On This Day

Wednesday, July 18, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 29 .681 --
Blue Jays 54 37 .593 8.0
Orioles 52 41 .559 11.0
Red Sox 45 46 .495 17.0
Yankees 43 47 .478 18.5
Brewers 41 52 .441 22.0
Indians 39 51 .433 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 44 .527 --
White Sox 46 46 .500 2.5
Twins 45 46 .495 3.0
Athletics 45 50 .474 5.0
Mariners 44 51 .463 6.0
Royals 40 51 .440 8.0
Rangers 40 54 .426 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 52 36 .591 --
Cubs 52 39 .571 1.5
Phillies 51 40 .560 2.5
Expos 46 45 .505 7.5
Cardinals 45 48 .484 9.5
Pirates 39 53 .424 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 53 37 .589 --
Braves 48 46 .511 7.0
Dodgers 47 48 .495 8.5
Astros 44 50 .468 11.0
Reds 40 54 .426 15.0
Giants 35 56 .385 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Luzinski 4
1 Lonnie Smith 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Nick Esasky 3
3 Larry Herndon 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.33
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Rick Sutcliffe 0.86
4 Luis Leal 0.83
5 Bert Blyleven 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Atlee Hammaker 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Rick Sutcliffe 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .359
2 Tony Gwynn .358
3 Don Mattingly .338
4 Ryne Sandberg .330
5 Kent Hrbek .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Tony Armas 25
3 Ron Kittle 21
3 Andre Thornton 21
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 82
2 Eddie Murray 76
3 Jim Rice 71
4 Tony Armas 68
4 Alvin Davis 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 45
2 Juan Samuel 43
3 Gary Pettis 36
3 Alan Wiggins 36
5 3 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 2.09
2 Alejandro Pena 2.12
3 Phil Niekro 2.23
4 Rick Mahler 2.31
5 Dave Stieb 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 14
2 Joaquin Andujar 13
3 Scott McGregor 12
3 Jack Morris 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 143
2 Fernando Valenzuela 138
3 Nolan Ryan 115
4 Mike Witt 112
5 Mario Soto 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 24
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Al Holland 21
4 Rollie Fingers 20
4 Lee Smith 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Pena .490
2 Jose Cruz .447
3 Mike Fitzgerald .421
4 Dan Gladden .420
5 Marty Barrett .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Cal Ripken 5
4 Mike Easler 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Keith Hernandez 14
3 Gary Carter 13
4 Mike Heath 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 7
1 Lonnie Smith 7
3 Dan Gladden 6
4 Rickey Henderson 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 0.00
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Bruce Berenyi 0.00
4 Dave Dravecky 0.60
5 Larry McWilliams 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 4
2 Frank DiPino 3
2 Luis Leal 3
2 Scott McGregor 3
2 Walt Terrell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 26
2 Mark Langston 24
3 Orel Hershiser 23
4 Dwight Gooden 18
5 4 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Al Holland 4
3 Bill Caudill 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .451
2 Dave Winfield .417
3 Dan Gladden .408
4 Kent Hrbek .380
5 Ryne Sandberg .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Harold Baines 26
2 Keith Hernandez 26
4 Keith Moreland 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Gary Pettis 13
3 Juan Samuel 11
3 Steve Sax 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.27
2 Dave Dravecky 0.75
3 Bruce Berenyi 1.42
4 Mike Witt 1.52
5 Mike LaCoss 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Don Sutton 5
2 Frank Viola 5
2 Mike Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 50
2 Mark Langston 48
3 Dwight Gooden 47
4 Rick Sutcliffe 46
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Lee Smith 8
4 Willie Hernandez 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .345
2 Dave Winfield .336
3 Cal Ripken .327
4 Alan Trammell .324
5 Don Mattingly .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
1 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Ron Kittle 36
3 Dale Murphy 36
3 Eddie Murray 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 131
2 Eddie Murray 129
3 Tony Armas 120
4 Mike Schmidt 119
5 Dave Winfield 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Alan Wiggins 78
4 Rudy Law 55
5 Lonnie Smith 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.18
2 John Candelaria 2.26
3 Richard Dotson 2.48
4 Bryn Smith 2.50
5 Alejandro Pena 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 25
2 Charlie Lea 24
3 Jack Morris 23
4 Dan Petry 22
5 LaMarr Hoyt 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 241
2 Steve Carlton 226
3 Jack Morris 212
4 Jose DeLeon 210
5 2 tied 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 48
2 Al Holland 38
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Bruce Sutter 33
5 Ron Davis 32