On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 76 41 .650 --
Blue Jays 66 47 .584 8.0
Yankees 61 54 .530 14.0
Red Sox 60 55 .522 15.0
Orioles 60 55 .522 15.0
Brewers 50 67 .427 26.0
Indians 47 68 .409 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 59 55 .518 --
Angels 58 57 .504 1.5
White Sox 57 58 .496 2.5
Royals 56 59 .487 3.5
Athletics 56 62 .475 5.0
Mariners 53 65 .449 8.0
Rangers 50 66 .431 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 47 .595 --
Mets 63 50 .558 4.5
Phillies 62 53 .539 6.5
Cardinals 57 59 .491 12.0
Expos 56 59 .487 12.5
Pirates 51 66 .436 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 69 47 .595 --
Braves 59 58 .504 10.5
Dodgers 58 59 .496 11.5
Astros 56 62 .475 14.0
Reds 50 67 .427 19.5
Giants 45 68 .398 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Santana 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
3 Marty Barrett 3
3 Bob Brenly 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 George Bell 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Mike Pagliarulo 3
1 Jim Pankovits 3
1 Ozzie Virgil 3
1 George Wright 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Anderson 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.67
2 Steve Carlton 1.43
3 Mike Scott 1.20
4 Mike Smithson 0.86
5 Bill Krueger 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Jaime Cocanower 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
1 Dwight Gooden 10
3 Bill Krueger 7
4 Roger Clemens 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Howell 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Dave Winfield .352
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Kent Hrbek .326
5 Ryne Sandberg .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 32
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Dale Murphy 27
4 Lance Parrish 26
5 Andre Thornton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 94
2 Alvin Davis 92
3 Jim Rice 86
4 Tony Armas 85
5 Gary Carter 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 55
2 Alan Wiggins 49
3 Rickey Henderson 47
4 Tim Raines 43
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.36
2 Storm Davis 2.45
3 Larry McWilliams 2.50
4 Dave Dravecky 2.51
5 Dave Stieb 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
1 Jack Morris 15
3 Charlie Lea 14
3 Phil Niekro 14
3 Dan Petry 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 181
2 Fernando Valenzuela 178
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 27
4 Willie Hernandez 25
4 2 others tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .467
2 Onix Concepcion .419
3 Bruce Benedict .400
4 Brian Downing .397
5 Keith Moreland .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 7
2 Carlton Fisk 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Harold Baines 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 17
2 Bill Buckner 16
2 Kevin McReynolds 16
4 Alvin Davis 15
4 Fred Lynn 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 13
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Juan Samuel 9
4 Willie Wilson 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Mason 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.40
3 Mark Thurmond 0.43
4 Bruce Sutter 0.61
5 Steve Bedrosian 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Smith 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Ray Fontenot 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 27
2 Mark Langston 24
3 Ron Guidry 23
4 Floyd Bannister 21
4 Roger Clemens 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
1 Dave Righetti 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Willie Hernandez 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .407
2 Jose Cruz .393
3 Cal Ripken .390
4 Tony Gwynn .388
4 Steve Kemp .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 10
1 Lance Parrish 10
3 Tom Brunansky 9
4 Gary Carter 8
4 Carlton Fisk 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 29
2 Alvin Davis 27
3 Lance Parrish 25
4 Bill Buckner 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 16
2 Tim Raines 15
2 Juan Samuel 15
4 Alan Wiggins 14
5 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 1.04
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.08
3 Greg Minton 1.08
4 Orel Hershiser 1.28
5 Mark Thurmond 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Dennis Rasmussen 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 51
2 Fernando Valenzuela 50
3 Dwight Gooden 48
4 Jose DeLeon 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 10
2 Bill Caudill 9
2 Willie Hernandez 9
2 Bruce Sutter 9
5 Al Holland 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .358
2 Cal Ripken .338
3 Dave Winfield .337
4 Jose Cruz .324
5 Keith Hernandez .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Lance Parrish 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Tony Armas 118
4 Gary Carter 115
5 Willie Upshaw 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 86
2 Rickey Henderson 85
3 Tim Raines 82
4 Dave Collins 58
4 Juan Samuel 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.77
2 John Candelaria 2.34
3 Alejandro Pena 2.62
4 Mike Boddicker 2.65
5 Rick Rhoden 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 243
2 Steve Carlton 210
3 Nolan Ryan 199
4 Mario Soto 197
5 Jose DeLeon 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Bruce Sutter 39
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Ron Davis 33