On This Day

Friday, September 16, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 83 64 .565 --
Yankees 78 68 .534 4.5
Tigers 78 69 .531 5.0
Brewers 79 70 .530 5.0
Blue Jays 76 72 .514 7.5
Indians 70 77 .476 13.0
Orioles 51 94 .352 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 55 .628 --
Twins 82 65 .558 10.5
Royals 79 68 .537 13.5
Angels 74 74 .500 19.0
Rangers 64 82 .438 28.0
White Sox 62 84 .425 30.0
Mariners 60 87 .408 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 89 57 .610 --
Pirates 78 68 .534 11.0
Expos 74 73 .503 15.5
Cardinals 72 76 .486 18.0
Cubs 69 78 .469 20.5
Phillies 59 88 .401 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 61 .579 --
Astros 78 69 .531 7.0
Reds 77 69 .527 7.5
Giants 76 71 .517 9.0
Padres 72 72 .500 11.5
Braves 49 95 .340 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brady Anderson 4
1 Joe Carter 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Kelly Gruber 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Darnell Coles 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Ron Jones 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 2
1 Ozzie Guillen 2
1 Juan Samuel 2
4 Wally Backman 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Browning 999.00
2 Mark Gubicza 4.00
3 Tim Belcher 1.75
4 Erik Hanson 1.22
5 Bob Welch 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Hanson 11
2 Wes Gardner 8
2 Mark Gubicza 8
2 Bob Ojeda 8
2 Bob Welch 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Kirby Puckett .347
3 Mike Greenwell .340
4 Dave Winfield .335
5 Paul Molitor .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 39
2 Fred McGriff 33
2 Darryl Strawberry 33
4 Glenn Davis 28
4 Mark McGwire 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 115
2 Mike Greenwell 110
3 Dave Winfield 106
4 Kirby Puckett 105
5 3 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Vince Coleman 75
3 Gerald Young 61
4 Ozzie Smith 52
5 Chris Sabo 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 2.18
2 Joe Magrane 2.24
3 John Tudor 2.27
4 Teddy Higuera 2.27
5 Frank Viola 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 22
2 Orel Hershiser 21
2 Danny Jackson 21
4 Mark Gubicza 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 277
2 Nolan Ryan 224
3 Mark Langston 211
4 Jose DeLeon 189
5 David Cone 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 40
2 Jeff Reardon 39
3 John Franco 34
4 Doug Jones 33
5 Todd Worrell 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Canseco .407
2 Mookie Wilson .392
3 Gregg Jefferies .389
4 George Bell .377
5 Jose Oquendo .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Fred Lynn 5
3 George Bell 4
3 Gregg Jefferies 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 15
1 Jose Canseco 15
1 Andres Galarraga 15
4 Dave Winfield 14
5 Ron Jones 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Shawon Dunston 8
3 Chris Sabo 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Jose Rijo 0.00
3 Teddy Higuera 0.56
4 Mark Langston 0.66
5 Jose DeLeon 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don August 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 David Cone 25
3 Orel Hershiser 24
3 Bob Ojeda 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
1 Lee Smith 6
3 John Franco 5
3 Jim Gott 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .387
2 Dave Winfield .370
3 Jose Canseco .367
4 Eddie Murray .365
5 Robin Yount .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 8
2 Joe Carter 7
2 Rob Deer 7
2 Carmelo Martinez 7
5 10 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 27
2 Dave Winfield 26
3 George Bell 24
4 Jose Canseco 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Brett Butler 14
2 Vince Coleman 14
4 Chris Sabo 12
5 Ozzie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 Teddy Higuera 1.12
3 Nolan Ryan 1.21
4 Scott Garrelts 1.40
5 Pete Smith 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Terry 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 David Cone 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 David Cone 51
2 Mike Moore 51
4 Bobby Witt 49
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Gott 9
1 Lee Smith 9
1 Todd Worrell 9
4 John Franco 8
4 Jeff Reardon 8