On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 25 .688 --
Blue Jays 48 32 .600 7.0
Orioles 44 37 .543 11.5
Red Sox 38 42 .475 17.0
Brewers 38 43 .469 17.5
Yankees 35 43 .449 19.0
Indians 33 45 .423 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 43 39 .524 --
White Sox 40 40 .500 2.0
Twins 40 40 .500 2.0
Royals 37 41 .474 4.0
Athletics 39 44 .470 4.5
Mariners 38 46 .452 6.0
Rangers 36 47 .434 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 35 .563 --
Mets 42 34 .553 1.0
Phillies 43 37 .538 2.0
Expos 39 40 .494 5.5
Cardinals 40 42 .488 6.0
Pirates 31 49 .388 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 46 33 .582 --
Braves 44 39 .530 4.0
Dodgers 43 41 .512 5.5
Reds 39 43 .476 8.5
Astros 39 43 .476 8.5
Giants 32 47 .405 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Bill Doran 4
2 David Green 4
4 Hubie Brooks 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Tony Armas 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Julio Cruz 3
2 David Green 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Gary Pettis 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
4 Al Bumbry 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.22
2 Charlie Lea 1.00
2 Dave Stieb 1.00
4 Steve Carlton 0.75
5 Phil Niekro 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 11
2 Dave Stieb 8
3 Charlie Lea 6
4 Ricky Horton 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Lahti 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .371
2 Tony Gwynn .351
3 Ryne Sandberg .342
4 Don Mattingly .339
5 Claudell Washington .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Tony Armas 21
3 Ron Kittle 19
3 Dale Murphy 19
3 Andre Thornton 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 67
1 Jim Rice 67
3 Eddie Murray 66
4 Alvin Davis 62
5 Tony Armas 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 42
2 Juan Samuel 40
3 Alan Wiggins 34
4 Gary Pettis 33
5 Gary Redus 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.84
2 Geoff Zahn 1.89
3 Nolan Ryan 2.12
4 Ray Burris 2.13
5 Rick Mahler 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 13
1 Charlie Lea 13
3 Jack Morris 12
4 Richard Dotson 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 125
2 Fernando Valenzuela 124
3 Nolan Ryan 102
4 Mike Witt 101
5 Mario Soto 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 22
2 Bruce Sutter 20
3 Rollie Fingers 17
3 Al Holland 17
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .513
2 Jeff Stone .490
3 Ryne Sandberg .457
4 Bill Doran .456
5 Jose Cruz .456

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 9
2 Andre Thornton 8
3 Jason Thompson 6
4 Tony Armas 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 19
2 Jason Thompson 17
3 Tony Armas 16
3 Steve Balboni 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Gary Pettis 9
3 Juan Samuel 8
4 Steve Sax 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.39
2 Dave Schmidt 0.67
3 Dave Dravecky 0.86
4 Jim Beattie 1.00
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Jim Gott 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Jose DeLeon 24
2 Charlie Hough 24
2 Mark Langston 24
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Donnie Moore 4
3 Doug Sisk 4
3 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .461
2 Harold Baines .406
3 Ryne Sandberg .373
4 Rickey Henderson .371
5 Jim Rice .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 10
2 Steve Balboni 9
2 Mike Easler 9
2 Dave Kingman 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Tony Armas 29
3 Jose Cruz 26
3 Mike Easler 26
3 Larry Parrish 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
1 Gary Pettis 18
3 Juan Samuel 13
4 Ozzie Smith 10
4 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.77
2 Charlie Hough 1.15
3 Geoff Zahn 1.47
4 Mike LaCoss 1.57
5 Ricky Horton 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
2 Joe Niekro 5
2 Ed Whitson 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 46
1 Fernando Valenzuela 46
3 Dwight Gooden 45
4 Mike Witt 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Jesse Orosco 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .341
2 Wade Boggs .333
2 Tony Gwynn .333
4 Alan Trammell .325
5 Cal Ripken .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 39
3 Ron Kittle 36
3 Dale Murphy 36
5 Eddie Murray 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 Eddie Murray 129
3 Tony Armas 119
4 Mike Schmidt 118
5 Dale Murphy 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 82
3 Alan Wiggins 81
4 Rudy Law 59
5 Lonnie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.24
2 Richard Dotson 2.45
3 Mike Boddicker 2.47
4 John Candelaria 2.56
5 Phil Niekro 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 25
2 Jack Morris 24
3 Charlie Lea 23
3 Dan Petry 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 233
2 Steve Carlton 232
3 Jack Morris 222
4 Nolan Ryan 218
5 Mario Soto 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Al Holland 36
3 Lee Smith 35
4 Bruce Sutter 34
5 Ron Davis 33