On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 33 5 .868 --
Blue Jays 26 14 .650 8.0
Orioles 22 19 .537 12.5
Brewers 19 19 .500 14.0
Red Sox 19 23 .452 16.0
Yankees 16 23 .410 17.5
Indians 15 22 .405 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 20 .535 --
Twins 21 22 .488 2.0
White Sox 20 22 .476 2.5
Mariners 20 22 .476 2.5
Athletics 19 23 .452 3.5
Royals 15 23 .395 5.5
Rangers 15 26 .366 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 15 .605 --
Phillies 23 16 .590 0.5
Mets 20 17 .541 2.5
Expos 21 20 .512 3.5
Cardinals 21 22 .488 4.5
Pirates 13 23 .361 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 20 .545 --
Braves 21 18 .538 0.5
Reds 21 20 .512 1.5
Padres 21 20 .512 1.5
Astros 17 24 .415 5.5
Giants 15 25 .375 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Pete O'Brien 4
4 Kelvin Chapman 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 5
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Rich Dauer 3
2 Dane Iorg 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Barrett 1
1 Kelvin Chapman 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 George Foster 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Berenguer 1.50
2 Jose Rijo 1.00
3 Mario Soto 0.67
3 Mike Witt 0.67
5 Charlie Lea 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Berenguer 9
2 Luis Leal 6
2 Mike Witt 6
4 Bruce Hurst 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .384
2 Rudy Law .380
3 Tony Gwynn .362
4 Damaso Garcia .349
5 Alvin Davis .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
1 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Cal Ripken 11
4 Alvin Davis 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 40
2 Gary Carter 37
3 Dave Kingman 35
4 Mike Schmidt 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 25
2 Juan Samuel 24
3 Damaso Garcia 20
4 Gary Redus 19
5 Brett Butler 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.32
2 Storm Davis 1.56
3 Chuck Porter 1.59
4 John Denny 1.65
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 8
2 Joaquin Andujar 7
2 Charlie Lea 7
2 Mario Soto 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 72
2 Mario Soto 69
3 Dwight Gooden 59
4 Fernando Valenzuela 58
5 2 tied 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Rich Gossage 10
2 Al Holland 10
4 Bruce Sutter 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .434
2 Rafael Ramirez .432
3 Kirby Puckett .432
4 Gary Redus .410
5 Mookie Wilson .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Len Matuszek 5
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Gary Carter 4
2 Jack Clark 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 14
1 Jim Rice 14
3 Jack Clark 13
4 Gary Carter 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 11
2 Juan Samuel 8
2 Mookie Wilson 8
4 Damaso Garcia 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Jaime Cocanower 0.00
3 Frank Tanana 0.50
4 Larry McWilliams 0.56
5 Marty Bystrom 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Charlie Lea 3
2 Jack Morris 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Mario Soto 24
3 Len Barker 20
4 Richard Dotson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Bob Stanley 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .419
2 Gary Redus .412
3 Terry Francona .398
4 Ryne Sandberg .381
5 Eddie Murray .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Jack Clark 7
2 Leon Durham 7
2 Dave Kingman 7
2 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 31
2 Jim Rice 27
3 Leon Durham 25
4 Jack Clark 23
5 Chet Lemon 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 16
1 Alan Wiggins 16
3 Gary Redus 14
4 Damaso Garcia 12
4 Tim Raines 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jaime Cocanower 0.76
2 Nolan Ryan 0.83
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.94
4 Chuck Porter 1.24
5 Phil Niekro 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mario Soto 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Roy Lee Jackson 5
2 Charlie Lea 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
1 Mario Soto 45
3 Dwight Gooden 43
4 Fernando Valenzuela 38
5 Dave LaPoint 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 7
1 Bob Stanley 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Aurelio Lopez 6
5 7 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .348
2 Alan Trammell .338
3 Lou Whitaker .333
4 Damaso Garcia .329
5 Tony Gwynn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Eddie Murray 40
3 Tony Armas 39
4 Jim Rice 37
5 Ron Kittle 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 128
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Mike Schmidt 119
4 Lance Parrish 115
5 Cecil Cooper 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Tim Raines 94
3 Alan Wiggins 82
4 Rudy Law 71
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.28
2 Jack Morris 2.52
3 Bryn Smith 2.60
4 Alejandro Pena 2.66
5 Nolan Ryan 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 25
2 Richard Dotson 24
2 LaMarr Hoyt 24
4 Dan Petry 21
5 Charlie Lea 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 245
1 Mario Soto 245
3 Jack Morris 237
4 Nolan Ryan 228
5 Fernando Valenzuela 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 48
2 Al Holland 34
3 Lee Smith 32
3 Bob Stanley 32
5 Ron Davis 31