On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 36 .667 --
Blue Jays 62 45 .579 9.5
Orioles 58 50 .537 14.0
Red Sox 55 51 .519 16.0
Yankees 55 52 .514 16.5
Brewers 47 63 .427 26.0
Indians 45 62 .421 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 52 .519 --
Twins 55 52 .514 0.5
White Sox 53 54 .495 2.5
Royals 52 56 .481 4.0
Athletics 51 60 .459 6.5
Mariners 50 61 .450 7.5
Rangers 46 63 .422 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 45 .583 --
Mets 61 44 .581 0.5
Phillies 57 50 .533 5.5
Cardinals 55 54 .505 8.5
Expos 52 55 .486 10.5
Pirates 47 63 .427 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 65 43 .602 --
Braves 57 52 .523 8.5
Dodgers 54 56 .491 12.0
Astros 51 59 .464 15.0
Reds 45 64 .413 20.5
Giants 42 64 .396 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Brenly 4
2 Chili Davis 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Damaso Garcia 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Walker 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Brenly 4
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Ruppert Jones 3
2 Don Mattingly 3
2 Greg Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Steve Kemp 2
2 Alan Wiggins 2
4 Bob Bailor 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Moose Haas 1.17
2 Oil Can Boyd 1.14
3 Mike Flanagan 0.86
4 Dave LaPoint 0.75
5 Curt Young 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Mark Calvert 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 8
2 Moose Haas 7
3 Mike Flanagan 6
3 Dave LaPoint 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Dave Winfield .344
3 Don Mattingly .337
4 Kent Hrbek .328
5 Ryne Sandberg .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 29
2 Dave Kingman 28
3 Dale Murphy 26
4 Ron Kittle 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 87
2 Alvin Davis 83
3 Eddie Murray 82
4 Gary Carter 80
5 Jim Rice 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 50
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Alan Wiggins 46
4 Tim Raines 40
5 Gary Pettis 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 2.23
2 Dave Stieb 2.38
3 Alejandro Pena 2.40
4 Storm Davis 2.43
5 John Candelaria 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Charlie Lea 14
2 Jack Morris 14
2 Dan Petry 14
5 Phil Niekro 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 165
2 Fernando Valenzuela 157
3 Mike Witt 139
4 Nolan Ryan 131
5 Mark Langston 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 29
2 Dan Quisenberry 28
3 Bill Caudill 23
3 Rollie Fingers 23
3 2 others tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .452
2 Terry Pendleton .446
3 Onix Concepcion .420
4 Lee Lacy .419
5 Kevin McReynolds .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 5
1 Carlton Fisk 5
1 Von Hayes 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
1 Dwayne Murphy 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 16
2 Bob Brenly 15
3 Steve Balboni 14
3 Kevin McReynolds 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 10
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Dave Collins 7
4 Mookie Wilson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Cowley 0.63
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.98
3 Oil Can Boyd 1.07
4 Joe Niekro 1.08
4 Dan Petry 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 27
2 Oil Can Boyd 25
2 Mark Langston 25
4 Joe Price 22
4 Rick Sutcliffe 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Bill Caudill 4
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .412
2 Jose Cruz .408
3 Onix Concepcion .403
4 Cal Ripken .381
5 Juan Beniquez .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Carlton Fisk 8
1 Darryl Strawberry 8
4 Gary Carter 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 28
2 Kent Hrbek 25
3 Gary Carter 24
4 Keith Hernandez 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Alan Wiggins 12
3 Wally Backman 11
4 Juan Samuel 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 1.13
2 Bruce Sutter 1.38
3 Orel Hershiser 1.48
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.60
5 Jay Tibbs 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Dennis Rasmussen 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 49
2 Jose DeLeon 45
3 Dwight Gooden 40
3 Orel Hershiser 40
5 Joe Price 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Willie Hernandez 8
4 Bill Caudill 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Cal Ripken .335
3 Dave Winfield .333
4 Jose Cruz .324
5 Keith Hernandez .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 36
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 Eddie Murray 120
3 Gary Carter 117
4 Tony Armas 116
5 Dale Murphy 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 86
2 Alan Wiggins 85
3 Tim Raines 84
4 Juan Samuel 53
5 Dave Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.41
3 Bryn Smith 2.64
4 Alejandro Pena 2.67
5 Mike Boddicker 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Steve Carlton 213
3 Jose DeLeon 202
3 Nolan Ryan 202
5 Mario Soto 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Al Holland 36
4 Lee Smith 35
5 2 tied 31