On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 62 .557 --
Tigers 76 65 .539 2.5
Yankees 73 66 .525 4.5
Brewers 75 68 .524 4.5
Blue Jays 72 69 .511 6.5
Indians 68 72 .486 10.0
Orioles 49 90 .353 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 52 .634 --
Twins 78 62 .557 11.0
Royals 74 67 .525 15.5
Angels 73 69 .514 17.0
Rangers 61 79 .436 28.0
White Sox 60 79 .432 28.5
Mariners 57 84 .404 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 83 56 .597 --
Pirates 74 65 .532 9.0
Expos 71 69 .507 12.5
Cubs 68 72 .486 15.5
Cardinals 68 73 .482 16.0
Phillies 56 84 .400 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 60 .568 --
Astros 76 65 .539 4.0
Reds 74 66 .529 5.5
Padres 70 69 .504 9.0
Giants 71 70 .504 9.0
Braves 49 90 .353 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Polonia 5
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 Will Clark 3
2 Felix Fermin 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Gregg Jefferies 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 4
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 Dave Henderson 3
2 Luis Polonia 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tracy Jones 2
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
4 George Bell 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddie Toliver 1.50
2 Mark Langston 1.33
3 Bob Knepper 1.00
4 Danny Jackson 0.80
4 Calvin Schiraldi 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Alvarez 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Jackson 8
1 Mark Langston 8
3 Bill Wegman 7
4 Freddie Toliver 6
4 Bobby Witt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Bryan Harvey 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Kirby Puckett .350
3 Mike Greenwell .337
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Alan Trammell .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 37
2 Darryl Strawberry 33
3 Fred McGriff 32
4 Mark McGwire 28
5 Glenn Davis 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 111
2 Mike Greenwell 109
3 Kirby Puckett 100
4 Dave Winfield 99
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 78
2 Vince Coleman 71
3 Gerald Young 60
4 Ozzie Smith 48
5 Chris Sabo 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.03
2 Frank Viola 2.26
3 David Cone 2.31
4 Teddy Higuera 2.33
5 John Tudor 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 21
1 Frank Viola 21
3 Orel Hershiser 19
4 Dave Stewart 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 264
2 Nolan Ryan 211
3 Mark Langston 205
4 Jose DeLeon 178
5 2 tied 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 John Franco 32
4 Doug Jones 31
5 Bobby Thigpen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .429
2 Gregg Jefferies .422
3 Mookie Wilson .418
4 Brett Butler .396
5 Dave Gallagher .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 5
1 Dave Henderson 5
1 Gregg Jefferies 5
4 Jose Canseco 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 18
2 Jose Canseco 14
3 Eric Davis 13
3 Rob Deer 13
3 Dave Winfield 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 8
1 Vince Coleman 8
3 Shawon Dunston 6
3 Kirk Gibson 6
3 Chris Sabo 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Bosio 0.50
2 Joe Magrane 0.67
3 Orel Hershiser 1.00
4 Nolan Ryan 1.13
4 Jose DeLeon 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 Dave Stewart 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gubicza 29
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Tim Belcher 23
4 Jose DeLeon 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
1 Lee Smith 5
1 Todd Worrell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .416
2 Wade Boggs .390
3 Joey Meyer .380
4 Jose Canseco .376
5 2 tied .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Deer 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
3 Dave Henderson 7
3 Joe Orsulak 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 27
2 Rob Deer 26
2 Danny Tartabull 26
4 George Bell 24
4 Mark McGwire 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Brett Butler 13
2 Vince Coleman 13
4 Kirk Gibson 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 0.71
2 Teddy Higuera 1.36
3 Don Robinson 1.38
4 Dave LaPoint 1.51
5 Scott Terry 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Teddy Higuera 6
1 Danny Jackson 6
3 Tim Leary 5
3 Scott Terry 5
3 Mike Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 56
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Bobby Witt 47
4 Teddy Higuera 44
5 David Cone 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 9
2 Mark Davis 8
2 John Franco 8
2 Todd Worrell 8
5 Jeff Reardon 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Alan Trammell .339
4 Paul Molitor .335
5 Mike Greenwell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 40
2 Darryl Strawberry 38
3 Mark McGwire 35
4 Fred McGriff 34
5 Will Clark 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 126
2 Mike Greenwell 123
3 Kirby Puckett 118
4 Will Clark 114
5 George Brett 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Vince Coleman 83
3 Gerald Young 69
4 Ozzie Smith 56
5 Paul Molitor 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Magrane 2.06
2 Frank Viola 2.28
3 Pascual Perez 2.37
4 David Cone 2.40
5 Dennis Martinez 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 23
2 Danny Jackson 22
3 Orel Hershiser 21
4 Mark Gubicza 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 312
2 Nolan Ryan 255
3 Mark Langston 245
4 Jose DeLeon 212
5 Teddy Higuera 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 44
2 Jeff Reardon 42
3 John Franco 38
4 Bobby Thigpen 37
5 Todd Worrell 34