On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 75 41 .647 --
Blue Jays 65 47 .580 8.0
Yankees 60 54 .526 14.0
Orioles 60 54 .526 14.0
Red Sox 59 55 .518 15.0
Brewers 49 67 .422 26.0
Indians 47 67 .412 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 59 54 .522 --
Angels 58 56 .509 1.5
White Sox 57 57 .500 2.5
Royals 56 58 .491 3.5
Athletics 55 62 .470 6.0
Mariners 52 65 .444 9.0
Rangers 50 65 .435 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 47 .591 --
Mets 62 50 .554 4.5
Phillies 61 53 .535 6.5
Cardinals 57 58 .496 11.0
Expos 56 58 .491 11.5
Pirates 51 65 .440 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 68 47 .591 --
Braves 59 57 .509 9.5
Dodgers 57 59 .491 11.5
Astros 55 62 .470 14.0
Reds 50 66 .431 18.5
Giants 45 67 .402 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 5
1 Denny Walling 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Steve Garvey 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Tim Teufel 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
4 Tony Armas 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 5
2 Bruce Bochy 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Alvin Davis 3
2 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Bruce Benedict 1
3 Dave Collins 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 2.00
2 Doyle Alexander 1.75
3 Kurt Kepshire 1.17
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.00
5 Andy Hawkins 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 John Denny 10
3 Doyle Alexander 7
3 Kurt Kepshire 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Dave Winfield .348
3 Don Mattingly .336
4 Kent Hrbek .327
5 Ryne Sandberg .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 32
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Dale Murphy 27
4 Lance Parrish 25
4 Andre Thornton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 93
2 Alvin Davis 90
3 Jim Rice 86
4 Tony Armas 85
5 Gary Carter 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 55
2 Alan Wiggins 48
3 Rickey Henderson 47
4 Tim Raines 42
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.36
2 Storm Davis 2.41
3 Larry McWilliams 2.44
4 Dave Dravecky 2.51
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 Fernando Valenzuela 178
2 Dwight Gooden 171
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 27
4 Willie Hernandez 25
4 2 others tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .475
2 Onix Concepcion .420
3 Bruce Benedict .419
4 Brian Downing .407
5 Dave Collins .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 6
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Harold Baines 5
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 17
1 Kevin McReynolds 17
3 Keith Moreland 16
4 Don Baylor 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 13
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Juan Samuel 9
4 Willie Wilson 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Thurmond 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.40
3 Bruce Sutter 0.57
4 Steve Bedrosian 0.67
5 Oil Can Boyd 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Ray Fontenot 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 27
2 Mark Langston 24
3 Ron Guidry 23
4 Joe Price 22
5 Floyd Bannister 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Righetti 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Bill Caudill 6
4 Willie Hernandez 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .407
2 Tony Gwynn .392
3 Jose Cruz .389
4 Terry Pendleton .387
5 Cal Ripken .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 10
2 Lance Parrish 9
3 Gary Carter 8
3 Carlton Fisk 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 28
2 Alvin Davis 25
3 Bill Buckner 24
3 Gary Carter 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 16
2 Juan Samuel 15
3 Tim Raines 14
4 Alan Wiggins 13
4 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 1.04
2 Greg Minton 1.08
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.09
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 Fernando Valenzuela 50
3 Jose DeLeon 45
4 Mike Witt 42
5 Orel Hershiser 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .358
2 Cal Ripken .337
3 Dave Winfield .335
4 Jose Cruz .324
5 Keith Hernandez .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 40
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Ron Kittle 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Tony Armas 118
4 Gary Carter 115
5 Dale Murphy 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 85
1 Alan Wiggins 85
3 Tim Raines 81
4 Dave Collins 59
5 Juan Samuel 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.77
2 John Candelaria 2.34
3 Alejandro Pena 2.62
4 Mike Boddicker 2.65
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 243
2 Steve Carlton 200
3 Nolan Ryan 199
4 Mario Soto 197
5 Jose DeLeon 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Bruce Sutter 39
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Ron Davis 33