On This Day

Sunday, April 29, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 2 .900 --
Blue Jays 13 9 .591 6.0
Indians 10 8 .556 7.0
Brewers 9 11 .450 9.0
Red Sox 9 13 .409 10.0
Orioles 9 13 .409 10.0
Yankees 8 12 .400 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 10 .583 --
Angels 14 11 .560 0.5
Mariners 12 10 .545 1.0
Twins 11 13 .458 3.0
Royals 8 11 .421 3.5
Rangers 8 14 .364 5.0
White Sox 7 13 .350 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 12 8 .600 --
Mets 12 8 .600 0.0
Phillies 11 8 .579 0.5
Expos 11 10 .524 1.5
Cardinals 10 12 .455 3.0
Pirates 7 12 .368 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 8 .667 --
Padres 15 8 .652 0.5
Reds 10 13 .435 5.5
Braves 9 12 .429 5.5
Astros 8 14 .364 7.0
Giants 7 15 .318 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Foley 4
1 Houston Jimenez 4
1 Eddie Milner 4
1 Duane Walker 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Kittle 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Alvin Davis 1
2 Tom Foley 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 5
2 Tom Foley 4
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 Kirk Gibson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
1 Eddie Milner 2
1 Rafael Ramirez 2
1 Billy Sample 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Petry 2.33
2 Alejandro Pena 1.20
3 Bruce Berenyi 0.90
4 John Candelaria 0.89
5 Mike Moore 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 9
2 John Candelaria 8
3 Mike Moore 7
3 Phil Niekro 7
3 Dan Petry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Al Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .434
2 Alan Trammell .403
3 Damaso Garcia .394
4 Johnny Ray .386
5 Willie Upshaw .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Cal Ripken 8
3 Alvin Davis 7
3 Mike Marshall 7
3 Claudell Washington 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Gary Carter 22
3 Mike Marshall 21
3 Eddie Murray 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 16
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 1.19
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.38
4 Alejandro Pena 1.41
5 John Denny 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 5
2 Mike Caldwell 4
2 Rick Honeycutt 4
2 Charlie Lea 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 34
2 John Candelaria 32
3 Bert Blyleven 31
3 Mike Moore 31
3 Nolan Ryan 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Bill Caudill 5
4 Lee Smith 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .457
2 Candy Maldonado .441
3 Johnny Ray .429
4 Damaso Garcia .415
5 2 tied .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Alvin Davis 5
2 Brian Downing 5
2 Ron Kittle 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 21
2 Eddie Murray 18
3 Brian Downing 16
4 Claudell Washington 15
5 Doug DeCinces 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 8
2 Brett Butler 7
2 Damaso Garcia 7
2 Gary Redus 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
1 David Palmer 0.00
4 John Denny 0.60
5 Juan Berenguer 0.61

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 Bruce Berenyi 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 23
3 Phil Niekro 21
4 Mike Smithson 20
5 Bert Blyleven 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Ernie Camacho 3
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Alan Trammell .335
3 Lou Whitaker .329
4 Damaso Garcia .327
5 Cal Ripken .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Parrish 122
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Jim Rice 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 2.30
3 Alejandro Pena 2.57
4 Bryn Smith 2.67
5 Jack Morris 2.73

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 244
2 Mario Soto 239
3 Jack Morris 233
4 Nolan Ryan 199
5 2 tied 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Lee Smith 32
3 Ron Davis 30
3 Bob Stanley 30
5 2 tied 29