On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 71 34 .676 --
Blue Jays 60 45 .571 11.0
Orioles 58 48 .547 13.5
Red Sox 54 50 .519 16.5
Yankees 51 52 .495 19.0
Brewers 47 60 .439 25.0
Indians 45 58 .437 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 54 50 .519 --
Angels 54 51 .514 0.5
White Sox 51 54 .486 3.5
Royals 50 56 .472 5.0
Mariners 50 58 .463 6.0
Athletics 48 60 .444 8.0
Rangers 45 62 .421 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 61 44 .581 --
Mets 59 43 .578 0.5
Phillies 56 48 .538 4.5
Cardinals 53 53 .500 8.5
Expos 51 53 .490 9.5
Pirates 46 61 .430 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 64 42 .604 --
Braves 56 51 .523 8.5
Dodgers 52 56 .481 13.0
Astros 50 58 .463 15.0
Reds 45 61 .425 19.0
Giants 40 63 .388 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
1 Andy Van Slyke 4
3 Von Hayes 3
3 Orlando Mercado 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Vukovich 2
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Tom Herr 3
1 Ron Kittle 3
1 Kevin McReynolds 3
1 Gary Redus 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Van Slyke 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Farr 2.00
2 Joe Price 1.75
3 Dan Petry 0.71
4 Storm Davis 0.60
5 Larry McWilliams 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Farr 8
2 Joe Price 7
3 Storm Davis 6
3 Ed Hodge 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Jim Gott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Dave Winfield .350
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Kent Hrbek .331
5 Ryne Sandberg .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 28
1 Dave Kingman 28
3 Dale Murphy 26
4 Ron Kittle 24
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 87
2 Eddie Murray 81
3 Alvin Davis 79
3 Jim Rice 79
5 Gary Carter 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 50
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 Dave Stieb 2.37
4 Alejandro Pena 2.40
5 Storm Davis 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Charlie Lea 14
2 Dan Petry 14
4 Jack Morris 13
4 Phil Niekro 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 165
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 .482
2 Cal Ripken .423
3 Brian Downing .417
4 Jim Sundberg .405
5 Willie Upshaw .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
3 Gary Carter 5
3 Von Hayes 5
3 Darryl Strawberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 17
2 Darryl Strawberry 15
3 Steve Balboni 14
4 Gary Carter 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 8
2 Dave Collins 7
2 Juan Samuel 7
4 Wally Backman 6
4 Darryl Strawberry 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.00
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.67
3 Rick Waits 0.71
4 Tom Seaver 0.72
5 Milt Wilcox 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 25
2 Steve Farr 23
3 Dwight Gooden 22
3 Joe Price 22
3 Mike Witt 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Rollie Fingers 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .423
2 Tony Gwynn .382
3 Cal Ripken .382
4 Dan Gladden .376
5 Tony Pena .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 9
1 Kent Hrbek 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
4 Steve Balboni 8
4 Darryl Strawberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 27
1 Darryl Strawberry 27
3 Gary Carter 25
4 Dave Kingman 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
1 Juan Samuel 12
3 Wally Backman 11
3 Tim Raines 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 Larry McWilliams 1.67
5 Jay Tibbs 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 52
2 Orel Hershiser 48
3 Mark Langston 41
4 Joe Price 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Dave Righetti 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Rich Gossage 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Dave Winfield .340
3 Cal Ripken .330
4 Keith Hernandez .319
5 Don Mattingly .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Dale Murphy 41
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 36
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 136
2 Eddie Murray 122
3 Gary Carter 117
4 Dale Murphy 115
5 Tony Armas 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 87
2 Alan Wiggins 84
3 Tim Raines 82
4 Juan Samuel 53
5 Dave Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.31
3 Alejandro Pena 2.61
4 Bryn Smith 2.67
5 Mike Boddicker 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Steve Carlton 213
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 Rich Gossage 31