On This Day

Friday, May 11, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 4 .867 --
Blue Jays 19 12 .613 7.5
Orioles 17 15 .531 10.0
Brewers 14 15 .483 11.5
Red Sox 13 18 .419 13.5
Indians 11 16 .407 13.5
Yankees 12 18 .400 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 16 .529 --
Athletics 17 16 .515 0.5
Mariners 17 16 .515 0.5
Angels 18 17 .514 0.5
White Sox 15 16 .484 1.5
Royals 10 18 .357 5.0
Rangers 11 21 .344 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 17 12 .586 --
Cubs 17 13 .567 0.5
Expos 16 15 .516 2.0
Phillies 14 16 .467 3.5
Cardinals 15 18 .455 4.0
Pirates 10 17 .370 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 14 .600 --
Padres 18 13 .581 1.0
Reds 18 14 .563 1.5
Braves 16 15 .516 3.0
Astros 13 18 .419 6.0
Giants 11 21 .344 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gantner 4
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 Al Cowens 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 5
2 Dave Bergman 3
2 Jorge Orta 3
2 Tim Raines 3
2 Robin Yount 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 2
1 U. L. Washington 2
1 John Wathan 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
5 8 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.83
2 Moose Haas 1.33
2 Nolan Ryan 1.33
4 Frank Tanana 1.29
5 John Candelaria 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Frank Tanana 9
3 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Fernando Valenzuela 8
5 John Candelaria 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .372
2 Alan Trammell .366
3 Terry Francona .359
4 Damaso Garcia .356
5 Rudy Law .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Cal Ripken 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Alvin Davis 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 31
2 Eddie Murray 30
3 Chet Lemon 29
3 Mike Schmidt 29
5 Gary Carter 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 18
2 Alan Wiggins 17
3 Damaso Garcia 15
3 Gary Redus 15
5 Tony Bernazard 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.03
2 Ray Burris 1.16
3 John Denny 1.72
4 Storm Davis 1.75
5 Jack Morris 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Bill Caudill 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Dwight Gooden 51
2 Fernando Valenzuela 51
4 Mario Soto 45
5 Bert Blyleven 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Bill Caudill 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryne Sandberg .490
2 Dave Parker .480
3 Claudell Washington .467
4 Rudy Law .463
5 Keith Hernandez .459

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Sixto Lezcano 5
4 Jack Clark 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 15
2 Chet Lemon 14
2 Dale Murphy 14
2 Dave Parker 14
5 Leon Durham 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Milner 7
1 Gary Redus 7
3 Bob Dernier 6
3 David Green 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy McGaffigan 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.40
3 Frank Viola 0.73
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.75
5 Mike Boddicker 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Dan Petry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Dave LaPoint 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Fernando Valenzuela 23
5 Dave Stieb 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Tippy Martinez 4
3 Bill Caudill 3
3 John Franco 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .391
2 Keith Hernandez .375
3 Rudy Law .369
4 Alan Trammell .360
5 Ryne Sandberg .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Alvin Davis 9
3 Dale Murphy 8
3 Mike Schmidt 8
5 Cal Ripken 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 28
1 Eddie Murray 28
3 Alvin Davis 26
4 Chet Lemon 25
5 Doug DeCinces 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 17
2 Gary Pettis 12
3 Damaso Garcia 11
3 Gary Redus 11
3 Juan Samuel 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.68
2 John Denny 1.41
3 Ray Burris 1.45
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.61
5 Bob Knepper 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 4
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Richard Dotson 4
1 Larry Gura 4
1 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 46
1 Fernando Valenzuela 46
3 John Candelaria 37
3 Nolan Ryan 37
5 Mike Smithson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Ron Davis 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Alan Trammell .340
3 Lou Whitaker .332
4 Damaso Garcia .328
5 Tony Gwynn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Tony Armas 39
3 Ron Kittle 37
3 Eddie Murray 37
5 Jim Rice 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 125
2 Jim Rice 121
3 Lance Parrish 119
4 Mike Schmidt 115
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 91
3 Alan Wiggins 78
4 Rudy Law 74
5 Steve Sax 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.27
2 Bob Welch 2.35
3 Bryn Smith 2.48
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 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 246
2 Mario Soto 240
3 Jack Morris 231
4 Nolan Ryan 210
5 Fernando Valenzuela 208

Saves

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