On This Day

Sunday, August 5, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 38 .655 --
Blue Jays 63 45 .583 8.0
Orioles 58 51 .532 13.5
Red Sox 56 51 .523 14.5
Yankees 56 52 .519 15.0
Brewers 47 64 .423 25.5
Indians 45 63 .417 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 56 52 .519 --
Angels 56 53 .514 0.5
White Sox 54 54 .500 2.0
Royals 54 56 .491 3.0
Athletics 52 60 .464 6.0
Mariners 50 62 .446 8.0
Rangers 46 64 .418 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 45 .587 --
Mets 62 44 .585 0.5
Phillies 58 50 .537 5.5
Cardinals 55 55 .500 9.5
Expos 52 56 .481 11.5
Pirates 47 64 .423 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 66 43 .606 --
Braves 57 53 .518 9.5
Dodgers 54 57 .486 13.0
Astros 51 60 .459 16.0
Reds 46 64 .418 20.5
Giants 43 64 .402 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Onix Concepcion 4
1 Von Hayes 4
1 Jorge Orta 4
1 Pat Sheridan 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeffrey Leonard 5
2 Keith Moreland 4
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 Dane Iorg 3
3 Kevin McReynolds 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 4
2 Willie Upshaw 2
2 Willie Wilson 2
4 Bob Brenly 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Fontenot 1.33
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.25
3 Ken Schrom 1.17
4 Juan Berenguer 0.80
4 John Denny 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Ray Fontenot 1
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 10
2 Juan Berenguer 8
3 Ken Schrom 7
4 Kurt Kepshire 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Dave Winfield .344
3 Don Mattingly .337
4 Ryne Sandberg .329
5 Kent Hrbek .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 30
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
2 Eddie Murray 83
4 Gary Carter 80
5 Jim Rice 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 51
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Alan Wiggins 46
4 Tim Raines 40
5 Gary Pettis 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 2.38
2 Alejandro Pena 2.40
3 Dave Dravecky 2.41
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 Fernando Valenzuela 167
2 Dwight Gooden 165
3 Mike Witt 139
4 Nolan Ryan 131
5 Mark Langston 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 29
1 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Bill Caudill 24
3 Al Holland 24
3 Lee Smith 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .446
2 Onix Concepcion .436
3 Lee Lacy .425
4 Kevin McReynolds .421
5 Tony Gwynn .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 6
2 Bob Brenly 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Brenly 15
1 Kevin McReynolds 15
3 Steve Balboni 14
4 Kent Hrbek 13
4 Don Mattingly 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 11
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Terry Pendleton 6
3 Alan Wiggins 6
3 Mookie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Cowley 0.63
2 Don Robinson 0.71
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.98
4 Oil Can Boyd 1.07
5 Dan Petry 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Dennis Rasmussen 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 27
2 Oil Can Boyd 25
2 Mark Langston 25
4 Fernando Valenzuela 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Bill Caudill 5
4 Dan Quisenberry 4
4 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .444
2 Tony Gwynn .420
3 Jose Cruz .414
4 Onix Concepcion .413
5 Cal Ripken .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 9
2 Tom Brunansky 7
2 Gary Carter 7
2 Von Hayes 7
2 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 26
2 Kent Hrbek 25
3 Gary Carter 24
4 Mike Heath 22
4 Keith Hernandez 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Dave Collins 12
3 Wally Backman 11
3 Juan Samuel 11
3 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 1.13
2 Bruce Sutter 1.44
3 Orel Hershiser 1.48
4 Jay Tibbs 1.59
5 2 tied 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Dennis Rasmussen 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 49
2 Fernando Valenzuela 43
3 Jose DeLeon 40
3 Dwight Gooden 40
3 Orel Hershiser 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 9
2 Bill Caudill 8
2 Lee Smith 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .360
2 Cal Ripken .336
3 Dave Winfield .332
4 Jose Cruz .327
5 Kent Hrbek .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 36
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Tony Armas 116
3 Gary Carter 116
5 Dale Murphy 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 85
1 Alan Wiggins 85
3 Tim Raines 83
4 Dave Collins 55
5 Juan Samuel 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.79
2 John Candelaria 2.41
3 Mike Boddicker 2.64
4 Bryn Smith 2.64
5 Alejandro Pena 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 22
1 Charlie Lea 22
1 Jack Morris 22
1 Dan Petry 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 237
2 Steve Carlton 213
3 Nolan Ryan 202
4 Mario Soto 198
5 Jose DeLeon 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Ron Davis 32