On This Day

Thursday, May 17, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 5 .853 --
Blue Jays 22 13 .629 7.5
Orioles 20 17 .541 10.5
Brewers 17 17 .500 12.0
Yankees 16 19 .457 13.5
Red Sox 16 21 .432 14.5
Indians 13 19 .406 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 19 .513 --
Twins 19 19 .500 0.5
White Sox 18 19 .486 1.0
Athletics 18 20 .474 1.5
Mariners 18 20 .474 1.5
Royals 13 20 .394 4.0
Rangers 13 24 .351 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 19 14 .576 --
Cubs 20 15 .571 --
Phillies 19 16 .543 1.0
Expos 19 18 .514 2.0
Cardinals 18 20 .474 3.5
Pirates 12 20 .375 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 18 .550 --
Reds 20 17 .541 0.5
Braves 19 17 .528 1.0
Padres 19 18 .514 1.5
Astros 15 21 .417 5.0
Giants 14 22 .389 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 4
2 Doug Flynn 3
2 Rich Gedman 3
2 Glenn Hubbard 3
2 Rudy Law 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmelo Castillo 1
1 Jody Davis 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Glenn Hubbard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Gedman 3
1 Rafael Ramirez 3
1 Andre Thornton 3
4 Tony Armas 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 5
2 Tony Gwynn 2
3 Bob Dernier 1
3 Miguel Dilone 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.33
2 Bruce Hurst 0.78
3 Frank Tanana 0.71
4 Pascual Perez 0.67
5 Luis Leal 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Pascual Perez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 8
2 Bruce Hurst 7
3 Pascual Perez 6
4 Frank Tanana 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .392
2 Rudy Law .374
3 Tony Gwynn .365
4 Alan Trammell .358
5 George Bell .351

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 Alan Wiggins 24
2 Juan Samuel 22
3 Gary Redus 18
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
2 Mario Soto 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
1 Mario Soto 65
3 Fernando Valenzuela 58
4 Bert Blyleven 51
4 Dwight Gooden 51

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 Rudy Law .516
2 Terry Francona .469
3 Dave Parker .442
4 Wade Boggs .426
5 Alex Trevino .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
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 15
1 Leon Durham 15
3 Jody Davis 13
3 Don Mattingly 13
3 Dave Parker 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 12
2 Tim Raines 7
3 Bob Dernier 6
3 Gary Redus 6
3 2 others tied 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 Roy Lee Jackson 4
1 Tom Seaver 4
3 Mike Boddicker 3
3 Bob Ojeda 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Mario Soto 25
3 Bob Ojeda 22
4 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Willie Hernandez 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
2 Bob Stanley 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .406
2 Rudy Law .395
3 Dave Parker .372
4 Claudell Washington .368
5 Wade Boggs .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Dave Kingman 7
4 Tony Armas 6
4 8 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 29
2 Alvin Davis 23
2 Jim Rice 23
2 Mike Schmidt 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 18
2 Juan Samuel 14
3 Gary Redus 13
4 Damaso Garcia 10
4 3 others 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
1 Mario Soto 5
3 Mike Boddicker 4
3 Richard Dotson 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 45
2 Fernando Valenzuela 44
3 Dwight Gooden 42
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Phil Niekro 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Alan Trammell .339
3 Lou Whitaker .334
4 Tony Gwynn .327
5 Cal Ripken .325

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 126
2 Eddie Murray 122
3 Mike Schmidt 117
4 Lance Parrish 115
5 Andre Dawson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 106
2 Tim Raines 93
3 Alan Wiggins 82
4 Rudy Law 73
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.30
2 Jack Morris 2.50
3 Bryn Smith 2.55
4 Bob Welch 2.62
5 Alejandro Pena 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 251
2 Steve Carlton 249
3 Jack Morris 231
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 Fernando Valenzuela 204

Saves

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