On This Day

Thursday, July 12, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 28 .671 --
Blue Jays 50 35 .588 7.0
Orioles 48 39 .552 10.0
Red Sox 41 44 .482 16.0
Brewers 39 48 .448 19.0
Yankees 37 46 .446 19.0
Indians 33 50 .398 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 44 41 .518 --
Angels 45 42 .517 --
White Sox 44 42 .512 0.5
Athletics 44 45 .494 2.0
Royals 39 44 .470 4.0
Mariners 41 48 .461 5.0
Rangers 39 49 .443 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 48 34 .585 --
Cubs 49 36 .576 0.5
Phillies 46 39 .541 3.5
Expos 42 43 .494 7.5
Cardinals 42 45 .483 8.5
Pirates 33 52 .388 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 50 34 .595 --
Braves 46 42 .523 6.0
Dodgers 45 44 .506 7.5
Astros 42 46 .477 10.0
Reds 39 49 .443 13.0
Giants 33 51 .393 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Mike Fitzgerald 3
1 George Foster 3
1 Phil Garner 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Tim Corcoran 1
1 Mike Easler 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 4
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Mike Fitzgerald 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 Ken Oberkfell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Perconte 2
1 Wayne Tolleson 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Storm Davis 1.40
2 Jose DeLeon 1.33
3 Mark Langston 1.17
4 Alejandro Pena 0.86
5 Frank Viola 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 12
2 Storm Davis 7
2 Mark Langston 7
2 Gene Nelson 7
5 Alejandro Pena 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .371
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Ryne Sandberg .337
4 Kent Hrbek .333
5 Don Mattingly .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 24
2 Tony Armas 22
3 Andre Thornton 21
4 Ron Kittle 20
4 Dale Murphy 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 74
2 Eddie Murray 73
3 Jim Rice 71
4 Alvin Davis 65
5 2 tied 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 44
2 Juan Samuel 41
3 Gary Pettis 35
3 Alan Wiggins 35
5 Gary Redus 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.88
2 Alejandro Pena 2.26
3 Rick Mahler 2.30
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
3 Phil Niekro 12
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 133
2 Fernando Valenzuela 128
3 Mike Witt 106
4 Nolan Ryan 103
4 Mario Soto 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 23
2 Bruce Sutter 21
3 Bill Caudill 19
4 Rollie Fingers 18
4 2 others tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .479
2 Tony Phillips .472
3 Bill Doran .439
4 Dwight Evans .431
5 Kent Hrbek .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 6
1 Andre Thornton 6
3 Jesse Barfield 5
3 Mike Easler 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 15
2 Kent Hrbek 14
2 Andre Thornton 14
4 Harold Baines 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Dan Gladden 8
3 Brett Butler 6
3 Juan Samuel 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 0.00
2 Orel Hershiser 0.46
3 Tim Stoddard 0.67
4 Charlie Leibrandt 0.69
5 Dave LaPoint 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 3
1 Frank Viola 3
3 Doyle Alexander 2
3 Floyd Bannister 2
3 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 22
1 Orel Hershiser 22
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Pete Ladd 20
3 Mark Langston 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Jesse Orosco 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .444
2 Bill Doran .435
3 Harold Baines .414
4 Ryne Sandberg .408
5 Jose Cruz .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 12
2 Steve Balboni 10
2 Dave Kingman 10
4 Dwayne Murphy 9
4 Ozzie Virgil 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 30
2 Andre Thornton 27
3 Tony Armas 26
4 Larry Parrish 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Gary Pettis 17
3 Steve Sax 12
4 Juan Samuel 11
5 Brett Butler 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.87
2 Mike LaCoss 1.00
3 Jeff Russell 1.38
4 Orel Hershiser 1.53
5 Mike Witt 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 6
2 Jim Beattie 5
2 Ron Darling 5
2 Joe Niekro 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 48
2 Jose DeLeon 46
3 Mike Witt 41
4 Dwight Gooden 40
5 Rick Sutcliffe 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Bill Caudill 7
3 Ron Davis 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .343
2 Tony Gwynn .343
3 Wade Boggs .329
4 Alan Trammell .325
5 Cal Ripken .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Dale Murphy 37
4 Eddie Murray 36
5 Ron Kittle 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 134
2 Eddie Murray 132
3 Tony Armas 120
4 Mike Schmidt 114
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 104
2 Tim Raines 81
3 Alan Wiggins 79
4 Rudy Law 58
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.23
2 Richard Dotson 2.38
3 John Candelaria 2.48
4 Phil Niekro 2.50
5 Alejandro Pena 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 230
3 Jack Morris 218
4 Mario Soto 215
5 Nolan Ryan 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 48
2 Lee Smith 36
3 Al Holland 35
4 Bruce Sutter 34
5 Ron Davis 33