On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 40 .649 --
Blue Jays 63 47 .573 9.0
Orioles 59 52 .532 13.5
Red Sox 58 53 .523 14.5
Yankees 57 53 .518 15.0
Indians 46 64 .418 26.0
Brewers 47 66 .416 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 58 52 .527 --
Angels 58 53 .523 0.5
White Sox 56 55 .505 2.5
Royals 55 56 .495 3.5
Athletics 52 62 .456 8.0
Mariners 50 64 .439 10.0
Rangers 48 64 .429 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 45 .598 --
Mets 62 47 .569 3.5
Phillies 60 51 .541 6.5
Cardinals 56 56 .500 11.0
Expos 53 58 .477 13.5
Pirates 48 65 .425 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 67 44 .604 --
Braves 58 54 .518 9.5
Dodgers 55 58 .487 13.0
Astros 52 61 .460 16.0
Reds 47 65 .420 20.5
Giants 44 65 .404 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeffrey Leonard 5
2 Bruce Benedict 4
2 Ron Cey 4
2 Henry Cotto 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 3
2 Bill Buckner 2
2 Robin Yount 2
4 Tony Armas 1
4 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Bill Buckner 5
1 Ron Cey 5
4 Doug DeCinces 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Perry 3
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Damaso Garcia 2
2 Jeff Stone 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 3.25
2 John Henry Johnson 1.50
2 Scott Sanderson 1.50
4 Danny Cox 1.00
4 Pascual Perez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 13
2 John Henry Johnson 9
3 Bert Blyleven 8
4 Bruce Hurst 7
5 Mark Clear 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Dave Winfield .346
3 Don Mattingly .337
4 Ryne Sandberg .325
5 Kent Hrbek .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 31
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Dale Murphy 26
4 Lance Parrish 25
5 Ron Kittle 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 88
2 Tony Armas 84
2 Alvin Davis 84
2 Jim Rice 84
5 Eddie Murray 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 54
2 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Alan Wiggins 47
4 Gary Pettis 40
4 Tim Raines 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.36
2 Dave Dravecky 2.41
3 Storm Davis 2.41
4 John Candelaria 2.44
5 Larry McWilliams 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Charlie Lea 14
2 Jack Morris 14
2 Dan Petry 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 171
2 Fernando Valenzuela 167
3 Mike Witt 139
4 Nolan Ryan 131
4 Rick Sutcliffe 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 30
1 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Al Holland 25
3 Lee Smith 25
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .458
2 Onix Concepcion .449
3 Terry Pendleton .444
4 Brian Downing .440
5 Harold Baines .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Brian Downing 5
1 Von Hayes 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
1 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 15
1 Kevin McReynolds 15
1 Lance Parrish 15
4 Greg Luzinski 14
4 Keith Moreland 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 13
2 Tim Raines 8
2 Juan Samuel 8
4 Alan Wiggins 7
5 Terry Pendleton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.00
2 Don Robinson 0.67
3 Dan Quisenberry 0.69
4 Joe Beckwith 0.75
5 Mark Thurmond 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Dennis Rasmussen 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
2 Oil Can Boyd 25
3 Fernando Valenzuela 24
4 Ron Guidry 23
5 Joe Price 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .430
2 Onix Concepcion .423
3 Tony Gwynn .415
4 Jose Cruz .392
5 Cal Ripken .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 9
1 Lance Parrish 9
3 Gary Carter 8
4 Tom Brunansky 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 25
2 Gary Carter 24
3 Keith Hernandez 23
3 Lance Parrish 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 15
2 Juan Samuel 14
3 Tim Raines 13
4 Alan Wiggins 12
5 Wally Backman 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 1.34
2 Larry McWilliams 1.47
3 Orel Hershiser 1.48
4 Mark Thurmond 1.55
5 Jay Tibbs 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
3 Mike Krukow 5
4 Salome Barojas 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 45
2 Mark Langston 44
3 Rick Sutcliffe 41
4 Orel Hershiser 40
5 Fernando Valenzuela 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Willie Hernandez 8
3 Al Holland 8
3 Lee Smith 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .358
2 Cal Ripken .337
3 Dave Winfield .333
4 Jose Cruz .323
5 Wade Boggs .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 44
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Tony Armas 122
3 Eddie Murray 121
4 Gary Carter 116
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 86
2 Rickey Henderson 85
3 Tim Raines 82
4 Dave Collins 57
4 Juan Samuel 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.79
2 John Candelaria 2.41
3 Alejandro Pena 2.62
4 Mike Boddicker 2.64
5 Bob Knepper 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 22
1 Charlie Lea 22
1 Jack Morris 22
4 Dan Petry 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 237
2 Steve Carlton 210
3 Jose DeLeon 199
4 Mario Soto 198
5 Nolan Ryan 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Bruce Sutter 39
3 Al Holland 38
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Ron Davis 33