On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 58 40 .592 --
Yankees 58 41 .586 0.5
Red Sox 56 43 .566 2.5
Brewers 52 50 .510 8.0
Indians 51 51 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 50 52 .490 10.0
Orioles 32 68 .320 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 40 .608 --
Twins 55 44 .556 5.5
Angels 50 51 .495 11.5
Royals 49 52 .485 12.5
White Sox 46 55 .455 15.5
Rangers 45 54 .455 15.5
Mariners 39 62 .386 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 60 40 .600 --
Pirates 58 42 .580 2.0
Expos 53 47 .530 7.0
Cubs 49 51 .490 11.0
Cardinals 44 57 .436 16.5
Phillies 43 58 .426 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 41 .590 --
Astros 54 47 .535 5.5
Giants 52 48 .520 7.0
Reds 50 51 .495 9.5
Padres 46 56 .451 14.0
Braves 35 65 .350 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Dawson 4
2 Tom Brookens 3
2 Eric Davis 3
2 Dave Gallagher 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 2
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Bill Doran 1
2 Nick Esasky 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 3
1 Nick Esasky 3
3 Bob Boone 2
3 Tom Brookens 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 3
2 Rex Hudler 2
2 Dickie Thon 2
4 Kevin Bass 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Forsch 1.50
2 Jeff Robinson 0.75
3 Chuck Finley 0.67
4 Bryn Smith 0.60
5 Calvin Schiraldi 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Birkbeck 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Bob Forsch 6
3 Eric Show 5
4 Greg Minton 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Chuck Crim 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .361
2 Wade Boggs .359
3 Mike Greenwell .345
4 Dave Winfield .340
5 George Brett .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 26
1 Darryl Strawberry 26
3 Gary Gaetti 23
4 Will Clark 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 80
2 Jose Canseco 77
3 Will Clark 76
3 Kirby Puckett 76
3 Dave Winfield 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 55
2 Vince Coleman 53
3 Gerald Young 52
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.73
2 Roger Clemens 2.25
3 Frank Viola 2.32
4 Tim Leary 2.38
5 Greg Maddux 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Greg Maddux 15
3 Roger Clemens 14
3 Orel Hershiser 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 219
2 Mark Langston 154
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Mike Scott 124
5 Jose DeLeon 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 30
2 Jeff Reardon 26
3 Dan Plesac 25
4 Doug Jones 24
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .471
2 Glenn Davis .442
3 Don Mattingly .426
4 Tony Gwynn .417
5 Kirby Puckett .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 7
2 Dale Murphy 6
3 Steve Balboni 5
3 Brian Downing 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Fred McGriff 16
3 Chris James 14
3 Kevin McReynolds 14
3 Dave Winfield 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Vince Coleman 8
2 Rex Hudler 8
4 Steve Sax 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Ruffin 0.59
2 Jeff Musselman 0.69
3 Jerry Reed 0.71
4 Charlie Puleo 0.75
5 Tim Leary 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Brian Holton 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Teddy Higuera 31
3 Tim Leary 29
3 Jose Rijo 29
5 Danny Jackson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
2 Jim Gott 6
3 Jay Howell 5
3 Lee Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .411
2 Tony Gwynn .406
3 Wade Boggs .382
4 Chili Davis .375
5 Julio Franco .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
3 Steve Balboni 8
4 Brian Downing 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 26
2 Ellis Burks 25
3 Kevin Mitchell 23
4 Jack Clark 22
4 Darryl Strawberry 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Rex Hudler 14
4 Vince Coleman 12
5 Steve Sax 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.96
2 Bryn Smith 1.32
3 Bobby Witt 1.38
4 Roger Clemens 1.52
5 Frank Tanana 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Kelly Downs 5
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 Storm Davis 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 66
2 Jose Rijo 53
3 Danny Jackson 38
3 Nolan Ryan 38
5 Tim Leary 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 12
2 Dan Plesac 9
3 Jim Gott 8
4 Steve Bedrosian 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Kirby Puckett .354
3 Mike Greenwell .345
4 Alan Trammell .339
5 Tony Gwynn .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 43
2 Will Clark 39
3 Andre Dawson 38
4 Dale Murphy 37
5 Jose Canseco 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 121
2 Jose Canseco 120
3 Will Clark 119
4 George Brett 118
5 Darryl Strawberry 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 70
4 Paul Molitor 50
5 Ozzie Smith 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.96
2 Roger Clemens 2.29
3 Jimmy Key 2.39
4 Teddy Higuera 2.48
5 Frank Viola 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 335
2 Nolan Ryan 268
3 Mark Langston 250
4 Charlie Hough 220
5 Teddy Higuera 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 36
2 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 John Franco 35
5 Steve Bedrosian 32