On This Day

Saturday, June 23, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 51 18 .739 --
Blue Jays 43 25 .632 7.5
Orioles 40 31 .563 12.0
Red Sox 32 37 .464 19.0
Yankees 31 38 .449 20.0
Brewers 29 39 .426 21.5
Indians 27 39 .409 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 37 34 .521 --
White Sox 34 35 .493 2.0
Twins 34 36 .486 2.5
Athletics 33 38 .465 4.0
Mariners 33 39 .458 4.5
Rangers 32 39 .451 5.0
Royals 29 37 .439 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 37 28 .569 --
Phillies 38 31 .551 1.0
Cubs 37 31 .544 1.5
Expos 34 35 .493 5.0
Cardinals 34 37 .479 6.0
Pirates 28 40 .412 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 40 28 .588 --
Braves 39 32 .549 2.5
Dodgers 38 35 .521 4.5
Reds 33 39 .458 9.0
Astros 32 38 .457 9.0
Giants 26 42 .382 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryne Sandberg 5
2 Willie McGee 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Bob Dernier 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 2
1 Doug DeCinces 2
1 Buck Martinez 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryne Sandberg 7
2 Willie McGee 6
3 Mike Hargrove 5
4 Steve Balboni 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Gary Pettis 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
5 19 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Conroy 1.67
2 Charlie Lea 1.17
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.14
4 Tom Seaver 0.70
5 Milt Wilcox 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Charlie Lea 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
4 Tim Conroy 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Christiansen 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Dave Winfield .355
3 Terry Francona .346
4 Don Mattingly .337
5 Claudell Washington .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 19
2 Tony Armas 18
3 Ron Kittle 16
3 Dale Murphy 16
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 62
2 Jim Rice 57
3 Dave Kingman 56
4 Mike Schmidt 53
5 Leon Durham 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 33
1 Alan Wiggins 33
3 Rickey Henderson 32
4 Gary Redus 31
5 Gary Pettis 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.83
2 Phil Niekro 1.86
3 Geoff Zahn 1.91
4 Storm Davis 2.15
5 Rick Mahler 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 11
1 Charlie Lea 11
1 Jack Morris 11
4 Phil Niekro 10
4 Dan Petry 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 109
2 Dwight Gooden 107
3 Nolan Ryan 94
4 Mario Soto 87
4 Mike Witt 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 18
2 Bruce Sutter 16
3 Al Holland 15
4 Bill Caudill 14
4 Lee Smith 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hubie Brooks .460
2 Tony Gwynn .426
3 Ryne Sandberg .424
4 Dave Winfield .418
5 Floyd Rayford .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Graig Nettles 5
1 Larry Parrish 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 18
2 Don Mattingly 16
3 Don Baylor 14
4 Tony Armas 13
4 6 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 10
2 Dave Collins 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Ozzie Smith 7
5 Andy Van Slyke 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob James 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.53
3 Dave Dravecky 0.59
4 Mike LaCoss 0.71
5 Mike Jeffcoat 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 25
2 Mark Langston 23
3 Mike Witt 22
4 Jose DeLeon 20
4 Dwight Gooden 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 5
2 Jesse Orosco 4
2 Doug Sisk 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .431
2 Juan Beniquez .408
3 Don Mattingly .398
4 Mike Easler .392
5 Tony Gwynn .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 10
2 Don Baylor 9
3 Ron Kittle 8
3 Larry Parrish 8
3 Jim Rice 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 34
2 Tony Armas 26
2 Jim Rice 26
2 Willie Upshaw 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Bob Dernier 15
3 Gary Pettis 13
4 Gary Redus 12
5 Willie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Hernandez 0.61
2 Dwight Gooden 1.12
3 Charlie Hough 1.19
4 Geoff Zahn 1.32
5 Mike LaCoss 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Charlie Hough 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Keith Atherton 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 48
2 Mark Langston 39
3 Ron Guidry 37
3 Alejandro Pena 37
3 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 7
1 Jesse Orosco 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .336
2 Wade Boggs .329
3 Alan Trammell .326
4 Dave Winfield .324
5 Cal Ripken .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 38
3 Jim Rice 37
4 Eddie Murray 36
5 Ron Kittle 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Eddie Murray 130
3 Mike Schmidt 119
4 Tony Armas 114
4 Willie Upshaw 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Alan Wiggins 84
3 Tim Raines 83
4 Rudy Law 58
5 Bob Dernier 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.15
2 Phil Niekro 2.58
3 Mike Boddicker 2.59
4 Richard Dotson 2.59
5 Jack Morris 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 25
2 LaMarr Hoyt 23
2 Jack Morris 23
2 Dan Petry 23
5 Charlie Lea 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 243
2 Jack Morris 227
3 Fernando Valenzuela 225
4 Nolan Ryan 223
5 Mario Soto 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Al Holland 37
3 Lee Smith 34
4 Ron Davis 33
5 2 tied 31