On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 88 49 .642 --
Blue Jays 79 57 .581 8.5
Orioles 73 62 .541 14.0
Yankees 72 63 .533 15.0
Red Sox 72 64 .529 15.5
Indians 61 77 .442 27.5
Brewers 56 80 .412 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 67 .507 --
Royals 68 68 .500 1.0
Angels 67 68 .496 1.5
White Sox 63 72 .467 5.5
Athletics 63 74 .460 6.5
Rangers 61 74 .452 7.5
Mariners 60 77 .438 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 82 54 .603 --
Mets 77 59 .566 5.0
Phillies 73 62 .541 8.5
Cardinals 68 66 .507 13.0
Expos 67 68 .496 14.5
Pirates 58 78 .426 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 78 59 .569 --
Astros 69 68 .504 9.0
Braves 66 70 .485 11.5
Dodgers 64 73 .467 14.0
Giants 57 79 .419 20.5
Reds 57 80 .416 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darryl Motley 4
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Bando 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 4
1 Dave Parker 4
3 Fred Lynn 3
3 Rick Schu 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 3
2 Omar Moreno 2
2 Terry Pendleton 2
4 Andre Dawson 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Lollar 1.33
2 Jeff Robinson 0.83
3 Mike Moore 0.73
4 Rick Mahler 0.62
5 Tim Conroy 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Brent Gaff 1
1 Ricky Horton 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lollar 8
1 Mike Moore 8
3 Britt Burns 6
3 Rich Gossage 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Mark Huismann 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .352
2 Dave Winfield .352
3 Don Mattingly .351
4 Ryne Sandberg .324
5 Eddie Murray .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 35
2 Dave Kingman 33
3 Andre Thornton 30
4 Lance Parrish 29
5 4 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 110
2 Eddie Murray 103
3 Jim Rice 102
4 Tony Armas 100
5 Gary Carter 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 66
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 2 others tied 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 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Dan Quisenberry 36
3 Jesse Orosco 29
4 Al Holland 28
4 Lee Smith 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .439
2 Eddie Murray .438
3 Gary Ward .431
4 David Green .429
5 Enos Cabell .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 6
1 Bill Schroeder 6
3 Chili Davis 5
3 Bobby Grich 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Juan Samuel 10
3 Dave Collins 9
4 Von Hayes 8
4 Lonnie Smith 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob James 0.00
2 Danny Darwin 0.55
3 George Frazier 0.75
3 Bruce Sutter 0.75
5 Rick Sutcliffe 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Shane Rawley 3
1 Frank Williams 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 36 others 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 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Don Aase 4
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Dave Schmidt 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Ward .412
2 Don Mattingly .393
3 Terry Puhl .371
4 Enos Cabell .371
5 Harold Baines .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 30
2 Bob Brenly 29
3 Doug DeCinces 28
4 Tony Armas 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 23
2 Dave Collins 19
3 Juan Samuel 16
4 Alan Wiggins 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.98
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.84
3 Willie Hernandez 2.03
4 Mark Thurmond 2.12
5 Mark Langston 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 59
2 Roger Clemens 52
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Mark Langston 47
5 Fernando Valenzuela 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Jesse Orosco 8
4 Ernie Camacho 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .350
2 Dave Winfield .350
3 Cal Ripken .333
4 Don Mattingly .326
5 Eddie Murray .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 40
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Tom Brunansky 34
4 Ron Kittle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 126
2 Jim Rice 122
3 Tony Armas 118
4 Gary Carter 114
5 Larry Parrish 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 86
2 Alan Wiggins 77
3 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Juan Samuel 68
5 Dave Collins 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.93
2 John Candelaria 2.40
3 Orel Hershiser 2.58
4 Dave Stieb 2.69
5 Mike Boddicker 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Petry 21
2 Mike Boddicker 20
2 Richard Dotson 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 42
3 Al Holland 36
4 Lee Smith 34
5 3 tied 31