On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 46 .654 --
Blue Jays 75 57 .568 11.5
Yankees 71 61 .538 15.5
Orioles 71 61 .538 15.5
Red Sox 69 63 .523 17.5
Indians 60 74 .448 27.5
Brewers 55 78 .414 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 63 .523 --
Royals 66 66 .500 3.0
Angels 65 67 .492 4.0
White Sox 62 69 .473 6.5
Athletics 61 73 .455 9.0
Rangers 58 74 .439 11.0
Mariners 58 75 .436 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 53 .598 --
Mets 73 58 .557 5.5
Phillies 71 59 .546 7.0
Cardinals 66 65 .504 12.5
Expos 64 67 .489 14.5
Pirates 57 75 .432 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 77 55 .583 --
Astros 68 66 .507 10.0
Braves 65 67 .492 12.0
Dodgers 63 70 .474 14.5
Giants 54 77 .412 22.5
Reds 54 79 .406 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Pagliarulo 3
1 Tony Pena 3
1 Gerald Perry 3
1 Willie Randolph 3
1 Ryne Sandberg 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McGee 4
2 Leon Durham 3
2 Eddie Murray 3
2 Ken Phelps 3
2 Rob Wilfong 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 Scott Fletcher 1
1 Doug Frobel 1
1 Von Hayes 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Langston 2.00
2 Ron Darling 1.50
3 Oil Can Boyd 1.00
3 Larry McWilliams 1.00
5 Steve Rogers 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 12
1 Mark Langston 12
3 Larry McWilliams 7
3 Steve Rogers 7
3 Rick Sutcliffe 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Dan Spillner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .359
2 Dave Winfield .352
3 Don Mattingly .350
4 Ryne Sandberg .328
5 Bob Brenly .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 35
2 Dave Kingman 32
3 Lance Parrish 29
4 Tom Brunansky 28
4 2 others tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 108
2 Eddie Murray 102
3 Jim Rice 100
4 Tony Armas 99
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 60
2 Tim Raines 58
3 Alan Wiggins 56
4 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Dave Collins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.44
2 Dave Stieb 2.44
3 Larry McWilliams 2.51
4 Orel Hershiser 2.57
5 John Candelaria 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 214
2 Fernando Valenzuela 198
3 Nolan Ryan 171
4 Mark Langston 167
5 Rick Sutcliffe 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
1 Bruce Sutter 35
3 Al Holland 28
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Jesse Orosco 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .433
2 Kirk Gibson .429
3 Gary Ward .426
4 Ryne Sandberg .417
5 David Green .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
3 Bobby Grich 5
3 Bill Schroeder 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Brenly 20
2 Gary Ward 17
3 Eddie Murray 16
4 Hubie Brooks 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Von Hayes 7
2 Lonnie Smith 7
4 Dave Collins 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Castillo 0.00
1 Bob James 0.00
3 Steve Trout 0.50
4 Bruce Sutter 0.71
5 Danny Darwin 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 33
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Mark Langston 27
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 Joe Cowley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Ernie Camacho 4
2 Sammy Stewart 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Ward .400
2 Tony Fernandez .392
3 Don Mattingly .387
4 Harold Baines .384
5 Dave Winfield .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 12
2 Ron Cey 9
3 Tony Armas 8
3 George Bell 8
3 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 30
2 Bob Brenly 28
2 Doug DeCinces 28
4 Tony Armas 27
5 Ron Cey 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 22
2 Dave Collins 16
3 Alan Wiggins 14
3 Willie Wilson 14
5 Juan Samuel 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.68
2 Mark Thurmond 1.72
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.84
4 Orel Hershiser 2.14
5 Mark Langston 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Frank Tanana 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 52
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Rick Sutcliffe 48
4 Mark Langston 47
4 Fernando Valenzuela 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Ernie Camacho 7
3 Dave Righetti 7
5 5 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Dave Winfield .346
3 Cal Ripken .327
4 Don Mattingly .326
5 Eddie Murray .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Tom Brunansky 36
3 Lance Parrish 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 129
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Tony Armas 122
4 Gary Carter 114
5 Harold Baines 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 86
2 Alan Wiggins 78
3 Rickey Henderson 67
4 Juan Samuel 62
5 Dave Collins 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.40
3 Mike Boddicker 2.70
4 Alejandro Pena 2.70
5 Bob Knepper 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 21
1 Dan Petry 21
3 Richard Dotson 20
3 Jack Morris 20
3 Rick Sutcliffe 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 244
2 Nolan Ryan 219
3 Dwight Gooden 214
4 Rick Sutcliffe 196
5 2 tied 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 34
5 Rich Gossage 33