On This Day

Friday, August 31, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 48 .644 --
Blue Jays 77 57 .575 9.5
Orioles 72 61 .541 14.0
Yankees 71 62 .534 15.0
Red Sox 71 63 .530 15.5
Indians 60 76 .441 27.5
Brewers 56 79 .415 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 65 .515 --
Royals 67 67 .500 2.0
Angels 66 67 .496 2.5
White Sox 62 71 .466 6.5
Athletics 62 73 .459 7.5
Rangers 60 74 .448 9.0
Mariners 59 76 .437 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 80 54 .597 --
Mets 74 59 .556 5.5
Phillies 72 61 .541 7.5
Cardinals 67 65 .508 12.0
Expos 66 67 .496 13.5
Pirates 58 76 .433 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 78 56 .582 --
Astros 68 67 .504 10.5
Braves 66 68 .493 12.0
Dodgers 63 72 .467 15.5
Giants 56 78 .418 22.0
Reds 55 80 .407 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Cal Ripken 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Tony Pena 2
1 Cal Ripken 2
4 Buddy Bell 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Pena 6
2 Dwight Evans 5
3 Buddy Bell 4
3 Jim Presley 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 2
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Damaso Garcia 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 3.50
2 Dave Stieb 1.67
3 Charlie Leibrandt 0.89
4 Bruce Berenyi 0.86
5 Nolan Ryan 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 10
2 Charlie Leibrandt 8
3 Roger Clemens 7
4 Bruce Berenyi 6
4 Nolan Ryan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Dave Winfield .352
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Ryne Sandberg .326
5 Eddie Murray .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 35
2 Dave Kingman 32
3 Andre Thornton 30
4 Lance Parrish 29
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 108
2 Eddie Murray 103
3 Jim Rice 102
4 Tony Armas 99
5 Alvin Davis 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 63
2 Tim Raines 59
3 Alan Wiggins 57
4 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Dave Collins 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 2.34
2 Alejandro Pena 2.44
3 Dave Dravecky 2.50
4 Larry McWilliams 2.51
5 John Candelaria 2.56

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 177
4 Mark Langston 167
5 Rick Sutcliffe 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
1 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Al Holland 28
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Jesse Orosco 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .449
2 David Green .447
3 Dave Winfield .438
4 Terry Puhl .432
5 Don Mattingly .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 6
1 Bill Schroeder 6
3 Ron Cey 5
3 Chili Davis 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Brenly 21
2 Hubie Brooks 17
2 Eddie Murray 17
4 Gary Ward 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Dave Collins 8
2 Von Hayes 8
2 Lonnie Smith 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.71
2 Danny Darwin 0.89
3 Dwight Gooden 1.00
4 John Montefusco 1.04
5 2 tied 1.06

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 32
3 Nolan Ryan 30
4 Mark Langston 27
4 Pascual Perez 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Don Aase 4
2 Ernie Camacho 4
2 Greg Minton 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Von Hayes .398
2 Gary Ward .391
3 Tony Fernandez .387
4 Don Mattingly .383
5 Dave Winfield .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 11
2 Ron Cey 9
2 Bill Schroeder 9
4 George Bell 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 32
2 Bob Brenly 29
3 Ron Cey 28
3 Doug DeCinces 28
5 Jeffrey Leonard 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 23
2 Dave Collins 18
3 Juan Samuel 14
4 Alan Wiggins 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 1.03
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.95
3 Ray Fontenot 2.10
4 Mark Thurmond 2.12
5 Mark Langston 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Floyd Bannister 4
3 Joe Beckwith 4
3 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 52
1 Dwight Gooden 52
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Rick Sutcliffe 48
5 Mark Langston 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Ernie Camacho 7
4 Bill Caudill 6
4 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Dave Winfield .347
3 Cal Ripken .329
4 Don Mattingly .324
5 Eddie Murray .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 40
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Tom Brunansky 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 128
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Tony Armas 121
4 Gary Carter 114
5 Larry Parrish 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 86
2 Alan Wiggins 76
3 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Juan Samuel 65
5 Dave Collins 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.37
3 Orel Hershiser 2.62
4 Dave Stieb 2.69
5 Mike Boddicker 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 20
1 Richard Dotson 20
1 Jack Morris 20
1 Dan Petry 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 237
2 Nolan Ryan 225
3 Dwight Gooden 214
4 Dave Stieb 191
4 Rick Sutcliffe 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 33
5 Rich Gossage 32