On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 56 .569 --
Red Sox 73 57 .562 1.0
Yankees 68 61 .527 5.5
Brewers 67 67 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 65 66 .496 9.5
Indians 63 68 .481 11.5
Orioles 45 85 .346 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 50 .621 --
Twins 73 57 .562 8.0
Royals 69 61 .531 12.0
Angels 67 64 .511 14.5
Rangers 59 70 .457 21.5
White Sox 57 74 .435 24.5
Mariners 53 79 .402 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 77 53 .592 --
Pirates 71 60 .542 6.5
Expos 66 64 .508 11.0
Cubs 65 64 .504 11.5
Cardinals 60 71 .458 17.5
Phillies 53 77 .408 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 54 .585 --
Astros 70 61 .534 6.5
Giants 69 62 .527 7.5
Reds 66 64 .508 10.0
Padres 64 66 .492 12.0
Braves 45 86 .344 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Buechele 3
1 Jay Buhner 3
1 Andres Galarraga 3
1 Gregg Jefferies 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 3
1 Darnell Coles 3
1 Pedro Guerrero 3
1 Willie Randolph 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 2.67
2 Nolan Ryan 1.57
3 Bob Welch 1.00
4 Jose DeLeon 0.89
5 Jim Clancy 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 David Cone 8
2 Jose DeLeon 8
4 Bob Welch 7
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 John Costello 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Mike Greenwell .340
4 Dave Winfield .330
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 34
2 Fred McGriff 30
2 Darryl Strawberry 30
4 Glenn Davis 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 103
2 Jose Canseco 99
3 George Brett 94
4 Kirby Puckett 93
5 Will Clark 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 73
2 Vince Coleman 66
3 Gerald Young 59
4 Ozzie Smith 46
5 3 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.25
2 John Tudor 2.37
3 Teddy Higuera 2.41
4 Dennis Martinez 2.43
5 Frank Viola 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 19
2 Danny Jackson 18
3 Orel Hershiser 17
3 Rick Reuschel 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 248
2 Nolan Ryan 196
3 Mark Langston 189
4 Jose DeLeon 166
5 David Cone 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
2 Jeff Reardon 33
3 Doug Jones 30
4 Dan Plesac 29
5 Bobby Thigpen 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Tartabull .429
2 Mookie Wilson .425
3 Joey Meyer .424
4 Tony Gwynn .404
5 Wade Boggs .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Jackson 5
1 Carmelo Martinez 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Jesse Barfield 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 18
2 Eric Davis 14
2 Carmelo Martinez 14
4 Steve Buechele 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 8
1 Vince Coleman 8
3 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave LaPoint 0.42
2 Larry Andersen 0.67
3 Teddy Higuera 0.72
4 Jeff Pico 0.89
5 Orel Hershiser 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 35
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 David Cone 26
3 Teddy Higuera 26
5 Mark Gubicza 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 5
2 Doug Jones 4
2 Mitch Williams 4
2 Todd Worrell 4
5 10 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Armas .395
2 Eddie Murray .385
3 Terry Francona .375
3 Claudell Washington .375
5 Tony Gwynn .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Bo Jackson 8
3 Jesse Barfield 7
3 Jose Canseco 7
3 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Tartabull 28
2 Mark McGwire 23
3 Todd Benzinger 22
3 Chili Davis 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Ozzie Smith 13
3 Vince Coleman 12
3 Paul Molitor 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pico 0.85
2 Doug Drabek 1.30
3 Pete Smith 1.40
4 Jack Morris 1.45
5 Mike Scott 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 6
2 Allan Anderson 5
2 Bob Forsch 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 65
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 David Cone 48
3 Sid Fernandez 48
5 Teddy Higuera 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 8
2 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Bobby Thigpen 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Alan Trammell .347
4 Mike Greenwell .338
5 Tony Gwynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 38
1 Darryl Strawberry 38
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Will Clark 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 126
2 Kirby Puckett 119
3 Jose Canseco 117
4 George Brett 116
5 Will Clark 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 88
2 Vince Coleman 87
3 Gerald Young 71
4 Ozzie Smith 55
5 Paul Molitor 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.33
2 Frank Viola 2.42
3 Pascual Perez 2.43
4 John Tudor 2.45
5 Teddy Higuera 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
1 Frank Viola 22
3 Rick Reuschel 21
4 Mark Gubicza 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 326
2 Nolan Ryan 262
3 Mark Langston 244
4 Jose DeLeon 218
5 Teddy Higuera 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 41
2 Jeff Reardon 40
3 Bobby Thigpen 38
4 John Franco 35
5 2 tied 33