On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 49 .640 --
Blue Jays 78 57 .578 8.5
Orioles 72 62 .537 14.0
Red Sox 72 63 .533 14.5
Yankees 71 63 .530 15.0
Indians 60 77 .438 27.5
Brewers 56 80 .412 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 66 .511 --
Angels 67 67 .500 1.5
Royals 67 68 .496 2.0
White Sox 63 71 .470 5.5
Athletics 63 73 .463 6.5
Rangers 61 74 .452 8.0
Mariners 60 76 .441 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 81 54 .600 --
Mets 76 59 .563 5.0
Phillies 72 62 .537 8.5
Cardinals 67 66 .504 13.0
Expos 66 68 .493 14.5
Pirates 58 77 .430 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 78 58 .574 --
Astros 69 67 .507 9.0
Braves 66 69 .489 11.5
Dodgers 64 72 .471 14.0
Giants 57 78 .422 20.5
Reds 56 80 .412 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hubie Brooks 5
2 Wally Backman 4
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Keith Hernandez 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Presley 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 Mike Davis 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
2 Buddy Bell 4
2 Hubie Brooks 4
2 Ken Singleton 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Dave Anderson 1
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.00
2 Dwight Gooden 0.91
3 Dennis Lamp 0.88
4 Bob Ojeda 0.80
5 Rick Camp 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 10
2 Bob Ojeda 8
3 Dennis Lamp 7
4 LaMarr Hoyt 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 2
2 Mark Grant 1
2 Ken Howell 1
2 Roy Lee Jackson 1
2 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Don Mattingly .352
3 Dave Winfield .351
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 4 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 109
2 Eddie Murray 103
3 Jim Rice 102
4 Tony Armas 100
5 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 63
2 Tim Raines 60
3 Alan Wiggins 58
4 Rickey Henderson 52
5 Dave Collins 49

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 224
2 Fernando Valenzuela 203
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 Jesse Orosco 29
4 Al Holland 28
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .458
2 David Green .452
3 Don Mattingly .446
4 Terry Puhl .422
5 Bill Schroeder .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 6
1 Bill Schroeder 6
3 Ron Cey 5
3 Chili Davis 5
3 Bobby Grich 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Brenly 21
1 Hubie Brooks 21
3 Gary Ward 17
4 Chili Davis 16
4 Eddie Murray 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Dave Collins 9
3 Von Hayes 8
3 Lonnie Smith 8
5 Juan Samuel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob James 0.00
2 George Frazier 0.75
3 Danny Darwin 0.89
4 John Montefusco 1.04
5 Steve Trout 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Frank Williams 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 32
2 Dwight Gooden 31
3 Mark Langston 27
4 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Dave Stieb 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Dave Schmidt 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Ward .412
2 Don Mattingly .396
3 Von Hayes .378
4 Dion James .373
5 Enos Cabell .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 11
2 Bill Schroeder 9
3 George Bell 8
3 Ron Cey 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 31
2 Doug DeCinces 30
3 Bob Brenly 28
4 Ron Cey 27
4 Jeffrey Leonard 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Dave Collins 19
3 Alan Wiggins 14
4 Juan Samuel 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 1.03
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.84
3 Ray Fontenot 2.10
4 Willie Hernandez 2.10
5 Mark Thurmond 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
4 Floyd Bannister 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 59
2 Roger Clemens 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 Jesse Orosco 8
4 Ernie Camacho 6
4 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Dave Winfield .349
3 Cal Ripken .333
4 Don Mattingly .327
5 Eddie Murray .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 40
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Ron Kittle 35
4 Lance Parrish 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 126
1 Jim Rice 126
3 Tony Armas 118
4 Gary Carter 113
4 Larry Parrish 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 86
2 Alan Wiggins 77
3 Rickey Henderson 68
4 Juan Samuel 65
5 Dave Collins 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.37
3 Orel Hershiser 2.58
4 Dave Stieb 2.69
5 Mike Boddicker 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 20
1 Richard Dotson 20
1 Dan Petry 20
4 Jack Morris 19
4 Rick Sutcliffe 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 242
2 Dwight Gooden 224
3 Nolan Ryan 215
4 Dave Stieb 191
4 Rick Sutcliffe 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 36
4 Lee Smith 33
5 Rich Gossage 32