On This Day

Saturday, July 28, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 69 32 .683 --
Blue Jays 57 44 .564 12.0
Orioles 56 46 .549 13.5
Red Sox 53 47 .530 15.5
Yankees 48 51 .485 20.0
Brewers 47 56 .456 23.0
Indians 43 56 .434 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 51 49 .510 --
Angels 51 50 .505 0.5
White Sox 48 53 .475 3.5
Royals 48 54 .471 4.0
Athletics 48 56 .462 5.0
Mariners 48 56 .462 5.0
Rangers 43 60 .417 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 59 38 .608 --
Cubs 57 43 .570 3.5
Phillies 54 46 .540 6.5
Expos 50 50 .500 10.5
Cardinals 49 53 .480 12.5
Pirates 44 59 .427 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 60 42 .588 --
Braves 53 50 .515 7.5
Dodgers 51 53 .490 10.0
Astros 49 55 .471 12.0
Reds 43 60 .417 17.5
Giants 40 60 .400 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Randy Bush 3
1 Jose Cruz 3
1 Dale Murphy 3
1 Larry Parrish 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 1
1 Randy Bush 1
1 Rich Dauer 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Bush 4
2 Larry Parrish 3
2 Ryne Sandberg 3
4 Ron Cey 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Julio Franco 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
1 Bob Welch 2.00
3 Mark Langston 1.00
4 Rick Sutcliffe 0.83
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 9
2 Jose DeLeon 8
2 John Henry Johnson 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Bob Welch 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .363
2 Dave Winfield .345
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Ryne Sandberg .332
5 Kent Hrbek .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Ron Kittle 23
3 Dale Murphy 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 87
2 Eddie Murray 80
3 Jim Rice 79
4 Alvin Davis 77
5 Gary Carter 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
1 Juan Samuel 47
3 Alan Wiggins 42
4 Gary Pettis 38
5 Gary Redus 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.19
2 Alejandro Pena 2.35
3 Dave Stieb 2.39
4 Dave Dravecky 2.42
5 Storm Davis 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 14
1 Charlie Lea 14
1 Dan Petry 14
4 Jack Morris 13
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 162
2 Fernando Valenzuela 151
3 Mike Witt 128
4 Nolan Ryan 127
5 Mark Langston 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Al Holland 22
5 3 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .483
2 Terry Pendleton .463
3 Cal Ripken .421
4 Jim Morrison .417
5 Onix Concepcion .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Lance Parrish 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Darryl Strawberry 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 16
2 Keith Hernandez 13
2 Dave Winfield 13
4 Bob Brenly 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 7
1 Alan Wiggins 7
3 Tim Raines 6
3 Darryl Strawberry 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Ojeda 0.33
2 Joe Niekro 0.36
3 John Candelaria 0.56
4 Dan Petry 1.07
5 Ron Romanick 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
1 Mark Langston 29
3 Orel Hershiser 27
4 Fernando Valenzuela 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .491
2 Cal Ripken .381
3 Dan Gladden .374
4 Tony Gwynn .369
5 Tim Corcoran .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Steve Balboni 8
1 Mike Easler 8
1 Dwight Evans 8
1 Dave Kingman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 26
1 Darryl Strawberry 26
3 Alvin Davis 25
3 Keith Hernandez 25
5 Kent Hrbek 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Juan Samuel 12
3 Dan Gladden 10
3 Tim Raines 10
3 Lonnie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.98
2 John Candelaria 1.00
3 Joe Niekro 1.69
4 Ron Romanick 1.74
5 Mike Witt 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Bob Stanley 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
1 Orel Hershiser 49
1 Mark Langston 49
4 Jose DeLeon 43
5 Charlie Hough 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Jesse Orosco 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
4 Willie Hernandez 7
4 Bruce Sutter 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .351
2 Dave Winfield .333
3 Cal Ripken .330
4 Jose Cruz .324
5 Don Mattingly .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 35
4 Lance Parrish 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Eddie Murray 127
3 Tony Armas 116
4 Gary Carter 114
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Alan Wiggins 82
3 Tim Raines 81
4 Gary Redus 50
4 2 others tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.02
2 John Candelaria 2.20
3 Alejandro Pena 2.59
4 Bryn Smith 2.64
5 Mike Boddicker 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 23
1 Charlie Lea 23
1 Jack Morris 23
4 Dan Petry 22
5 Mike Boddicker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Nolan Ryan 213
4 Jack Morris 209
5 Jose DeLeon 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Al Holland 37
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Bruce Sutter 35
5 Ron Davis 31