On This Day

Sunday, May 20, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 32 5 .865 --
Blue Jays 24 14 .632 8.5
Orioles 22 18 .550 11.5
Brewers 18 19 .486 14.0
Indians 15 20 .429 16.0
Red Sox 17 23 .425 16.5
Yankees 16 22 .421 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 19 .548 --
Twins 21 20 .512 1.5
White Sox 19 21 .475 3.0
Mariners 19 22 .463 3.5
Athletics 18 23 .439 4.5
Royals 14 22 .389 6.0
Rangers 15 25 .375 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 15 .605 --
Phillies 22 16 .579 1.0
Mets 20 16 .556 2.0
Cardinals 21 20 .512 3.5
Expos 20 20 .500 4.0
Pirates 13 22 .371 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 19 .558 --
Braves 21 18 .538 1.0
Padres 21 19 .525 1.5
Reds 20 20 .500 2.5
Astros 15 24 .385 7.0
Giants 14 25 .359 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Brown 3
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Gary Matthews 3
1 Len Matuszek 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Berra 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 3
1 Eddie Murray 3
1 Darrell Porter 3
1 Juan Samuel 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Darrell Brown 1
1 Kelvin Chapman 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Lollar 1.43
2 Len Barker 1.40
3 Rich Bordi 1.00
3 Jose DeLeon 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lollar 10
2 Len Barker 7
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Jose DeLeon 7
2 Dave LaPoint 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .385
2 Rudy Law .380
3 Tony Gwynn .369
4 George Bell .348
5 Gary Redus .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Dave Kingman 11
2 Cal Ripken 11
4 Alvin Davis 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 40
2 Gary Carter 35
3 Dave Kingman 33
3 Mike Schmidt 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 25
2 Juan Samuel 24
3 Damaso Garcia 19
3 Gary Redus 19
5 Brett Butler 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.32
2 Storm Davis 1.56
3 John Denny 1.65
4 Ray Burris 1.67
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 8
2 Joaquin Andujar 7
3 Richard Dotson 6
3 Rick Honeycutt 6
3 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
1 Mario Soto 65
3 Dwight Gooden 59
4 Fernando Valenzuela 58
5 2 tied 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Al Holland 9
3 Bruce Sutter 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .462
2 Terry Francona .436
3 Marty Barrett .420
4 Enos Cabell .413
5 Gary Redus .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 5
1 Don Mattingly 5
1 Len Matuszek 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 21
2 Jack Clark 14
3 Jody Davis 13
3 Don Mattingly 13
3 Tim Raines 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 13
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Juan Samuel 8
3 Mookie Wilson 8
5 Gary Redus 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Neil Allen 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.36
3 Jaime Cocanower 0.46
4 Mike Boddicker 0.67
4 Jay Howell 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Jaime Cocanower 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Dave LaPoint 25
2 Mario Soto 25
4 Dwight Gooden 23
5 Larry McWilliams 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Al Holland 4
1 Bob Stanley 4
4 Willie Hernandez 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rudy Law .419
2 Gary Redus .412
3 Terry Francona .406
4 Eddie Murray .392
5 Claudell Washington .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 8
1 Dale Murphy 8
1 Eddie Murray 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 36
2 Leon Durham 26
3 Jim Rice 25
4 Mike Schmidt 23
5 Lloyd Moseby 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 17
2 Juan Samuel 16
3 Gary Redus 14
4 Damaso Garcia 13
5 Tim Raines 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jaime Cocanower 0.76
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.01
3 Mike Boddicker 1.09
4 Chuck Porter 1.19
5 Phil Niekro 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Mario Soto 5
1 Milt Wilcox 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 44
2 Dwight Gooden 43
3 Mario Soto 41
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Dave LaPoint 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 8
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Al Holland 6
2 Tippy Martinez 6
5 8 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Alan Trammell .340
3 Lou Whitaker .332
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Damaso Garcia .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Eddie Murray 40
3 Tony Armas 39
3 Jim Rice 39
5 Ron Kittle 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 128
1 Jim Rice 128
3 Mike Schmidt 119
4 Lance Parrish 117
5 Andre Dawson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 95
3 Alan Wiggins 82
4 Rudy Law 74
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.28
2 Jack Morris 2.52
3 Bryn Smith 2.60
4 Bob Welch 2.62
5 Alejandro Pena 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
1 Jack Morris 25
3 Richard Dotson 24
4 Dan Petry 22
5 Charlie Lea 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 251
2 Steve Carlton 245
3 Jack Morris 237
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 Fernando Valenzuela 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Al Holland 33
3 Lee Smith 32
3 Bob Stanley 32
5 Ron Davis 31