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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L43   MANAGER(S)
Boston        BOA 100  62 .617 ----    1    9    5  50-31  50-31  22-24  24-19   Mike Tomeo
Milwaukee     MLA  95  67 .586  5.0    4    5   14  53-28  42-39  29-30  27-16   Mark Simons
New York AL   NYA  83  79 .512 17.0   10   10    1  43-38  40-41  24-28  24-19   Robert Rescigno
Toronto       TOA  79  83 .488 21.0    8   10    6  43-38  36-45  21-19  25-18   Alan Boodman
Detroit       DEA  68  94 .420 32.0   19   13   15  34-47  34-47  22-33  18-25   Rob Tomlinson
Baltimore     BAA  65  97 .401 35.0   14   21   19  32-49  33-48  26-19  18-25   Charlie Steinhice

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L43   MANAGER(S)
Oakland       OAA 102  60 .630 ----    3    3   10  51-30  51-30  23-27  26-17   Drew Kennedy
Minnesota     MNA  93  69 .574  9.0    2   15    4  53-28  40-41  28-23  27-16   Darren Dawson
Chicago AL    CHA  80  82 .494 22.0    7   18    3  39-42  41-40  23-21  17-26   Ben Lea
Kansas City   KCA  77  85 .475 25.0    9   20   21  36-45  41-40  28-18  16-27   Jim Pardee
Texas         TEA  75  87 .463 27.0   13   17    9  38-43  37-44  28-25  22-21   Mike Rescigno
Seattle       SEA  55 107 .340 47.0   21   22   22  32-49  23-58  21-28  14-29   Jeff Tripodi

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 22 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L43 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 43 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-2):   Cincinnati Reds over Oakland A's
AL Championship Series (3-2):   Oakland A's over Boston Red Sox

1988 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BOA  5.36   869  5694  1630  313  46  130  660   749  .286  .363  .426   52   10   49   53  120   39  167
 MNA  5.27   853  5669  1604  263  37  181  481   845  .283  .345  .438  189   84   50   85  122   51   91
 OAA  4.85   786  5707  1545  251  30  150  597   954  .271  .342  .404   78   13   44   38   38   36  153
 MLA  4.66   755  5670  1506  264  34  142  470   955  .266  .325  .399  217   65   50   52   42   39  107
 CHA  4.52   732  5616  1474  209  39  107  576   705  .262  .333  .371  198   72   22   40   27   40  134
 TOA  4.51   731  5624  1470  296  42  154  468   967  .261  .320  .411   99   20   31   31   47   37  124
 KCA  4.50   729  5711  1539  295  23  138  503   996  .269  .331  .402  137   52   50   43   60   34  135
 NYA  4.48   725  5591  1437  265  28  142  541   828  .257  .325  .391  212   62   34   39   74   41  107
 TEA  4.26   690  5563  1397  242  43  107  503   885  .251  .315  .368  171   53   35   34   82   40  107
 BAA  4.25   689  5583  1413  277  28  149  541   977  .253  .319  .393   54   44   13   19   48   33  115
 DEA  3.70   600  5427  1322  252  27  120  525   908  .244  .312  .366  123   63   18   31   74   31  121
 SEA  3.54   573  5476  1235  245  21  183  390  1122  .226  .279  .378   55   25   18   30   12   26  123
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.49  8732 67331 17572 3172 398 1703 6255 10891  .261  .326  .396 1585  563  414  495  746  447 1484

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 OAA  3.60   584  3.18  1469  1252  102   498  1012  34  17  42  .332  835  615  .737
 MLA  3.81   618  3.37  1481  1407  130   483   927  24  11  52  .332  825  588  .713
 BOA  4.04   654  3.68  1477  1446  158   414  1118  18  11  56  .352  819  618  .755
 TOA  4.27   691  3.77  1447  1384  146   502   868  23   7  33  .321  859  642  .747
 NYA  4.27   691  3.84  1470  1393  154   488   800  41  16  25  .291  875  667  .762
 DEA  4.33   702  3.94  1449  1414  146   552   873  15  11  40  .256  813  579  .712
 MNA  4.45   721  4.03  1468  1463  154   489   980  16  11  46  .367  846  639  .755
 TEA  4.54   736  4.03  1466  1434  150   576   990  33  11  36  .326  877  646  .737
 CHA  4.60   745  3.93  1461  1428  151   557   953  29   8  39  .315  835  634  .759
 KCA  5.06   820  4.38  1468  1654  111   549   879  61  10  25  .321  873  544  .623
 BAA  5.34   865  4.81  1443  1629  176   545   653   8   6  31  .355  851  568  .667
 SEA  5.59   905  4.94  1445  1668  125   602   838   9   6  38  .332  890  533  .599
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.49  8732  3.99 17546 17572 1703  6255 10891 311 125 463       **** 7273  .713

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Jose Canseco  (562)
  2. George Brett  (482)
  3. Dave Winfield  (479)
  4. Kirby Puckett  (450)
  5. Cal Ripken  (447)
  6. Mike Greenwell  (439)
  7. Mark McGwire  (415)
  8. Dwight Evans  (406)
  9. Wade Boggs  (393)
  10. Fred McGriff  (393)

  11. Hubie Brooks  (391)
  12. Don Mattingly  (389)
  13. Phil Bradley  (382)
  14. Robin Yount  (380)
  15. Paul Molitor  (378)
  16. Gary Gaetti  (377)
  17. Tony Fernandez  (375)
  18. Julio Franco  (369)
  19. Vance Law  (363)
  20. Cory Snyder  (359)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Bob Welch  (305)
  2. Roger Clemens  (276)
  3. Teddy Higuera  (271)
  4. Mike Moore  (267)
  5. Sid Fernandez  (229)
  6. Dave Stewart  (227)
  7. Mike Boddicker  (224)
  8. Kevin Gross  (220)
  9. Mark Gubicza  (214)
  10. Ron Darling  (187)

  11. Chris Bosio  (182)
  12. Mike Henneman  (180)
  13. Alejandro Pena  (173)
  14. Dave Stieb  (171)
  15. Mark Davis  (161)
  16. Nolan Ryan  (154)
  17. Floyd Bannister  (153)
  18. Kent Tekulve  (148)
  19. John Candelaria  (145)
  20. Charlie Hough  (143)

All Stars
Wade Boggs
Chris Bosio
Phil Bradley
George Brett
Hubie Brooks
John Candelaria
Jose Canseco
Roger Clemens
Sid Fernandez
Julio Franco
Gary Gaetti
Mike Greenwell
Kevin Gross
Mark Gubicza
Teddy Higuera
Bo Jackson
Mark McGwire
Mike Moore
Matt Nokes
Kirby Puckett
Cal Ripken
Steve Sax
Terry Steinbach
Dave Stieb
Alan Trammell
Dave Winfield

Gold Gloves
P: Mark Gubicza
C: B.J. Surhoff
1B: Kent Hrbek
2B: Marty Barrett
3B: Carney Lansford
SS: Tony Fernandez
OF: Gerald Young
OF: Kirby Puckett
OF: Dave Winfield

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
Wade Boggs.349
Dave Henderson.339
Barry Larkin.334
Kirby Puckett.332
Phil Bradley.330
Jose Canseco.329
Paul Molitor.326
Dave Winfield.323
Rafael Palmeiro.322
Mike Greenwell.314
George Brett.314
Kevin Seitzer.314
On Base Percentage
Wade Boggs.438
Mike Greenwell.411
Dave Henderson.401
Jose Canseco.401
Phil Bradley.396
Dave Winfield.394
Jack Clark.393
Brett Butler.392
Alvin Davis.390
George Brett.386
Kevin Seitzer.385
Cal Ripken.385
Slugging Percentage
Jose Canseco.633
Dave Henderson.593
Dave Winfield.584
George Brett.559
Gary Gaetti.558
Barry Bonds.540
Mike Greenwell.533
Andy Van Slyke.526
Joe Carter.523
Glenn Davis.516
Darryl Strawberry.513
Barry Larkin.509
On Base + Slugging
Jose Canseco1.034
Dave Henderson0.994
Dave Winfield0.978
George Brett0.945
Mike Greenwell0.944
Gary Gaetti0.929
Barry Bonds0.922
Andy Van Slyke0.896
Barry Larkin0.893
Phil Bradley0.886
Darryl Strawberry0.873
Wade Boggs0.868
At Bats
Kirby Puckett665
Jose Lind658
Tony Fernandez657
Robin Yount645
Julio Franco644
Wade Boggs642
Dale Murphy639
Hubie Brooks637
Jose Canseco635
Vince Coleman635
Paul Molitor635
Eddie Murray631
Runs Scored
Jose Canseco118
George Brett115
Ellis Burks115
Wade Boggs114
Brett Butler114
Kirby Puckett114
Barry Bonds112
Rickey Henderson110
Phil Bradley107
Ryne Sandberg107
Paul Molitor105
Barry Larkin102
Hits
Wade Boggs224
Kirby Puckett221
Jose Canseco209
Paul Molitor207
Julio Franco201
Phil Bradley198
George Brett196
Barry Larkin196
Don Mattingly191
Kevin Seitzer188
Dave Winfield187
Johnny Ray186
Total Bases
Jose Canseco402
George Brett349
Dave Winfield338
Kirby Puckett331
Dave Henderson313
Mike Greenwell307
Hubie Brooks305
Glenn Davis305
Barry Bonds304
Don Mattingly300
Barry Larkin299
Andres Galarraga297
Doubles
Johnny Ray48
Harold Baines46
Hubie Brooks45
Dale Murphy45
Dave Henderson42
Dave Winfield42
Jose Canseco41
Barry Larkin41
Tony Fernandez40
Rafael Palmeiro38
Danny Tartabull38
Kevin Seitzer37
Triples
Robin Yount13
Brett Butler12
Kevin Mitchell11
Ryne Sandberg11
Dick Schofield11
Phil Bradley10
Ron Gant10
Mike Greenwell10
Home Runs
Jose Canseco50
Glenn Davis39
George Brett37
Mark McGwire37
Bo Jackson34
Dan Pasqua33
Darryl Strawberry33
Dave Winfield33
RBI
Jose Canseco150
Mike Greenwell123
George Brett122
Kirby Puckett117
Dave Winfield117
Hubie Brooks112
Mark McGwire110
Darryl Strawberry107
Glenn Davis103
Dwight Evans102
Will Clark101
Walks
Jack Clark122
Cal Ripken114
Wade Boggs103
Brett Butler102
Alvin Davis89
Mike Greenwell89
Rickey Henderson86
Lloyd Moseby84
Will Clark79
Dwight Evans79
Mark McGwire79
Danny Tartabull78
Batters Strikeouts
Bo Jackson171
Andres Galarraga161
Fred McGriff160
Rob Deer152
Darryl Strawberry145
Will Clark142
John Shelby142
Jack Clark141
Jesse Barfield140
Dale Murphy137
Dale Sveum135
Danny Tartabull134
Stolen Bases
Rickey Henderson102
Vince Coleman96
Gerald Young83
Paul Molitor73
Ozzie Smith70
Brett Butler64
Mitch Webster54
Steve Sax52
Cecil Espy44
Willie McGee40
Otis Nixon40
Oddibe McDowell38
Caught Stealing
Vince Coleman30
Rickey Henderson25
Gerald Young25
Mitch Webster21
Phil Bradley18
Paul Molitor17
Ozzie Smith16
Barry Bonds15
Brett Butler14
Steve Sax14
Julio Franco13
Billy Hatcher13
Hit by Pitch
Phil Bradley22
Gene Larkin18
Don Baylor16
Dick Schofield15
Andres Galarraga14
Barry Larkin14
Brian Downing12
Greg Gagne11
GIDP
Wade Boggs25
Mike Marshall25
Wally Joyner22
Jim Rice22
George Bell21
Hubie Brooks21
Dwight Evans21
Dave Winfield21
Sid Bream20
Mark McGwire20
Ryne Sandberg20
Ruben Sierra20
Errors
George Brett42
Steve Lyons32
Bobby Bonilla31
Jose Oquendo29
Jim Pankovits28
Rey Quinones28
Ozzie Smith28
Cal Ripken27
Pat Tabler27
Barry Larkin26
Jose Uribe26
Jim Presley25
Earned Run Average
Jose Rijo1.66
Bob Ojeda2.09
Teddy Higuera2.34
Don Robinson2.37
Tom Candiotti2.45
Orel Hershiser2.45
John Candelaria2.47
Mike Moore2.51
Ed Whitson2.62
Greg Maddux2.69
Jeff M. Robinson2.74
Sid Fernandez2.79
Wins
Bob Welch25
Roger Clemens21
David Cone21
Ron Darling21
Mike Boddicker20
Mike Moore20
Chris Bosio19
Kevin Gross19
Mark Gubicza19
Teddy Higuera19
Dave Stewart19
Greg Swindell19
Losses
Jose Deleon18
Jack McDowell18
Bret Saberhagen18
Frank Tanana18
Walt Terrell18
Danny Darwin17
Tom Glavine17
Paul Kilgus17
Winning Percentage
Jose Rijo.882
Chris Bosio.864
David Cone.808
Bob Welch.781
Mike Boddicker.769
Teddy Higuera.760
John Farrell.750
Sid Fernandez.737
Don Robinson.737
Jimmy Key.733
Allan Anderson.722
Bob Ojeda.722
Games Pitched
Jeff Robinson91
Paul Gibson74
Chuck Crim70
Charlie Puleo70
Larry McWilliams68
Scott Terry68
Duane Ward68
Doug Sisk67
Todd Worrell67
Greg Minton66
Jose Alvarez63
Lee Smith62
Games Started
Ron Darling41
Dave Stewart41
Jose Deleon37
Orel Hershiser37
Greg Maddux37
Rick Reuschel37
Roger Clemens36
Charlie Hough36
Dwight Gooden35
Mark Gubicza35
Nolan Ryan35
John Smiley35
Complete Games
Mark Gubicza17
Charlie Leibrandt16
Bret Saberhagen14
Charlie Hough13
Mike Witt12
Danny Jackson11
Greg Swindell11
Kevin Gross10
Melido Perez10
Dave Stewart10
John Tudor10
Games Finished
Todd Worrell59
Scott Garrelts50
Lee Smith50
Mark Davis48
Mike Henneman46
Atlee Hammaker45
Tim Burke44
Duane Ward44
John Franco42
Lance McCullers41
Alejandro Pena41
Saves
Mike Henneman39
Todd Worrell35
Mark Davis33
Lee Smith32
Jay Howell28
Alejandro Pena28
Scott Garrelts26
Jeff Reardon26
Dennis Eckersley25
Kent Tekulve24
Mitch Williams24
Roger McDowell23
Shutouts
Charlie Leibrandt5
Greg Swindell5
Tom Browning4
John Candelaria4
Mark Langston4
Innings Pitched
Mark Gubicza285.7
Roger Clemens274.3
Dave Stewart270.0
Orel Hershiser264.0
Rick Reuschel257.3
Bob Welch254.7
Ron Darling251.0
Charlie Hough251.0
Greg Maddux250.7
Greg Swindell246.7
Dwight Gooden242.0
Frank Viola240.7
Hits Allowed
Charlie Leibrandt289
Bret Saberhagen285
Mike Witt275
Rick Reuschel267
Mark Gubicza263
Ron Darling258
Roger Clemens241
Jack Morris241
Tommy John240
Dave Stewart233
Mike Boddicker229
Frank Viola228
Home Runs Allowed
Ron Darling37
Melido Perez33
Jim Clancy32
Nolan Ryan32
John Smiley30
Don Carman29
Shane Rawley29
Rick Reuschel29
Greg Swindell29
Scott Bailes28
Walks Allowed
Charlie Hough142
Dave Stewart112
Marvin Freeman108
Mike Witt103
Nolan Ryan101
Jose Deleon100
Teddy Higuera98
David Cone92
Mike Dunne91
Mike Boddicker87
Bob Knepper87
Jack Morris86
Pitchers Strikeouts
Roger Clemens333
Mark Langston236
Nolan Ryan229
David Cone225
Jose Deleon217
Mike Scott207
Orel Hershiser203
Dave Stewart199
Sid Fernandez198
Frank Viola198
Teddy Higuera191
Mark Gubicza188
  
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