On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 81 44 .648 --
Blue Jays 70 53 .569 10.0
Orioles 65 58 .528 15.0
Yankees 64 59 .520 16.0
Red Sox 64 60 .516 16.5
Indians 55 70 .440 26.0
Brewers 52 72 .419 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 58 .528 --
Angels 61 62 .496 4.0
Royals 60 63 .488 5.0
White Sox 59 63 .484 5.5
Athletics 60 65 .480 6.0
Mariners 56 69 .448 10.0
Rangers 54 70 .435 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 51 .585 --
Mets 68 53 .562 3.0
Phillies 65 56 .537 6.0
Expos 61 60 .504 10.0
Cardinals 61 61 .500 10.5
Pirates 52 72 .419 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 71 51 .582 --
Braves 63 61 .508 9.0
Astros 63 62 .504 9.5
Dodgers 61 63 .492 11.0
Reds 52 72 .419 20.0
Giants 47 74 .388 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Hall 5
2 Julio Franco 4
2 Greg Gross 4
2 Mickey Hatcher 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 2
1 Rick Dempsey 2
3 Luis Aguayo 1
3 Thad Bosley 1
3 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 5
2 Gary Roenicke 4
3 Thad Bosley 3
3 Greg Brock 3
3 13 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Davis 1.60
2 Mark Langston 1.38
3 Ed Whitson 1.00
4 Bruce Berenyi 0.88
5 Joe Hesketh 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 11
1 Dan Petry 11
3 Ed Whitson 10
4 Mark Davis 8
5 Bruce Berenyi 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .360
2 Dave Winfield .350
3 Don Mattingly .342
4 Kent Hrbek .321
5 Ryne Sandberg .319

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
2 Jim Rice 93
4 Tony Armas 89
5 Eddie Murray 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 56
2 Alan Wiggins 52
3 Tim Raines 51
4 Rickey Henderson 49
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.34
2 Dave Stieb 2.48
3 Dave Dravecky 2.51
4 Larry McWilliams 2.60
5 Orel Hershiser 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 16
2 Mike Boddicker 15
2 Charlie Lea 15
2 Jack Morris 15
2 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 193
2 Fernando Valenzuela 187
3 Mike Witt 153
4 Nolan Ryan 152
5 2 tied 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Dan Quisenberry 32
3 Bill Caudill 27
3 Jesse Orosco 27
5 3 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .511
2 Tony Fernandez .455
3 Harold Baines .423
4 Steve Henderson .421
5 Jeffrey Leonard .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 7
2 Tom Brunansky 6
2 Rich Gedman 6
2 Lance Parrish 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 19
2 Bill Buckner 17
2 Keith Moreland 17
2 George Wright 17
5 Ron Cey 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Dave Collins 10
3 Gary Redus 8
4 Willie Wilson 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Armstrong 0.00
2 Mike LaCoss 0.39
3 Bruce Sutter 0.67
4 Dan Schatzeder 1.00
5 Dave LaPoint 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Bill Dawley 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Berenguer 30
1 Fernando Valenzuela 30
3 Dwight Gooden 28
4 Rick Sutcliffe 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 5
2 Juan Agosto 4
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Ron Davis 4
2 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .431
2 Mickey Hatcher .404
3 Tony Fernandez .395
4 Harold Baines .382
5 Tony Gwynn .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 11
2 Harold Baines 9
2 George Bell 9
4 Tony Armas 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 27
1 Ron Cey 27
1 Kent Hrbek 27
4 Alvin Davis 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 20
2 Dave Collins 17
3 Alan Wiggins 16
4 Gary Redus 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 1.01
2 John Denny 1.24
3 Gene Garber 1.65
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.80
5 Joe Price 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 Floyd Bannister 4
3 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 49
3 Mark Langston 48
4 Rick Sutcliffe 47
5 Mike Witt 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Dave Righetti 10
3 Willie Hernandez 9
4 Bill Caudill 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Dave Winfield .338
3 Cal Ripken .330
4 Jose Cruz .319
5 Don Mattingly .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ron Kittle 36
4 Jim Rice 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Tony Armas 117
4 Gary Carter 111
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 84
1 Alan Wiggins 84
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Juan Samuel 59
5 Dave Collins 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.80
2 Mike Boddicker 2.46
3 John Candelaria 2.56
4 Alejandro Pena 2.62
5 Bob Knepper 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 244
2 Nolan Ryan 207
3 Steve Carlton 199
4 Mario Soto 195
5 2 tied 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Ron Davis 32