On This Day

Friday, August 3, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 35 .673 --
Blue Jays 61 45 .575 10.5
Orioles 58 49 .542 14.0
Red Sox 54 51 .514 17.0
Yankees 54 52 .509 17.5
Brewers 47 62 .431 26.0
Indians 45 61 .425 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 55 51 .519 --
Angels 55 52 .514 0.5
White Sox 52 54 .491 3.0
Royals 51 56 .477 4.5
Athletics 50 60 .455 7.0
Mariners 50 60 .455 7.0
Rangers 46 62 .426 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 45 .579 --
Mets 60 44 .577 0.5
Phillies 57 49 .538 4.5
Cardinals 54 54 .500 8.5
Expos 52 54 .491 9.5
Pirates 47 62 .431 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 64 43 .598 --
Braves 57 51 .528 7.5
Dodgers 53 56 .486 12.0
Astros 51 58 .468 14.0
Reds 45 63 .417 19.5
Giants 41 64 .390 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carney Lansford 5
2 Brett Butler 4
2 Al Cowens 4
2 Steve Kemp 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 4
1 Mike Heath 4
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
1 Frank White 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Amelung 2
1 Tony Phillips 2
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 Albert Hall 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.83
2 John Candelaria 1.17
3 Bob Welch 1.00
4 Bruce Hurst 0.89
5 Mark Davis 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 11
2 Bruce Hurst 8
2 Mark Langston 8
4 John Candelaria 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .363
2 Dave Winfield .344
3 Don Mattingly .337
4 Kent Hrbek .329
5 Ryne Sandberg .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 29
2 Dave Kingman 28
3 Dale Murphy 26
4 Ron Kittle 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 87
2 Alvin Davis 83
3 Eddie Murray 82
4 Gary Carter 80
5 Jim Rice 79

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 Dave Stieb 2.38
3 Alejandro Pena 2.40
4 Storm Davis 2.43
5 John Candelaria 2.44

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 139
4 Nolan Ryan 131
5 Mark Langston 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 28
1 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Holland 23
3 Lee Smith 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .429
1 Terry Pendleton .429
3 Kevin McReynolds .425
4 Cal Ripken .417
4 Don Slaught .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Von Hayes 5
2 Kent Hrbek 5
2 Dwayne Murphy 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 17
2 Alvin Davis 15
3 Steve Balboni 14
3 Kevin McReynolds 14
3 Darryl Strawberry 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 8
2 Dave Collins 7
3 Tim Raines 6
3 Mookie Wilson 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.00
2 Joe Cowley 0.55
3 Rick Waits 0.71
4 Tom Seaver 1.06
5 Aurelio Lopez 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Mark Thurmond 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 27
2 Mark Langston 25
3 Dwight Gooden 22
3 Joe Price 22
3 Rick Sutcliffe 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Willie Hernandez 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .408
2 Tony Gwynn .387
3 Cal Ripken .368
4 Tony Pena .351
5 Dan Gladden .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 9
2 Carlton Fisk 8
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Ken Phelps 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 28
2 Gary Carter 26
3 Kent Hrbek 25
4 Keith Hernandez 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 11
1 Tim Raines 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 Bruce Sutter 1.38
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.67
5 Jay Tibbs 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Mike Krukow 5
4 Floyd Bannister 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 49
2 Orel Hershiser 48
3 Jose DeLeon 45
4 Dwight Gooden 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Willie Hernandez 8
2 Dave Righetti 8
2 Lee Smith 8
5 Rich Gossage 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Dave Winfield .334
3 Cal Ripken .333
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Keith Hernandez .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
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 117
4 Tony Armas 116
5 Dale Murphy 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Alan Wiggins 83
3 Tim Raines 81
4 Juan Samuel 53
5 Dave Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.41
3 Bryn Smith 2.64
4 Alejandro Pena 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 Mike Boddicker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Steve Carlton 213
3 Mario Soto 205
4 Jose DeLeon 202
4 Nolan Ryan 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Al Holland 37
2 Bruce Sutter 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 2 tied 31