On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 45 .656 --
Blue Jays 73 56 .566 12.0
Orioles 70 59 .543 15.0
Yankees 69 60 .535 16.0
Red Sox 68 62 .523 17.5
Indians 57 74 .435 29.0
Brewers 55 75 .423 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 61 .527 --
Royals 64 65 .496 4.0
Angels 63 66 .488 5.0
White Sox 61 67 .477 6.5
Athletics 60 71 .458 9.0
Rangers 57 73 .438 11.5
Mariners 57 74 .435 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 53 .589 --
Mets 70 58 .547 5.5
Phillies 69 58 .543 6.0
Expos 64 64 .500 11.5
Cardinals 64 65 .496 12.0
Pirates 56 74 .431 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 76 53 .589 --
Astros 67 65 .508 10.5
Braves 65 65 .500 11.5
Dodgers 63 67 .485 13.5
Reds 54 76 .415 22.5
Giants 51 77 .398 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Rich Dauer 4
3 Dave Anderson 3
3 Marty Barrett 3
3 20 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
3 Bruce Bochy 1
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kelvin Chapman 4
1 Leon Durham 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Chet Lemon 4
1 Eddie Murray 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
3 Dave Anderson 1
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 2.20
2 Roger Clemens 1.67
3 Milt Wilcox 1.00
4 Pascual Perez 0.88
5 Phil Niekro 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Brent Gaff 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 11
2 Roger Clemens 10
3 Pascual Perez 7
3 Nolan Ryan 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Ray Searage 1
1 Sammy Stewart 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Don Mattingly .353
3 Dave Winfield .352
4 Ryne Sandberg .322
5 Kent Hrbek .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 35
2 Dave Kingman 31
3 Lance Parrish 29
4 Dale Murphy 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 103
2 Jim Rice 100
3 Tony Armas 99
4 Eddie Murray 96
5 Alvin Davis 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 58
2 Alan Wiggins 55
3 Tim Raines 54
4 Rickey Henderson 49
5 Dave Collins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.44
2 Dave Stieb 2.44
3 Larry McWilliams 2.51
4 Dave Dravecky 2.55
5 Orel Hershiser 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
1 Jack Morris 17
3 Mike Boddicker 16
3 Phil Niekro 16
3 Rick Sutcliffe 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 202
2 Fernando Valenzuela 191
3 Nolan Ryan 171
4 Mike Witt 159
5 Rick Sutcliffe 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 34
3 Bill Caudill 27
3 Al Holland 27
3 Jesse Orosco 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .450
2 Gary Ward .448
3 Terry Puhl .444
4 Kirk Gibson .440
5 Bobby Grich .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 Bill Schroeder 6
3 Ron Cey 5
3 Gary Ward 5
5 14 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Ward 19
2 Bob Brenly 16
3 Doug DeCinces 15
4 Tony Armas 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Dave Collins 7
2 Lonnie Smith 7
2 Mookie Wilson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Castillo 0.00
2 Gene Garber 0.63
3 Mike Boddicker 0.67
4 Dwight Gooden 1.00
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Wilcox 4
2 Buddy Black 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Dave Stieb 28
4 Rick Sutcliffe 26
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Jesse Orosco 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Sammy Stewart 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .416
2 Don Mattingly .409
3 Gary Ward .381
4 Brian Downing .376
5 Dave Winfield .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 11
2 Harold Baines 9
2 Ron Cey 9
2 Rich Gedman 9
2 Lance Parrish 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 27
1 Bob Brenly 27
1 Ron Cey 27
4 Don Mattingly 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 22
2 Dave Collins 20
3 Alan Wiggins 13
3 Willie Wilson 13
5 Juan Samuel 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.70
2 Mike Boddicker 1.45
3 Gene Garber 1.52
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.67
5 Orel Hershiser 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Dwight Gooden 48
4 Rick Sutcliffe 46
5 Mark Langston 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 12
2 Dave Righetti 9
3 Ron Davis 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .352
2 Dave Winfield .346
3 Don Mattingly .328
4 Cal Ripken .327
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Eddie Murray 128
3 Tony Armas 123
4 Gary Carter 113
5 3 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 84
2 Alan Wiggins 82
3 Rickey Henderson 68
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Juan Samuel 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.16
2 John Candelaria 2.42
3 Mike Boddicker 2.56
4 Alejandro Pena 2.70
5 Rick Mahler 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 237
2 Nolan Ryan 219
3 Dwight Gooden 202
4 Steve Carlton 195
4 Mario Soto 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 42
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 35
5 Rich Gossage 33