On This Day

Monday, July 16, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 28 .685 --
Blue Jays 53 36 .596 8.0
Orioles 51 40 .560 11.0
Red Sox 44 45 .494 17.0
Yankees 42 46 .477 18.5
Brewers 40 51 .440 22.0
Indians 36 51 .414 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 48 43 .527 --
White Sox 45 45 .500 2.5
Twins 44 45 .494 3.0
Athletics 44 49 .473 5.0
Mariners 43 50 .462 6.0
Royals 40 48 .455 6.5
Rangers 39 53 .424 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 51 35 .593 --
Cubs 51 38 .573 1.5
Phillies 49 40 .551 3.5
Expos 45 44 .506 7.5
Cardinals 44 47 .484 9.5
Pirates 38 52 .422 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 52 36 .591 --
Braves 47 45 .511 7.0
Dodgers 46 47 .495 8.5
Astros 43 49 .467 11.0
Reds 40 52 .435 14.0
Giants 34 55 .382 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Don Mattingly 4
4 Wally Backman 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Phelps 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Mark Bailey 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 5
1 Ken Phelps 5
3 Dave Winfield 4
4 Mike Fitzgerald 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Schatzeder 1.17
2 Bob Walk 1.14
3 Joe Cowley 1.00
3 Mike Jones 1.00
5 Sid Fernandez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 8
1 Bob Walk 8
3 Dan Schatzeder 7
4 Joe Cowley 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .360
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Kent Hrbek .330
5 Ryne Sandberg .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 25
2 Tony Armas 24
3 Ron Kittle 21
3 Andre Thornton 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 78
2 Eddie Murray 75
3 Jim Rice 71
4 Tony Armas 67
5 Alvin Davis 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 44
2 Juan Samuel 43
3 Gary Pettis 36
3 Alan Wiggins 36
5 Gary Redus 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.88
2 Dave Dravecky 2.09
3 Alejandro Pena 2.26
4 Rick Mahler 2.30
5 Dave Stieb 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 14
2 Joaquin Andujar 13
3 Jack Morris 12
3 Phil Niekro 12
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 143
2 Fernando Valenzuela 138
3 Nolan Ryan 108
4 Mike Witt 106
5 Mario Soto 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 24
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Lee Smith 20
4 Bill Caudill 19
4 2 others tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Pena .490
2 Jose Cruz .468
3 Mike Fitzgerald .424
4 Mike Easler .415
5 George Foster .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 6
1 Mike Easler 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 15
2 Keith Hernandez 13
2 Dave Winfield 13
4 Tony Armas 12
4 6 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Brett Butler 6
2 Dan Gladden 6
4 Gary Pettis 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
2 John Candelaria 0.82
3 Dave Dravecky 0.86
4 Bob Knepper 1.02
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 30
2 Orel Hershiser 23
3 Pete Ladd 21
4 Tom Seaver 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Jesse Orosco 4
4 Bill Caudill 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .434
2 Dave Winfield .409
3 Dan Gladden .400
4 Bill Russell .391
5 Bill Doran .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 11
1 Andre Thornton 11
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Mike Easler 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 30
2 Harold Baines 25
2 Andre Thornton 25
4 Tony Armas 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Gary Pettis 15
3 Juan Samuel 12
3 Steve Sax 12
5 Brett Butler 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.25
2 Dave Dravecky 0.90
3 Mike Witt 1.54
4 Mike LaCoss 1.57
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Frank Viola 5
3 Jim Beattie 4
3 Bruce Berenyi 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Jose DeLeon 41
3 Rick Sutcliffe 40
3 Fernando Valenzuela 40
5 Orel Hershiser 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
1 Lee Smith 8
4 Bruce Sutter 7
5 5 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .345
2 Dave Winfield .339
3 Cal Ripken .328
4 Don Mattingly .324
5 Alan Trammell .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 Eddie Murray 129
3 Tony Armas 119
4 Mike Schmidt 116
5 Dave Winfield 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Alan Wiggins 79
4 Rudy Law 56
5 Lonnie Smith 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.18
2 John Candelaria 2.26
3 Richard Dotson 2.48
4 Phil Niekro 2.49
5 Alejandro Pena 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 25
2 Charlie Lea 24
3 Jack Morris 23
4 LaMarr Hoyt 22
4 Dan Petry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 241
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Jack Morris 211
4 Mario Soto 209
5 Nolan Ryan 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 48
2 Lee Smith 37
3 Al Holland 36
4 Bruce Sutter 33
5 Ron Davis 32