On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 84 44 .656 --
Blue Jays 71 55 .563 12.0
Orioles 67 59 .532 16.0
Yankees 66 60 .524 17.0
Red Sox 65 62 .512 18.5
Indians 57 71 .445 27.0
Brewers 53 74 .417 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 59 .532 --
Angels 62 64 .492 5.0
Royals 62 64 .492 5.0
White Sox 60 65 .480 6.5
Athletics 60 68 .469 8.0
Mariners 57 71 .445 11.0
Rangers 56 71 .441 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 52 .587 --
Mets 69 55 .556 4.0
Phillies 67 57 .540 6.0
Expos 63 61 .508 10.0
Cardinals 63 63 .500 11.0
Pirates 54 73 .425 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 73 52 .584 --
Braves 64 63 .504 10.0
Astros 65 64 .504 10.0
Dodgers 62 65 .488 12.0
Reds 53 74 .417 21.0
Giants 48 76 .387 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Herr 4
1 Denny Walling 4
3 Bill Doran 3
3 Terry Puhl 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Brouhard 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Terry Puhl 1
1 Bill Schroeder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 3
1 Terry Puhl 3
3 George Bell 2
3 Gary Gaetti 2
3 Phil Garner 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bell 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Damaso Garcia 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doyle Alexander 1.00
2 Bob McClure 0.50
3 Frank Viola 0.30
4 Don Schulze 0.25
5 Danny Cox 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doyle Alexander 7
2 Bob McClure 4
3 Frank Viola 3
4 Danny Cox 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .359
2 Dave Winfield .352
3 Don Mattingly .344
4 Ryne Sandberg .321
5 Alan Trammell .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 34
2 Dave Kingman 31
3 Lance Parrish 29
4 Dale Murphy 28
5 4 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 101
2 Jim Rice 97
3 Alvin Davis 94
4 Tony Armas 93
5 Eddie Murray 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 58
2 Alan Wiggins 53
3 Tim Raines 52
4 Rickey Henderson 49
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.34
2 Dave Stieb 2.51
3 Dave Dravecky 2.51
4 Larry McWilliams 2.52
5 Orel Hershiser 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
2 Jack Morris 16
3 Mike Boddicker 15
3 Charlie Lea 15
3 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 202
2 Fernando Valenzuela 191
3 Nolan Ryan 164
4 Mike Witt 153
5 2 tied 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Bill Caudill 27
3 Al Holland 27
3 Jesse Orosco 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brook Jacoby .475
2 Alan Trammell .446
3 Mickey Hatcher .439
4 Dion James .432
5 Julio Franco .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 Harold Baines 5
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 Kent Hrbek 5
2 Mike Young 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 14
1 Ron Cey 14
1 Doug DeCinces 14
1 Dave Parker 14
1 George Wright 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Julio Franco 6
2 Dan Gladden 6
2 Gary Redus 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.50
2 Gene Garber 0.61
3 Dwight Gooden 0.72
4 Mark Langston 1.10
5 Joe Hesketh 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 31
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Roger Clemens 26
4 Doyle Alexander 25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 5
2 Frank DiPino 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Ernie Camacho 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .387
2 Brian Downing .385
3 Gary Ward .375
4 Mickey Hatcher .374
5 Jeffrey Leonard .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 10
2 Harold Baines 9
2 Rich Gedman 9
2 Lance Parrish 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 26
1 Keith Moreland 26
3 Lance Parrish 25
4 Bill Buckner 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 20
2 Dave Collins 18
3 Alan Wiggins 13
4 Juan Samuel 12
5 Dan Gladden 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Price 1.33
2 Mark Thurmond 1.52
3 Gene Garber 1.57
4 Mike Boddicker 1.57
5 John Denny 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Milt Wilcox 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 52
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Dwight Gooden 48
3 Fernando Valenzuela 48
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Dave Righetti 10
3 Bill Caudill 7
3 Ron Davis 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Dave Winfield .344
3 Cal Ripken .326
4 Don Mattingly .320
5 Jose Cruz .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Ron Kittle 36
4 Lance Parrish 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 134
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Tony Armas 120
4 Gary Carter 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 84
2 Alan Wiggins 83
3 Rickey Henderson 70
4 Juan Samuel 61
5 Dave Collins 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.48
3 Mike Boddicker 2.53
4 Alejandro Pena 2.62
5 Larry McWilliams 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 243
2 Nolan Ryan 214
3 Steve Carlton 202
3 Dwight Gooden 202
5 Mario Soto 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 38
4 Lee Smith 35
5 Rich Gossage 33