On This Day

Wednesday, April 25, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 15 1 .938 --
Blue Jays 11 8 .579 5.5
Indians 8 6 .571 6.0
Yankees 7 9 .438 8.0
Red Sox 7 11 .389 9.0
Brewers 6 10 .375 9.0
Orioles 5 13 .278 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 12 9 .571 --
Mariners 10 8 .556 0.5
Athletics 10 9 .526 1.0
Royals 8 8 .500 1.5
Twins 9 10 .474 2.0
Rangers 8 10 .444 2.5
White Sox 6 10 .375 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 10 6 .625 --
Cubs 10 7 .588 0.5
Mets 10 7 .588 0.5
Expos 10 8 .556 1.0
Cardinals 8 11 .421 3.5
Pirates 6 10 .375 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 14 5 .737 --
Dodgers 13 7 .650 1.5
Giants 7 11 .389 6.5
Astros 7 12 .368 7.0
Braves 6 11 .353 7.0
Reds 6 12 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Lacy 4
2 Jesse Barfield 3
2 George Bell 3
2 Davey Lopes 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Dave Engle 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 George Bell 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damaso Garcia 4
2 Kirk Gibson 2
2 Juan Samuel 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 3.33
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.00
3 David Palmer 1.67
4 Luis Leal 1.00
5 Nolan Ryan 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Filson 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 Jeff Lahti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 10
2 Dave Stewart 9
3 Fernando Valenzuela 8
4 Mike Witt 7
5 Luis Leal 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Brad Lesley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .464
2 George Bell .397
3 Willie Upshaw .397
4 Alan Trammell .393
5 Tony Bernazard .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
1 Cal Ripken 7
3 Claudell Washington 6
4 Greg Brock 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 20
2 Dave Kingman 19
3 Reggie Jackson 18
3 Lloyd Moseby 18
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damaso Garcia 13
2 Juan Samuel 12
3 Alan Wiggins 11
4 Brett Butler 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Palmer 0.53
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.92
3 Phil Niekro 0.98
4 Storm Davis 1.48
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
1 Bryn Smith 4
4 Buddy Black 3
4 16 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Fernando Valenzuela 28
3 Mario Soto 27
4 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Dwight Gooden 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Al Holland 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Alan Trammell .332
3 Lou Whitaker .322
4 Rod Carew .321
5 Cal Ripken .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Dale Murphy 35
3 Jim Rice 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 122
2 Lance Parrish 120
3 Cecil Cooper 117
4 Mike Schmidt 116
5 Andre Dawson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 91
3 Alan Wiggins 77
4 Rudy Law 73
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.25
2 Bob Welch 2.37
3 Bryn Smith 2.49
4 Alejandro Pena 2.69
5 Mario Soto 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
2 Richard Dotson 22
2 Jack Morris 22
4 Ron Guidry 20
5 John Denny 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 252
2 Mario Soto 239
3 Jack Morris 233
4 Nolan Ryan 204
5 Larry McWilliams 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Lee Smith 31
2 Bob Stanley 31
4 Ron Davis 29
4 2 others tied 29