On This Day

Tuesday, July 31, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 71 33 .683 --
Blue Jays 59 45 .567 12.0
Orioles 57 48 .543 14.5
Red Sox 54 49 .524 16.5
Yankees 50 52 .490 20.0
Brewers 47 59 .443 25.0
Indians 44 58 .431 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 54 49 .524 --
Angels 53 51 .510 1.5
White Sox 50 54 .481 4.5
Royals 50 55 .476 5.0
Mariners 49 58 .458 7.0
Athletics 48 59 .449 8.0
Rangers 45 61 .425 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 59 42 .584 --
Cubs 60 44 .577 0.5
Phillies 56 47 .544 4.0
Cardinals 52 53 .495 9.0
Expos 51 52 .495 9.0
Pirates 45 61 .425 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 63 42 .600 --
Braves 55 51 .519 8.5
Dodgers 52 55 .486 12.0
Astros 50 57 .467 14.0
Reds 44 61 .419 19.0
Giants 40 62 .392 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Hall 4
1 Fred Lynn 4
3 Brian Downing 3
3 Dwight Evans 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 4
1 Pat Tabler 4
3 Doug Baker 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Mike Easler 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Puhl 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Benny Ayala 1
3 Wally Backman 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Bordi 1.33
2 Kurt Kepshire 1.00
3 Juan Berenguer 0.67
4 Ken Schrom 0.62
4 Dave Stewart 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jamie Easterly 8
2 Roger Clemens 6
2 Kurt Kepshire 6
4 Ray Fontenot 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Dave Winfield .346
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Kent Hrbek .333
5 Ryne Sandberg .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 28
1 Dave Kingman 28
3 Dale Murphy 25
4 Ron Kittle 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 87
2 Eddie Murray 80
3 Jim Rice 79
4 Gary Carter 78
4 Alvin Davis 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 49
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Alan Wiggins 44
4 Gary Pettis 38
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 2.23
2 John Candelaria 2.31
3 Alejandro Pena 2.35
4 Dave Stieb 2.37
5 Storm Davis 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 14
1 Charlie Lea 14
1 Dan Petry 14
4 Jack Morris 13
5 6 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 162
2 Fernando Valenzuela 157
3 Mike Witt 134
4 Nolan Ryan 127
5 Mark Langston 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
1 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Al Holland 22
4 Lee Smith 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .462
2 Cal Ripken .423
3 Jim Sundberg .417
4 Rance Mulliniks .406
5 Willie Upshaw .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 6
2 Gary Carter 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 Larry Parrish 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 17
2 Steve Balboni 14
2 Gary Carter 14
2 Darryl Strawberry 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 8
2 Dave Collins 7
3 Wally Backman 6
3 Tim Raines 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.00
2 Bob Ojeda 0.33
3 Joe Niekro 0.36
4 Rick Waits 0.66
5 Aurelio Lopez 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Bob Ojeda 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 29
2 Mike Witt 28
3 Orel Hershiser 25
4 Joe Price 22
5 Jose DeLeon 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Willie Hernandez 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .443
2 Tony Gwynn .398
3 Cal Ripken .382
4 Tony Pena .378
5 Dan Gladden .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 10
2 Tony Armas 9
3 Steve Balboni 8
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 31
2 Darryl Strawberry 28
3 Dave Kingman 26
4 Gary Carter 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
1 Tim Raines 12
3 Juan Samuel 11
3 Alan Wiggins 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.78
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.27
3 John Candelaria 1.34
4 Bob Ojeda 1.66
5 Joe Niekro 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Don Sutton 5
4 Floyd Bannister 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
1 Mark Langston 49
3 Orel Hershiser 48
4 Jose DeLeon 38
4 Mike Witt 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Jesse Orosco 8
1 Dave Righetti 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Dave Winfield .336
3 Cal Ripken .329
4 Kent Hrbek .320
5 Keith Hernandez .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Dale Murphy 40
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 35
5 Lance Parrish 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 136
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Gary Carter 117
4 Tony Armas 113
4 Dale Murphy 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 90
2 Alan Wiggins 84
3 Tim Raines 82
4 Juan Samuel 52
5 Dave Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.31
3 Alejandro Pena 2.58
4 Charlie Lea 2.66
5 Bryn Smith 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Jack Morris 199
5 Mario Soto 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Al Holland 36
2 Lee Smith 36
2 Bruce Sutter 36
5 3 tied 30