On This Day

Tuesday, May 15, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 5 .848 --
Blue Jays 20 13 .606 8.0
Orioles 19 17 .528 10.5
Brewers 16 16 .500 11.5
Yankees 15 19 .441 13.5
Indians 13 17 .433 13.5
Red Sox 14 21 .400 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 18 .526 --
White Sox 18 17 .514 0.5
Twins 19 18 .514 0.5
Athletics 18 19 .486 1.5
Mariners 18 19 .486 1.5
Royals 12 20 .375 5.0
Rangers 12 23 .343 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 19 13 .594 --
Cubs 19 14 .576 0.5
Phillies 18 16 .529 2.0
Expos 18 17 .514 2.5
Cardinals 17 19 .472 4.0
Pirates 12 19 .387 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 17 .564 --
Reds 19 16 .543 1.0
Braves 18 16 .529 1.5
Padres 18 17 .514 2.0
Astros 14 21 .400 6.0
Giants 13 22 .371 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Aguayo 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joaquin Andujar 4
1 Tim Lollar 4
1 Len Matuszek 4
1 Omar Moreno 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
1 Andre Thornton 2
4 Marty Barrett 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Richard Dotson 1.17
2 Scott Sanderson 1.00
3 Jeff Robinson 0.83
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.75
4 Danny Jackson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Richard Dotson 7
2 Joaquin Andujar 6
2 Len Barker 6
2 Danny Jackson 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .385
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Rudy Law .360
4 Alan Trammell .358
5 George Bell .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Cal Ripken 10
4 Alvin Davis 9
4 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 32
1 Eddie Murray 32
3 Dave Kingman 31
3 Chet Lemon 31
3 Mike Schmidt 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 21
2 Alan Wiggins 18
3 Damaso Garcia 16
3 Gary Redus 16
5 Brett Butler 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.04
2 Storm Davis 1.64
3 John Denny 1.67
4 Ray Burris 1.67
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 7
2 Joaquin Andujar 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
4 Bill Caudill 5
4 11 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
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Ron Davis 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .449
2 Bob Brenly .444
3 Ryne Sandberg .442
4 Dave Parker .442
5 Hubie Brooks .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
3 Jack Clark 4
3 Leon Durham 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Lemon 15
2 Jack Clark 14
2 Dave Parker 14
2 Mike Schmidt 14
5 Leon Durham 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 7
1 Tim Raines 7
3 Gary Pettis 6
3 Alan Wiggins 6
3 Mookie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ojeda 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.40
3 Jim Beattie 0.60
4 Dan Schatzeder 0.66
5 Mike Boddicker 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Roy Lee Jackson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 30
2 Dwight Gooden 25
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Bob Ojeda 22
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Willie Hernandez 3
3 Al Holland 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .398
2 Rudy Law .372
3 Claudell Washington .371
4 Ryne Sandberg .365
5 Dave Parker .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Alvin Davis 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 29
2 Dave Kingman 26
3 Alvin Davis 24
3 Claudell Washington 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 13
2 Alan Wiggins 12
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Gary Redus 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.72
2 Phil Niekro 0.75
3 John Denny 1.38
4 Jaime Cocanower 1.49
5 Mike Boddicker 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Richard Dotson 4
2 Rick Honeycutt 4
2 Ed Lynch 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 46
2 Dwight Gooden 42
3 Nolan Ryan 37
3 Mario Soto 37
5 4 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Bob Stanley 6
4 Ernie Camacho 5
4 6 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Alan Trammell .335
3 Lou Whitaker .332
4 Tony Gwynn .325
5 Cal Ripken .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Tony Armas 39
3 Eddie Murray 38
4 Jim Rice 37
5 Ron Kittle 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 124
2 Eddie Murray 123
3 Mike Schmidt 117
4 Lance Parrish 116
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 93
3 Alan Wiggins 76
4 Rudy Law 74
5 Steve Sax 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.24
2 Bryn Smith 2.53
3 Jack Morris 2.60
4 Bob Welch 2.62
5 Alejandro Pena 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
2 Jack Morris 24
3 Richard Dotson 23
4 Dan Petry 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 252
2 Steve Carlton 243
3 Jack Morris 232
4 Nolan Ryan 210
5 Fernando Valenzuela 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Al Holland 32
3 Ron Davis 31
3 Lee Smith 31
3 Bob Stanley 31