On This Day

Tuesday, July 24, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 29 .701 --
Blue Jays 57 41 .582 11.5
Orioles 54 45 .545 15.0
Red Sox 49 46 .516 18.0
Yankees 45 51 .469 22.5
Brewers 45 54 .455 24.0
Indians 41 55 .427 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 50 48 .510 --
Twins 49 48 .505 0.5
White Sox 48 49 .495 1.5
Royals 46 52 .469 4.0
Athletics 47 54 .465 4.5
Mariners 46 55 .455 5.5
Rangers 41 59 .410 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 57 37 .606 --
Cubs 55 42 .567 3.5
Phillies 54 43 .557 4.5
Expos 47 49 .490 11.0
Cardinals 47 52 .475 12.5
Pirates 43 56 .434 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 56 41 .577 --
Braves 51 48 .515 6.0
Dodgers 49 51 .490 8.5
Astros 48 51 .485 9.0
Reds 42 57 .424 15.0
Giants 37 59 .385 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Ray 5
2 Doug Baker 4
2 Dale Berra 4
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Glenn Wilson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Dwayne Murphy 2
3 Chris Bando 1
3 Dave Bergman 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Distefano 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
3 Dale Berra 2
3 Barry Bonnell 2
3 20 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Wilson 2
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oil Can Boyd 1.17
2 Orel Hershiser 1.00
3 Marty Bystrom 0.75
3 Pascual Perez 0.75
5 Nolan Ryan 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Pete Filson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 9
2 Oil Can Boyd 7
3 Bill Gullickson 6
3 Pascual Perez 6
3 Dave Stieb 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Dave Winfield .350
3 Don Mattingly .334
4 Ryne Sandberg .327
5 Kent Hrbek .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Ron Kittle 23
4 Dale Murphy 22
4 Andre Thornton 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 87
2 Eddie Murray 78
3 Jim Rice 76
4 Alvin Davis 75
5 2 tied 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 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.19
2 Dave Dravecky 2.23
3 Alejandro Pena 2.27
4 Phil Niekro 2.28
5 Dave Stieb 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 14
2 Joaquin Andujar 13
2 Jack Morris 13
2 Dan Petry 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 154
2 Fernando Valenzuela 143
3 Mike Witt 128
4 Nolan Ryan 119
5 Mario Soto 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Rollie Fingers 23
2 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Al Holland 22
5 Lee Smith 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .522
2 Tony Pena .436
3 Jim Morrison .424
4 Cal Ripken .421
5 Johnny Ray .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 16
2 Keith Hernandez 14
3 George Foster 13
4 Cal Ripken 12
5 8 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Holland 0.71
2 John Candelaria 0.78
3 Marty Bystrom 0.86
4 Tom Seaver 1.06
5 2 tied 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Al Holland 5
3 Willie Hernandez 4
3 Dan Quisenberry 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .496
2 Johnny Ray .397
3 Dan Gladden .388
4 Tim Corcoran .378
5 Tony Pena .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 31
2 Keith Hernandez 27
3 Kent Hrbek 25
4 Alvin Davis 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Juan Samuel 13
3 Lonnie Smith 10
3 Mookie Wilson 10
3 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.98
2 John Candelaria 1.00
3 Dave Dravecky 1.51
4 Mike Witt 1.66
5 Marty Bystrom 1.82

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 Orel Hershiser 49
1 Mark Langston 49
3 Dwight Gooden 47
4 Jose DeLeon 44
4 Rick Sutcliffe 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Willie Hernandez 7
3 Al Holland 7
3 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .345
2 Dave Winfield .336
3 Cal Ripken .329
4 Jose Cruz .320
5 Alan Trammell .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Dale Murphy 37
4 Ron Kittle 36
5 Lance Parrish 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 Eddie Murray 128
3 Tony Armas 118
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 97
2 Tim Raines 81
3 Alan Wiggins 80
4 Lonnie Smith 52
5 3 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.99
2 John Candelaria 2.20
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 Nolan Ryan 211
3 Mario Soto 211
5 Jose DeLeon 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 48
2 Al Holland 39
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Bruce Sutter 34
5 2 tied 30