On This Day

Friday, April 8, 1994

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 4 0 1.000 --
Yankees 3 0 1.000 0.5
Blue Jays 3 1 .750 1.0
Orioles 2 1 .667 1.5
Tigers 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 3 0 1.000 --
Brewers 3 0 1.000 --
White Sox 1 3 .250 2.5
Twins 1 3 .250 2.5
Royals 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 2 2 .500 --
Athletics 1 2 .333 0.5
Rangers 1 2 .333 0.5
Mariners 0 3 .000 1.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 5 0 1.000 --
Phillies 3 1 .750 1.5
Mets 3 1 .750 1.5
Expos 2 2 .500 2.5
Marlins 1 3 .250 3.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 2 1 .667 --
Cardinals 1 1 .500 0.5
Astros 2 2 .500 0.5
Cubs 1 3 .250 1.5
Pirates 0 4 .000 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 3 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 2 2 .500 1.5
Rockies 1 3 .250 2.5
Padres 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirby Puckett 5
2 Dante Bichette 4
2 Devon White 4
4 Rich Becker 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Keith Lockhart 2
1 Kevin Mitchell 2
1 Tim Raines 2
4 Derek Bell 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4
3 Andujar Cedeno 3
3 Shawon Dunston 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 2
1 Brian McRae 2
3 Jacob Brumfield 1
3 Vince Coleman 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kent Mercker 2.50
2 Pedro Martinez 2.00
2 Steve Trachsel 2.00
4 Jim Abbott 1.60
5 Pedro Astacio 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 John Briscoe 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Astacio 11
2 Kent Mercker 10
3 Jim Abbott 8
3 Pedro Martinez 8
3 Steve Trachsel 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .692
2 Danny Tartabull .600
3 Bill Bean .538
4 Chili Davis .529
5 3 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 4
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 Kevin Mitchell 3
2 Tuffy Rhodes 3
2 Robin Ventura 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 8
2 Mariano Duncan 7
2 Dave Hollins 7
4 Andres Galarraga 6
4 9 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Bell 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Lenny Dykstra 2
1 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Mercker 0.00
1 Ricky Bones 0.00
1 Greg Maddux 0.00
1 Chris Hammond 0.00
1 15 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hector Carrasco 2
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 2
3 Jim Abbott 1
3 Wilson Alvarez 1
3 45 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Astacio 11
2 Ramon Martinez 10
2 Kent Mercker 10
2 Jose Rijo 10
5 2 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Russell 3
2 Lee Smith 2
3 Rick Aguilera 1
3 Rod Beck 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andres Galarraga .373
2 John Olerud .362
3 Tony Gwynn .361
4 Gregg Jefferies .344
5 Barry Bonds .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 46
2 Juan Gonzalez 45
3 Ken Griffey 44
4 Frank Thomas 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 128
1 Frank Thomas 128
3 Joe Carter 123
4 Barry Bonds 122
5 David Justice 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 72
2 Chuck Carr 58
3 Roberto Alomar 55
3 Luis Polonia 55
5 Marquis Grissom 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 2.33
2 Greg Maddux 2.36
3 Kevin Appier 2.58
4 Jose Rijo 2.67
5 Mark Portugal 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 23
2 John Burkett 22
2 Bill Swift 22
4 Jack McDowell 21
5 Greg Maddux 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 296
2 Jose Rijo 232
3 John Smoltz 210
4 Greg Maddux 200
5 Juan Guzman 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 53
2 Rod Beck 48
3 Lee Smith 47
4 Bryan Harvey 45
4 Jeff Montgomery 45