On This Day

Monday, July 23, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 29 .698 --
Blue Jays 57 40 .588 10.5
Orioles 54 44 .551 14.0
Red Sox 48 46 .511 18.0
Yankees 45 50 .474 21.5
Brewers 44 54 .449 24.0
Indians 41 54 .432 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 50 47 .515 --
White Sox 48 48 .500 1.5
Twins 48 48 .500 1.5
Athletics 47 53 .470 4.5
Royals 45 52 .464 5.0
Mariners 45 55 .450 6.5
Rangers 40 59 .404 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 56 37 .602 --
Cubs 55 41 .573 2.5
Phillies 53 43 .552 4.5
Expos 47 48 .495 10.0
Cardinals 47 51 .480 11.5
Pirates 42 56 .429 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 56 40 .583 --
Braves 50 48 .510 7.0
Dodgers 49 50 .495 8.5
Astros 47 51 .480 10.0
Reds 41 57 .418 16.0
Giants 37 58 .389 18.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Randy Bush 4
1 Don Slaught 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Juan Beniquez 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 5
2 Darrell Brown 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 Rick Dempsey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damaso Garcia 2
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Garth Iorg 1
2 Jeff Kunkel 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Witt 2.29
2 Shane Rawley 0.86
3 Frank Wills 0.78
4 Ricky Horton 0.71
5 Rick Sutcliffe 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Ed Lynch 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 16
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
2 Frank Wills 7
4 Shane Rawley 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Dave Winfield .354
3 Don Mattingly .336
4 Ryne Sandberg .328
5 Kent Hrbek .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Ron Kittle 23
4 Andre Thornton 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 87
2 Eddie Murray 78
3 Alvin Davis 75
3 Jim Rice 75
5 Tony Armas 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Juan Samuel 46
3 Alan Wiggins 40
4 Gary Pettis 37
5 Gary Redus 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 2.21
2 Dave Dravecky 2.23
3 Alejandro Pena 2.27
4 Phil Niekro 2.28
5 John Candelaria 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 14
2 Joaquin Andujar 13
2 Jack Morris 13
2 Dan Petry 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 154
2 Fernando Valenzuela 143
3 Mike Witt 128
4 Nolan Ryan 115
5 Mario Soto 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
2 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Al Holland 21
4 Lee Smith 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .512
2 Cal Ripken .453
3 Don Slaught .441
4 Chet Lemon .438
5 Tony Pena .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Gary Carter 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 16
2 Cal Ripken 12
3 George Foster 11
3 Darryl Strawberry 11
3 Dave Winfield 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 8
2 Juan Samuel 6
3 Lonnie Smith 5
3 Alan Wiggins 5
3 Willie Wilson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
2 Dave Stieb 0.53
3 Steve Farr 0.55
4 Marty Bystrom 0.64
4 Steve McCatty 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 Mike Witt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 27
1 Mike Witt 27
3 Jose DeLeon 25
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 Orel Hershiser 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Al Holland 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .473
2 Dan Gladden .383
3 Tim Corcoran .382
4 Don Slaught .379
5 Tony Pena .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 12
2 Andre Thornton 10
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
5 Lance Parrish 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 31
2 Alvin Davis 28
3 Steve Balboni 26
4 Kent Hrbek 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Juan Samuel 14
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Willie Wilson 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.22
2 Dave Dravecky 1.51
3 Mike Witt 1.66
4 Dave Stieb 1.73
5 John Candelaria 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Bob Stanley 5
2 Don Sutton 5
2 Mike Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 51
2 Dwight Gooden 47
3 Jose DeLeon 44
3 Orel Hershiser 44
3 Rick Sutcliffe 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Willie Hernandez 7
3 Jesse Orosco 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .347
2 Dave Winfield .341
3 Cal Ripken .330
4 Alan Trammell .325
5 Kent Hrbek .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Ron Kittle 36
3 Dale Murphy 36
3 Lance Parrish 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 134
2 Eddie Murray 129
3 Tony Armas 118
4 Mike Schmidt 116
5 4 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 97
2 Tim Raines 82
3 Alan Wiggins 80
4 Rudy Law 52
5 Lonnie Smith 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.99
2 John Candelaria 2.25
3 Alejandro Pena 2.55
4 Richard Dotson 2.63
5 Mike Boddicker 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 24
2 Charlie Lea 23
2 Jack Morris 23
4 Dan Petry 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 237
2 Steve Carlton 229
3 Jack Morris 211
4 Mario Soto 210
5 Nolan Ryan 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 48
2 Al Holland 38
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Bruce Sutter 34
5 Ron Davis 32