On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 70 32 .686 --
Blue Jays 58 44 .569 12.0
Orioles 57 46 .553 13.5
Red Sox 53 48 .525 16.5
Yankees 48 52 .480 21.0
Brewers 47 57 .452 24.0
Indians 43 57 .430 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 52 49 .515 --
Angels 51 51 .500 1.5
White Sox 49 53 .480 3.5
Royals 49 54 .476 4.0
Mariners 49 56 .467 5.0
Athletics 48 57 .457 6.0
Rangers 43 61 .413 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 59 40 .596 --
Cubs 59 43 .578 1.5
Phillies 55 46 .545 5.0
Expos 50 51 .495 10.0
Cardinals 50 53 .485 11.0
Pirates 44 60 .423 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 61 42 .592 --
Braves 54 50 .519 7.5
Dodgers 52 53 .495 10.0
Astros 49 56 .467 13.0
Reds 43 61 .413 18.5
Giants 40 61 .396 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
2 Jody Davis 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 2
1 Kent Hrbek 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Bruce Benedict 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jody Davis 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
3 George Hendrick 3
3 Kent Hrbek 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Dan Gladden 2
1 Tim Raines 2
4 Ed Amelung 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 3.50
2 Mike Boddicker 1.75
3 Oil Can Boyd 1.43
4 Milt Wilcox 1.33
5 Mario Soto 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 10
2 Mike Boddicker 7
2 Orel Hershiser 7
2 Tim Lollar 7
2 Mike Moore 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Sammy Stewart 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Dave Winfield .346
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Ryne Sandberg .333
5 Kent Hrbek .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Dale Murphy 24
4 Ron Kittle 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 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
1 Juan Samuel 47
3 Alan Wiggins 42
4 Gary Pettis 38
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.31
2 Alejandro Pena 2.35
3 Dave Stieb 2.37
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 6 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 162
2 Fernando Valenzuela 151
3 Mike Witt 134
4 Nolan Ryan 127
5 Mark Langston 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Al Holland 22
5 4 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .456
2 Terry Pendleton .444
3 Cal Ripken .429
4 Onix Concepcion .426
5 Jim Morrison .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 5
1 Ken Phelps 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Darryl Strawberry 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 15
2 Steve Balboni 12
2 Bob Brenly 12
2 Al Cowens 12
2 6 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 7
1 Dave Collins 7
1 Alan Wiggins 7
4 Tim Raines 6
4 Darryl Strawberry 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.00
2 Bob Ojeda 0.33
3 Joe Niekro 0.36
4 Milt Wilcox 0.82
5 Dan Petry 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
1 Mark Langston 29
3 Mike Witt 28
4 Orel Hershiser 25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .468
2 Dan Gladden .398
3 Tony Gwynn .388
4 Cal Ripken .386
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 9
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Steve Balboni 8
2 Mike Easler 8
2 Dave Kingman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 27
2 Dave Kingman 26
2 Darryl Strawberry 26
4 Keith Hernandez 24
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Dan Gladden 12
2 Tim Raines 12
4 Juan Samuel 10
4 Lonnie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.82
2 John Candelaria 1.34
3 Joe Niekro 1.69
4 Ron Romanick 1.74
5 Ron Darling 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 56
2 Dwight Gooden 49
2 Mark Langston 49
4 Jose DeLeon 43
5 2 tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .357
2 Dave Winfield .332
3 Cal Ripken .328
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Don Mattingly .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 136
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Gary Carter 115
4 Tony Armas 114
5 Dale Murphy 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Alan Wiggins 82
4 Dave Collins 51
4 Gary Redus 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.02
2 John Candelaria 2.31
3 Alejandro Pena 2.58
4 Mike Boddicker 2.60
5 Bryn Smith 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Nolan Ryan 213
4 Jose DeLeon 206
5 Mario Soto 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Al Holland 37
3 Lee Smith 36
3 Bruce Sutter 36
5 2 tied 30