On This Day

Monday, August 6, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 39 .652 --
Blue Jays 63 46 .578 8.5
Orioles 59 51 .536 13.0
Red Sox 57 52 .523 14.5
Yankees 56 52 .519 15.0
Brewers 47 65 .420 26.0
Indians 45 64 .413 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 57 52 .523 --
Angels 57 53 .518 0.5
White Sox 55 54 .505 2.0
Royals 54 56 .491 3.5
Athletics 52 61 .460 7.0
Mariners 50 63 .442 9.0
Rangers 47 64 .423 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 45 .591 --
Mets 62 45 .579 1.5
Phillies 59 50 .541 5.5
Cardinals 55 56 .495 10.5
Expos 52 57 .477 12.5
Pirates 48 64 .429 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 67 43 .609 --
Braves 58 53 .523 9.5
Dodgers 54 58 .482 14.0
Astros 52 60 .464 16.0
Reds 46 65 .414 21.5
Giants 43 65 .398 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 6
2 Rich Gedman 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Harold Baines 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wade Boggs 2
1 Brian Downing 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Jody Davis 4
1 Jim Rice 4
4 Wade Boggs 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 2
2 Dave Anderson 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.12
2 Bob Knepper 0.71
3 Steve Carlton 0.67
3 Mike Smithson 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
2 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Mike Smithson 6
4 Joaquin Andujar 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Dave Winfield .344
3 Don Mattingly .337
4 Kent Hrbek .329
5 Ryne Sandberg .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 30
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Dale Murphy 26
4 Ron Kittle 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 88
2 Alvin Davis 83
2 Eddie Murray 83
2 Jim Rice 83
5 Gary Carter 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 53
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Alan Wiggins 46
4 Tim Raines 40
5 Gary Pettis 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 2.38
2 Alejandro Pena 2.40
3 Dave Dravecky 2.41
4 Storm Davis 2.41
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 171
2 Fernando Valenzuela 167
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 Brian Downing .457
2 Tony Gwynn .455
3 Onix Concepcion .431
4 Terry Pendleton .418
5 Kevin McReynolds .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 6
2 George Bell 5
2 Brian Downing 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 15
2 Steve Balboni 13
2 Jody Davis 13
2 Kent Hrbek 13
2 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 12
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Juan Samuel 7
4 Terry Pendleton 6
4 Alan Wiggins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.00
2 Don Robinson 0.73
3 Mark Thurmond 0.86
4 Mike Krukow 1.04
5 Oil Can Boyd 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Dennis Rasmussen 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 27
2 Roger Clemens 26
3 Oil Can Boyd 25
4 Fernando Valenzuela 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 7
2 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Bill Caudill 4
3 Ron Davis 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .427
2 Tony Gwynn .415
3 Onix Concepcion .413
4 Jose Cruz .412
5 Cal Ripken .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Gary Carter 8
3 Tom Brunansky 7
3 Von Hayes 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 26
2 Gary Carter 23
3 Keith Hernandez 22
3 Keith Moreland 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 13
1 Tim Raines 13
1 Juan Samuel 13
4 Wally Backman 11
4 Alan Wiggins 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 1.29
2 Orel Hershiser 1.48
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.48
4 Mark Thurmond 1.55
5 Jay Tibbs 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Dennis Rasmussen 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 46
2 Mark Langston 44
3 Jose DeLeon 40
3 Orel Hershiser 40
5 Fernando Valenzuela 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 9
2 Willie Hernandez 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Bill Caudill 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Cal Ripken .336
3 Dave Winfield .331
4 Jose Cruz .328
5 Wade Boggs .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 36
5 Jim Rice 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 137
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Tony Armas 117
4 Gary Carter 115
5 Dale Murphy 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 85
1 Alan Wiggins 85
3 Tim Raines 83
4 Dave Collins 56
4 Juan Samuel 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.79
2 John Candelaria 2.41
3 Mike Boddicker 2.64
4 Bryn Smith 2.67
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 210
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 33