On This Day

Thursday, April 26, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 16 1 .941 --
Indians 9 6 .600 6.0
Blue Jays 11 9 .550 6.5
Yankees 7 10 .412 9.0
Brewers 7 10 .412 9.0
Red Sox 7 12 .368 10.0
Orioles 6 13 .316 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 11 8 .579 --
Athletics 11 9 .550 0.5
Angels 12 10 .545 0.5
Twins 10 10 .500 1.5
Royals 8 9 .471 2.0
Rangers 8 11 .421 3.0
White Sox 6 11 .353 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 10 6 .625 --
Cubs 10 7 .588 0.5
Mets 10 7 .588 0.5
Expos 10 8 .556 1.0
Cardinals 8 11 .421 3.5
Pirates 6 10 .375 4.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 14 6 .700 --
Dodgers 14 7 .667 0.5
Giants 7 11 .389 6.0
Braves 7 11 .389 6.0
Astros 7 12 .368 6.5
Reds 6 13 .316 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 3
1 Barry Bonnell 3
1 Rich Dauer 3
1 Bob Jones 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
1 Willie Upshaw 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 5
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 Ron Kittle 3
2 Pete O'Brien 3
2 Andre Thornton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Darrell Brown 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Gott 0.75
2 Don Sutton 0.57
3 Bert Blyleven 0.45
4 Mike Flanagan 0.44
5 Mike Warren 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Carlos Diaz 1
1 Pete Filson 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Gott 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Mike Flanagan 4
3 Tommy John 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .466
2 Alan Trammell .415
3 Willie Upshaw .403
4 George Bell .395
5 Damaso Garcia .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Cal Ripken 8
3 Mike Marshall 6
3 Claudell Washington 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 24
2 Gary Carter 20
3 Mike Marshall 19
4 Doug DeCinces 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damaso Garcia 13
2 Juan Samuel 12
2 Alan Wiggins 12
4 Brett Butler 11
5 Tony Bernazard 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.92
2 Phil Niekro 0.98
3 Storm Davis 1.48
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.64
5 Bob Knepper 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
1 Bryn Smith 4
4 Buddy Black 3
4 17 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 31
1 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Fernando Valenzuela 28
4 Mario Soto 27
5 Dwight Gooden 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Al Holland 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Alan Trammell .335
3 Lou Whitaker .323
4 Damaso Garcia .322
5 Barry Bonnell .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 39
2 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Ron Kittle 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Parrish 121
2 Jim Rice 120
3 Cecil Cooper 115
3 Andre Dawson 115
3 Eddie Murray 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 90
3 Alan Wiggins 78
4 Rudy Law 74
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.25
2 Bob Welch 2.37
3 Bryn Smith 2.49
4 Alejandro Pena 2.69
5 Mario Soto 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
2 Richard Dotson 22
2 Jack Morris 22
4 Ron Guidry 20
5 John Denny 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 252
2 Mario Soto 239
3 Jack Morris 233
4 Nolan Ryan 204
5 2 tied 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Lee Smith 31
2 Bob Stanley 31
4 Ron Davis 29
4 2 others tied 29