On This Day

Thursday, May 24, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 5 .875 --
Blue Jays 27 14 .659 8.5
Orioles 23 20 .535 13.5
Brewers 19 21 .475 16.0
Red Sox 19 24 .442 17.5
Yankees 18 23 .439 17.5
Indians 16 22 .421 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 22 .511 --
Twins 21 23 .477 1.5
White Sox 20 23 .465 2.0
Athletics 20 24 .455 2.5
Mariners 20 24 .455 2.5
Royals 16 23 .410 4.0
Rangers 17 26 .395 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 15 .634 --
Phillies 24 17 .585 2.0
Mets 20 18 .526 4.5
Expos 21 21 .500 5.5
Cardinals 21 23 .477 6.5
Pirates 15 23 .395 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 21 .543 --
Padres 22 20 .524 1.0
Braves 21 21 .500 2.0
Reds 21 22 .488 2.5
Astros 18 24 .429 5.0
Giants 16 25 .390 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dernier 5
1 Ryne Sandberg 5
3 Leon Durham 4
3 Glenn Hubbard 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jody Davis 2
1 Leon Durham 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Bob Brenly 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 6
2 Glenn Hubbard 4
3 Ron Cey 3
4 Dale Berra 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
1 Bob Dernier 2
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 2.00
2 Mike Krukow 1.50
3 Phil Niekro 1.17
4 Larry McWilliams 1.00
5 Chuck Rainey 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Holland 1
1 Bill Krueger 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 Larry McWilliams 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 10
1 Jack Morris 10
3 Mike Krukow 9
4 Phil Niekro 7
5 Chuck Rainey 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Dave Schmidt 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 Leon Durham .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Leon Durham 11
3 Cal Ripken 11
5 Alvin Davis 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 41
2 Gary Carter 37
2 Leon Durham 37
2 Dave Kingman 37
5 Mike Schmidt 33

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 1.20
2 John Denny 1.55
3 Storm Davis 1.77
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.77
5 Jack Morris 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 9
2 Joaquin Andujar 7
2 Charlie Lea 7
2 Phil Niekro 7
2 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 73
2 Nolan Ryan 72
3 Mario Soto 69
4 Jack Morris 60
5 Dwight Gooden 59

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Barrett .438
2 Dave Collins .424
3 Al Oliver .415
4 Robin Yount .404
5 Kirby Puckett .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jody Davis 5
1 Leon Durham 5
1 Len Matuszek 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 17
2 Jim Rice 13
3 Gary Carter 12
3 Rich Gedman 12
3 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 11
2 Juan Samuel 9
3 Mookie Wilson 7
4 Bob Dernier 6
4 Damaso Garcia 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Jaime Cocanower 0.00
3 Larry McWilliams 0.36
4 Tom Seaver 0.53
5 Marty Bystrom 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Charlie Lea 3
2 Jack Morris 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 John Candelaria 25
4 Larry McWilliams 24
4 Mario Soto 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryne Sandberg .404
2 Terry Francona .402
3 Eddie Murray .400
4 Claudell Washington .396
5 Gary Redus .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 9
2 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Jack Clark 7
3 Dale Murphy 7
3 Eddie Murray 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 32
2 Leon Durham 31
3 Jim Rice 26
4 Jack Clark 23
5 Chet Lemon 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 15
1 Alan Wiggins 15
3 Gary Redus 14
4 Bob Dernier 11
4 2 others tied 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 Phil Niekro 1.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 53
2 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Mario Soto 45
4 Dwight Gooden 43
5 Phil Niekro 40

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 .350
2 Alan Trammell .337
3 Lou Whitaker .335
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 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 129
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Mike Schmidt 119
4 Lance Parrish 117
5 Cecil Cooper 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Tim Raines 92
3 Alan Wiggins 81
4 Rudy Law 70
5 Steve Sax 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.28
2 Jack Morris 2.45
3 Bryn Smith 2.65
4 Nolan Ryan 2.71
5 Phil Niekro 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Richard Dotson 24
2 LaMarr Hoyt 24
4 Dan Petry 22
5 Charlie Lea 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 247
2 Steve Carlton 246
3 Mario Soto 245
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