On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 92 51 .643 --
Blue Jays 80 62 .563 11.5
Orioles 77 64 .546 14.0
Yankees 76 65 .539 15.0
Red Sox 75 67 .528 16.5
Indians 64 80 .444 28.5
Brewers 58 84 .408 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 73 69 .514 --
Twins 72 70 .507 1.0
Angels 71 70 .504 1.5
White Sox 66 76 .465 7.0
Athletics 66 78 .458 8.0
Mariners 63 80 .441 10.5
Rangers 62 79 .440 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 86 57 .601 --
Mets 80 63 .559 6.0
Cardinals 74 67 .525 11.0
Phillies 74 68 .521 11.5
Expos 70 72 .493 15.5
Pirates 62 81 .434 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 81 62 .566 --
Astros 72 71 .503 9.0
Braves 69 74 .483 12.0
Dodgers 67 77 .465 14.5
Giants 61 82 .427 20.0
Reds 61 83 .424 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
2 Chris Bando 3
2 Marty Barrett 3
2 Joe Carter 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Bando 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
1 Mike Schmidt 3
1 Donnie Scott 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brad Komminsk 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 John Shelby 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanderson 1.25
2 Ron Darling 1.00
3 Mark Thurmond 0.80
4 Mike Krukow 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Darling 8
1 Charlie Hough 8
3 Jose DeLeon 6
3 Bob Gibson 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Tom Waddell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .352
2 Tony Gwynn .351
3 Don Mattingly .349
4 Eddie Murray .328
5 Ryne Sandberg .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 36
2 Dave Kingman 34
3 Dale Murphy 31
4 Mike Schmidt 30
4 Andre Thornton 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 113
2 Jim Rice 111
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 62
4 Rickey Henderson 55
5 Dave Collins 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 2.38
2 Alejandro Pena 2.44
3 John Candelaria 2.49
4 Orel Hershiser 2.52
5 Larry McWilliams 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Mike Boddicker 18
2 Rick Sutcliffe 18
4 Jack Morris 17
5 4 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 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 40
2 Dan Quisenberry 39
3 Lee Smith 30
4 Bill Caudill 29
4 Jesse Orosco 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .511
2 Wade Boggs .481
3 Greg Walker .446
4 Scott Fletcher .431
5 Carney Lansford .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Presley 6
1 Greg Walker 6
3 Joe Carter 5
3 Eric Davis 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 18
2 Buddy Bell 16
2 Greg Walker 16
4 Joe Carter 15
5 Cal Ripken 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Hernandez 0.00
1 Ray Searage 0.00
3 Ron Robinson 0.43
4 Neil Allen 0.60
5 John Candelaria 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Al Nipper 3
1 Sammy Stewart 3
1 Mark Thurmond 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 34
2 Dwight Gooden 33
3 Dave Stieb 29
4 Ron Darling 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Greg Minton 4
3 Dave Righetti 4
3 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Ward .391
2 Don Mattingly .390
3 Greg Walker .389
4 Eddie Murray .388
5 Enos Cabell .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Schroeder 9
1 Greg Walker 9
3 Tom Brunansky 8
3 Ron Cey 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 27
2 Buddy Bell 26
2 Fred Lynn 26
2 Jim Rice 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 22
2 Alan Wiggins 15
3 Dave Collins 14
3 Lonnie Smith 14
5 Von Hayes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.24
2 Willie Hernandez 1.35
3 Mike Boddicker 1.60
4 Dave Stieb 1.61
5 Ron Robinson 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Joe Cowley 5
2 3 others tied 5

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 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Jesse Orosco 7
4 Greg Minton 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .354
2 Tony Gwynn .353
3 Eddie Murray .333
4 Don Mattingly .327
5 Cal Ripken .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Dale Murphy 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Tom Brunansky 34
4 Dave Kingman 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 Eddie Murray 125
3 Tony Armas 117
4 Gary Carter 114
5 Dave Kingman 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 85
2 Alan Wiggins 75
3 Juan Samuel 69
4 Rickey Henderson 67
5 Dave Collins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 2.06
2 John Candelaria 2.34
3 Orel Hershiser 2.52
4 Mike Boddicker 2.59
5 Dave Stieb 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
2 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Jack Morris 19
2 Dan Petry 19
2 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 241
2 Dwight Gooden 235
3 Nolan Ryan 217
4 Rick Sutcliffe 210
5 Dave Stieb 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 47
2 Bruce Sutter 44
3 Al Holland 35
3 Lee Smith 35
5 Bill Caudill 32