On This Day

Sunday, May 8, 1994

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 10 .667 --
Yankees 19 10 .655 0.5
Orioles 18 10 .643 1.0
Blue Jays 17 14 .548 3.5
Tigers 12 16 .429 7.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 13 .552 --
Royals 15 13 .536 0.5
Indians 14 13 .519 1.0
Brewers 15 14 .517 1.0
Twins 13 18 .419 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 16 .429 --
Mariners 12 17 .414 0.5
Angels 13 19 .406 1.0
Athletics 9 22 .290 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 18 11 .621 --
Expos 17 13 .567 1.5
Marlins 17 14 .548 2.0
Mets 16 14 .533 2.5
Phillies 12 18 .400 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 19 11 .633 --
Astros 17 13 .567 2.0
Pirates 15 13 .536 3.0
Cardinals 15 13 .536 3.0
Cubs 8 20 .286 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 15 .516 --
Rockies 13 15 .464 1.5
Dodgers 14 17 .452 2.0
Padres 10 20 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Van Slyke 8
2 Lance Johnson 4
2 Ricky Jordan 4
2 Al Martin 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Stanley 2
1 Mo Vaughn 2
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Devereaux 4
1 Brian Hunter 4
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
4 Leo Gomez 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Deion Sanders 2
1 Fernando Vina 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Finley 2.33
2 Doug Drabek 1.40
3 Vicente Palacios 1.14
4 Andy Ashby 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Ashby 9
1 Pat Hentgen 9
1 Paul Wagner 9
4 Vicente Palacios 8
4 Salomon Torres 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Darren Hall 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Josias Manzanillo 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .463
2 Tony Gwynn .412
3 Will Clark .398
4 Ellis Burks .390
5 Mo Vaughn .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 13
2 Gary Sheffield 12
3 Dante Bichette 11
3 Ken Griffey 11
5 6 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 39
2 Jeff Bagwell 33
2 Gary Sheffield 33
4 Julio Franco 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Chuck Carr 13
2 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Deion Sanders 13
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.94
2 Ricky Bones 1.12
3 Greg Swindell 2.27
4 Bobby Jones 2.30
5 Jeff Fassero 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben McDonald 7
2 Wilson Alvarez 6
2 Ken Hill 6
2 Bob Tewksbury 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 52
2 Pat Hentgen 49
3 Roger Clemens 45
3 Tom Glavine 45
3 Pedro Martinez 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 13
2 Mel Rojas 8
2 Jeff Russell 8
4 Rick Aguilera 7
4 John Franco 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .450
2 Chuck Carr .433
3 Sean Berry .424
4 Will Clark .420
5 Dick Schofield .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
1 Gary Sheffield 7
3 Matt Williams 6
4 Albert Belle 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 21
2 Juan Gonzalez 17
3 Jeff Bagwell 15
3 Julio Franco 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Carr 11
2 Alex Cole 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 James Mouton 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.71
2 Bobby Jones 1.02
3 Ricky Bones 1.14
3 Ken Hill 1.14
5 Roger Clemens 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Ken Hill 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Ben McDonald 3
1 David Weathers 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Hentgen 26
2 Andy Benes 23
3 Kevin Appier 22
3 Andy Ashby 22
3 5 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeremy Hernandez 5
2 Jeff Montgomery 4
2 Mel Rojas 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .461
2 Tony Gwynn .411
3 Will Clark .396
4 Ellis Burks .382
5 Moises Alou .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 12
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 Matt Williams 11
4 Frank Thomas 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 38
2 Gary Sheffield 33
3 Jeff Bagwell 30
3 Julio Franco 30
5 Kirby Puckett 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Chuck Carr 13
2 Kenny Lofton 13
4 Deion Sanders 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.09
2 Ricky Bones 1.12
3 Roger Clemens 1.64
4 Steve Avery 2.12
5 Sid Fernandez 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben McDonald 6
2 Wilson Alvarez 5
2 David Cone 5
2 Pat Hentgen 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 50
2 Pat Hentgen 46
3 Pedro Martinez 45
4 Randy Johnson 42
5 Kevin Gross 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 11
2 Mel Rojas 8
3 John Franco 7
4 Rick Aguilera 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Gregg Jefferies .353
3 Andres Galarraga .352
4 John Olerud .345
5 Paul O'Neill .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 48
1 Frank Thomas 48
3 Barry Bonds 45
4 Juan Gonzalez 44
4 Rafael Palmeiro 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 132
2 Joe Carter 130
3 Juan Gonzalez 129
4 Chili Davis 123
5 Cecil Fielder 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 69
2 Chuck Carr 58
2 Luis Polonia 58
4 Marquis Grissom 57
5 Roberto Alomar 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.94
2 Jeff Fassero 2.12
3 Jose Rijo 2.65
4 Steve Avery 2.80
5 Bill Swift 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 23
2 Bill Swift 22
3 Tom Glavine 21
3 Bob Tewksbury 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 298
2 Jose Rijo 230
3 John Smoltz 206
4 Greg Maddux 200
5 Juan Guzman 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 49
1 Lee Smith 49
3 Rod Beck 45
4 Bryan Harvey 43
5 2 tied 42