On This Day

Saturday, July 7, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 26 .687 --
Blue Jays 50 33 .602 7.0
Orioles 46 38 .548 11.5
Red Sox 40 42 .488 16.5
Brewers 39 46 .459 19.0
Yankees 36 45 .444 20.0
Indians 33 48 .407 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 43 40 .518 --
Angels 43 41 .512 0.5
Twins 42 41 .506 1.0
Athletics 42 45 .483 3.0
Royals 38 43 .469 4.0
Mariners 39 48 .448 6.0
Rangers 37 49 .430 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 46 34 .575 --
Cubs 47 36 .566 0.5
Phillies 44 39 .530 3.5
Cardinals 41 44 .482 7.5
Expos 40 43 .482 7.5
Pirates 31 52 .373 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 49 33 .598 --
Braves 46 40 .535 5.0
Dodgers 45 42 .517 6.5
Astros 42 44 .488 9.0
Reds 39 47 .453 12.0
Giants 33 49 .402 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Driessen 4
1 Bob Meacham 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Dan Gladden 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Al Cowens 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Rasmussen 0.83
2 Alejandro Pena 0.80
3 Mike Flanagan 0.75
3 Larry McWilliams 0.75
5 Dwight Gooden 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 8
2 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Larry McWilliams 6
2 David Palmer 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Ed Lynch 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .370
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Ryne Sandberg .334
4 Kent Hrbek .333
5 Don Mattingly .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Tony Armas 22
3 Ron Kittle 20
3 Dale Murphy 20
5 Andre Thornton 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 72
2 Dave Kingman 71
3 Jim Rice 70
4 Alvin Davis 64
5 Tony Armas 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 43
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 Dave Dravecky 2.21
4 Rick Mahler 2.25
5 Alejandro Pena 2.40

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 133
2 Fernando Valenzuela 128
3 Mario Soto 103
4 Nolan Ryan 102
5 Mike Witt 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 23
2 Bruce Sutter 21
3 Rollie Fingers 18
4 Bill Caudill 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .472
2 Bill Doran .469
3 Jose Cruz .463
4 Pat Sheridan .459
5 Jeff Stone .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 10
2 Andre Thornton 7
3 Dwayne Murphy 6
3 Jason Thompson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 18
1 Andre Thornton 18
3 Alvin Davis 17
3 Jerry Mumphrey 17
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Dan Gladden 8
2 Gary Pettis 8
2 Juan Samuel 8
2 Steve Sax 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.43
2 Tim Stoddard 0.59
3 Dave Schmidt 0.66
4 Dave LaPoint 0.73
4 Tom Tellmann 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Jim Gott 3
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 27
2 Dwight Gooden 26
3 Charlie Hough 24
3 Mark Langston 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Donnie Moore 5
3 Bruce Sutter 5
5 Ron Davis 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .427
2 Harold Baines .394
3 Bill Doran .393
4 Kent Hrbek .380
5 Jose Cruz .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 10
1 Andre Thornton 10
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 30
1 Jim Rice 30
3 Larry Parrish 29
4 Harold Baines 27
4 Dave Kingman 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Gary Pettis 17
3 Steve Sax 12
4 Juan Samuel 11
4 Mookie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.76
2 Mike LaCoss 1.07
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.63
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.69
5 Ron Darling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
1 Joe Niekro 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Frank Viola 5
3 Ed Whitson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 46
2 Mark Langston 45
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
4 Charlie Hough 40
5 Jose DeLeon 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .341
2 Tony Gwynn .335
3 Wade Boggs .334
4 Alan Trammell .325
5 Cal Ripken .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 40
3 Ron Kittle 37
3 Dale Murphy 37
3 Eddie Murray 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Eddie Murray 135
3 Tony Armas 122
4 Mike Schmidt 118
5 Dale Murphy 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Alan Wiggins 82
4 Rudy Law 59
5 Lonnie Smith 53

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 25
2 Jack Morris 24
3 LaMarr Hoyt 23
3 Charlie Lea 23
3 Dan Petry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 237
2 Steve Carlton 232
3 Jack Morris 222
4 Mario Soto 221
5 Nolan Ryan 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 48
2 Al Holland 36
2 Lee Smith 36
4 Bruce Sutter 35
5 Ron Davis 34