On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 7 .833 --
Blue Jays 29 14 .674 6.5
Orioles 24 21 .533 12.5
Brewers 19 23 .452 16.0
Yankees 19 24 .442 16.5
Red Sox 19 26 .422 17.5
Indians 16 24 .400 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 24 23 .511 --
Twins 23 23 .500 0.5
Mariners 22 24 .478 1.5
White Sox 21 24 .467 2.0
Athletics 21 25 .457 2.5
Royals 18 23 .439 3.0
Rangers 18 27 .400 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 17 .605 --
Phillies 25 18 .581 1.0
Mets 22 18 .550 2.5
Expos 23 21 .523 3.5
Cardinals 21 25 .457 6.5
Pirates 16 24 .400 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 21 .523 --
Padres 23 21 .523 0.0
Dodgers 25 23 .521 0.0
Reds 23 22 .511 0.5
Astros 19 25 .432 4.0
Giants 16 27 .372 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Brenly 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Dave Engle 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Kittle 2
1 Fred Lynn 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 6
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Bob Horner 3
2 Ron Kittle 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Milner 2
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
4 Dave Bergman 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.50
2 Richard Dotson 1.43
3 Steve Farr 1.20
4 Bill Gullickson 1.00
4 Orel Hershiser 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Richard Dotson 10
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Roger Clemens 8
4 Bill Gullickson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .367
2 Rudy Law .364
3 Tony Gwynn .354
4 George Bell .342
5 Leon Durham .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 14
2 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Alvin Davis 11
3 Leon Durham 11
3 Cal Ripken 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 42
1 Eddie Murray 42
3 Gary Carter 39
4 Leon Durham 37
5 Alvin Davis 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 26
1 Alan Wiggins 26
3 Damaso Garcia 21
4 Gary Redus 19
5 Brett Butler 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.20
2 John Denny 1.55
3 Storm Davis 1.77
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.85
5 Nolan Ryan 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 9
2 Joaquin Andujar 7
2 Richard Dotson 7
2 Charlie Lea 7
2 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 81
2 Dwight Gooden 73
2 Fernando Valenzuela 73
4 Mario Soto 69
5 Jack Morris 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 12
2 Rich Gossage 10
2 Al Holland 10
4 Bill Caudill 9
4 Bruce Sutter 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .471
2 Al Oliver .425
3 Lance Parrish .412
4 Carney Lansford .391
5 Dave Collins .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 5
1 Jody Davis 5
1 Leon Durham 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 17
2 Rich Gedman 14
3 Len Matuszek 13
4 Gary Carter 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 9
2 Juan Samuel 8
3 Bob Dernier 6
3 Damaso Garcia 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
1 Jeff Reardon 0.00
4 Larry McWilliams 0.36
5 Marty Bystrom 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Roy Lee Jackson 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Larry McWilliams 24
2 Mario Soto 24
4 Richard Dotson 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
4 Ernie Camacho 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .393
2 Terry Francona .389
3 Ryne Sandberg .388
4 Eddie Murray .385
5 Hubie Brooks .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 9
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Jack Clark 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 30
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 Dave Kingman 23
4 Jack Clark 22
4 Jim Rice 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 15
2 Juan Samuel 14
3 Bob Dernier 12
4 Tim Raines 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.20
2 Chuck Porter 1.24
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.31
4 Phil Niekro 1.33
5 John Denny 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Richard Dotson 5
1 Roy Lee Jackson 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Dwight Gooden 47
3 Fernando Valenzuela 45
4 Mario Soto 42
5 Jack Morris 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
1 Ron Davis 6
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Al Holland 6
1 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Alan Trammell .338
3 Lou Whitaker .333
4 Damaso Garcia .326
5 Tony Gwynn .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Eddie Murray 40
3 Tony Armas 38
4 Ron Kittle 37
5 Jim Rice 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 130
2 Jim Rice 124
3 Mike Schmidt 119
4 Lance Parrish 116
5 Cecil Cooper 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 111
2 Tim Raines 94
3 Alan Wiggins 80
4 Rudy Law 70
5 Steve Sax 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.28
2 Jack Morris 2.45
3 Nolan Ryan 2.61
4 Phil Niekro 2.63
5 Bryn Smith 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Richard Dotson 25
3 LaMarr Hoyt 24
4 Dan Petry 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 247
2 Steve Carlton 246
3 Mario Soto 245
4 Nolan Ryan 237
5 Fernando Valenzuela 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Al Holland 34
3 Lee Smith 33
4 Bob Stanley 32
5 Ron Davis 31