On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 34 5 .872 --
Blue Jays 27 14 .659 8.0
Orioles 23 19 .548 12.5
Brewers 19 20 .487 15.0
Red Sox 19 24 .442 17.0
Yankees 17 23 .425 17.5
Indians 16 22 .421 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 21 .523 --
Twins 21 23 .477 2.0
White Sox 20 23 .465 2.5
Mariners 20 23 .465 2.5
Athletics 19 24 .442 3.5
Royals 16 23 .410 4.5
Rangers 16 26 .381 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 15 .615 --
Phillies 23 17 .575 1.5
Mets 20 17 .541 3.0
Expos 21 21 .500 4.5
Cardinals 21 23 .477 5.5
Pirates 14 23 .378 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 20 .556 --
Braves 21 19 .525 1.5
Padres 22 20 .524 1.5
Reds 21 21 .500 2.5
Astros 18 24 .429 5.5
Giants 15 25 .375 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Pete O'Brien 3
1 Tom Paciorek 3
1 Tony Pena 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Pete O'Brien 3
1 Harry Spilman 3
4 Don Baylor 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bell 1
1 Juan Samuel 1
1 Mark Wagner 1
1 Alan Wiggins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Rasmussen 2.00
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.67
3 Buddy Black 1.50
4 John Candelaria 1.00
4 Jeff Russell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
2 John Candelaria 12
3 Dennis Rasmussen 10
4 Buddy Black 9
5 Bob Knepper 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .378
2 Rudy Law .366
3 Tony Gwynn .353
4 George Bell .345
5 Eddie Murray .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Cal Ripken 11
4 Alvin Davis 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 41
2 Gary Carter 37
3 Dave Kingman 36
4 Mike Schmidt 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 26
2 Juan Samuel 25
3 Damaso Garcia 20
4 Gary Redus 19
5 Brett Butler 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.32
2 Storm Davis 1.56
3 Chuck Porter 1.59
4 John Denny 1.65
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 8
2 Joaquin Andujar 7
2 Charlie Lea 7
2 Dan Petry 7
2 Mario Soto 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 73
2 Nolan Ryan 72
3 Mario Soto 69
4 Dwight Gooden 59
5 John Candelaria 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Rich Gossage 10
2 Al Holland 10
4 Bruce Sutter 9
5 4 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .451
2 Robin Yount .413
3 Mookie Wilson .409
4 Al Oliver .405
5 Tony Pena .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Len Matuszek 5
2 Gary Carter 4
2 Don Mattingly 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
5 17 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 14
2 Eddie Murray 13
2 Jim Rice 13
4 Gary Carter 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 12
2 Juan Samuel 9
3 Mookie Wilson 8
4 Damaso Garcia 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Jaime Cocanower 0.00
3 Larry McWilliams 0.56
4 Marty Bystrom 0.64
5 Frank Tanana 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Charlie Lea 3
2 Dan Petry 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 John Candelaria 25
4 Mario Soto 24
5 Len Barker 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Bob Stanley 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .423
2 Rudy Law .418
3 Gary Redus .406
4 Terry Francona .400
5 Claudell Washington .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Jack Clark 7
2 Leon Durham 7
2 Dale Murphy 7
2 Eddie Murray 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 32
2 Jim Rice 26
3 Leon Durham 25
4 Jack Clark 23
5 Chet Lemon 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 16
2 Juan Samuel 15
3 Gary Redus 14
4 Damaso Garcia 11
4 Mookie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jaime Cocanower 0.76
2 Nolan Ryan 0.83
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.98
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.07
5 Chuck Porter 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mario Soto 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Roy Lee Jackson 5
2 Charlie Lea 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 53
2 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Mario Soto 45
4 Dwight Gooden 43
5 John Candelaria 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Willie Hernandez 6
2 Dennis Lamp 6
2 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Alan Trammell .338
3 Lou Whitaker .334
4 Damaso Garcia .326
5 Tony Gwynn .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 129
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Mike Schmidt 119
4 Lance Parrish 117
5 Cecil Cooper 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Tim Raines 94
3 Alan Wiggins 81
4 Rudy Law 70
5 Steve Sax 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.32
2 Jack Morris 2.52
3 Bryn Smith 2.60
4 Alejandro Pena 2.66
5 Nolan Ryan 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 246
2 Mario Soto 245
3 Jack Morris 237
4 Nolan Ryan 228
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