On This Day

Thursday, July 21, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 37 .598 --
Yankees 53 39 .576 2.0
Red Sox 51 42 .548 4.5
Brewers 50 45 .526 6.5
Indians 48 48 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 47 49 .490 10.0
Orioles 30 64 .319 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 38 .604 --
Twins 51 42 .548 5.5
Royals 48 47 .505 9.5
Angels 45 49 .479 12.0
White Sox 43 51 .457 14.0
Rangers 42 51 .452 14.5
Mariners 38 57 .400 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 56 37 .602 --
Pirates 56 38 .596 0.5
Expos 48 46 .511 8.5
Cubs 46 48 .489 10.5
Cardinals 42 52 .447 14.5
Phillies 41 53 .436 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 54 39 .581 --
Astros 50 45 .526 5.0
Giants 48 45 .516 6.0
Reds 46 48 .489 8.5
Padres 44 52 .458 11.5
Braves 32 60 .348 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 3
1 Oddibe McDowell 3
1 Willie McGee 3
1 Paul O'Neill 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 George Bell 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Pendleton 4
2 Steve Balboni 3
2 R. J. Reynolds 3
4 George Bell 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Mickey Brantley 1
2 Henry Cotto 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oil Can Boyd 6.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.29
3 Doug Drabek 1.17
4 Scott Bankhead 0.86
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Scott Bankhead 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Doug Drabek 7
3 Scott Bankhead 6
3 Oil Can Boyd 6
5 Don August 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Mike Schooler 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Kirby Puckett .348
3 Mike Greenwell .343
4 Dave Winfield .342
5 Gerald Perry .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 25
2 Darryl Strawberry 24
3 Gary Gaetti 22
4 Will Clark 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 76
2 Jose Canseco 75
3 Kirby Puckett 72
4 Will Clark 71
4 Glenn Davis 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 50
2 Vince Coleman 47
3 Rickey Henderson 46
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 Ozzie Smith 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.74
2 Frank Viola 2.29
3 Greg Maddux 2.33
4 Roger Clemens 2.37
5 Teddy Higuera 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 15
1 Frank Viola 15
3 Roger Clemens 13
3 Orel Hershiser 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 205
2 Mark Langston 147
3 Nolan Ryan 142
4 Jose DeLeon 120
5 Mike Scott 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 29
2 Dan Plesac 25
2 Jeff Reardon 25
4 Doug Jones 23
5 Bobby Thigpen 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .520
2 Dan Gladden .455
3 Barry Bonds .439
4 Eric Davis .429
5 Bob Boone .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
3 Barry Bonds 4
3 Daryl Boston 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 15
2 Tony Gwynn 13
3 Steve Balboni 12
3 Glenn Davis 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Young 6
2 Kal Daniels 5
2 Gerald Perry 5
2 Steve Sax 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.46
2 Frank Tanana 0.66
3 Terry Clark 0.69
4 Bobby Witt 1.06
5 Jose Alvarez 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Bill Wegman 3
4 Juan Agosto 2
4 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Teddy Higuera 25
3 John Farrell 19
3 Jose Rijo 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
1 Jim Gott 6
1 Dan Plesac 6
4 Bobby Thigpen 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .380
2 Kirby Puckett .374
3 Julio Franco .373
4 Mike Greenwell .369
5 Mel Hall .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 9
2 Steve Balboni 7
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Howard Johnson 7
2 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 27
1 Mike Greenwell 27
3 Kevin McReynolds 25
4 Jose Canseco 23
5 Will Clark 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 19
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Gerald Young 12
4 Steve Sax 10
5 Ozzie Smith 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Viola 1.21
2 Tim Leary 1.27
3 Jimmy Key 1.49
4 Frank Tanana 1.50
5 3 tied 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelly Downs 5
1 Jeff Parrett 5
1 Frank Viola 5
4 Scott Bankhead 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 56
2 Jose Rijo 39
2 Nolan Ryan 39
4 Mike Moore 37
5 Danny Jackson 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Plesac 9
2 Steve Bedrosian 8
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 John Franco 8
2 Jim Gott 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Kirby Puckett .345
3 Mike Greenwell .345
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Tony Gwynn .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 41
2 Will Clark 40
2 Andre Dawson 40
4 Jose Canseco 36
4 Gary Gaetti 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 127
2 Mike Greenwell 122
3 Dwight Evans 119
4 Will Clark 118
5 George Brett 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 99
2 Gerald Young 71
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Paul Molitor 56
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.97
2 Roger Clemens 2.29
3 Jimmy Key 2.35
4 Frank Viola 2.52
5 Teddy Higuera 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 23
3 Floyd Bannister 20
3 Dave Stewart 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 335
2 Nolan Ryan 266
3 Mark Langston 257
4 Charlie Hough 221
5 Teddy Higuera 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 38
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bobby Thigpen 35
4 Steve Bedrosian 32
4 2 others tied 32