On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 90 51 .638 --
Blue Jays 80 60 .571 9.5
Yankees 75 64 .540 14.0
Orioles 75 64 .540 14.0
Red Sox 74 66 .529 15.5
Indians 63 79 .444 27.5
Brewers 58 82 .414 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 71 69 .507 --
Royals 71 69 .507 0.0
Angels 70 69 .504 0.5
White Sox 65 75 .464 6.0
Athletics 65 77 .458 7.0
Mariners 63 78 .447 8.5
Rangers 61 78 .439 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 56 .603 --
Mets 79 62 .560 6.0
Phillies 73 67 .521 11.5
Cardinals 72 67 .518 12.0
Expos 69 71 .493 15.5
Pirates 62 79 .440 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 80 62 .563 --
Astros 72 70 .507 8.0
Braves 69 72 .489 10.5
Dodgers 66 76 .465 14.0
Reds 60 82 .423 20.0
Giants 59 82 .418 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bergman 4
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 Lee Lacy 4
4 Wade Boggs 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Jim Wohlford 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 4
1 Phil Garner 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Dave Bergman 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
2 Bob Dernier 1
2 Damaso Garcia 1
2 Randy Johnson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 2.20
2 Bert Blyleven 1.00
2 Burt Hooton 1.00
2 Frank Viola 1.00
5 Bryn Smith 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Mark Grant 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
1 Frank Viola 11
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Ray Fontenot 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Rick Lysander 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .355
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Don Mattingly .350
4 Eddie Murray .326
5 Ryne Sandberg .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 36
2 Dave Kingman 33
3 Dale Murphy 31
4 Andre Thornton 30
5 4 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 110
2 Jim Rice 108
3 Eddie Murray 104
4 Tony Armas 103
5 Alvin Davis 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 67
2 Tim Raines 63
3 Alan Wiggins 60
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 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 235
2 Fernando Valenzuela 208
3 Nolan Ryan 185
4 Rick Sutcliffe 179
5 Mark Langston 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
1 Bruce Sutter 39
3 Lee Smith 30
4 Jesse Orosco 29
5 3 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .489
2 Fred Lynn .449
3 Scott Fletcher .432
4 Greg Walker .426
5 Enos Cabell .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 5
1 Eric Davis 5
1 Bill Schroeder 5
4 Joe Carter 4
4 14 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 18
2 Bob Brenly 16
2 Keith Hernandez 16
4 Buddy Bell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Dave Collins 9
2 Juan Samuel 9
4 Damaso Garcia 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Hernandez 0.00
1 George Frazier 0.00
3 Ron Robinson 0.42
4 John Candelaria 0.53
5 Bruce Sutter 0.69

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 Dwight Gooden 33
2 Dave Stieb 29
3 Rick Sutcliffe 28
4 Mark Langston 23
5 Oil Can Boyd 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Greg Minton 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Jimmy Key 4
4 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .396
2 Dave Winfield .386
3 Enos Cabell .381
4 Terry Puhl .374
5 Gary Ward .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Schroeder 10
2 Tom Brunansky 8
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Graig Nettles 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 27
2 Dave Parker 26
2 Gary Ward 26
4 Bob Brenly 25
4 Hubie Brooks 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 23
2 Dave Collins 14
3 Juan Samuel 13
3 Lonnie Smith 13
3 Alan Wiggins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.24
2 Orel Hershiser 1.55
3 Dave Stieb 1.61
4 Ron Robinson 1.67
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Mark Langston 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 64
2 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Rick Sutcliffe 48
4 Mark Langston 46
4 Dave Stieb 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Jesse Orosco 7
4 Ed Nunez 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .355
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Don Mattingly .330
4 Eddie Murray .329
5 Cal Ripken .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 35
4 Tom Brunansky 34
5 Dave Kingman 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 125
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Tony Armas 117
4 Gary Carter 114
5 Dave Kingman 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 85
2 Alan Wiggins 73
3 Juan Samuel 69
4 Rickey Henderson 65
5 Dave Collins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.08
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 Richard Dotson 19
2 Jack Morris 19
2 Dan Petry 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 241
2 Dwight Gooden 235
3 Nolan Ryan 217
4 Rick Sutcliffe 198
5 Steve Carlton 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Bruce Sutter 43
3 Al Holland 35
3 Lee Smith 35
5 2 tied 31