On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 30 5 .857 --
Blue Jays 23 13 .639 7.5
Orioles 21 17 .553 10.5
Brewers 17 18 .486 13.0
Yankees 16 20 .444 14.5
Indians 14 19 .424 15.0
Red Sox 16 22 .421 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 21 19 .525 --
Twins 20 19 .513 0.5
White Sox 18 20 .474 2.0
Athletics 18 21 .462 2.5
Mariners 18 21 .462 2.5
Royals 13 21 .382 5.0
Rangers 14 24 .368 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 15 .583 --
Mets 19 15 .559 1.0
Phillies 20 16 .556 1.0
Expos 20 18 .526 2.0
Cardinals 19 20 .487 3.5
Pirates 13 20 .394 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 19 .537 --
Reds 20 18 .526 0.5
Padres 20 18 .526 0.5
Braves 19 18 .514 1.0
Astros 15 22 .405 5.0
Giants 14 23 .378 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julio Franco 4
1 Tim Raines 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Al Cowens 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 4
1 Tony Pena 4
1 Andre Thornton 4
4 Tom Brunansky 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damaso Garcia 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Alan Trammell 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Bystrom 1.25
2 Dwight Gooden 1.00
3 Storm Davis 0.86
4 Mike Smithson 0.71
5 Larry McWilliams 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Mike Jeffcoat 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 8
2 Storm Davis 6
2 Larry McWilliams 6
4 Jim Beattie 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .400
2 Rudy Law .380
3 Tony Gwynn .362
4 George Bell .358
5 Alan Trammell .355

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 Eddie Murray 35
2 Gary Carter 34
3 Dave Kingman 32
4 Chet Lemon 31
4 Mike Schmidt 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 25
2 Juan Samuel 23
3 Damaso Garcia 18
3 Gary Redus 18
5 Brett Butler 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.04
2 Storm Davis 1.56
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 Charlie Lea 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Al Holland 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rudy Law .531
2 Terry Francona .481
3 Kirby Puckett .432
4 Dave Parker .426
5 Gary Redus .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Don Mattingly 5
4 Jack Clark 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 19
2 Jack Clark 15
3 Jody Davis 13
3 Don Mattingly 13
3 Dave Parker 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 13
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Bob Dernier 7
3 Juan Samuel 7
3 Mookie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ojeda 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.36
3 Tom Tellmann 0.59
4 Mike Boddicker 0.67
4 Jay Howell 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
1 Tom Seaver 4
3 Mike Boddicker 3
3 Storm Davis 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Mario Soto 25
3 Dwight Gooden 23
4 Larry McWilliams 21
5 Fernando Valenzuela 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .418
2 Rudy Law .410
3 Claudell Washington .374
4 Eddie Murray .369
5 Dave Parker .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
2 Leon Durham 7
2 Dave Kingman 7
2 Eddie Murray 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 31
2 Alvin Davis 23
2 Leon Durham 23
2 Jim Rice 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 17
2 Juan Samuel 15
3 Gary Redus 13
4 Damaso Garcia 12
4 Tim Raines 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.69
2 Phil Niekro 0.75
3 Mike Boddicker 1.09
4 Chuck Porter 1.19
5 John Denny 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Mario Soto 5
3 Mike Boddicker 4
3 Storm Davis 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Mario Soto 45
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Phil Niekro 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Ron Davis 5
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Alan Trammell .341
3 Lou Whitaker .332
4 Tony Gwynn .326
5 Cal Ripken .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 127
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Lance Parrish 117
3 Mike Schmidt 117
5 Andre Dawson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 106
2 Tim Raines 95
3 Alan Wiggins 83
4 Rudy Law 74
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.30
2 Jack Morris 2.50
3 Bryn Smith 2.55
4 Bob Welch 2.62
5 Alejandro Pena 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 25
2 Jack Morris 24
3 Richard Dotson 23
4 Dan Petry 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 251
2 Steve Carlton 249
3 Jack Morris 231
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 Fernando Valenzuela 204

Saves

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