On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 41 .643 --
Blue Jays 64 47 .577 8.0
Orioles 60 52 .536 12.5
Red Sox 59 53 .527 13.5
Yankees 57 54 .514 15.0
Brewers 48 66 .421 25.5
Indians 46 65 .414 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 58 53 .523 --
Angels 58 54 .518 0.5
White Sox 57 55 .509 1.5
Royals 55 57 .491 3.5
Athletics 53 62 .461 7.0
Mariners 51 64 .443 9.0
Rangers 48 65 .425 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 45 .602 --
Mets 62 48 .564 4.5
Phillies 60 52 .536 7.5
Cardinals 56 57 .496 12.0
Expos 54 58 .482 13.5
Pirates 49 65 .430 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 67 45 .598 --
Braves 58 55 .513 9.5
Dodgers 56 58 .491 12.0
Astros 53 61 .465 15.0
Reds 48 65 .425 19.5
Giants 44 66 .400 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hubie Brooks 4
1 Craig Reynolds 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Ayala 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Dale Berra 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Berra 5
1 Rich Gedman 5
3 Keith Moreland 4
4 Dave Collins 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 1.25
2 Jim Clancy 0.86
3 Mark Langston 0.78
4 Floyd Bannister 0.71
5 Walt Terrell 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 7
1 Walt Terrell 7
3 Jim Clancy 6
3 Steve Trout 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Dave Winfield .342
3 Don Mattingly .337
4 Ryne Sandberg .325
5 Bob Dernier .323

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 90
2 Alvin Davis 86
3 Jim Rice 85
4 Tony Armas 84
5 2 tied 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 Larry McWilliams 2.44
5 Rick Mahler 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Charlie Lea 14
2 Jack Morris 14
2 Dan Petry 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 171
2 Fernando Valenzuela 167
3 Mike Witt 143
4 Nolan Ryan 136
5 Mark Langston 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 30
1 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Bill Caudill 25
3 Al Holland 25
3 Lee Smith 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .475
2 Harold Baines .468
3 Onix Concepcion .438
4 Terry Pendleton .426
5 Dave Collins .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Brian Downing 5
1 Rich Gedman 5
1 Von Hayes 5
1 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 17
2 Bill Buckner 16
2 Kevin McReynolds 16
4 Greg Luzinski 14
4 Pat Tabler 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 Tim Lollar 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.40
3 Oil Can Boyd 0.69
4 Don Robinson 0.71
5 Greg Minton 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
2 Mark Langston 24
2 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 5
4 Ron Davis 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .422
2 Onix Concepcion .407
3 Tony Gwynn .407
4 Jose Cruz .398
5 Cal Ripken .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 9
1 Lance Parrish 9
3 Tom Brunansky 7
3 Gary Carter 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 28
2 Gary Carter 23
2 Keith Hernandez 23
2 Lance Parrish 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 1.08
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.14
3 Mark Thurmond 1.31
4 Larry McWilliams 1.47
5 2 tied 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5
2 Don Sutton 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 51
2 Jose DeLeon 45
3 Mike Witt 42
4 Fernando Valenzuela 39
5 Dwight Gooden 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Willie Hernandez 8
3 Al Holland 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .357
2 Cal Ripken .337
3 Dave Winfield .329
4 Jose Cruz .324
5 Bob Dernier .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 44
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Ron Kittle 35
4 2 others 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 Willie Upshaw 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 86
2 Rickey Henderson 85
3 Tim Raines 79
4 Dave Collins 58
5 Juan Samuel 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.79
2 John Candelaria 2.34
3 Alejandro Pena 2.62
4 Bob Knepper 2.68
5 Mike Boddicker 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 237
2 Steve Carlton 210
3 Mario Soto 203
4 Jose DeLeon 199
4 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Bruce Sutter 39
3 Al Holland 38
4 Lee Smith 37
5 Ron Davis 33