On This Day

Wednesday, May 9, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 4 .862 --
Blue Jays 18 12 .600 7.5
Orioles 16 14 .533 9.5
Brewers 13 15 .464 11.5
Red Sox 13 17 .433 12.5
Indians 11 15 .423 12.5
Yankees 11 17 .393 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 15 .545 --
Athletics 17 15 .531 0.5
Angels 18 16 .529 0.5
Mariners 16 16 .500 1.5
White Sox 14 15 .483 2.0
Royals 9 18 .333 6.0
Rangers 10 20 .333 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 11 .607 --
Mets 16 11 .593 0.5
Expos 15 14 .517 2.5
Phillies 13 15 .464 4.0
Cardinals 14 17 .452 4.5
Pirates 9 16 .360 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 18 11 .621 --
Dodgers 20 13 .606 0.0
Reds 16 14 .533 2.5
Braves 14 15 .483 4.0
Astros 11 18 .379 7.0
Giants 11 19 .367 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cal Ripken 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
4 Al Bumbry 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Bailey 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 Wayne Gross 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 5
2 Leon Durham 3
2 Roy Howell 3
2 Jack Perconte 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 1
1 Marty Barrett 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Vande Berg 1.25
2 Scott Sanderson 1.00
3 Ray Burris 0.71
3 Bob Ojeda 0.71
5 John Stuper 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Pete Filson 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mason 6
2 Ray Burris 5
2 Bob Knepper 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Alan Trammell .378
3 Terry Francona .375
4 George Bell .364
5 Jack Clark .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Cal Ripken 10
3 Alvin Davis 9
4 Mike Marshall 8
4 Mike Schmidt 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 31
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 Chet Lemon 28
4 Alvin Davis 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 16
2 Gary Redus 15
2 Alan Wiggins 15
4 Damaso Garcia 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.03
2 Ray Burris 1.16
3 Mike Mason 1.55
4 John Denny 1.72
5 Storm Davis 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
2 Bill Caudill 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 Dan Petry 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Bill Caudill 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryne Sandberg .478
2 Claudell Washington .468
3 Rudy Law .432
4 Keith Hernandez .429
5 Terry Francona .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alvin Davis 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
3 Jack Clark 4
3 Leon Durham 4
3 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 17
2 Chet Lemon 16
3 Alvin Davis 13
3 Leon Durham 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 8
2 Gary Pettis 7
3 Rudy Law 6
3 Eddie Milner 6
3 Juan Samuel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy McGaffigan 0.00
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.61
3 Mike Witt 0.67
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.68
5 Frank Viola 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Filson 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Dan Petry 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 23
3 Mike Smithson 21
3 Mario Soto 21
5 Mike Witt 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Dennis Lamp 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .386
2 Terry Francona .383
3 Alan Trammell .374
4 Leon Durham .373
5 Keith Hernandez .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Alvin Davis 9
2 Cal Ripken 9
4 Dale Murphy 7
4 Mike Schmidt 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Eddie Murray 27
3 Alvin Davis 26
4 Chet Lemon 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 15
2 Gary Redus 14
3 Gary Pettis 12
4 Steve Sax 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.58
2 John Denny 1.35
3 Ray Burris 1.38
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.49
5 Bob Knepper 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Caudill 5
2 Mike Caldwell 4
2 Richard Dotson 4
2 Rick Honeycutt 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 40
2 Fernando Valenzuela 38
3 Mike Smithson 36
4 Bert Blyleven 35
4 Dwight Gooden 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Ron Davis 5
3 Al Holland 5
3 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Alan Trammell .344
3 Lou Whitaker .331
4 Tony Gwynn .328
5 Cal Ripken .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 38
3 Ron Kittle 37
3 Eddie Murray 37
5 Jim Rice 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 124
2 Lance Parrish 120
3 Jim Rice 119
4 Andre Dawson 115
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 91
3 Alan Wiggins 76
4 Rudy Law 75
5 Steve Sax 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.27
2 Bob Welch 2.42
3 Bryn Smith 2.46
4 Alejandro Pena 2.56
5 Jack Morris 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
2 Jack Morris 23
3 Richard Dotson 22
4 Dan Petry 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 250
2 Mario Soto 245
3 Jack Morris 231
4 Nolan Ryan 202
5 Fernando Valenzuela 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Ron Davis 33
3 Lee Smith 31
3 Bob Stanley 31
5 Al Holland 30