On This Day

Thursday, July 5, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 25 .691 --
Blue Jays 49 32 .605 7.0
Orioles 44 37 .543 12.0
Red Sox 39 42 .481 17.0
Brewers 39 43 .476 17.5
Yankees 35 44 .443 20.0
Indians 33 46 .418 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 43 40 .518 --
White Sox 41 40 .506 1.0
Twins 41 40 .506 1.0
Royals 37 41 .474 3.5
Athletics 39 45 .464 4.5
Mariners 38 47 .447 6.0
Rangers 36 48 .429 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 46 35 .568 --
Mets 43 34 .558 1.0
Phillies 44 37 .543 2.0
Cardinals 41 42 .494 6.0
Expos 39 41 .488 6.5
Pirates 31 50 .383 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 47 33 .588 --
Braves 44 40 .524 5.0
Dodgers 43 42 .506 6.5
Astros 40 43 .482 8.5
Reds 39 44 .470 9.5
Giants 32 48 .400 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 Don Baylor 3
2 George Bell 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
3 Doug DeCinces 1
3 Dwight Evans 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 6
2 Ken Phelps 4
2 Willie Upshaw 4
4 Ron Cey 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Anderson 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 Jim Gantner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Mahler 1.33
2 Mike LaCoss 1.00
2 Bob Welch 1.00
4 Scott Sanderson 0.83
5 Tim Lollar 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Jaime Cocanower 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Mahler 8
1 Joe Price 8
3 Charlie Hough 7
3 Bob Welch 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .377
2 Tony Gwynn .350
3 Ryne Sandberg .337
4 Don Mattingly .334
5 Claudell Washington .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Tony Armas 21
3 Ron Kittle 19
3 Dale Murphy 19
3 Andre Thornton 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 70
2 Dave Kingman 67
3 Eddie Murray 66
4 Alvin Davis 64
5 Tony Armas 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 42
2 Juan Samuel 40
3 Alan Wiggins 35
4 Gary Pettis 34
5 Gary Redus 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.84
2 Nolan Ryan 2.12
3 Ray Burris 2.13
4 Rick Mahler 2.25
5 Dave Stieb 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 13
1 Charlie Lea 13
3 Jack Morris 12
4 Richard Dotson 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 125
2 Fernando Valenzuela 124
3 Nolan Ryan 102
4 Mike Witt 101
5 Mario Soto 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 22
2 Bruce Sutter 21
3 Rollie Fingers 18
4 Al Holland 17
5 4 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .541
2 Jeff Stone .469
3 Jose Cruz .463
4 Bill Doran .459
5 Ryne Sandberg .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 9
2 Andre Thornton 8
3 Jason Thompson 6
4 Mike Easler 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 19
2 Alvin Davis 17
3 Tony Armas 16
3 Steve Balboni 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Gary Pettis 9
3 Juan Samuel 8
4 Mookie Wilson 7
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Langston 0.00
1 Tim Stoddard 0.00
3 Orel Hershiser 0.39
4 Dave Schmidt 0.67
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Gott 3
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Bob Stanley 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Charlie Hough 24
3 Orel Hershiser 23
3 Rick Sutcliffe 23
3 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Ron Davis 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .476
2 Harold Baines .386
3 Rickey Henderson .377
4 Enos Cabell .365
5 Bill Doran .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 10
2 Steve Balboni 9
2 Mike Easler 9
2 Dave Kingman 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 35
2 Tony Armas 30
3 Jose Cruz 26
3 Mike Easler 26
3 Larry Parrish 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 19
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Juan Samuel 12
4 Ozzie Smith 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.86
2 Mike LaCoss 1.23
3 Bret Saberhagen 1.69
4 Ricky Horton 1.83
5 Bill Gullickson 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Jim Beattie 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 46
2 Dwight Gooden 45
3 Jose DeLeon 43
4 Mike Witt 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Willie Hernandez 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .344
2 Wade Boggs .333
3 Tony Gwynn .333
4 Alan Trammell .326
5 Cal Ripken .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 39
3 Ron Kittle 36
3 Dale Murphy 36
5 Eddie Murray 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Eddie Murray 129
3 Tony Armas 120
4 Mike Schmidt 118
5 Dale Murphy 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 82
2 Alan Wiggins 82
4 Rudy Law 59
5 Lonnie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.24
2 Richard Dotson 2.45
3 Mike Boddicker 2.47
4 John Candelaria 2.56
5 Phil Niekro 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 25
2 Jack Morris 24
3 Charlie Lea 23
3 Dan Petry 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 233
2 Steve Carlton 232
3 Jack Morris 222
4 Nolan Ryan 218
5 Mario Soto 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Al Holland 36
3 Lee Smith 35
3 Bruce Sutter 35
5 Ron Davis 34