On This Day

Tuesday, July 17, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 28 .689 --
Blue Jays 53 37 .589 9.0
Orioles 52 40 .565 11.0
Red Sox 45 45 .500 17.0
Yankees 42 47 .472 19.5
Brewers 40 52 .435 23.0
Indians 38 51 .427 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 43 .533 --
White Sox 45 46 .495 3.5
Twins 44 46 .489 4.0
Athletics 44 50 .468 6.0
Mariners 44 50 .468 6.0
Royals 40 50 .444 8.0
Rangers 40 53 .430 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 51 36 .586 --
Cubs 51 39 .567 1.5
Phillies 50 40 .556 2.5
Expos 46 44 .511 6.5
Cardinals 44 48 .478 9.5
Pirates 38 53 .418 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 53 36 .596 --
Braves 47 46 .505 8.0
Dodgers 47 47 .500 8.5
Astros 44 49 .473 11.0
Reds 40 53 .430 15.0
Giants 35 55 .389 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Tim Teufel 4
3 Joe Carter 3
3 Julio Franco 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sixto Lezcano 2
1 Keith Moreland 2
3 Mark Bailey 1
3 Carmelo Castillo 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 4
2 Tom Dunbar 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 2.25
2 Mark Langston 1.71
3 Alejandro Pena 1.40
4 Bob Ojeda 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 12
2 Jose DeLeon 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Bob Ojeda 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .360
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Don Mattingly .338
4 Ryne Sandberg .328
5 Kent Hrbek .326

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 79
2 Eddie Murray 75
3 Jim Rice 71
4 Alvin Davis 68
5 Tony Armas 67

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 2.09
2 Alejandro Pena 2.12
3 Phil Niekro 2.23
4 Rick Mahler 2.31
5 Dave Stieb 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 14
2 Joaquin Andujar 13
3 Scott McGregor 12
3 Jack Morris 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 143
2 Fernando Valenzuela 138
3 Mike Witt 112
4 Nolan Ryan 108
5 Mario Soto 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 24
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Al Holland 20
3 Lee Smith 20
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Pena .480
2 Jose Cruz .435
3 Mike Fitzgerald .432
4 George Foster .419
5 Marty Barrett .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Easler 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Cal Ripken 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 14
1 Dave Kingman 14
3 George Foster 12
3 Keith Moreland 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Gladden 6
1 Tim Raines 6
3 Wally Backman 5
3 Brett Butler 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 0.00
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Dave Rucker 0.00
4 Dave Dravecky 0.60
5 John Candelaria 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Frank DiPino 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 26
2 Mark Langston 24
3 Orel Hershiser 23
4 Pete Ladd 21
5 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Willie Hernandez 3
2 Al Holland 3
2 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .438
2 Dave Winfield .405
3 Dan Gladden .394
4 Bill Russell .382
5 Rance Mulliniks .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 11
1 Andre Thornton 11
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Mike Easler 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Harold Baines 26
2 Keith Moreland 26
2 Andre Thornton 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
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 LaCoss 1.69
4 Curt Young 1.73
5 Greg Minton 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Frank Viola 5
1 Mike Witt 5
4 Jim Beattie 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 50
2 Mark Langston 48
3 Dwight Gooden 47
4 Charlie Hough 40
4 2 others tied 40

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 .338
3 Cal Ripken .328
4 Alan Trammell .324
5 Don Mattingly .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Eddie Murray 128
3 Tony Armas 119
4 Mike Schmidt 115
5 Dave Winfield 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Alan Wiggins 78
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 Bryn Smith 2.50
5 Alejandro Pena 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 241
2 Steve Carlton 231
3 Jack Morris 211
4 Jose DeLeon 210
5 Mario Soto 209

Saves

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