On This Day

Wednesday, May 2, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 3 .864 --
Blue Jays 15 10 .600 5.5
Indians 11 10 .524 7.5
Orioles 11 14 .440 9.5
Brewers 9 12 .429 9.5
Red Sox 10 14 .417 10.0
Yankees 8 15 .348 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 11 .577 --
Angels 16 12 .571 --
Mariners 13 12 .520 1.5
Twins 12 14 .462 3.0
Royals 9 11 .450 3.0
White Sox 10 13 .435 3.5
Rangers 9 16 .360 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 14 8 .636 --
Cubs 12 10 .545 2.0
Phillies 12 10 .545 2.0
Expos 13 11 .542 2.0
Cardinals 13 12 .520 2.5
Pirates 7 15 .318 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 16 8 .667 --
Dodgers 18 9 .667 -0.5
Reds 12 13 .480 4.5
Braves 9 13 .409 6.0
Astros 8 16 .333 8.0
Giants 8 17 .320 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirk Gibson 4
1 Kent Hrbek 4
1 Billy Sample 4
4 Dave Bergman 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Randy Bush 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brook Jacoby 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Alvin Davis 3
2 Kent Hrbek 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Mike Davis 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 LaMarr Hoyt 8.00
2 Mario Soto 1.86
3 Joe Niekro 0.71
4 John Denny 0.67
4 Steve Rogers 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Mike Brown 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 13
2 LaMarr Hoyt 8
3 John Denny 6
3 Jose Rijo 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .414
2 Willie Upshaw .390
3 Alan Trammell .384
4 Damaso Garcia .364
5 2 tied .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Alvin Davis 8
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Cal Ripken 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 26
1 Eddie Murray 26
3 Gary Carter 24
4 Mike Marshall 23
5 Doug DeCinces 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 16
2 Brett Butler 13
2 Damaso Garcia 13
4 Gary Redus 12
4 Alan Wiggins 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Burris 0.71
2 Phil Niekro 1.19
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.38
4 John Denny 1.38
5 Alejandro Pena 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 5
2 Joaquin Andujar 4
2 Mike Caldwell 4
2 Larry Gura 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 40
2 Nolan Ryan 39
3 Fernando Valenzuela 38
4 Bert Blyleven 36
4 Dwight Gooden 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Bill Caudill 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darryl Strawberry .452
2 Tony Gwynn .432
3 Jose Cruz .429
4 Von Hayes .419
5 Bob Boone .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Ron Kittle 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
4 Greg Brock 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 22
2 Alvin Davis 15
3 Doug DeCinces 14
3 Brian Downing 14
3 Ron Kittle 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Von Hayes 9
2 Juan Samuel 8
3 Damaso Garcia 7
3 Gary Redus 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Burris 0.00
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
3 Dwight Gooden 0.47
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.67
5 Ed Lynch 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Ed Lynch 3
1 Alejandro Pena 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 27
2 Bruce Berenyi 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 24
4 Phil Niekro 21
4 Mike Witt 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Dennis Lamp 3
2 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .347
2 Alan Trammell .336
3 Lou Whitaker .328
4 Damaso Garcia .325
5 Tom Herr .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Ron Kittle 37
4 Eddie Murray 36
4 Jim Rice 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 123
2 Eddie Murray 122
2 Lance Parrish 122
4 Cecil Cooper 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 89
3 Rudy Law 76
4 Alan Wiggins 75
5 Steve Sax 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.23
2 Bob Welch 2.30
3 Alejandro Pena 2.57
4 Bryn Smith 2.68
5 Mario Soto 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 26
2 Jack Morris 23
3 Richard Dotson 22
4 Ron Guidry 20
5 Dan Petry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 252
2 Steve Carlton 251
3 Jack Morris 233
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 Nolan Ryan 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Lee Smith 32
3 Ron Davis 31
3 Bob Stanley 31
5 2 tied 30