On This Day

Monday, May 7, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 23 4 .852 --
Blue Jays 18 10 .643 5.5
Brewers 13 13 .500 9.5
Orioles 14 14 .500 9.5
Indians 11 14 .440 11.0
Red Sox 12 16 .429 11.5
Yankees 10 17 .370 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 18 14 .563 --
Athletics 16 14 .533 1.0
Twins 16 15 .516 1.5
Mariners 15 15 .500 2.0
White Sox 12 15 .444 3.5
Royals 9 16 .360 5.5
Rangers 9 19 .321 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 11 .577 --
Mets 15 11 .577 0.0
Expos 15 13 .536 1.0
Phillies 13 13 .500 2.0
Cardinals 14 15 .483 2.5
Pirates 9 16 .360 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 12 .613 --
Padres 17 11 .607 0.5
Reds 15 14 .517 3.0
Braves 13 14 .481 4.0
Giants 11 18 .379 7.0
Astros 10 18 .357 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Castino 3
1 Dan Driessen 3
1 Tom Foley 3
1 Greg Gross 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 2
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 4
1 Darrell Porter 4
3 Gary Gaetti 3
3 Von Hayes 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 Kelvin Chapman 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave LaPoint 0.78
2 Mike Smithson 0.75
3 Mario Soto 0.71
4 Mark Gubicza 0.67
4 Shane Rawley 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Jaime Cocanower 1
1 Dave LaPoint 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave LaPoint 7
2 Mark Gubicza 6
2 Mike Smithson 6
4 Kevin Gross 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .396
2 Terry Francona .380
3 Alan Trammell .373
4 George Bell .369
5 Jack Clark .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Alvin Davis 9
2 Cal Ripken 9
4 Mike Marshall 8
4 Mike Schmidt 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 30
2 Eddie Murray 28
3 Chet Lemon 27
4 Gary Carter 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 16
2 Gary Redus 15
3 Alan Wiggins 14
4 Brett Butler 13
4 Damaso Garcia 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.99
2 Ray Burris 1.15
3 Storm Davis 1.33
4 John Denny 1.38
5 Geoff Zahn 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Eric Show 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Mario Soto 45
3 Bert Blyleven 43
3 Fernando Valenzuela 43
5 Dwight Gooden 40

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .467
2 Terry Francona .432
3 Jack Clark .429
4 Ozzie Virgil .417
5 Keith Hernandez .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alvin Davis 5
1 Ron Kittle 5
1 Chet Lemon 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Chet Lemon 16
3 Alvin Davis 13
4 Carlton Fisk 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 10
2 Rudy Law 6
2 Eddie Milner 6
2 Gary Pettis 6
2 Juan Samuel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Porter 0.00
1 Keith Atherton 0.00
1 Andy McGaffigan 0.00
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.59
5 John Denny 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Eric Show 3
1 Mario Soto 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 Mike Witt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 23
3 Phil Niekro 21
3 Mike Smithson 21
3 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
2 Steve Bedrosian 3
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Dennis Lamp 3
2 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Alan Trammell .341
3 Lou Whitaker .332
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Cal Ripken .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 38
3 Ron Kittle 37
3 Eddie Murray 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 123
2 Lance Parrish 122
3 Jim Rice 118
4 Andre Dawson 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 91
3 Rudy Law 76
4 Alan Wiggins 75
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.23
2 Bob Welch 2.42
3 Bryn Smith 2.46
4 Jack Morris 2.59
5 Alejandro Pena 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 250
2 Mario Soto 245
3 Jack Morris 234
4 Nolan Ryan 202
5 Fernando Valenzuela 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Ron Davis 33
3 Lee Smith 31
4 Al Holland 30
4 Bob Stanley 30