On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 45 .656 --
Blue Jays 74 56 .569 11.5
Orioles 71 59 .546 14.5
Yankees 70 60 .538 15.5
Red Sox 68 62 .523 17.5
Indians 58 74 .439 28.5
Brewers 55 76 .420 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 62 .523 --
Royals 65 65 .500 3.0
Angels 63 67 .485 5.0
White Sox 61 68 .473 6.5
Athletics 60 72 .455 9.0
Rangers 57 73 .438 11.0
Mariners 57 74 .435 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 53 .589 --
Mets 71 58 .550 5.0
Phillies 70 58 .547 5.5
Cardinals 64 65 .496 12.0
Expos 64 65 .496 12.0
Pirates 56 74 .431 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 76 54 .585 --
Astros 67 65 .508 10.0
Braves 65 65 .500 11.0
Dodgers 63 68 .481 13.5
Reds 54 76 .415 22.0
Giants 52 77 .403 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chili Davis 4
1 Tim Raines 4
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 Gary Carter 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Chris Bando 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 4
2 Chris Bando 3
2 Chili Davis 3
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Eddie Murray 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Alfredo Griffin 2
3 Rick Cerone 1
3 Kelvin Chapman 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 2.00
2 Mike Smithson 0.67
3 Joe Cowley 0.57
3 Storm Davis 0.57
5 Fernando Valenzuela 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 12
2 Fernando Valenzuela 7
3 Charlie Lea 6
3 Mike Smithson 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Don Mattingly .354
3 Dave Winfield .351
4 Ryne Sandberg .322
5 Kent Hrbek .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 35
2 Dave Kingman 32
3 Lance Parrish 29
4 Dale Murphy 28
4 Andre Thornton 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 107
2 Jim Rice 100
3 Tony Armas 99
3 Eddie Murray 99
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 59
2 Tim Raines 57
3 Alan Wiggins 55
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 214
2 Fernando Valenzuela 198
3 Nolan Ryan 171
4 Mike Witt 159
5 Rick Sutcliffe 157

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .459
2 Kirk Gibson .458
3 Terry Puhl .452
4 Gary Ward .444
5 Gary Matthews .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 6
1 Bill Schroeder 6
3 Kent Hrbek 5
4 George Bell 4
4 15 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
1 Gary Ward 18
3 Bob Brenly 17
4 Don Mattingly 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Dave Collins 7
2 Von Hayes 7
2 Lonnie Smith 7
2 Mookie Wilson 7

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 33
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Joe Cowley 23
5 Dave Stieb 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .409
2 Harold Baines .393
3 Brian Downing .381
4 Gary Ward .377
5 Dave Winfield .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 11
2 Ron Cey 9
2 Kent Hrbek 9
4 Tony Armas 8
4 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 28
2 Tony Armas 27
2 Ron Cey 27
2 Don Mattingly 27
5 Bob Brenly 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Dave Collins 20
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Juan Samuel 13
4 Alan Wiggins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 1.45
2 Gene Garber 1.52
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.67
4 Orel Hershiser 1.69
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 6
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 52
1 Nolan Ryan 52
3 Roger Clemens 51
4 Fernando Valenzuela 47
5 Rick Sutcliffe 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Dave Righetti 8
4 Rich Gossage 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Dave Winfield .346
3 Don Mattingly .329
4 Cal Ripken .327
5 Eddie Murray .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Lance Parrish 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Eddie Murray 130
3 Tony Armas 123
4 Gary Carter 113
5 Mike Schmidt 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 86
2 Alan Wiggins 81
3 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Juan Samuel 62
5 Dave Collins 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 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 244
2 Nolan Ryan 219
3 Dwight Gooden 214
4 Steve Carlton 195
4 Mario Soto 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 35
5 Rich Gossage 33