On This Day

Sunday, July 15, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 60 28 .682 --
Blue Jays 53 35 .602 7.0
Orioles 50 40 .556 11.0
Red Sox 43 45 .489 17.0
Yankees 41 46 .471 18.5
Brewers 40 50 .444 21.0
Indians 36 50 .419 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 47 43 .522 --
White Sox 45 44 .506 1.5
Twins 44 44 .500 2.0
Athletics 44 48 .478 4.0
Mariners 42 50 .457 6.0
Royals 39 48 .448 6.5
Rangers 39 52 .429 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 50 35 .588 --
Cubs 51 37 .580 0.5
Phillies 48 40 .545 3.5
Expos 44 44 .500 7.5
Cardinals 44 46 .489 8.5
Pirates 37 52 .416 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 51 36 .586 --
Braves 47 44 .516 6.0
Dodgers 46 46 .500 7.5
Astros 43 48 .473 10.0
Reds 40 51 .440 13.0
Giants 33 55 .375 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Madlock 5
2 Phil Bradley 4
2 Mike Easler 4
2 Pete O'Brien 4
2 Lou Whitaker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Johnson 2
2 Mark Bailey 1
2 Chris Bando 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Gedman 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
3 Mike Easler 3
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 1
1 Randy Bush 1
1 Jody Davis 1
1 Dave Henderson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2.50
2 Bob Knepper 1.80
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.40
4 Charles Hudson 1.00
5 Dwight Gooden 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 10
1 Fernando Valenzuela 10
3 Bob Knepper 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
5 Charles Hudson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .363
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Kent Hrbek .334
4 Don Mattingly .332
5 Ryne Sandberg .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 25
2 Tony Armas 23
3 Andre Thornton 21
4 Ron Kittle 20
4 Dale Murphy 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 78
2 Eddie Murray 74
3 Jim Rice 71
4 Tony Armas 66
4 Alvin Davis 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 44
2 Juan Samuel 42
3 Gary Pettis 36
4 Alan Wiggins 35
5 Gary Redus 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.88
2 Dave Dravecky 2.09
3 Alejandro Pena 2.26
4 Rick Mahler 2.30
5 Dave Stieb 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 14
2 Joaquin Andujar 13
3 Jack Morris 12
3 Phil Niekro 12
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 143
2 Fernando Valenzuela 138
3 Nolan Ryan 108
4 Mike Witt 106
5 Mario Soto 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 23
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Lee Smith 20
4 Bill Caudill 19
4 2 others tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .490
2 Tony Pena .479
3 Kent Hrbek .412
4 Tony Gwynn .408
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Easler 6
2 Steve Balboni 5
2 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Kent Hrbek 14
3 Harold Baines 13
3 Jerry Mumphrey 13
3 Cal Ripken 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Dan Gladden 6
2 Tim Raines 6
4 Brett Butler 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
2 John Candelaria 0.82
3 Dave Dravecky 0.86
4 Bob Knepper 1.02
5 Phil Niekro 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Frank Viola 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 30
2 Orel Hershiser 23
3 Pete Ladd 20
3 Mark Langston 20
3 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 5
1 Lee Smith 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Roy Lee Jackson 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .429
2 Dave Winfield .402
3 Dan Gladden .400
4 Kent Hrbek .393
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 11
2 Steve Balboni 10
3 Mike Easler 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 30
2 Andre Thornton 26
3 Harold Baines 25
4 Tony Armas 24
4 Keith Hernandez 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Gary Pettis 17
3 Steve Sax 12
4 Juan Samuel 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.47
2 Dave Dravecky 0.90
3 Mike Witt 1.54
4 Mike LaCoss 1.57
5 Pete Ladd 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Frank Viola 5
3 Jim Beattie 4
3 Bruce Berenyi 4
3 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Mark Langston 48
3 Jose DeLeon 46
4 Orel Hershiser 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Lee Smith 8
3 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Bruce Sutter 7
5 8 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .345
2 Dave Winfield .339
3 Cal Ripken .330
4 Alan Trammell .324
5 Wade Boggs .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 40
1 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Dale Murphy 36
3 Eddie Murray 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 Eddie Murray 129
3 Tony Armas 119
4 Mike Schmidt 115
5 Dave Winfield 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Alan Wiggins 78
4 Rudy Law 57
5 Lonnie Smith 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.23
2 John Candelaria 2.26
3 Richard Dotson 2.48
4 Phil Niekro 2.49
5 Alejandro Pena 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 25
2 Charlie Lea 24
3 Jack Morris 23
4 LaMarr Hoyt 22
4 Dan Petry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 247
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Jack Morris 211
4 Mario Soto 209
5 Nolan Ryan 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Lee Smith 37
3 Al Holland 36
4 Bruce Sutter 33
5 Ron Davis 32