On This Day

Saturday, May 19, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 31 5 .861 --
Blue Jays 24 13 .649 7.5
Orioles 21 18 .538 11.5
Brewers 18 18 .500 13.0
Yankees 16 21 .432 15.5
Indians 14 20 .412 16.0
Red Sox 16 23 .410 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 22 19 .537 --
Twins 21 19 .525 0.5
Mariners 19 21 .475 2.5
White Sox 18 21 .462 3.0
Athletics 18 22 .450 3.5
Royals 14 21 .400 5.0
Rangers 14 25 .359 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 15 .595 --
Phillies 21 16 .568 1.0
Mets 19 16 .543 2.0
Expos 20 19 .513 3.0
Cardinals 20 20 .500 3.5
Pirates 13 21 .382 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 19 .548 --
Padres 21 18 .538 0.5
Braves 20 18 .526 1.0
Reds 20 19 .513 1.5
Astros 15 23 .395 6.0
Giants 14 24 .368 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonnell 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Rich Dauer 3
1 Brian Downing 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Tony Gwynn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 4
1 Pat Sheridan 4
3 Tim Corcoran 3
3 Al Cowens 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Damaso Garcia 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 1.50
2 Jaime Cocanower 1.25
3 Ed Lynch 0.80
4 Jim Gott 0.67
4 Tom Seaver 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Jaime Cocanower 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Frank Viola 6
3 Jaime Cocanower 5
3 Ed Vande Berg 5
5 8 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .388
2 Rudy Law .380
3 Tony Gwynn .366
4 George Bell .350
5 Claudell Washington .346

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 37
2 Gary Carter 35
3 Dave Kingman 33
4 Mike Schmidt 32
5 Chet Lemon 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 25
2 Juan Samuel 24
3 Damaso Garcia 19
4 Gary Redus 18
5 Brett Butler 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.32
2 Storm Davis 1.56
3 John Denny 1.65
4 Ray Burris 1.67
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 8
2 Joaquin Andujar 7
3 Rick Honeycutt 6
3 Charlie Lea 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
1 Mario Soto 65
3 Dwight Gooden 59
4 Fernando Valenzuela 58
5 Bert Blyleven 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Al Holland 9
3 Bruce Sutter 9
5 Rollie Fingers 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .462
2 Terry Francona .448
3 Gary Redus .422
4 Marty Barrett .413
5 Juan Samuel .403

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 19
2 Jack Clark 13
2 Jody Davis 13
2 Don Mattingly 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 13
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Juan Samuel 8
3 Mookie Wilson 8
5 Bob Dernier 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Gott 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.36
3 Jaime Cocanower 0.46
4 Tom Tellmann 0.59
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Jaime Cocanower 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Mario Soto 25
3 Dwight Gooden 23
4 Larry McWilliams 21
5 Fernando Valenzuela 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Al Holland 4
3 Aurelio Lopez 3
3 Dan Quisenberry 3
3 Bob Stanley 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rudy Law .410
2 Terry Francona .398
3 Claudell Washington .385
4 Eddie Murray .382
5 Barbaro Garbey .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
2 Leon Durham 7
2 Dave Kingman 7
2 Eddie Murray 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 33
2 Leon Durham 24
3 Jim Rice 23
4 Lloyd Moseby 22
4 Mike Schmidt 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 17
2 Juan Samuel 16
3 Damaso Garcia 13
3 Gary Redus 13
5 Tim Raines 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.98
2 Mike Boddicker 1.09
3 Chuck Porter 1.19
4 Jaime Cocanower 1.25
5 Phil Niekro 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Mario Soto 5
4 Mike Boddicker 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 44
3 Mario Soto 41
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Mike Witt 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Al Holland 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 7 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Alan Trammell .341
3 Lou Whitaker .335
4 Tony Gwynn .327
5 Damaso Garcia .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 126
1 Jim Rice 126
3 Mike Schmidt 118
4 Lance Parrish 117
5 Andre Dawson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Tim Raines 95
3 Alan Wiggins 82
4 Rudy Law 74
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.28
2 Jack Morris 2.52
3 Bryn Smith 2.55
4 Bob Welch 2.62
5 Alejandro Pena 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
1 Jack Morris 25
3 Richard Dotson 23
4 Dan Petry 22
5 Charlie Lea 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 251
2 Steve Carlton 249
3 Jack Morris 237
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 Fernando Valenzuela 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Al Holland 33
3 Lee Smith 32
4 Ron Davis 31
4 Bob Stanley 31