On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 77 41 .653 --
Blue Jays 66 48 .579 9.0
Red Sox 61 55 .526 15.0
Yankees 61 55 .526 15.0
Orioles 61 55 .526 15.0
Brewers 51 67 .432 26.0
Indians 48 68 .414 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 60 55 .522 --
Angels 59 57 .509 1.5
White Sox 57 59 .491 3.5
Royals 56 60 .483 4.5
Athletics 56 63 .471 6.0
Mariners 53 66 .445 9.0
Rangers 50 67 .427 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 47 .598 --
Mets 64 50 .561 4.5
Phillies 62 53 .539 7.0
Cardinals 57 59 .491 12.5
Expos 56 60 .483 13.5
Pirates 51 67 .432 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 69 48 .590 --
Braves 60 58 .508 9.5
Dodgers 59 59 .500 10.5
Astros 57 62 .479 13.0
Reds 50 68 .424 19.5
Giants 45 69 .395 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Andre David 4
3 Joe Carter 3
3 Dwayne Murphy 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Beniquez 2
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Dwayne Murphy 2
4 Ron Cey 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 6
2 Juan Beniquez 4
2 Dwayne Murphy 4
4 Jose Cruz 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Gutierrez 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 Bob Dernier 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy McGaffigan 2.33
2 Rick Sutcliffe 1.50
3 Nolan Ryan 1.38
4 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Dave Stieb 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 12
2 Nolan Ryan 11
3 Mike Moore 10
4 Andy McGaffigan 7
4 Dickie Noles 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Gardner 1
1 John Henry Johnson 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .362
2 Dave Winfield .351
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Johnny Ray .323
5 Kent Hrbek .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 32
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Dale Murphy 27
4 Lance Parrish 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 95
2 Alvin Davis 92
3 Eddie Murray 86
3 Jim Rice 86
5 Tony Armas 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 55
2 Alan Wiggins 49
3 Rickey Henderson 47
4 Tim Raines 43
5 Gary Pettis 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.38
2 Storm Davis 2.45
3 Dave Stieb 2.49
4 Larry McWilliams 2.50
5 Dave Dravecky 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
1 Jack Morris 15
3 Charlie Lea 14
3 Phil Niekro 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 181
2 Fernando Valenzuela 178
3 Nolan Ryan 147
4 Rick Sutcliffe 143
4 Mike Witt 143

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 .458
2 Brian Downing .414
3 Steve Kemp .405
4 Onix Concepcion .400
5 Bill Doran .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 7
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Harold Baines 5
2 Ron Cey 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 17
1 Kevin McReynolds 17
3 Keith Moreland 16
4 Alvin Davis 15
4 Fred Lynn 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 11
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Juan Samuel 8
3 Willie Wilson 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Thurmond 0.43
2 Bruce Sutter 0.66
3 Steve Bedrosian 0.67
3 Bob Welch 0.67
5 Oil Can Boyd 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Ray Fontenot 3
1 Aurelio Lopez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 27
1 Fernando Valenzuela 27
3 Mike Moore 23
4 Floyd Bannister 21
4 4 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
2 Willie Hernandez 5
2 Dave Righetti 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
5 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .407
2 Jose Cruz .398
3 Steve Kemp .386
4 Terry Pendleton .381
5 Cal Ripken .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 10
1 Lance Parrish 10
3 Tom Brunansky 9
4 Carlton Fisk 8
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 28
2 Alvin Davis 27
3 Bill Buckner 25
3 Lance Parrish 25
5 Dave Winfield 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 1.04
2 Orel Hershiser 1.28
3 Mark Thurmond 1.31
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.32
5 Bruce Sutter 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Storm Davis 5
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 50
2 Rick Sutcliffe 49
3 Dwight Gooden 48
4 Mark Langston 44
4 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 9
1 Dave Righetti 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Bill Caudill 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Cal Ripken .338
3 Dave Winfield .333
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Keith Hernandez .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Lance Parrish 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Tony Armas 118
4 Gary Carter 114
5 Willie Upshaw 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 86
2 Rickey Henderson 85
3 Tim Raines 82
4 Dave Collins 58
4 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
1 Jack Morris 22
3 Mike Boddicker 21
3 Charlie Lea 21
3 Dan Petry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 243
2 Steve Carlton 210
3 Nolan Ryan 205
4 Mario Soto 197
5 Jose DeLeon 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Bruce Sutter 39
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 2 tied 32