On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 6 .854 --
Blue Jays 28 14 .667 7.5
Orioles 23 21 .523 13.5
Brewers 19 22 .463 16.0
Red Sox 19 25 .432 17.5
Yankees 18 24 .429 17.5
Indians 16 23 .410 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 24 22 .522 --
Twins 22 23 .489 1.5
Athletics 21 24 .467 2.5
Mariners 21 24 .467 2.5
White Sox 20 24 .455 3.0
Royals 17 23 .425 4.0
Rangers 18 26 .409 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 16 .619 --
Phillies 24 18 .571 2.0
Mets 21 18 .538 3.5
Expos 22 21 .512 4.5
Cardinals 21 24 .467 6.5
Pirates 16 23 .410 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 23 20 .535 --
Dodgers 25 22 .532 0.0
Braves 22 21 .512 1.0
Reds 22 22 .500 1.5
Astros 18 25 .419 5.0
Giants 16 26 .381 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Alvin Davis 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Motley 5
2 Juan Beniquez 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
4 Dale Berra 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Onix Concepcion 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 2.33
2 Charlie Hough 1.29
3 Tom Hume 1.20
4 Dave Stieb 0.83
5 Jeff Robinson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 14
2 Bob Gibson 9
2 Charlie Hough 9
4 Ron Guidry 7
5 Tom Hume 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Paul Mirabella 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .377
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Rudy Law .353
4 Alvin Davis .344
5 George Bell .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 14
2 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Alvin Davis 11
3 Leon Durham 11
3 Cal Ripken 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 41
1 Eddie Murray 41
3 Gary Carter 37
3 Leon Durham 37
5 Alvin Davis 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 26
1 Alan Wiggins 26
3 Damaso Garcia 21
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 1.85
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 Dwight Gooden 73
1 Fernando Valenzuela 73
3 Nolan Ryan 72
4 Mario Soto 69
5 Jack Morris 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 12
2 Rich Gossage 10
2 Al Holland 10
4 Bill Caudill 9
4 Bruce Sutter 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .455
2 Marty Barrett .412
2 Robin Yount .412
4 Terry Francona .404
5 Al Oliver .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jody Davis 5
1 Leon Durham 5
1 Len Matuszek 5
4 Gary Carter 4
4 George Foster 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 17
2 Rich Gedman 14
3 Tony Pena 13
3 Jim Rice 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 11
2 Juan Samuel 10
3 Bob Dernier 7
3 Mookie Wilson 7
5 Damaso Garcia 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
2 Larry McWilliams 0.36
3 Dan Quisenberry 0.60
4 Marty Bystrom 0.64
5 Frank Tanana 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Lee Jackson 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Ron Romanick 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 33
2 Fernando Valenzuela 30
3 Nolan Ryan 26
4 John Candelaria 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Francona .400
2 Claudell Washington .391
3 Ryne Sandberg .388
4 Gary Redus .384
5 Marty Barrett .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 9
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Jack Clark 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 30
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 Jack Clark 22
3 Dave Kingman 22
3 Jim Rice 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 16
2 Alan Wiggins 15
3 Bob Dernier 12
3 Damaso Garcia 12
3 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.83
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.07
3 Chuck Porter 1.24
4 Phil Niekro 1.33
5 John Denny 1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 57
2 Fernando Valenzuela 53
3 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Mario Soto 45
5 Jack Morris 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 7
2 Bill Caudill 6
2 Ron Davis 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Alan Trammell .338
3 Lou Whitaker .334
4 Tony Gwynn .327
5 Damaso Garcia .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Eddie Murray 40
3 Tony Armas 37
3 Jim Rice 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 129
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Mike Schmidt 119
4 Lance Parrish 116
5 Cecil Cooper 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 92
3 Alan Wiggins 80
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 2.64
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 21
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