On This Day

Thursday, May 3, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 4 .826 --
Blue Jays 15 10 .600 5.0
Indians 11 10 .524 7.0
Brewers 10 12 .455 8.5
Red Sox 11 14 .440 9.0
Orioles 11 14 .440 9.0
Yankees 8 15 .348 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 11 .577 --
Angels 16 12 .571 0.0
Mariners 14 12 .538 1.0
Twins 12 15 .444 3.5
White Sox 10 13 .435 3.5
Royals 9 12 .429 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

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 9 .667 --
Padres 16 9 .640 1.0
Reds 12 13 .480 5.0
Braves 10 13 .435 6.0
Astros 8 16 .333 8.5
Giants 8 17 .320 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Brouhard 3
1 Darryl Motley 3
3 Steve Balboni 2
3 Steve Garvey 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Motley 2
2 Mark Brouhard 1
2 Alvin Davis 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Brouhard 3
1 Alvin Davis 3
1 Bob Kearney 3
1 Kevin McReynolds 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Terry Harper 1
1 Jack Perconte 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 1.11
2 Jack Morris 1.00
3 Mike Smithson 0.60
4 Don Sutton 0.44
5 Pete Falcone 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 Bob Ojeda 1
1 Tom Tellmann 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ojeda 10
2 Jack Morris 8
3 Mike Smithson 6
4 Don Sutton 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Terry Forster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .402
2 Willie Upshaw .390
3 Alan Trammell .371
4 Damaso Garcia .364
5 2 tied .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Alvin Davis 9
3 Mike Marshall 8
3 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 Alvin Davis 23
4 Mike Marshall 23

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 .462
2 Von Hayes .419
3 Bob Boone .419
4 Johnny Ray .412
5 Jose Cruz .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alvin Davis 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Ron Kittle 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 22
2 Alvin Davis 14
2 Ron Kittle 14
4 Brian Downing 13
4 4 others tied 13

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 Geoff Zahn 0.63
5 Fernando Valenzuela 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alejandro Pena 3
1 Sammy Stewart 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
4 Joaquin Andujar 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 27
2 Bruce Berenyi 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 24
4 Mike Witt 21
5 Bob Ojeda 18

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 .348
2 Alan Trammell .335
3 Lou Whitaker .329
4 Damaso Garcia .326
5 Tom Herr .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 39
2 Mike Schmidt 38
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
3 Lance Parrish 120
4 Cecil Cooper 113
5 Andre Dawson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 89
3 Alan Wiggins 75
4 Rudy Law 74
5 Steve Sax 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.23
2 Bob Welch 2.30
3 Alejandro Pena 2.55
4 Bryn Smith 2.65
5 Jack Morris 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 26
2 Jack Morris 23
3 Richard Dotson 21
4 Ron Guidry 20
5 Dan Petry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 252
2 Steve Carlton 251
3 Jack Morris 241
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 Nolan Ryan 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Lee Smith 32
3 Ron Davis 31
4 Rich Gossage 30
4 2 others tied 30