On This Day

Saturday, July 21, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 29 .691 --
Blue Jays 56 38 .596 9.0
Orioles 53 43 .552 13.0
Red Sox 47 46 .505 17.5
Yankees 44 49 .473 20.5
Brewers 43 53 .448 23.0
Indians 40 53 .430 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 46 .516 --
White Sox 48 47 .505 1.0
Twins 47 47 .500 1.5
Athletics 46 52 .469 4.5
Mariners 45 53 .459 5.5
Royals 42 52 .447 6.5
Rangers 40 57 .412 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 54 37 .593 --
Cubs 54 40 .574 1.5
Phillies 52 42 .553 3.5
Expos 47 47 .500 8.5
Cardinals 46 50 .479 10.5
Pirates 41 55 .427 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 55 39 .585 --
Braves 50 47 .515 6.5
Dodgers 49 49 .500 8.0
Astros 46 51 .474 10.5
Reds 41 56 .423 15.5
Giants 36 58 .383 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marvell Wynne 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Bob Dernier 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Brown 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 4
2 Mike Brown 3
2 Kent Hrbek 3
2 Graig Nettles 3
2 Jim Rice 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 4
2 Howard Johnson 2
3 Thad Bosley 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.17
2 Bill Laskey 0.89
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.83
4 Bryan Clark 0.80
5 Rick Camp 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Laskey 8
2 Rick Camp 7
2 Sid Fernandez 7
4 Joaquin Andujar 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Bob James 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .361
2 Dave Winfield .357
3 Don Mattingly .335
4 Kent Hrbek .329
5 Ryne Sandberg .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Tony Armas 26
3 Ron Kittle 23
4 Dale Murphy 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 85
2 Eddie Murray 77
3 Jim Rice 75
4 Alvin Davis 74
5 Tony Armas 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Juan Samuel 46
3 Alan Wiggins 40
4 Gary Pettis 37
5 2 tied 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 Rollie Fingers 22
2 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Al Holland 21
5 Lee Smith 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .489
2 Tim Corcoran .485
3 Chet Lemon .471
4 Tony Pena .463
5 Jim Morrison .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Ripken 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Gary Carter 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 16
2 Darryl Strawberry 14
3 Al Cowens 13
3 Cal Ripken 13
5 Keith Hernandez 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 8
2 Juan Samuel 6
2 Lonnie Smith 6
4 Alan Wiggins 5
5 6 tied 4

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 Willie Hernandez 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Frank DiPino 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Jose DeLeon 21
2 Orel Hershiser 21
4 Bruce Berenyi 20
5 Mark Langston 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Willie Hernandez 4
1 Al Holland 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .470
2 Dan Gladden .400
3 Rance Mulliniks .382
4 Ryne Sandberg .375
5 Dave Winfield .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 11
2 Andre Thornton 10
3 Tony Armas 9
4 Mike Easler 8
4 Dave Kingman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Alvin Davis 27
3 Tony Armas 25
3 Keith Hernandez 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Juan Samuel 14
3 Gary Pettis 12
4 Lonnie Smith 10
4 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.21
2 Dave Dravecky 1.38
3 Mike Witt 1.52
4 Mark Langston 1.58
5 Dave Stieb 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Don Sutton 5
1 Mike Witt 5
5 21 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 58
2 Orel Hershiser 44
3 Mark Langston 43
4 Fernando Valenzuela 42
5 Jose DeLeon 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Willie Hernandez 7
3 Lee Smith 7
5 7 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .349
2 Dave Winfield .338
3 Cal Ripken .328
4 Alan Trammell .325
5 Jose Cruz .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Tony Armas 41
3 Ron Kittle 37
3 Dale Murphy 37
5 Lance Parrish 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 Eddie Murray 129
3 Mike Schmidt 119
4 Tony Armas 117
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Tim Raines 82
3 Alan Wiggins 81
4 Rudy Law 54
5 Lonnie Smith 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.99
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 237
2 Steve Carlton 226
3 Jose DeLeon 210
3 Mario Soto 210
5 Nolan Ryan 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Al Holland 38
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Ron Davis 33
4 Bruce Sutter 33