On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 78 43 .645 --
Blue Jays 68 51 .571 9.0
Red Sox 62 57 .521 15.0
Yankees 62 57 .521 15.0
Orioles 62 57 .521 15.0
Brewers 52 69 .430 26.0
Indians 51 70 .421 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 56 .525 --
Angels 61 58 .513 1.5
White Sox 58 61 .487 4.5
Royals 58 61 .487 4.5
Athletics 58 63 .479 5.5
Mariners 54 67 .446 9.5
Rangers 52 68 .433 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 50 .583 --
Mets 66 51 .564 2.5
Phillies 62 55 .530 6.5
Cardinals 59 60 .496 10.5
Expos 58 60 .492 11.0
Pirates 51 69 .425 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 71 48 .597 --
Braves 62 58 .517 9.5
Dodgers 60 61 .496 12.0
Astros 60 62 .492 12.5
Reds 51 70 .421 21.0
Giants 45 71 .388 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julio Franco 6
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Jesse Barfield 4
2 Tony Fernandez 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Anderson 1
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Vukovich 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Mark Bailey 3
2 Dave Bergman 3
2 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Julio Franco 2
1 Terry Pendleton 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jay Tibbs 1.29
2 Tim Lollar 1.00
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.00
4 Kurt Kepshire 0.88
5 Shane Rawley 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Joe Cowley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jay Tibbs 9
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
3 Kurt Kepshire 7
3 Tim Lollar 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .360
2 Dave Winfield .345
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Kent Hrbek .325
5 Johnny Ray .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 33
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Dale Murphy 27
3 Lance Parrish 27
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 95
2 Alvin Davis 92
3 Tony Armas 89
4 Eddie Murray 86
4 Jim Rice 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 56
2 Alan Wiggins 51
3 Rickey Henderson 47
4 Tim Raines 46
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
1 Dan Petry 15
4 Mike Boddicker 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 187
2 Dwight Gooden 181
3 Nolan Ryan 147
3 Mike Witt 147
5 Rick Sutcliffe 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
1 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Bill Caudill 27
4 Willie Hernandez 25
4 3 others tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .486
2 Harold Baines .453
3 Mickey Hatcher .429
4 Keith Moreland .426
5 Gary Ward .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 7
2 Lance Parrish 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Harold Baines 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 18
2 Doug DeCinces 17
3 Tony Armas 16
3 Bill Buckner 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 10
1 Tim Raines 10
3 Terry Pendleton 7
3 Juan Samuel 7
3 Alan Wiggins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Thurmond 0.64
2 Mike Armstrong 0.71
2 Ray Fontenot 0.71
4 Jay Howell 0.75
5 Pascual Perez 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Joe Beckwith 3
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 30
2 Rick Sutcliffe 27
3 Floyd Bannister 24
4 Ron Guidry 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Jesse Orosco 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .422
2 Harold Baines .384
3 Jose Cruz .383
4 Terry Pendleton .380
5 Johnny Ray .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 10
1 Tom Brunansky 10
1 Lance Parrish 10
4 George Bell 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 26
1 Alvin Davis 26
1 Keith Moreland 26
4 Kent Hrbek 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 17
2 Tim Raines 16
2 Alan Wiggins 16
4 Juan Samuel 14
5 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 1.04
2 Mark Thurmond 1.31
3 Larry McWilliams 1.66
4 Gene Garber 1.71
5 Orel Hershiser 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Mark Thurmond 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 49
1 Fernando Valenzuela 49
3 Rick Sutcliffe 45
4 Mike Witt 41
5 Joe Price 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 9
1 Dave Righetti 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Bill Caudill 8
4 Dan Quisenberry 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Cal Ripken .334
3 Dave Winfield .332
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Don Mattingly .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 44
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Lance Parrish 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Eddie Murray 123
3 Tony Armas 121
4 Gary Carter 111
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 86
2 Tim Raines 85
3 Rickey Henderson 83
4 Juan Samuel 59
5 Dave Collins 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.81
2 John Candelaria 2.46
3 Mike Boddicker 2.55
4 Alejandro Pena 2.56
5 Bob Knepper 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 22
1 Dan Petry 22
3 Mike Boddicker 21
3 Jack Morris 21
5 Charlie Lea 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 244
2 Nolan Ryan 205
3 Steve Carlton 199
4 Mario Soto 198
5 Rick Sutcliffe 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 40
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Ron Davis 32