On This Day

Wednesday, May 16, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 5 .853 --
Blue Jays 21 13 .618 8.0
Orioles 20 17 .541 10.5
Brewers 17 16 .515 11.5
Yankees 16 19 .457 13.5
Indians 13 18 .419 14.5
Red Sox 15 21 .417 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 19 .513 --
White Sox 18 18 .500 0.5
Twins 19 19 .500 0.5
Athletics 18 20 .474 1.5
Mariners 18 20 .474 1.5
Royals 13 20 .394 4.0
Rangers 12 24 .333 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 14 .588 --
Mets 19 14 .576 0.5
Phillies 19 16 .543 1.5
Expos 19 17 .528 2.0
Cardinals 18 19 .486 3.5
Pirates 12 20 .375 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 18 .550 --
Reds 19 17 .528 1.0
Braves 18 17 .514 1.5
Padres 18 18 .500 2.0
Astros 15 21 .417 5.0
Giants 14 22 .389 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 Al Bumbry 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Stegman 2
2 Steve Carlton 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Jody Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Carlton 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Leon Durham 3
2 Rick Leach 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.57
2 John Candelaria 1.20
3 Steve Carlton 0.86
4 Milt Wilcox 0.83
5 3 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Mike Boddicker 7
2 Chuck Porter 7
2 Fernando Valenzuela 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .397
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Rudy Law .363
4 Alan Trammell .358
5 George Bell .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Cal Ripken 10
4 Alvin Davis 9
4 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 33
2 Gary Carter 32
2 Dave Kingman 32
4 Chet Lemon 31
4 Mike Schmidt 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 22
2 Alan Wiggins 19
3 Gary Redus 17
4 Brett Butler 16
4 Damaso Garcia 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.04
2 Storm Davis 1.64
3 John Denny 1.67
4 Ray Burris 1.67
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 7
2 Joaquin Andujar 6
2 Charlie Lea 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
5 13 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Fernando Valenzuela 58
3 Mario Soto 57
4 Dwight Gooden 51
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Rich Gossage 9
2 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Ron Davis 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .469
2 Ryne Sandberg .451
3 Jack Clark .429
3 Dave Parker .429
5 Wade Boggs .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Leon Durham 5
2 Don Mattingly 5
4 Jack Clark 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 16
1 Leon Durham 16
3 Dave Parker 14
4 Don Mattingly 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 7
1 Alan Wiggins 7
3 Bob Dernier 6
3 Juan Samuel 6
3 Mookie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ojeda 0.00
1 Jay Howell 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.36
4 Jim Beattie 0.60
5 Mike Boddicker 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 4
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Roy Lee Jackson 3
2 Dave LaPoint 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Dave LaPoint 22
3 Bob Ojeda 22
5 Fernando Valenzuela 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Bob Stanley 4
4 Willie Hernandez 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .413
2 Rudy Law .382
3 Wade Boggs .381
4 Dave Parker .371
5 Claudell Washington .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Alvin Davis 7
4 Cal Ripken 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 29
2 Dave Kingman 27
3 Alvin Davis 24
4 Mike Schmidt 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 14
2 Alan Wiggins 13
3 Gary Redus 12
4 Gary Pettis 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.69
2 Phil Niekro 0.75
3 Jim Beattie 0.84
4 Chuck Porter 1.19
5 Mike Boddicker 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Mike Boddicker 4
2 Richard Dotson 4
2 Rick Honeycutt 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 44
2 Dwight Gooden 42
3 Nolan Ryan 40
4 Mario Soto 37
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Ernie Camacho 5
3 Ron Davis 5
3 6 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Alan Trammell .338
3 Lou Whitaker .332
4 Tony Gwynn .326
5 Cal Ripken .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Tony Armas 39
3 Eddie Murray 38
3 Jim Rice 38
5 Ron Kittle 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 125
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Mike Schmidt 117
4 Lance Parrish 116
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 93
3 Alan Wiggins 77
4 Rudy Law 75
5 Steve Sax 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.24
2 Bryn Smith 2.53
3 Jack Morris 2.60
4 Mike Boddicker 2.62
5 Bob Welch 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
2 Jack Morris 24
3 Richard Dotson 23
4 Dan Petry 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 252
2 Steve Carlton 249
3 Jack Morris 232
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 Fernando Valenzuela 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Al Holland 32
2 Bob Stanley 32
4 Ron Davis 31
4 Lee Smith 31