
3 David Cone 0.90
4 Chris Bosio 1.13
5 Bob Knepper 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 22
2 John Candelaria 21
3 Jose DeLeon 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 4 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
3 Tom Niedenfuer 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .434
2 Keith Hernandez .396
3 Kirby Puckett .388
4 Rafael Palmeiro .380
5 Mickey Brantley .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 11
2 Jack Clark 8
2 Pete Incaviglia 8
2 Danny Tartabull 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 27
2 Tom Brunansky 26
3 Alvin Davis 25
4 Kent Hrbek 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
1 Gerald Young 19
3 Gary Pettis 15
4 Vince Coleman 14
5 Bo Jackson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.79
2 Bob Knepper 0.86
3 John Tudor 0.91
4 John Candelaria 1.07
5 Jim Deshaies 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 6
1 Bob Welch 6
3 John Candelaria 5
3 David Cone 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 58
2 Mark Langston 48
3 Mike Scott 46
4 Jose Guzman 41
5 Frank Viola 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Dan Plesac 7
2 Dave Smith 7
5 Doug Jones 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Tony Gwynn .363
3 Alan Trammell .340
4 Kirby Puckett .335
5 Don Mattingly .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 46
2 Mark McGwire 44
3 George Bell 41
4 Will Clark 40
5 Darryl Strawberry 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 130
2 George Bell 123
2 Andre Dawson 123
4 Dwight Evans 122
5 Mark McGwire 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 103
2 Willie Wilson 59
3 Tim Raines 56
3 Harold Reynolds 56
5 Billy Hatcher 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 2.50
2 Frank Viola 2.51
3 Roger Clemens 2.68
4 Dave LaPoint 2.78
5 Orel Hershiser 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
1 Dwight Gooden 23
1 Dave Stewart 23
4 Frank Viola 22
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 298
2 Nolan Ryan 269
3 Mark Langston 265
4 Mike Scott 231
5 Charlie Hough 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 36
2 Todd Worrell 35
3 Steve Bedrosian 34
4 Jeff Reardon 31
5 2 tied 30