On This Day

Friday, May 4, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 4 .833 --
Blue Jays 16 10 .615 5.0
Indians 11 11 .500 8.0
Brewers 11 12 .478 8.5
Orioles 12 14 .462 9.0
Red Sox 11 15 .423 10.0
Yankees 8 16 .333 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 17 12 .586 --
Athletics 15 12 .556 1.0
Mariners 14 13 .519 2.0
Twins 13 15 .464 3.5
White Sox 11 13 .458 3.5
Royals 9 13 .409 4.5
Rangers 9 17 .346 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 15 8 .652 --
Cubs 13 10 .565 2.0
Expos 13 11 .542 2.5
Phillies 12 11 .522 3.0
Cardinals 13 13 .500 3.5
Pirates 7 15 .318 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 9 .667 --
Padres 16 10 .615 1.5
Reds 13 13 .500 4.5
Braves 10 13 .435 6.0
Giants 9 17 .346 8.5
Astros 8 17 .320 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Whitaker 4
2 George Bell 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Larry Herndon 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 4
2 Darryl Motley 3
3 Tony Armas 2
3 Jack Clark 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
3 Dave Collins 1
3 Gary Gaetti 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mason 2.33
2 Ron Darling 1.25
3 Chuck Porter 1.00
3 Dave Stieb 1.00
5 Mike Moore 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Frank Pastore 1
1 Dan Petry 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 10
2 Frank Pastore 8
3 Mike Mason 7
4 Phil Niekro 6
4 Jeff Robinson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Al Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .406
2 George Bell .374
3 Willie Upshaw .368
4 Johnny Ray .363
5 Alan Trammell .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Alvin Davis 9
3 Mike Marshall 8
3 Cal Ripken 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Eddie Murray 26
3 Gary Carter 24
3 Doug DeCinces 24
5 2 tied 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 Phil Niekro 0.99
2 Ray Burris 1.15
3 Storm Davis 1.33
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.38
5 John Denny 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Mike Caldwell 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 40
2 Nolan Ryan 39
3 Fernando Valenzuela 38
4 Dave Stieb 37
5 3 tied 36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darryl Strawberry .421
1 Lou Whitaker .421
3 Kevin McReynolds .413
4 Johnny Ray .412
5 Von Hayes .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Alvin Davis 6
2 Ron Kittle 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
5 Brian Downing 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 22
2 Alvin Davis 14
2 Doug DeCinces 14
2 Brian Downing 14
2 3 others tied 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 Chuck Porter 0.00
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
3 Mike Mason 0.59
4 Dwight Gooden 0.64
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sammy Stewart 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
4 Joaquin Andujar 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Phil Niekro 21
2 Dave Stieb 21
2 Mike Witt 21
5 Dwight Gooden 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Lou Whitaker .334
3 Alan Trammell .334
4 Tom Herr .327
5 Damaso Garcia .326

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 Lance Parrish 122
3 Eddie Murray 121
4 Cecil Cooper 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 89
3 Rudy Law 76
4 Alan Wiggins 75
5 Steve Sax 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.23
2 Bob Welch 2.30
3 Alejandro Pena 2.55
4 Jack Morris 2.59
5 Bryn Smith 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 252
2 Steve Carlton 242
3 Jack Morris 234
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 Nolan Ryan 195

Saves

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