On This Day

Friday, July 27, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 69 31 .690 --
Blue Jays 57 43 .570 12.0
Orioles 56 45 .554 13.5
Red Sox 52 47 .525 16.5
Yankees 47 51 .480 21.0
Brewers 46 56 .451 24.0
Indians 42 56 .429 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 51 49 .510 --
Twins 50 49 .505 0.5
White Sox 48 52 .480 3.0
Royals 48 53 .475 3.5
Athletics 48 55 .466 4.5
Mariners 47 56 .456 5.5
Rangers 42 60 .412 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 59 37 .615 --
Cubs 56 43 .566 4.5
Phillies 54 45 .545 6.5
Expos 49 50 .495 11.5
Cardinals 48 53 .475 13.5
Pirates 44 58 .431 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 59 41 .590 --
Braves 52 50 .510 8.0
Dodgers 50 53 .485 10.5
Astros 48 54 .471 12.0
Reds 43 59 .422 17.0
Giants 40 59 .404 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Ron Oester 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4
1 Frank White 4
1 Willie Wilson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Green 2
1 Jim Sundberg 2
1 Greg Walker 2
1 Frank White 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Sundberg 5
2 Greg Walker 4
2 Frank White 4
4 Mark Brouhard 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Matthews 2
2 Darrell Brown 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Smithson 1.33
2 Joe Price 1.25
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.00
3 Bob Ojeda 1.00
5 Larry McWilliams 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Price 10
2 Doyle Alexander 8
2 Dwight Gooden 8
4 Larry McWilliams 7
5 Charlie Hough 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Mark Huismann 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Dave Winfield .346
3 Don Mattingly .338
4 Ryne Sandberg .330
5 Kent Hrbek .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Ron Kittle 23
4 Dale Murphy 22
4 Andre Thornton 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 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Juan Samuel 46
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 Rick Mahler 2.47

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 119
5 Mario Soto 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Al Holland 22
5 3 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .500
2 Terry Pendleton .432
3 Cal Ripken .431
4 Jim Morrison .425
5 Tony Gwynn .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Lance Parrish 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Darryl Strawberry 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 15
2 Keith Hernandez 13
2 Dave Kingman 13
2 Gary Matthews 13
2 Dave Winfield 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 8
2 Alan Wiggins 7
3 Lonnie Smith 6
3 Darryl Strawberry 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.00
2 Bob Ojeda 0.33
3 Joe Niekro 0.56
4 Burt Hooton 0.75
5 John Candelaria 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Sid Fernandez 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Orel Hershiser 27
3 Fernando Valenzuela 23
4 Joe Price 22
4 Mike Witt 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Al Holland 4
2 Bob James 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .486
2 Cal Ripken .381
3 Tim Corcoran .377
4 Dan Gladden .374
5 Tony Gwynn .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Steve Balboni 8
2 Mike Easler 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Alvin Davis 26
3 Keith Hernandez 25
3 Darryl Strawberry 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Juan Samuel 13
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 Ron Darling 1.50
4 Mike Witt 1.66
5 Ron Romanick 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Mike Witt 5
4 Salome Barojas 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 55
2 Orel Hershiser 49
3 Fernando Valenzuela 42
4 Mike Witt 41
5 Mark Langston 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Jesse Orosco 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
4 Willie Hernandez 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Dave Winfield .333
3 Cal Ripken .329
4 Jose Cruz .323
5 Alan Trammell .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Dale Murphy 37
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 113
4 Mike Schmidt 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Alan Wiggins 82
3 Tim Raines 80
4 Gary Redus 50
4 Steve Sax 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.02
2 John Candelaria 2.20
3 Alejandro Pena 2.59
4 Mike Boddicker 2.65
5 Charlie Lea 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Steve Carlton 232
3 Nolan Ryan 205
4 Jack Morris 202
5 Mario Soto 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 46
2 Al Holland 38
3 Lee Smith 36
4 Bruce Sutter 34
5 Ron Davis 31