On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 26 .683 --
Blue Jays 50 32 .610 6.0
Orioles 44 38 .537 12.0
Red Sox 40 42 .488 16.0
Brewers 39 45 .464 18.0
Yankees 35 45 .438 20.0
Indians 33 47 .413 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 42 40 .512 --
Twins 42 40 .512 --
Angels 43 41 .512 --
Royals 38 41 .481 2.5
Athletics 41 45 .477 3.0
Mariners 38 48 .442 6.0
Rangers 37 48 .435 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 47 35 .573 --
Mets 45 34 .570 0.5
Phillies 44 38 .537 3.0
Cardinals 41 43 .488 7.0
Expos 40 42 .488 7.0
Pirates 31 51 .378 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 48 33 .593 --
Braves 45 40 .529 5.0
Dodgers 44 42 .512 6.5
Astros 41 44 .482 9.0
Reds 39 46 .459 11.0
Giants 32 49 .395 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Doran 6
2 Mike Heath 4
2 Ron Kittle 4
2 Rick Manning 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rickey Henderson 4
1 Kent Hrbek 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 George Bell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pascual Perez 1.29
2 Ron Darling 1.00
2 Dave LaPoint 1.00
4 Jeff Russell 0.86
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pascual Perez 9
2 Dave LaPoint 7
3 Ron Darling 6
3 Pete Ladd 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .370
2 Tony Gwynn .351
3 Ryne Sandberg .335
4 Don Mattingly .333
5 Kent Hrbek .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Tony Armas 22
3 Ron Kittle 20
3 Dale Murphy 20
5 Andre Thornton 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 70
2 Dave Kingman 69
3 Eddie Murray 68
4 Alvin Davis 64
5 Tony Armas 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 43
2 Juan Samuel 40
3 Alan Wiggins 35
4 Gary Pettis 34
5 Gary Redus 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.84
2 Nolan Ryan 2.12
3 Rick Mahler 2.25
4 Dave Stieb 2.42
5 Geoff Zahn 2.45

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 Fernando Valenzuela 128
2 Dwight Gooden 125
3 Nolan Ryan 102
4 Mike Witt 101
5 Mario Soto 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 23
2 Bruce Sutter 21
3 Rollie Fingers 18
4 Bill Caudill 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Doran .485
2 Dave Winfield .459
3 Jose Cruz .448
4 Jeff Stone .435
5 Kirby Puckett .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 10
2 Jason Thompson 7
2 Andre Thornton 7
4 Tony Armas 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 18
1 Steve Balboni 18
1 Andre Thornton 18
4 Alvin Davis 17
4 Jerry Mumphrey 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.43
2 Tim Stoddard 0.59
3 Dave Schmidt 0.66
4 Dave LaPoint 0.73
5 Bill Caudill 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Jim Gott 3
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Fernando Valenzuela 27
3 Charlie Hough 24
3 Mark Langston 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Ron Davis 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .427
2 Bill Doran .395
3 Harold Baines .394
4 Enos Cabell .379
5 Jose Cruz .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 10
1 Andre Thornton 10
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Mike Easler 9
3 Dave Kingman 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 33
2 Tony Armas 30
3 Harold Baines 27
3 Jose Cruz 27
3 Larry Parrish 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Gary Pettis 17
3 Juan Samuel 12
4 Steve Sax 11
4 Willie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.86
2 Mike LaCoss 1.07
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.63
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.69
5 Ron Darling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 6
1 Joe Niekro 6
3 Frank Viola 5
3 Ed Whitson 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 45
1 Mark Langston 45
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
4 Mike Witt 41
5 Charlie Hough 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Rollie Fingers 9
3 Willie Hernandez 8
3 Bruce Sutter 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .341
2 Wade Boggs .334
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Alan Trammell .325
5 Cal Ripken .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 40
3 Ron Kittle 37
3 Dale Murphy 37
5 Eddie Murray 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Eddie Murray 131
3 Tony Armas 122
4 Mike Schmidt 118
5 Dale Murphy 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Alan Wiggins 82
4 Rudy Law 59
5 Lonnie Smith 52

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 25
2 Jack Morris 24
3 LaMarr Hoyt 23
3 Charlie Lea 23
3 Dan Petry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 237
2 Steve Carlton 232
3 Jack Morris 222
4 Nolan Ryan 218
5 Mario Soto 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 48
2 Al Holland 36
2 Lee Smith 36
4 Bruce Sutter 35
5 Ron Davis 34