On This Day

Saturday, May 12, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 5 .839 --
Blue Jays 19 13 .594 7.5
Orioles 17 16 .515 10.0
Brewers 14 16 .467 11.5
Indians 12 16 .429 12.5
Red Sox 13 19 .406 13.5
Yankees 12 19 .387 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 19 16 .543 --
Athletics 18 16 .529 0.5
Mariners 18 16 .529 0.5
Angels 19 17 .528 0.5
White Sox 15 17 .469 2.5
Royals 11 18 .379 5.0
Rangers 12 21 .364 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 18 12 .600 --
Cubs 18 13 .581 0.5
Expos 16 16 .500 3.0
Phillies 15 16 .484 3.5
Cardinals 15 19 .441 5.0
Pirates 10 18 .357 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 15 .583 --
Reds 19 14 .576 0.5
Padres 18 14 .563 1.0
Braves 17 15 .531 2.0
Astros 13 19 .406 6.0
Giants 12 21 .364 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carney Lansford 4
1 Tim Teufel 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank White 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Jody Davis 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 3
1 Jody Davis 3
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 2.00
2 Pascual Perez 1.00
3 Jim Beattie 0.75
3 Mark Gubicza 0.75
3 Andy Hawkins 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 12
2 Larry McWilliams 8
3 Jim Beattie 6
3 Juan Berenguer 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .371
2 Terry Francona .361
3 Rudy Law .360
4 Alan Trammell .354
5 Claudell Washington .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 31
2 Chet Lemon 30
2 Eddie Murray 30
4 Mike Schmidt 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 19
2 Alan Wiggins 18
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 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 57
2 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Dwight Gooden 51
3 Fernando Valenzuela 51
5 Bert Blyleven 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Ron Davis 7
3 Bruce Sutter 7
5 4 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rudy Law .486
2 Ryne Sandberg .480
3 Claudell Washington .455
4 Dave Parker .449
5 2 tied .444

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 7
2 Bob Dernier 6
2 David Green 6
2 Eddie Milner 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy McGaffigan 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.40
3 Jim Beattie 0.60
4 Mike Boddicker 0.67
5 Jay Howell 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Ed Lynch 3
1 Dan Petry 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 30
2 Dwight Gooden 25
3 Dave LaPoint 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 5
2 Tippy Martinez 4
3 John Franco 3
3 Jesse Orosco 3
3 Bob Stanley 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Rudy Law .378
3 Claudell Washington .378
4 Keith Hernandez .372
5 Terry Francona .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Eddie Murray 27
3 Chet Lemon 26
4 Alvin Davis 25
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 16
2 Juan Samuel 12
3 Damaso Garcia 11
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Gary Redus 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.68
2 John Denny 1.41
3 Ray Burris 1.45
4 Mike Boddicker 1.58
5 Jim Beattie 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 4
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Dave LaPoint 4
1 Charlie Lea 4
1 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 46
1 Fernando Valenzuela 46
3 Mario Soto 43
4 Mike Smithson 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Alan Trammell .338
3 Lou Whitaker .334
4 Tony Gwynn .326
5 Damaso Garcia .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 120
3 Lance Parrish 117
4 Mike Schmidt 115
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Tim Raines 91
3 Alan Wiggins 79
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 Jack Morris 2.62
5 Alejandro Pena 2.69

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 Mario Soto 252
2 Steve Carlton 246
3 Jack Morris 231
4 Nolan Ryan 210
5 Fernando Valenzuela 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Ron Davis 34
3 Al Holland 31
3 Lee Smith 31
5 Bob Stanley 30