On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 80 43 .650 --
Blue Jays 69 52 .570 10.0
Red Sox 63 58 .521 16.0
Orioles 63 58 .521 16.0
Yankees 62 59 .512 17.0
Indians 53 70 .431 27.0
Brewers 52 70 .426 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 63 57 .525 --
Angels 61 60 .504 2.5
Athletics 60 63 .488 4.5
Royals 59 62 .488 4.5
White Sox 58 62 .483 5.0
Mariners 55 68 .447 9.5
Rangers 53 69 .434 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 51 .579 --
Mets 67 51 .568 1.5
Phillies 63 56 .529 6.0
Cardinals 60 60 .500 9.5
Expos 60 60 .500 9.5
Pirates 52 70 .426 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 71 50 .587 --
Braves 62 60 .508 9.5
Dodgers 61 61 .500 10.5
Astros 61 62 .496 11.0
Reds 52 70 .426 19.5
Giants 45 73 .381 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Gary Carter 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 Mickey Hatcher 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Kittle 2
1 Graig Nettles 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 4
2 Leon Durham 3
2 Rich Gedman 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Pena 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Greg Brock 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joaquin Andujar 2.00
1 Dwight Gooden 2.00
3 Mike Krukow 1.00
4 Pascual Perez 0.88
5 Nolan Ryan 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 12
2 Mike Krukow 10
3 Joaquin Andujar 8
4 Pascual Perez 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .360
2 Dave Winfield .344
3 Don Mattingly .340
4 Jose Cruz .321
5 Kent Hrbek .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 33
2 Dave Kingman 30
3 Dale Murphy 27
3 Lance Parrish 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 99
2 Alvin Davis 93
3 Jim Rice 90
4 Tony Armas 89
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 56
2 Alan Wiggins 52
3 Rickey Henderson 49
4 Tim Raines 48
5 Gary Pettis 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.38
2 Dave Stieb 2.48
3 Dave Dravecky 2.51
4 Larry McWilliams 2.60
5 John Candelaria 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 16
2 Charlie Lea 15
2 Jack Morris 15
2 Dan Petry 15
5 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 193
2 Fernando Valenzuela 187
3 Nolan Ryan 152
4 Mike Witt 147
5 Rick Sutcliffe 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
1 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Bill Caudill 27
4 Jesse Orosco 26
5 3 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .486
2 Mickey Hatcher .463
3 Harold Baines .434
4 Gary Ward .424
5 Jeffrey Leonard .393

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 Doug DeCinces 19
2 Keith Moreland 16
3 Tony Armas 15
3 Bill Buckner 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Dave Collins 10
3 Alan Wiggins 8
4 Brett Butler 7
4 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Howell 0.00
2 Mike Armstrong 0.66
3 Joe Price 1.15
3 Bruce Sutter 1.15
5 Dave LaPoint 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Joe Beckwith 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 30
2 Dwight Gooden 28
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Floyd Bannister 24
4 Bruce Hurst 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Jesse Orosco 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .413
2 Tony Fernandez .408
3 Harold Baines .389
4 Jose Cruz .384
5 Don Slaught .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 10
1 Lance Parrish 10
3 Tony Armas 9
4 George Bell 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 25
1 Alvin Davis 25
3 Kent Hrbek 24
3 Lance Parrish 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 17
1 Tim Raines 17
3 Alan Wiggins 16
4 Juan Samuel 13
5 Willie Wilson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 1.00
2 John Denny 1.24
3 Gene Garber 1.71
4 Orel Hershiser 1.75
5 Bob Welch 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Milt Wilcox 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 49
3 Rick Sutcliffe 45
4 Nolan Ryan 44
5 Orel Hershiser 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .352
2 Dave Winfield .333
3 Cal Ripken .332
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Don Mattingly .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 44
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Tony Armas 121
4 Gary Carter 111
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 85
2 Rickey Henderson 83
2 Tim Raines 83
4 Juan Samuel 59
5 Dave Collins 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.77
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
2 Mike Boddicker 21
2 Charlie Lea 21
2 Jack Morris 21
2 Dan Petry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 244
2 Nolan Ryan 207
3 Steve Carlton 205
4 Mario Soto 202
5 Dwight Gooden 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 36
3 Lee Smith 36
5 Ron Davis 32