On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 27 .679 --
Blue Jays 50 34 .595 7.0
Orioles 46 39 .541 11.5
Red Sox 41 43 .488 16.0
Brewers 39 47 .453 19.0
Yankees 36 46 .439 20.0
Indians 33 49 .402 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 44 40 .524 --
Twins 43 41 .512 1.0
Angels 44 42 .512 1.0
Athletics 43 45 .489 3.0
Royals 39 43 .476 4.0
Mariners 40 48 .455 6.0
Rangers 38 49 .437 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 47 34 .580 --
Cubs 48 36 .571 0.5
Phillies 45 39 .536 3.5
Cardinals 42 44 .488 7.5
Expos 41 43 .488 7.5
Pirates 32 52 .381 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 49 34 .590 --
Braves 46 41 .529 5.0
Dodgers 45 43 .511 6.5
Astros 42 45 .483 9.0
Reds 39 48 .448 12.0
Giants 33 50 .398 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dwight Evans 5
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Pedro Guerrero 4
4 Juan Beniquez 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Chris Bando 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
3 Von Hayes 3
3 Mike Heath 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Von Hayes 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buddy Black 2.00
2 Jerry Koosman 1.50
3 John Candelaria 1.33
4 Bruce Berenyi 1.00
4 Dennis Martinez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 10
2 Buddy Black 8
3 Marty Bystrom 6
3 Jerry Koosman 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Dave Schmidt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .370
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Ryne Sandberg .335
4 Kent Hrbek .335
5 Don Mattingly .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Tony Armas 22
3 Andre Thornton 21
4 Ron Kittle 20
4 Dale Murphy 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 72
2 Dave Kingman 71
2 Jim Rice 71
4 Alvin Davis 65
5 Tony Armas 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 43
2 Juan Samuel 40
3 Gary Pettis 35
3 Alan Wiggins 35
5 Gary Redus 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.84
2 Rick Mahler 2.25
3 Alejandro Pena 2.40
4 Dave Stieb 2.42
5 Geoff Zahn 2.45

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 Nolan Ryan 103
3 Mario Soto 103
5 Mike Witt 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 23
2 Bruce Sutter 21
3 Bill Caudill 18
3 Rollie Fingers 18
3 Lee Smith 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .478
2 Pat Sheridan .475
3 Bill Doran .467
4 Jeff Stone .450
5 Chris Bando .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 9
2 Steve Balboni 8
3 Dwayne Murphy 6
3 Jason Thompson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 19
2 Jerry Mumphrey 17
3 Tony Armas 15
3 Harold Baines 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Dan Gladden 8
2 Steve Sax 8
4 Brett Butler 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Schmidt 0.00
2 Orel Hershiser 0.46
3 Bruce Sutter 0.61
4 Tim Stoddard 0.63
5 Craig Lefferts 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Jim Beattie 3
2 Buddy Black 3
2 Ron Darling 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 27
2 Dwight Gooden 26
3 Charlie Hough 24
4 Orel Hershiser 22
4 Mark Langston 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .427
2 Harold Baines .400
3 Bill Doran .387
4 Kent Hrbek .386
5 Dwight Evans .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 12
2 Steve Balboni 10
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 Dwayne Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 31
2 Tony Armas 30
2 Larry Parrish 30
4 Andre Thornton 28
5 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 1.14
3 Orel Hershiser 1.53
4 Dan Schatzeder 1.63
5 Bret Saberhagen 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
2 Jim Beattie 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 4 others tied 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 Willie Hernandez 9
2 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Jesse Orosco 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .339
2 Tony Gwynn .334
3 Wade Boggs .330
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 139
2 Eddie Murray 135
3 Tony Armas 122
4 Mike Schmidt 120
5 Dale Murphy 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 106
2 Tim Raines 84
3 Alan Wiggins 81
4 Rudy Law 59
5 Lonnie Smith 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.19
2 Richard Dotson 2.45
3 John Candelaria 2.48
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 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 48
2 Lee Smith 37
3 Al Holland 36
4 Bruce Sutter 35
5 Ron Davis 34