On This Day

Friday, July 20, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 64 29 .688 --
Blue Jays 56 37 .602 8.0
Orioles 52 43 .547 13.0
Red Sox 46 46 .500 17.5
Yankees 44 48 .478 19.5
Brewers 42 53 .442 23.0
Indians 40 52 .435 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 45 .521 --
White Sox 47 47 .500 2.0
Twins 46 47 .495 2.5
Athletics 46 51 .474 4.5
Mariners 44 53 .454 6.5
Royals 42 51 .452 6.5
Rangers 40 56 .417 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 53 37 .589 --
Cubs 53 40 .570 1.5
Phillies 52 41 .559 2.5
Expos 46 47 .495 8.5
Cardinals 46 49 .484 9.5
Pirates 41 54 .432 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 54 39 .581 --
Braves 49 47 .510 6.5
Dodgers 48 49 .495 8.0
Astros 46 50 .479 9.5
Reds 41 55 .427 14.5
Giants 36 57 .387 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 5
2 Jim Morrison 4
2 Don Slaught 4
4 Wally Backman 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brad Komminsk 2
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Alvin Davis 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alvin Davis 4
2 Onix Concepcion 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 David Green 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Terry Puhl 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
4 Tony Bernazard 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.83
2 Andy Hawkins 1.00
3 Len Barker 0.88
4 Dave Rozema 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Len Barker 7
3 Andy Hawkins 6
4 Jim Clancy 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .361
2 Dave Winfield .352
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Ryne Sandberg .332
5 Kent Hrbek .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Tony Armas 25
3 Ron Kittle 22
4 Dale Murphy 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 85
2 Eddie Murray 77
3 Alvin Davis 72
3 Jim Rice 72
5 2 tied 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Juan Samuel 45
3 Gary Pettis 37
4 Alan Wiggins 36
5 Bob Dernier 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.12
2 Dave Stieb 2.21
3 Phil Niekro 2.23
4 Dave Dravecky 2.24
5 Rick Mahler 2.31

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 154
2 Fernando Valenzuela 143
3 Nolan Ryan 115
4 Mario Soto 113
5 Mike Witt 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 25
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Al Holland 21
5 Lee Smith 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Corcoran .500
1 Jose Cruz .500
3 Tony Pena .481
4 Chet Lemon .471
5 Tony Gwynn .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Cal Ripken 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 18
2 Keith Hernandez 13
2 Darryl Strawberry 13
4 Gary Carter 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 8
2 Lonnie Smith 7
3 Rickey Henderson 5
3 Tim Raines 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 0.00
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
3 Dave Stieb 0.53
4 Bryn Smith 0.55
5 Larry McWilliams 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Frank DiPino 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Luis Leal 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Mark Langston 24
3 Jose DeLeon 21
3 Orel Hershiser 21
5 Bruce Berenyi 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 4
1 Lee Smith 4
3 Bill Caudill 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .470
2 Dan Gladden .400
3 Tim Corcoran .380
4 Ryne Sandberg .378
5 Kent Hrbek .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 11
2 Andre Thornton 10
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 33
2 Keith Hernandez 26
3 Alvin Davis 25
4 Tony Armas 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Gary Pettis 13
2 Juan Samuel 13
4 Steve Sax 11
5 Lonnie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.21
2 Dave Dravecky 1.29
3 Mike Witt 1.52
4 Dave Stieb 1.73
5 Mike LaCoss 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Don Sutton 5
1 Frank Viola 5
1 Mike Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 58
2 Jose DeLeon 50
3 Mark Langston 48
4 Orel Hershiser 44
5 Fernando Valenzuela 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Lee Smith 7
4 Ron Davis 6
4 6 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .349
2 Dave Winfield .335
3 Cal Ripken .325
4 Alan Trammell .323
5 Don Mattingly .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Tony Armas 41
3 Dale Murphy 37
4 Ron Kittle 36
4 2 others tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Eddie Murray 130
3 Mike Schmidt 120
4 Tony Armas 117
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Tim Raines 82
3 Alan Wiggins 78
4 Rudy Law 56
5 Lonnie Smith 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.18
2 John Candelaria 2.25
3 Bryn Smith 2.50
4 Alejandro Pena 2.51
5 Mike Boddicker 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 24
2 Charlie Lea 23
3 Jack Morris 22
3 Dan Petry 22
5 LaMarr Hoyt 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 246
2 Steve Carlton 226
3 Jose DeLeon 210
3 Mario Soto 210
5 Nolan Ryan 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Al Holland 38
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Ron Davis 33
4 Bruce Sutter 33