On This Day

Saturday, April 28, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 2 .895 --
Blue Jays 13 9 .591 5.5
Indians 10 7 .588 6.0
Brewers 9 10 .474 8.0
Red Sox 9 12 .429 9.0
Orioles 8 13 .381 10.0
Yankees 7 12 .368 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 13 9 .591 --
Angels 14 10 .583 0.0
Mariners 11 10 .524 1.5
Twins 10 12 .455 3.0
Royals 8 11 .421 3.5
Rangers 8 13 .381 4.5
White Sox 6 13 .316 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 11 7 .611 --
Cubs 11 8 .579 0.5
Mets 11 8 .579 0.5
Expos 10 10 .500 2.0
Cardinals 10 11 .476 2.5
Pirates 7 11 .389 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 15 7 .682 --
Dodgers 15 8 .652 0.5
Braves 9 11 .450 5.0
Reds 8 13 .381 6.5
Giants 7 13 .350 7.0
Astros 7 14 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Tom Lawless 3
1 Dale Murphy 3
1 Ryne Sandberg 3
1 Robin Yount 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Cruz 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Gary Pettis 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 4
2 Tony Bernazard 2
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Juan Samuel 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 2.33
2 Scott Sanderson 1.50
3 Ray Burris 1.17
4 Jack Morris 0.83
5 Scott McGregor 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Burris 7
1 Dave LaPoint 7
1 Dave Stieb 7
4 Scott McGregor 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .443
2 Johnny Ray .397
3 Alan Trammell .395
4 Damaso Garcia .394
5 Joe Lefebvre .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Cal Ripken 8
3 Claudell Washington 7
4 Tony Armas 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Gary Carter 21
3 Doug DeCinces 20
3 Steve Garvey 20
3 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 15
2 Damaso Garcia 13
3 Brett Butler 12
3 Gary Redus 12
3 Alan Wiggins 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Burris 0.71
2 Phil Niekro 0.98
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.38
4 Storm Davis 1.48
5 John Denny 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 5
2 Mike Caldwell 4
2 Rick Honeycutt 4
2 Phil Niekro 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 31
1 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Fernando Valenzuela 28
4 Jack Morris 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Bill Caudill 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .478
2 Johnny Ray .417
3 Cecil Cooper .405
4 Damaso Garcia .386
5 Willie Upshaw .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Greg Brock 5
2 Brian Downing 5
2 Cal Ripken 5
2 Claudell Washington 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 21
2 Eddie Murray 17
3 Doug DeCinces 15
3 Claudell Washington 15
5 Brian Downing 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 8
1 Juan Samuel 8
1 Alan Wiggins 8
4 Tony Bernazard 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.00
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
1 David Palmer 0.00
5 John Denny 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Rick Honeycutt 3
1 Alejandro Pena 3
1 Scott Sanderson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 23
2 Rick Sutcliffe 20
3 Bert Blyleven 19
4 Ron Guidry 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Ernie Camacho 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Alan Trammell .334
3 Lou Whitaker .328
4 Damaso Garcia .325
5 Cal Ripken .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 40
2 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Dale Murphy 36
4 Ron Kittle 35
4 Jim Rice 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Parrish 122
1 Jim Rice 122
3 Eddie Murray 120
4 Cecil Cooper 116
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 89
3 Alan Wiggins 76
4 Rudy Law 75
5 Steve Sax 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.20
2 Bob Welch 2.38
3 Alejandro Pena 2.65
4 Bryn Smith 2.67
5 Mario Soto 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
2 Jack Morris 23
3 Richard Dotson 22
4 Ron Guidry 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 252
2 Mario Soto 239
3 Jack Morris 238
4 Nolan Ryan 199
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