On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 91 51 .641 --
Blue Jays 80 61 .567 10.5
Yankees 76 64 .543 14.0
Orioles 76 64 .543 14.0
Red Sox 74 67 .525 16.5
Indians 63 80 .441 28.5
Brewers 58 83 .411 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 72 69 .511 --
Royals 72 69 .511 0.0
Angels 71 69 .507 0.5
Athletics 66 77 .462 7.0
White Sox 65 76 .461 7.0
Mariners 63 79 .444 9.5
Rangers 61 79 .436 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 86 56 .606 --
Mets 79 63 .556 7.0
Cardinals 73 67 .521 12.0
Phillies 73 68 .518 12.5
Expos 70 71 .496 15.5
Pirates 62 80 .437 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 80 62 .563 --
Astros 72 70 .507 8.0
Braves 69 73 .486 11.0
Dodgers 67 76 .469 13.5
Giants 60 82 .423 20.0
Reds 60 83 .420 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Thornton 5
2 Wade Boggs 4
2 Toby Harrah 4
2 Carney Lansford 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 2
1 Johnny Grubb 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Steve Balboni 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 3
2 Dan Gladden 2
2 Rickey Henderson 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3.00
2 Mike Moore 1.20
3 John Denny 1.17
4 Luis Leal 0.90
5 Walt Terrell 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 12
1 Rick Sutcliffe 12
3 Luis Leal 9
4 John Denny 7
4 Frank Tanana 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Sammy Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .355
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Eddie Murray .328
5 Ryne Sandberg .321

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 111
2 Jim Rice 109
3 Eddie Murray 105
4 Tony Armas 103
5 Alvin Davis 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 67
2 Tim Raines 64
3 Alan Wiggins 60
4 Rickey Henderson 55
5 Dave Collins 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 2.38
2 Alejandro Pena 2.44
3 Orel Hershiser 2.47
4 John Candelaria 2.49
5 Larry McWilliams 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Rick Sutcliffe 18
3 Mike Boddicker 17
3 Jack Morris 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 235
2 Fernando Valenzuela 208
3 Rick Sutcliffe 191
4 Nolan Ryan 185
5 Mark Langston 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
1 Bruce Sutter 39
3 Lee Smith 30
4 Bill Caudill 29
4 Jesse Orosco 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .500
2 Scott Fletcher .447
3 Wade Boggs .442
4 Greg Walker .439
5 Fred Lynn .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 5
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Jim Presley 5
1 Bill Schroeder 5
1 Greg Walker 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 18
2 Buddy Bell 15
2 Greg Walker 15
4 Joe Carter 13
4 7 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Juan Samuel 9
3 Dave Collins 8
4 Damaso Garcia 7
4 2 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 Neil Allen 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Al Nipper 3
1 Sammy Stewart 3
4 Neil Allen 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 34
2 Dwight Gooden 33
3 Dave Stieb 29
4 Mike Moore 22
5 Nolan Ryan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Dave Righetti 4
3 Lee Smith 4
3 Sammy Stewart 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .398
2 Don Mattingly .391
3 Enos Cabell .389
4 Terry Puhl .386
5 Eddie Murray .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Schroeder 9
2 Tom Brunansky 8
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Graig Nettles 8
2 Greg Walker 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 28
2 Buddy Bell 26
2 Dave Parker 26
4 Ron Cey 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Dave Collins 14
2 Lonnie Smith 14
4 Juan Samuel 13
4 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 Joe Cowley 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 64
2 Rick Sutcliffe 60
3 Nolan Ryan 49
4 Dave Stieb 46
5 Roger Clemens 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Jesse Orosco 7
3 Dave Righetti 7
5 Sammy Stewart 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .356
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Eddie Murray .331
4 Don Mattingly .328
5 Cal Ripken .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Dale Murphy 37
3 Mike Schmidt 35
4 Tom Brunansky 34
5 Dave Kingman 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Eddie Murray 125
3 Tony Armas 117
4 Gary Carter 114
5 Dave Kingman 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 86
2 Alan Wiggins 73
3 Juan Samuel 69
4 Rickey Henderson 67
5 Dave Collins 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.06
2 John Candelaria 2.34
3 Orel Hershiser 2.48
4 Mike Boddicker 2.69
5 Alejandro Pena 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 21
2 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Jack Morris 19
2 Dan Petry 19
2 Rick Sutcliffe 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 241
2 Dwight Gooden 235
3 Nolan Ryan 217
4 Rick Sutcliffe 210
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 Bill Caudill 32