On This Day

Saturday, May 5, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 4 .840 --
Blue Jays 17 10 .630 5.0
Brewers 12 12 .500 8.5
Orioles 13 14 .481 9.0
Indians 11 12 .478 9.0
Red Sox 11 16 .407 11.0
Yankees 8 17 .320 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 18 12 .600 --
Athletics 15 13 .536 2.0
Mariners 14 14 .500 3.0
Twins 14 15 .483 3.5
White Sox 12 13 .480 3.5
Royals 9 14 .391 5.5
Rangers 9 18 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 15 9 .625 --
Cubs 14 10 .583 1.0
Expos 14 11 .560 1.5
Phillies 13 11 .542 2.0
Cardinals 13 14 .481 3.5
Pirates 8 15 .348 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 10 .643 --
Padres 16 11 .593 1.5
Reds 13 14 .481 4.5
Braves 10 14 .417 6.0
Giants 10 17 .370 7.5
Astros 9 17 .346 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chet Lemon 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ozzie Virgil 2
2 Benny Ayala 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Jody Davis 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ozzie Virgil 5
2 Jesse Barfield 4
3 Bob Brenly 3
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 1
1 Marty Castillo 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Len Barker 1.25
2 Ed Whitson 1.17
3 Jim Gott 0.67
4 Ron Guidry 0.60
4 Mike Witt 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Whitson 7
2 Bryn Smith 6
2 Mike Witt 6
4 Len Barker 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .404
2 George Bell .376
3 Damaso Garcia .362
4 Alan Trammell .357
5 Johnny Ray .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Alvin Davis 9
3 Mike Marshall 8
3 Cal Ripken 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 28
2 Dave Kingman 27
3 Gary Carter 24
3 Doug DeCinces 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 16
2 Brett Butler 13
2 Damaso Garcia 13
4 Gary Redus 12
4 Alan Wiggins 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.99
2 Ray Burris 1.15
3 Storm Davis 1.33
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.38
5 John Denny 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Mike Caldwell 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 40
2 Nolan Ryan 39
3 Fernando Valenzuela 38
4 Dave Stieb 37
4 Mike Witt 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Bill Caudill 6
5 5 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .447
2 Darryl Strawberry .432
3 Lou Whitaker .421
4 Jose Cruz .419
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Mike Marshall 6
3 Alvin Davis 5
3 Ron Kittle 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 21
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Chet Lemon 14
2 Mike Marshall 14
2 Kevin McReynolds 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 8
2 Von Hayes 7
2 Gary Pettis 7
2 Gary Redus 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.00
1 Chuck Porter 0.00
3 Larry Gura 0.55
4 Jeff Russell 0.61
5 Aurelio Lopez 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 Mike Witt 3
3 Glenn Abbott 2
3 Joaquin Andujar 2
3 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 21
1 Dave Stieb 21
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Mike Witt 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tippy Martinez 4
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Lou Whitaker .334
3 Alan Trammell .333
4 Tom Herr .329
5 Damaso Garcia .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Tony Armas 39
3 Ron Kittle 37
3 Eddie Murray 37
5 Jim Rice 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 124
2 Eddie Murray 123
3 Lance Parrish 122
4 Cecil Cooper 113
4 Andre Dawson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 89
3 Rudy Law 77
4 Alan Wiggins 74
5 Steve Sax 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.23
2 Bob Welch 2.42
3 Alejandro Pena 2.55
4 Bryn Smith 2.58
5 Jack Morris 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 26
2 Jack Morris 23
3 Richard Dotson 22
4 Ron Guidry 20
4 Dan Petry 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 252
2 Steve Carlton 242
3 Jack Morris 234
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 Nolan Ryan 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Ron Davis 32
2 Lee Smith 32
4 Rich Gossage 30
4 2 others tied 30