On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 41 .643 --
Blue Jays 64 47 .577 8.0
Orioles 60 53 .531 13.0
Red Sox 59 54 .522 14.0
Yankees 58 54 .518 14.5
Indians 47 65 .420 25.5
Brewers 48 67 .417 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 58 54 .518 --
Angels 58 55 .513 0.5
White Sox 57 56 .504 1.5
Royals 56 57 .496 2.5
Athletics 54 62 .466 6.0
Mariners 52 64 .448 8.0
Rangers 49 65 .430 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 46 .596 --
Mets 62 49 .559 4.5
Phillies 61 52 .540 6.5
Cardinals 56 58 .491 12.0
Expos 55 58 .487 12.5
Pirates 50 65 .435 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 67 46 .593 --
Braves 58 56 .509 9.5
Dodgers 57 58 .496 11.0
Astros 54 61 .470 14.0
Reds 49 65 .430 18.5
Giants 44 67 .396 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Ray 4
2 Darryl Motley 3
2 Pete O'Brien 3
2 Denny Walling 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Allenson 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 5
2 Harold Baines 4
3 Gary Allenson 3
3 Tony Pena 3
3 Craig Reynolds 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Perconte 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Rhoden 2.50
2 Dan Schatzeder 2.20
3 Dennis Rasmussen 1.80
4 Dave LaPoint 1.33
5 Charles Hudson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 Mark Huismann 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Schatzeder 11
2 Rick Rhoden 10
3 Dennis Rasmussen 9
4 Dave LaPoint 8
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Dave Winfield .347
3 Don Mattingly .337
4 Ryne Sandberg .324
5 Kent Hrbek .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 31
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Dale Murphy 26
4 Lance Parrish 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 90
2 Alvin Davis 87
3 Jim Rice 85
4 Tony Armas 84
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 55
2 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Alan Wiggins 47
4 Tim Raines 42
5 Gary Pettis 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.36
2 Dave Dravecky 2.41
3 Storm Davis 2.41
4 Larry McWilliams 2.44
5 Rick Mahler 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Charlie Lea 14
2 Jack Morris 14
2 Dan Petry 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 171
2 Fernando Valenzuela 167
3 Mike Witt 143
4 Nolan Ryan 136
5 Mark Langston 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 30
1 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Bill Caudill 26
4 Al Holland 25
4 Lee Smith 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .483
2 Tony Gwynn .439
3 Terry Pendleton .429
4 Dave Collins .424
5 Brian Downing .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 5
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Brian Downing 5
1 Carlton Fisk 5
1 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin McReynolds 16
1 Keith Moreland 16
3 Bill Buckner 15
4 Greg Luzinski 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 12
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Juan Samuel 9
4 Brett Butler 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.40
2 Jay Tibbs 0.53
3 Bruce Sutter 0.66
4 Oil Can Boyd 0.69
5 Joe Beckwith 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
2 Dan Schatzeder 25
3 Mark Langston 24
4 Ron Guidry 23
5 Joe Price 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Bill Caudill 5
4 Ron Davis 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Pendleton .409
2 Tony Gwynn .405
3 Onix Concepcion .400
4 Jose Cruz .382
5 Cal Ripken .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 9
1 Lance Parrish 9
3 Tom Brunansky 7
3 Gary Carter 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 28
2 Gary Carter 23
2 Keith Hernandez 23
2 Lance Parrish 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 15
1 Juan Samuel 15
3 Tim Raines 14
4 Alan Wiggins 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.72
2 Greg Minton 1.08
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.14
4 Orel Hershiser 1.28
5 Mark Thurmond 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 6
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Dennis Rasmussen 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5
2 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 51
2 Jose DeLeon 45
3 Mike Witt 42
4 Orel Hershiser 41
5 Fernando Valenzuela 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 10
2 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Bill Caudill 8
3 Willie Hernandez 8
3 Al Holland 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .357
2 Cal Ripken .337
3 Dave Winfield .334
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Keith Hernandez .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Ron Kittle 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Tony Armas 120
4 Gary Carter 114
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 85
2 Alan Wiggins 84
3 Tim Raines 81
4 Dave Collins 58
4 Juan Samuel 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.87
2 John Candelaria 2.34
3 Alejandro Pena 2.62
4 Bob Knepper 2.68
5 Rick Rhoden 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 232
2 Steve Carlton 210
3 Jose DeLeon 199
3 Nolan Ryan 199
5 Mario Soto 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Bruce Sutter 39
3 Al Holland 38
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Ron Davis 33