On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 30 .694 --
Blue Jays 57 42 .576 11.5
Orioles 55 45 .550 14.0
Red Sox 51 46 .526 16.5
Yankees 46 51 .474 21.5
Brewers 45 55 .450 24.0
Indians 42 55 .433 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 51 48 .515 --
Twins 49 49 .500 1.5
White Sox 48 51 .485 3.0
Royals 47 52 .475 4.0
Athletics 48 54 .471 4.5
Mariners 46 56 .451 6.5
Rangers 41 60 .406 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 58 37 .611 --
Cubs 56 42 .571 3.5
Phillies 54 44 .551 5.5
Expos 48 50 .490 11.5
Cardinals 47 53 .470 13.5
Pirates 44 57 .436 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 58 41 .586 --
Braves 52 49 .515 7.0
Dodgers 50 52 .490 9.5
Astros 48 53 .475 11.0
Reds 42 59 .416 17.0
Giants 39 59 .398 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 3
1 Lee Lacy 3
1 Gary Redus 3
1 Jim Rice 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Franklin Stubbs 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 3
2 Dwight Evans 2
2 Steve Garvey 2
2 Lee Lacy 2
5 24 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Mumphrey 1
1 Alan Wiggins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.57
2 Dan Schatzeder 0.64
3 Bill Laskey 0.62
4 Mike Scott 0.43
5 Craig McMurtry 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Bill Laskey 1
1 Craig McMurtry 1
1 Mark Thurmond 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 Dan Schatzeder 7
3 Bill Laskey 5
4 Craig McMurtry 4
4 Dan Spillner 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Frank Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .362
2 Dave Winfield .345
3 Don Mattingly .336
4 Ryne Sandberg .331
5 Kent Hrbek .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Ron Kittle 23
4 Dale Murphy 22
4 Andre Thornton 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 87
2 Eddie Murray 80
3 Jim Rice 79
4 Alvin Davis 75
5 2 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Juan Samuel 46
3 Alan Wiggins 42
4 Gary Pettis 37
5 Gary Redus 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.19
2 Alejandro Pena 2.27
3 Phil Niekro 2.28
4 Dave Stieb 2.39
5 Dave Dravecky 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 14
2 Joaquin Andujar 13
2 Jack Morris 13
2 Dan Petry 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 154
2 Fernando Valenzuela 151
3 Mike Witt 128
4 Nolan Ryan 119
5 Mario Soto 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Rollie Fingers 23
2 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Al Holland 22
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Corcoran .500
2 Jose Cruz .472
3 Jim Morrison .444
4 Cal Ripken .403
5 Tony Gwynn .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Gary Carter 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Darryl Strawberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 16
2 Keith Hernandez 15
2 Darryl Strawberry 15
4 George Foster 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 9
2 Alan Wiggins 7
3 Juan Samuel 6
3 Lonnie Smith 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Holland 0.71
2 John Candelaria 0.78
3 Marty Bystrom 0.86
4 Ron Romanick 1.08
5 Greg Minton 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 27
1 Mark Langston 27
1 Mike Witt 27
4 Jose DeLeon 25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Al Holland 5
3 Willie Hernandez 4
3 Dan Quisenberry 4
5 10 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .486
2 Tony Pena .381
3 Tim Corcoran .380
4 Dan Gladden .377
5 Rickey Henderson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
1 Andre Thornton 9
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Steve Balboni 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 30
2 Keith Hernandez 25
2 Kent Hrbek 25
2 Darryl Strawberry 25
5 Alvin Davis 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Juan Samuel 13
3 Dan Gladden 10
3 Lonnie Smith 10
3 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.98
2 John Candelaria 1.00
3 Ron Darling 1.50
4 Mike Witt 1.66
5 Ron Romanick 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Don Sutton 5
1 Mike Witt 5
4 John Candelaria 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 49
1 Mark Langston 49
3 Dwight Gooden 47
4 Fernando Valenzuela 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Bill Caudill 7
3 Willie Hernandez 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .351
2 Dave Winfield .333
3 Cal Ripken .329
4 Jose Cruz .320
5 Alan Trammell .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Dale Murphy 37
4 Ron Kittle 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Eddie Murray 127
3 Tony Armas 116
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 Gary Carter 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Alan Wiggins 82
3 Tim Raines 79
4 Gary Redus 50
4 2 others tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.99
2 John Candelaria 2.20
3 Alejandro Pena 2.55
4 Mike Boddicker 2.65
5 Charlie Lea 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 23
1 Charlie Lea 23
1 Jack Morris 23
4 Dan Petry 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Steve Carlton 229
3 Jose DeLeon 205
3 Nolan Ryan 205
5 Jack Morris 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Al Holland 38
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Bruce Sutter 34
5 3 tied 30