On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 89 51 .636 --
Blue Jays 80 59 .576 8.5
Orioles 75 63 .543 13.0
Yankees 74 64 .536 14.0
Red Sox 74 65 .532 14.5
Indians 62 79 .440 27.5
Brewers 57 82 .410 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 70 69 .504 --
Royals 70 69 .504 0.0
Angels 69 69 .500 0.5
Athletics 65 75 .464 5.5
White Sox 64 74 .464 5.5
Mariners 63 77 .450 7.5
Rangers 61 77 .442 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 55 .604 --
Mets 78 61 .561 6.0
Phillies 73 65 .529 10.5
Cardinals 71 66 .518 12.0
Expos 68 70 .493 15.5
Pirates 60 79 .432 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 80 60 .571 --
Astros 70 70 .500 10.0
Braves 68 71 .489 11.5
Dodgers 66 74 .471 14.0
Giants 58 81 .417 21.5
Reds 58 82 .414 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie McGee 5
1 Kevin McReynolds 5
3 Fred Lynn 4
3 Dave Parker 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Jim Rice 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
1 Milt Thompson 2
3 Dave Anderson 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Berenguer 1.40
2 Nolan Ryan 1.14
3 Dave Stieb 0.89
4 John Candelaria 0.80
5 Moose Haas 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Dave Stieb 8
3 Juan Berenguer 7
3 Moose Haas 7
5 Bruce Kison 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Dave Geisel 1
1 Rick Grapenthin 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .352
2 Tony Gwynn .352
3 Don Mattingly .347
4 Eddie Murray .326
5 Ryne Sandberg .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 36
2 Dave Kingman 33
3 Dale Murphy 30
3 Andre Thornton 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 110
2 Jim Rice 108
3 Eddie Murray 104
4 Tony Armas 102
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 66
2 Tim Raines 61
3 Alan Wiggins 59
4 Rickey Henderson 53
5 Dave Collins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 2.38
2 Larry McWilliams 2.41
3 Alejandro Pena 2.44
4 Orel Hershiser 2.47
5 John Candelaria 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 18
2 Mike Boddicker 17
2 Jack Morris 17
2 Rick Sutcliffe 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 224
2 Fernando Valenzuela 203
3 Nolan Ryan 185
4 Rick Sutcliffe 179
5 Mark Langston 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
1 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Jesse Orosco 29
3 Lee Smith 29
5 3 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .478
2 Scott Fletcher .447
3 Keith Hernandez .426
4 Terry Puhl .417
5 Enos Cabell .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Schroeder 7
2 Bob Brenly 5
3 Joe Carter 4
3 Ron Cey 4
3 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Brenly 17
2 Keith Hernandez 16
3 Buddy Bell 15
3 Chili Davis 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 10
2 Tim Raines 9
2 Juan Samuel 9
4 Damaso Garcia 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.53
2 Ron Robinson 0.54
3 Bruce Sutter 0.73
4 George Frazier 0.75
4 Ray Searage 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Al Nipper 3
1 Dave Righetti 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Dwight Gooden 31
3 Dave Stieb 29
4 Rick Sutcliffe 28
5 Mark Langston 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Don Aase 4
3 Jimmy Key 4
3 Greg Minton 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .387
2 Gary Ward .381
3 Terry Puhl .379
4 Mickey Hatcher .376
5 Dave Winfield .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Schroeder 10
2 Ron Cey 9
3 Tom Brunansky 8
3 Graig Nettles 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 29
1 Jim Rice 29
3 Doug DeCinces 28
4 Buddy Bell 26
4 4 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 21
2 Dave Collins 17
3 Juan Samuel 15
4 Von Hayes 13
4 Alan Wiggins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.70
2 Orel Hershiser 1.55
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.93
4 Mark Langston 1.93
5 Bill Gullickson 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Mark Langston 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 59
2 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Rick Sutcliffe 53
4 Roger Clemens 52
5 Dave Stieb 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Jesse Orosco 7
4 Ernie Camacho 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .351
2 Dave Winfield .351
3 Eddie Murray .328
4 Cal Ripken .327
5 Don Mattingly .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Tom Brunansky 33
4 Dave Kingman 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 126
2 Jim Rice 125
3 Tony Armas 116
4 Gary Carter 114
5 Dave Kingman 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 85
2 Alan Wiggins 74
3 Rickey Henderson 68
3 Juan Samuel 68
5 Dave Collins 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.02
2 John Candelaria 2.34
3 Orel Hershiser 2.48
4 Larry McWilliams 2.63
5 Mike Boddicker 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 21
2 Dan Petry 20
3 Richard Dotson 19
3 Jack Morris 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 236
2 Dwight Gooden 224
3 Nolan Ryan 223
4 Rick Sutcliffe 198
5 Steve Carlton 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Bruce Sutter 43
3 Al Holland 36
4 Lee Smith 34
5 Bill Caudill 32