On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 32 5 .865 --
Blue Jays 25 14 .641 8.0
Orioles 22 18 .550 11.5
Brewers 18 19 .486 14.0
Red Sox 18 23 .439 16.0
Yankees 16 22 .421 16.5
Indians 15 21 .417 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 19 .548 --
Twins 21 21 .500 2.0
White Sox 20 21 .488 2.5
Mariners 19 22 .463 3.5
Athletics 18 23 .439 4.5
Royals 14 23 .378 6.5
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
Expos 20 20 .500 4.0
Cardinals 21 21 .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 16 24 .400 6.5
Giants 14 25 .359 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Bailey 3
1 Tony Bernazard 3
1 Ed Jurak 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Willard 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 4
2 Rich Gedman 3
3 Harold Baines 2
3 Tito Landrum 2
3 Jerry Willard 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Willie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.40
2 Ed Hodge 0.67
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.50
4 Steve Farr 0.44
5 Doyle Alexander 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank DiPino 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
3 Dennis Eckersley 6
4 Steve Farr 4
4 Ed Hodge 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .385
2 Rudy Law .380
3 Tony Gwynn .369
4 Claudell Washington .343
5 Alan Trammell .342

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 17

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 72
2 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 Marty Barrett .429
3 Juan Samuel .414
4 Darrell Evans .412
4 Robin Yount .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 5
1 Len Matuszek 5
3 Harold Baines 4
3 Leon Durham 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 18
2 Jim Rice 13
3 Jack Clark 12
3 Jody Davis 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 11
2 Juan Samuel 8
3 Tim Raines 7
3 Mookie Wilson 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Neil Allen 0.00
3 Jaime Cocanower 0.46
4 Frank Tanana 0.50
5 Mike Boddicker 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Jaime Cocanower 3
1 Roy Lee Jackson 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Dave LaPoint 25
2 Mario Soto 25
4 Len Barker 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Al Holland 4
1 Bob Stanley 4
4 Frank DiPino 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rudy Law .414
2 Gary Redus .412
3 Terry Francona .406
4 Claudell Washington .400
5 Eddie Murray .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 Dale Murphy 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 33
2 Leon Durham 26
2 Jim Rice 26
4 Mike Schmidt 22
5 Chet Lemon 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jaime Cocanower 0.76
2 Nolan Ryan 0.83
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.05
4 Mike Boddicker 1.09
5 Chuck Porter 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Mario Soto 5
1 Milt Wilcox 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Dwight Gooden 43
3 Mario Soto 41
4 Fernando Valenzuela 38
5 Dave LaPoint 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
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 .352
2 Alan Trammell .340
3 Lou Whitaker .332
4 Tony Gwynn .329
5 Damaso Garcia .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Eddie Murray 40
3 Tony Armas 39
3 Jim Rice 39
5 Ron Kittle 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 129
2 Eddie Murray 128
3 Mike Schmidt 119
4 Lance Parrish 117
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 94
3 Alan Wiggins 82
4 Rudy Law 72
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 21
5 Charlie Lea 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 251
2 Steve Carlton 245
3 Jack Morris 237
4 Nolan Ryan 228
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