On This Day

Sunday, May 6, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 4 .846 --
Blue Jays 18 10 .643 5.0
Orioles 14 14 .500 9.0
Brewers 12 13 .480 9.5
Indians 11 13 .458 10.0
Red Sox 12 16 .429 11.0
Yankees 9 17 .346 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 18 13 .581 --
Athletics 15 14 .517 2.0
Mariners 15 14 .517 2.0
Twins 15 15 .500 2.5
White Sox 12 14 .462 3.5
Royals 9 15 .375 5.5
Rangers 9 19 .321 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 15 10 .600 --
Cubs 14 11 .560 1.0
Phillies 13 12 .520 2.0
Expos 14 13 .519 2.0
Cardinals 13 15 .464 3.5
Pirates 9 16 .360 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 11 .633 --
Padres 17 11 .607 1.0
Reds 14 14 .500 4.0
Braves 12 14 .462 5.0
Giants 11 17 .393 7.0
Astros 10 17 .370 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marvell Wynne 6
2 Terry Francona 5
2 Steve Sax 5
4 Don Mattingly 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Easler 2
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 Johnny Grubb 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 3
1 Tim Raines 3
3 Mark Bailey 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 20 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Gary Redus 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Vande Berg 1.75
2 Nolan Ryan 0.88
3 Charlie Lea 0.83
4 Steve Carlton 0.80
4 Bruce Hurst 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Curt Brown 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 John Franco 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Larry McWilliams 7
2 Alejandro Pena 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 2
2 Dave Beard 1
2 Ron Davis 1
2 Tom Hume 1
2 Gary Lavelle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .396
2 Terry Francona .375
3 George Bell .369
4 Alan Trammell .362
5 Jack Clark .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Alvin Davis 9
2 Cal Ripken 9
4 Mike Marshall 8
4 Mike Schmidt 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 28
1 Eddie Murray 28
3 Gary Carter 25
3 Mike Marshall 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 16
2 Gary Redus 14
2 Alan Wiggins 14
4 Brett Butler 13
4 Damaso Garcia 13

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 Eric Show 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Bert Blyleven 43
2 Fernando Valenzuela 43
4 Dwight Gooden 40
4 Mario Soto 40

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .476
2 Jack Clark .432
3 Ozzie Virgil .417
4 Darryl Strawberry .405
5 Kevin McReynolds .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
3 Alvin Davis 5
3 Ron Kittle 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Mike Marshall 15
3 Chet Lemon 14
4 Brian Downing 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 9
2 Juan Samuel 8
3 Von Hayes 6
3 Rudy Law 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Porter 0.00
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.55
3 John Denny 0.60
4 Phil Niekro 0.67
4 Mike Witt 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Show 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 Mike Witt 3
4 Glenn Abbott 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 23
3 Mike Boddicker 21
3 Phil Niekro 21
3 Dave Stieb 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
2 Steve Bedrosian 3
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Dennis Lamp 3
2 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Alan Trammell .336
3 Lou Whitaker .332
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Tom Herr .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 39
3 Ron Kittle 37
3 Eddie Murray 37
5 Jim Rice 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 123
2 Lance Parrish 122
3 Jim Rice 119
4 Cecil Cooper 113
4 Andre Dawson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Tim Raines 91
3 Rudy Law 77
4 Alan Wiggins 76
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.23
2 Bob Welch 2.42
3 Bryn Smith 2.46
4 Jack Morris 2.59
5 Alejandro Pena 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 250
2 Mario Soto 240
3 Jack Morris 234
4 Nolan Ryan 202
5 Fernando Valenzuela 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Ron Davis 33
3 Lee Smith 31
4 Al Holland 30
4 Bob Stanley 30