On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 4 .857 --
Blue Jays 18 10 .643 6.0
Orioles 14 14 .500 10.0
Brewers 13 14 .481 10.5
Indians 11 14 .440 11.5
Red Sox 12 17 .414 12.5
Yankees 10 17 .370 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 14 .548 --
Angels 18 15 .545 --
Twins 17 15 .531 0.5
Mariners 15 16 .484 2.0
White Sox 13 15 .464 2.5
Royals 9 17 .346 5.5
Rangers 10 19 .345 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 11 .593 --
Mets 15 11 .577 0.5
Expos 15 13 .536 1.5
Phillies 13 14 .481 3.0
Cardinals 14 16 .467 3.5
Pirates 9 16 .360 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 12 .625 --
Padres 17 11 .607 1.0
Reds 15 14 .517 3.5
Braves 14 14 .500 4.0
Giants 11 19 .367 8.0
Astros 10 18 .357 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Paciorek 5
2 Rudy Law 4
2 Kirby Puckett 4
4 Wade Boggs 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Bob Brenly 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Ben Oglivie 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
4 Tom Brunansky 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 2
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Falcone 1.00
1 Bob Fallon 1.00
3 Don Sutton 0.86
3 Frank Viola 0.86
5 Jerry Reuss 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Jack Morris 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Falcone 8
2 Don Sutton 6
2 Frank Viola 6
4 Charlie Hough 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Odell Jones 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .396
2 Terry Francona .380
3 George Bell .369
4 Alan Trammell .368
5 Jack Clark .358

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 31
2 Chet Lemon 28
2 Eddie Murray 28
4 Alvin Davis 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 16
2 Gary Redus 15
3 Alan Wiggins 14
4 Brett Butler 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.99
2 Ray Burris 1.15
3 Storm Davis 1.33
4 Geoff Zahn 1.42
5 John Denny 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
2 Bill Caudill 5
2 Eric Show 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Mario Soto 45
3 Bert Blyleven 43
3 Fernando Valenzuela 43
5 2 tied 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 .469
2 Ryne Sandberg .458
3 Terry Francona .439
4 Jack Clark .426
5 Eddie Murray .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alvin Davis 5
1 Ron Kittle 5
1 Chet Lemon 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Chet Lemon 17
3 Alvin Davis 13
3 Dave Kingman 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 10
2 Gary Pettis 7
3 Rudy Law 6
3 Eddie Milner 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Keith Atherton 0.00
1 Andy McGaffigan 0.00
3 Geoff Zahn 0.50
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.59
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Eric Show 3
1 Mario Soto 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 23
3 Phil Niekro 21
3 Mike Smithson 21
3 Mario Soto 21

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Alan Trammell .342
3 Tony Gwynn .331
4 Lou Whitaker .331
5 Cal Ripken .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 38
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 120
3 Jim Rice 119
4 Andre Dawson 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 91
3 Rudy Law 75
3 Alan Wiggins 75
5 Steve Sax 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.27
2 Bob Welch 2.42
3 Bryn Smith 2.46
4 Jack Morris 2.62
5 Alejandro Pena 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
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 245
3 Jack Morris 231
4 Nolan Ryan 202
5 Fernando Valenzuela 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Ron Davis 33
3 Lee Smith 31
4 Al Holland 30
4 Bob Stanley 30