On This Day

Thursday, August 2, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 34 .679 --
Blue Jays 60 45 .571 11.5
Orioles 58 48 .547 14.0
Red Sox 54 50 .519 17.0
Yankees 52 52 .500 19.0
Brewers 47 61 .435 26.0
Indians 45 59 .433 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 55 51 .519 --
Twins 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 62 44 .585 --
Mets 59 44 .573 1.5
Phillies 57 48 .543 4.5
Cardinals 53 54 .495 9.5
Expos 51 54 .486 10.5
Pirates 47 61 .435 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 62 .421 19.5
Giants 41 63 .394 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chili Davis 4
1 Fred Lynn 4
3 Juan Beniquez 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Jeffrey Leonard 1
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 4
2 Juan Beniquez 2
2 Rick Cerone 2
2 Chili Davis 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Henry Cotto 1
1 Tim Raines 1
1 Ed Romero 1
1 Scot Thompson 1
1 Mookie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Sutcliffe 0.91
2 Jose DeLeon 0.88
3 Mike Krukow 0.67
3 Bryn Smith 0.67
5 Jim Slaton 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 Jack Morris 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 10
2 Mike Krukow 8
3 Jose DeLeon 7
4 Bryn Smith 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Dave Winfield .348
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Kent Hrbek .330
5 Ryne Sandberg .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 28
1 Dave Kingman 28
3 Dale Murphy 26
4 Ron Kittle 24
5 Andre Thornton 23

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 Tim Raines 37

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 Jack Morris 14
2 Dan Petry 14
5 Phil Niekro 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 165
2 Fernando Valenzuela 157
3 Mike Witt 134
4 Nolan Ryan 127
5 Rick Sutcliffe 126

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .438
2 Terry Pendleton .436
3 Brian Downing .432
4 Don Slaught .417
5 Onix Concepcion .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Von Hayes 5
2 Kent Hrbek 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 16
1 Darryl Strawberry 16
3 Steve Balboni 14
4 Kevin McReynolds 13
4 Dale Murphy 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 8
2 Dave Collins 7
2 Juan Samuel 7
4 Tim Raines 6
4 Mookie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.00
2 Rick Waits 0.71
3 Tom Seaver 0.72
4 Milt Wilcox 0.82
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 Mike Krukow 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 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Willie Hernandez 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
5 Donnie Moore 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .410
2 Tony Gwynn .378
3 Cal Ripken .377
4 Dan Gladden .362
5 Tony Pena .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Kent Hrbek 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 28
2 Kent Hrbek 26
3 Keith Hernandez 25
4 Gary Carter 24
5 Dave Kingman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Wally Backman 11
3 Dan Gladden 10
3 Juan Samuel 10
3 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.78
2 Larry McWilliams 1.13
3 John Candelaria 1.34
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.37
5 Jay Tibbs 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 6
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
3 Storm Davis 5
4 Salome Barojas 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 48
2 Jose DeLeon 45
3 Mark Langston 41
4 Dwight Gooden 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 8
1 Dave Righetti 8
1 Lee Smith 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
5 Rich Gossage 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Dave Winfield .337
3 Cal Ripken .332
4 Jose Cruz .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 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 134
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Gary Carter 115
4 Tony Armas 114
5 Dale Murphy 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Alan Wiggins 84
3 Tim Raines 83
4 Juan Samuel 53
5 Dave Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.31
3 Bryn Smith 2.64
4 Alejandro Pena 2.67
5 Mike Boddicker 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Steve Carlton 213
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Jose DeLeon 202
5 Jack Morris 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Al Holland 37
3 Lee Smith 36
3 Bruce Sutter 36
5 Rich Gossage 31