On This Day

Tuesday, April 24, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 14 1 .933 --
Blue Jays 10 8 .556 5.5
Indians 7 6 .538 6.0
Yankees 7 8 .467 7.0
Brewers 6 9 .400 8.0
Red Sox 6 11 .353 9.0
Orioles 5 12 .294 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 10 7 .588 --
Athletics 10 8 .556 0.5
Angels 11 9 .550 0.5
Rangers 8 9 .471 2.0
Royals 7 8 .467 2.0
Twins 8 10 .444 2.5
White Sox 6 9 .400 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 10 6 .625 --
Phillies 9 6 .600 0.5
Expos 10 7 .588 0.5
Mets 9 7 .563 1.0
Pirates 6 9 .400 3.5
Cardinals 7 11 .389 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 13 5 .722 --
Dodgers 12 7 .632 1.5
Giants 7 10 .412 5.5
Astros 7 11 .389 6.0
Braves 6 10 .375 6.0
Reds 5 12 .294 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boone 4
1 Rafael Ramirez 4
3 Randy Bush 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Kent Hrbek 3
2 Eddie Murray 3
2 Lance Parrish 3
2 Garry Templeton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Alvin Davis 1
2 Willie McGee 1
2 Rafael Ramirez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 0.89
2 Len Barker 0.75
3 Bruce Berenyi 0.55
4 John Candelaria 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 8
2 Len Barker 6
2 Bruce Berenyi 6
2 Jim Clancy 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .462
2 Alan Trammell .411
3 Willie Upshaw .393
4 Joe Lefebvre .386
5 Bryan Little .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
1 Cal Ripken 7
3 Greg Brock 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 20
2 Dave Kingman 19
3 Reggie Jackson 18
4 Doug DeCinces 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 11
2 Juan Samuel 10
3 Brett Butler 9
3 Damaso Garcia 9
5 Tony Bernazard 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.92
2 Phil Niekro 0.98
3 Ray Burris 1.10
4 Gary Lavelle 1.13
5 Storm Davis 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
1 Bryn Smith 4
4 Buddy Black 3
4 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Bruce Berenyi 25
4 John Candelaria 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Lee Smith 4
3 Bruce Sutter 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Alan Trammell .333
3 Rod Carew .324
4 Cal Ripken .321
5 Lou Whitaker .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Dale Murphy 35
3 Jim Rice 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 122
2 Cecil Cooper 117
2 Lance Parrish 117
4 Andre Dawson 115
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 90
3 Alan Wiggins 77
4 Rudy Law 73
5 Steve Sax 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.25
2 Bob Welch 2.37
3 Bryn Smith 2.49
4 Alejandro Pena 2.69
5 Mario Soto 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
2 Richard Dotson 22
2 Jack Morris 22
4 Ron Guidry 21
5 John Denny 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 248
2 Mario Soto 236
3 Jack Morris 233
4 Nolan Ryan 200
5 Larry McWilliams 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Lee Smith 31
2 Bob Stanley 31
4 Ron Davis 29
5 2 tied 28